The Orleans Poker Open

An article that is all about eh Orleans Poker Open – the games, buy-ins, prize-pools, competition, and that unbeatable tournament atmosphere.

Poker tournaments are today’s latest form of competitive sports, and each year more and more people flock to the offline tournaments for the chance to cash in the mega bucks. Aside from the fantastic opportunities, offline poker tournaments are some of the most exhilarating, and in essence make for the poker playing experience that people ultimately sought– the tension, the atmosphere, the environment, the competition, the hunger to be the best and make it to the top.

Whilst there are a range of large and heavily publicized offline poker events, such as the World Poker Tour, there are many other smaller events that take place on a regular basis, and are extremely popular among the poker enthusiasts. One of these offline tournaments includes the “Orleans Poker Open”.

The Orleans Poker Open is an annual poker tournament that is run by and at held at the Orleans Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. It is an event that holds 17 individual poker tournaments, including No Limit Texas Holdem, Omaha, Omaha High Low, Stud 8, 7 Card Stud, and special ladies No Limit championship.
Held usually in July (and overlapping the WSOP), the buy-ins range from about $125 to $1060, with re-buys of $100 in the second chance tournaments. Players are given 2-5,000 starting chips depending on the game and buy-in, with 4% of each prize pool going to the casino. The rate for a single room at the Orleans Hotel & Casino is $50 from Sunday through to Thursday, and $90 on Fridays and Saturdays. Prize pools vary from $30-100,000.

Many online casinos hold satellite tournaments as entry into the Orleans Poker Open, which is also famous for holding its unique charity for the Oklahoma Johnny Hale Seniors. In short, this is a great little event for the poker tournament lover, with a fantastic atmosphere and competitive poker playing.