by mary ashton
Tuesday ,23 Nov 2010
With daily poker tournaments, special charity tournaments and thousands of dollars to give away the Pala Casino Spa & Resort ‘November to Remember’ is not to be missed.
The Pala Casino Spa & Resort in California is hosting a “November to Remember” of tournaments in their Pala Poker Room. There will be a number of large events taking place over the coming month including a Pre-Thanksgiving Bash on November 24th at 11am, an evening tournament on Thanksgiving Day and a benefit tournament for Toys for Tots on November 28th.
There is a $65 buy-in and $15 entry fee for the Pre-Thanksgiving Bash. Everyone will begin with $5,000 chips and there is a $5,000 guarantee. There are unlimited re-buys until the beginning of the third blind level and there is a $5 staff bonus buy for an extra $1,000. The casino will also be providing a complimentary breakfast buffet.
The Toys for Tots tournament has the same buy in and entry fee. However, players will start with $3,000 in chips but there is still $5,000 guaranteed. Like the Pre-Thanksgiving Bash there is a $5 staff bonus for an extra $1,000 and unlimited re-buys until the third blind level. Blinds will increase every 20 minutes. For every unwrapped toy (up to ten) that players donate to the Toys for Tot program players will receive an extra $500 starting chips. The tournament will also be accompanied by breakfast.
There are special tournaments every day of the week. On Mondays and Fridays there are tournaments at 11am and 7pm with $25 buy-ins and $5 entry fees. They have $2,000 guaranteed and a $5 optional bonus buy for an extra $1,000 in starting chips, they have unlimited re-buys until the third blind level. Saturday’s and Sunday’s tournaments have a $30 buy in and $5 entry fee, they too have $3000 guaranteed with the $5 optional bonus buys and unlimited re-buys until the third blind level. There are deep stack events on Thursdays with a $50 buy-in and $10 entry fee, they have the same terms as the other daily tournaments. Finally on Tuesdays and Wednesdays there are tournaments at 11am and 7pm. The 11am tournament has a $25 buy-in, $5 entry and $1,000 guaranteed as well as the 45 staff bonus for extra starting chips and unlimited re-buys until the third blind. The 7pm tournaments has a $15 buy-in, $2,000 in starting chips and $10 add-on unlimited re entry until the third blind, otherwise they are the same as the morning tournaments. There will also be High Hand bonuses and free cash to be won during NFL football games.