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Las Vegas Casinos Increase Poker Tournaments

If you have heard about how big poker has become, it is no exaggeration. Las Vegas especially has become a steady host to some of the biggest and most affordable poker tournaments in days of late. In preparation for The World Series of Poker Tournament taking place at the Rio Resort, casinos all along the Strip are holding special games and even creating new circuit tournaments. For instance, Harrah’s (who incidentally has bought the rights to the WPT starting next season) recently held a $10,000 buy-in at a Texas Holdem tournament. At the very same time, the Bellagio was holding a more reasonable $500 buy-in.

These days, poker tournaments are becoming part of the repertory of casino events. The tournaments at the Bellagio, mentioned above, are hosted every Wednesday and Friday, expanding to daily tournaments after the WPT final concludes next month. After the tourny, the Bellagio has planned daily Texas Holdem tournies with $500 buy-ins Sunday through Thursday, and $1,000 buy-ins for tournaments held every Friday and Saturday. Gamblers can also play satellite games in the early morning with inexpensive buy-ins that will award a few seats in the tournaments. The daily tournaments, however, have already started in other casinos. Already, the Orleans Casino is holding daily tournaments with buy-ins ranging from $20 to $100, which is more in line with most gamblers bankrolls.

In what was primarily the home of Southern California, and Los Angeles’s Commerce Casino, poker rooms are starting to make a big shift toward Las Vegas. Since the gambling scene is already thriving here, many poker players are saying, "why not". It’s where the money is – Furthermore, the casino resort owners are now starting to put a lot of investment in the industry, which poker professionals and enthusiasts are starting to recognize and appreciate.

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