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Super High Roller Bowl Tournament Day 2

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Out of 49 players who started the Super High Roller Bowl of 2016, there are 16 left to battle it out for the $15,000,000 in prize money. The will be just two tables for day 3 of this awesome event. The minimum cash is $600,000 which is a great payoff against a buy-in of $300,000.
With nearly 3 million chips, Matt Berkey is the major leader. Berkey has almost $2,000,000 in career earnings and may pull it off. Erik Siedel, Dan Shak, and Jason Mercier are other notable survivors.
Some of poker’s top players in the event also crashed including Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Brian Rast, last year’s winner, and Dan Colman.

The 16 players who make it to day 3 will return at 1 PM local time. Twitch tv will broadcast the event from 2 to 5 pm and CBS Sports Network will air the show from 5pm to 12am.
The 16 players for day 3 are:

Rank Player Chip Count
1 Matt Berkey 2,816,000
2 Erik Seidel 1,299,000
3 Dan Shak 1,243,000
4 Jason Mercier 1,208,000
5 Dan Smith 1,152,000
6 Bryn Kenney 1,097,000
7 Andrew Robl 1,075,000
8 Phil Hellmuth 936,000
9 Fedor Holz 751,000
10 Rainer Kempe 740,000
11 Phil Laak 509,000
12 Phil Galfond 436,000
13 Ben Lamb 415,000
14 Bill Perkins 367,000
15 Dan Perper 344,000
16 Tom Marchese 321,000

CBS Sports Network to Air Super High Roller Bowl Poker Tournament

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The tournament with a $300,000 buy-in sold out three months in advance. Top names from the world of poker are converging this month for the Super High Roller Bowl, The tournament with a top prize of $5,000,000. The Aria hotel is the background for this exciting event and it’s sponsored by them along with Poker Central.
Some of the most successful poker players of all time have signed up for this tournament including:Phil Hellmuth, Dan Colman, Phil Galfond and Scott Seiver and 46 of poker’s most successful players are going to be live, prime time later this month as the $300,000 buy-in Poker Central Super High Roller Bowl is being broadcast live on CBS Sports Network.
With top players from around the world and a $15,000,000 prize pool, this should be one of the most watched tournaments along with the WSOP. There are the cream de la crop of money winners and six former #1 ranked players. Most poker enthusiasts and amateurs will be watching for tips and tricks.
Twitch and Facebook will also be streaming the event with additional coverage around the tournament including a Road to the Final Table Show prior to the final table.
The event, which is being held at the ARIA Resort and Casino, is capped at 49 players and sold out in February – three months before the event. Other players who have secured their spot including Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Jason Mercier .
Last year’s grand prize winner Brian Rast will be back to defend his title as well. Other top names in poker who will be in this tournament include: Ben Lamb, Ben Tollerene, Bill Perkins, Dan Colman, Dan Perper, Igor Kurganov, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Galfond and more.
Super High Roller Bowl Broadcast Schedule
Sunday, May 29 7:00 pm – 3:00 am ET
Monday, May 30 8:00 pm – 3:00 am ET
Tuesday, May 31 8:00 pm – 3:00 am ET
Wednesday, June 1 7:00 pm – 3:00 am ET
Million Dollar Contest
The tournament also contest for non tournament players where you can win one million dollars if you choose who will make the final table. Simply register at the site www.superhighroller.com with email, facebook or twitter and select the nine players you think will make it to the final table. There are bios on all the players so you can make an “educated guess”.

Americas Cardroom is Having the OSS, Online Super Series Poker Tournament, between April 15th and April 25th

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Americas Cardroom Online Super Series

Americas Cardroom is offering its sixth OSS, Online Super Series. It’s an exciting series of tournaments with 2.5 million in guaranteed prize pools climaxing in a massive million dollar tourney Sunday April 24th. Though the buy-in is $540, there are lots of satellites including freerolls. There is also a $300,000 event as well. But there are tournaments as low as .06 cents. It’s a wide range of buy-ins as well as types of tournaments.
The OSS VI has 76 individual events and will guarantee $2,500,000 in prize pools over the 10 days. Buy-ins start at just six cents and there is a tremendous variety with game types including Texas holdem, pot-limit Omaha and pot-limit Omaha eight-or-better. Structures include regular, turbo and hyper turbo.
Americs Cardroom One of the Best Poker Sites
Americas Cardroom has cracked the top ten cardroom in the world. It’s no wonder why. In 2016 special tournaments like the $840,000 High Five Tournament and the $150,000 Freebuy tournament has helped cement their success in the poker world. And on top of all of this new players can get up to $50 in free tournament bucks just by signing up. The tournament bucks can only be used for tournaments but it’s less money out of pocket.

Million Dollar Poker Tournament
The two biggest events of the OSS VI are the $300,000 GTD on Sunday, Apr. 17 at 5pm ET and the $1,000,000 GTD Million Dollar Sunday on Apr. 24 at 4pm ET. The buy-in for the Million Dollar Sunday is $540, but you can get your ticket for a fraction of the cost with their satellites and mega satellites. The Mega Satellites will award 300 seats by themselves from Apr. 22-24.
In November 2011, Americas Cardroom had its first OSS with a prize pool of $150,000 . Today it’s $2,500,000 in guaranteed prize pools. They must be doing something right.

