tournaments?

[lucas9000]

i've heard there are tournaments at some casinos. anyone have the what/where/when info?

thanks

[WSoP21]

I think Card player Mag. List many tournys but if they list any that take place in CO i wouldnt know. buty yea there are tourys up there every so often.

[lucas9000]

I think Card player Mag. List many tournys but if they list any that take place in CO i wouldnt know. buty yea there are tourys up there every so often.

yeah i meant the casinos on the hill.

[DenverPokerClub]

card player does not list the tourny schedule for blackhawk.

I have more info on them - go to www.milehighpokerclub.com

[Rick]

Here is the Colorado Central Station tourney info from their flyer:

Sunday 1pm - NL Holdem $50 buy in, two $50 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Monday 7pm - NL Holdem $25 buy in plus $5 entry fee
Tuesday 7pm - NL Holdem $20 buy in, two $20 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Wednesday 7pm - NL Holdem $50 buy in, two $50 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Thursday 1pm - L Omaha Hi/Lo $50 buy in plus $5 entry fee

[lucas9000]

Here is the Colorado Central Station tourney info from their flyer:

Sunday 1pm - NL Holdem $50 buy in, two $50 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Monday 7pm - NL Holdem $25 buy in plus $5 entry fee
Tuesday 7pm - NL Holdem $20 buy in, two $20 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Wednesday 7pm - NL Holdem $50 buy in, two $50 rebuys plus $10 entry fee
Thursday 1pm - L Omaha Hi/Lo $50 buy in plus $5 entry fee

anyone have any experiences with them, especially the sunday tournament? what is the payout structure? number of entrants (and what is the max.)? caliber of players?

thanks.

[shermw]

I have wondered how the tournament attendence at Blackhawk was? I haven't been up for the Cripple Creek tournaments for awhile but we are usually filled up two hours before the tournaments start in Cripple Creek. The tournaments are as follows:
Sunday: $50, no rebuy, 66 players max
Tuesday: $40, no rebuy, 66 players max
Wednesday: $20, no rebuy, 66 players max
Thursday: $60, no rebuy, 66 players max

Thank you in advance;

[amoney1234]

When you win a rather large pot such as that do you have to fill out tax forms at casinos? Im only 19 and have snuck into a few casinos playing cash games. Im just worried about getting busted.

Just cuz Im young and stupid doesn't mean im not good at poker...

[lucas9000]

When you win a rather large pot such as that do you have to fill out tax forms at casinos? Im only 19 and have snuck into a few casinos playing cash games. Im just worried about getting busted.

Just cuz Im young and stupid doesn't mean im not good at poker...

I think the only time you'd have to do that up in blackhawk/cc is if you're on a table that hits a bad beat jackpot. i was on one once, and they do check ids thoroughly, and make you fill out irs forms.

[Rick]

1200 is the magic number.

Win $1199 or less and you get the cash and a pat on the back.
$1200 or more, you get all the above and an IRS form.

[Stryker]

That's interesting to know about the 1200 dollars. I'd much rather win $1199 then :)

[zapcrt]

the lodge casino in black hawk will start tournys,on 10/4/04

[tjholdem]

Does anyone know what the payout or pay structure is? $$$ or prizes??

[gwilkx]

The Colorado Central Station tournaments pay 1 place per table. Right now they're pretty much limiting the tournaments to 5 tables (50 people) so they can keep one cash game going at the same time. Also, I think you have to fill out tax forms if you win money in the tournament, regardless of how much it is (sucks).

They now have tournaments 7 days a week. Wednesday at 7pm and Sunday at 4pm are the biggest. $50+10 w/ 2 optional rebuys. 1st place is usually between $2,200 - $2,800, and a deal is often made when it gets down to 5 players. The last couple of times, the winner walked w/ 2 grand and the other 4 split the rest evenly (1k each).

The skill level is really mixed, particularly in the rebuy events. I got knocked out of the Sunday tournament by a guy holding J2o who rivered a straight against my KK.

There are lots of regulars in the tournaments, some who play 5-6 a week. Most of the time you can get a seat if you're there about 90 minutes before the start time, but you really have to be sitting at a cash table to have a chance.

gw-

[pilotdude]

Sorry to break the news but on table games (i.e. Poker) the IRS limit is $600. I recently was at a table at the Lodge where someone got a bad beat, the table stake was ~$650; we all had to give them our SSN/Card to get paid, or they withheld taxes.

[pseudoswede]

Most of the time you can get a seat if you're there about 90 minutes before the start time, but you really have to be sitting at a cash table to have a chance.

gw-

Is this for any tournament throughout the week? I'm looking to start out easy and trying out the Monday night tournament.

[pseudoswede]

the lodge casino in black hawk will start tournys,on 10/4/04

Can anyone provide more information?

[Rick]

Actually the Lodge does not run any tourneys as of right now. The may start them after the first of the year but have none running now.

[DenverPokerClub]

I read in the Gambler a week or so ago that Mountain High was going to start tournaments everyday at noon $25 + $5

can anyone confirm this?

[tjholdem]

Read the same thing DPC...been trying to get info from Mountain High, but have yet to hear anything back.

This type of tourney would be grat as most of my work is nights and weekends.

[Mark68]

I was actually at a bad beat table at The Lodge on 10/31. Yes, we filled out paperwork (and most likely will be receiving a 1099 form next January/February), but no, no taxes were withheld. It was a 7-handed table, so table share was $2294.

Mark

[Rick]

Congrats.

I always have said, and always will say I hope that I have to pay millions in taxes every year, because the money you earned to have to do that ain't too shabby :wink: