Pokerati » rebuy tournaments http://pokerati.com Texas Hold'em and WSOP Poker Blog with Las Vegas PLO Sun, 27 May 2012 18:41:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 LAPT Adds Peru Event Latin American rebuy http://pokerati.com/2010/04/lapt-adds-peru-event-latin-american-rebuys/ http://pokerati.com/2010/04/lapt-adds-peru-event-latin-american-rebuys/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:05:44 +0000 Dan Michalski http://pokerati.com/?p=15783 The worldwide expansion of PokerStarszistan continues south of the American border… as the LAPT adds another stop — Lima, Peru. June 2-5.

The tour has struggled compared to other PokerStars tours … and has had to face obstacles ranging from policia shakedowns in Mexico to historic earthquakes in Chile … not to mention the political obstacles inherent with organizing big-money gambling operations throughout South America. But, apparently, PokerStars can’t be stopped! Seriously, when are we gonna see the Antarctic Poker Open?

The main event in Lima — which I hear is a beautiful, super-duper affordable country, btw — is a $2,700 NLH. One interesting thing about the set-up for the tournaments surrounding it is their liberal use of single-rebuy events. Solid idea, imho … it gives good players a chance to bounce back from an early bout with bad luck, while encouraging bad players to put a little more into the prize pool … but doesn’t discourage solid 1-and-2-bulleters from just avoiding the unlimited rebuyers altogether.

Meanwhile … haven’t checked the numbers yet, but word on the street from a reliable source is that Event #1 of the Bellagio’s Rebuypalooza drew only 21 players. Yikes.

]]> http://pokerati.com/2010/04/lapt-adds-peru-event-latin-american-rebuys/feed/ 2 Cards in/on the Air The Poker Beat http://pokerati.com/2010/01/cards-inon-the-air-the-poker-beat/ http://pokerati.com/2010/01/cards-inon-the-air-the-poker-beat/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:48:12 +0000 Dan Michalski http://pokerati.com/?p=14470 The Poker Beat is back … (attempting) to make sense of all that is going on in the poker world. In this episode, BJ, Huff, and I discuss (at length) PokerStars’ record-setting 149,000 player $1 tourney; the opening of the Aria poker room (and what this may or may not mean over at the Bellagio); the ridiculousness of 17 $1k rebuy tourneys at Bellagio’s upcoming 5-star Classic; everything that is the PCA; PokerStars getting in bed with the Venetian for the new NAPT; and over at Full Tilt, all things Isildur … and, of course, the second red-pro suspension of Brian Townsend.

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The Poker Beat
Huff, Nemeth, Michalski
1/07/10

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BTW, a little breaking-ish news on this episode — and perhaps an indication of the perceived threat of the NAPT-Venetian, which just so happens to coincide with the LAPC, the usual early-year destination for the LA-LV poker masses … anyone who buys into the $10k WPT-LAPC main event at the Commerce before February 19 now will receive a seat in the televised $200k WPT Invitational. Neato!

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