Indiana Ready for Poker

February 29, 2009

The Midwest Regional Poker Championships are about to get started in Indiana, and will be running the next two weeks. Poker players around the state could not be more excited by the event, and when it makes its stop at the Horseshoe Southern Indiana you can be sure that there will be plenty of people waiting to play. In most cases it is tough to get some good poker playing time in, so when something like this happens to the state, the poker players line up.

Players from all around the Midwest, not just Illinois will be waiting to get their chance to play some poker. The casino used to be Caesar’s Casino, but has changed names and owners since then.

They are going to be offering 13 poker events for the players, and they are offering buy-ins that will range from $230 to $2,600. The tournaments will vary their games, so there is something for everyone. They will have some amazing games – HORSE, Pot-Limit Omaha, No-Limit Turbo, and so on. Each of the games will lead to the top main event which has a minimum $100,000 payout plus a $10,000 entry into the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas.

The main event will have a $15,000 starting stack and blind levels that will increase hourly. They are also offering a daily cash poker tournament at 7 pm and a $150 turbo poker tournament at 9 pm each night that they are in town. There will also be satellite poker tournaments that will let you qualify for the main event for a fraction of the price.