Online Super Series Tournament Schedule

Here’s the Online Super Series VI full tournament schedule detailing dates and times of each of the 76 events. The majority of tourneys have a number of satellites from which you can secure your entry for just pennies on the dollar. Simply double click on the desired tournament in the tournament lobby of the poker client to see a listing of available satellites for each tournament.

Date Time (ET) Event # GTD Buy in Details
Friday, April 15th 2:00pm #1 $15,000 $12+$1 5 Hour LR KO
Friday, April 15th 3:00pm #2 $2,000 $3+$0.30 Regular
Friday, April 15th 5:00pm #3 $5,000 $16+$1.6 PLO8
Friday, April 15th 6:00pm #4 $5,000 $10+$1 4 Max
Friday, April 15th 7:30pm #5 $35,000 $100+$9 Regular
Friday, April 15th 8:00pm #6 $15,000 $25+$2.5 Regular
Friday, April 15th 9:45pm #7 $50 $0.05+$0.01 Hyper Mega Stack
Saturday, April 16th 3:00pm #8 $5,000 $10+$1 PLO 5 HR LR
Saturday, April 16th 3:00pm #9 $3,000 $5+$0.40 KO
Saturday, April 16th 4:00pm #10 $5,000 $10+$1 Regular
Saturday, April 16th 5:00pm #11 $1,000 $4+$0.40 Pot Limit Holdem
Saturday, April 16th 6:00pm #12 $20,000 $50+$5 6 Max
Saturday, April 16th 7:00pm #13 $50,000 $200+$15 Regular
Saturday, April 16th 8:30pm #14 $4,000 $15+$1.50 PLO8 Turbo
Saturday, April 16th 9:00pm #15 $6,000 $30+$1.50 Hyper Mega Stack
Sunday, April 17th 2:00pm #16 $75,000 $50+$5 5 Hour LR
Sunday, April 17th 4:00pm #17 $10,000 $20+$2 R/A 6Max
Sunday, April 17th 5:00pm #18 $300,000 $300+$20 5 Hour LR
Sunday, April 17th 6:00pm #19 $10,000 $50+$2.50 Super KO
Sunday, April 17th 7:00pm #20 $10,000 $30+$3 PLO
Sunday, April 17th 8:00pm #21 $15,000 $50+$5 4 Max
Sunday, April 17th 8:00pm #22 $200 $0.25+$0.02 Regular
Sunday, April 17th 10:30pm #23 $3,000 $10+$1 Mega Stack Turbo
Monday, April 18th 2:00pm #24 $500 $0.50+$0.05 5 Hour LR
Monday, April 18th 3:30pm #25 $1,500 $4+$0.40 Mega Stack Turbo
Monday, April 18th 5:00pm #26 $3,000 $5+$0.50 Regular
Monday, April 18th 6:00pm #27 $30,000 $60+$6 Regular
Monday, April 18th 7:00pm #28 $3,500 $10+$1 PLO
Monday, April 18th 8:00pm #29 $4,000 $6+$0.60 R/A
Tuesday, April 19th 2:00pm #30 $10,000 $24+$2 PLO8 KO 5 Hour LR
Tuesday, April 19th 3:00pm #31 $250 $0.50+$0.05 Regular
Tuesday, April 19th 5:30pm #32 $3,000 $15+$1.20 Turbo KO 6 Max
Tuesday, April 19th 6:00pm #33 $60,000 $250+$15 Regular
Tuesday, April 19th 7:00pm #34 $5,000 $20+$2 PLO 6 Max R/A
Tuesday, April 19th 8:00pm #35 $25,000 $75+$7 Regular
Tuesday, April 19th 8:00pm #36 $2,000 $3+$0.30 6 Max
Tuesday, April 19th 10:00pm #37 $4,000 $10+$1 Regular
Wednesday, April 20th 2:00pm #38 $1,000 $1+$0.10 5 Hour LR
Wednesday, April 20th 3:00pm #39 $2,000 $5+$0.50 4 Max
Wednesday, April 20th 5:00pm #40 $4,000 $24+$2 PLO8 KO 6 Max
Wednesday, April 20th 7:00pm #41 $50,000 $200+$15 Regular
Wednesday, April 20th 8:00pm #42 $15,000 $25+$2.5 Regular
Wednesday, April 20th 9:00pm #43 $3,000 $5+$0.50 Regular
Thursday, April 21st 2:00pm #44 $8,000 $8+$0.80 5 Hour LR
Thursday, April 21st 3:00pm #45 $2,000 $4+$0.40 Regular
Thursday, April 21st 5:00pm #46 $5,000 $25+$2.5 Ante Up*
Thursday, April 21st 7:00pm #47 $25,000 $75+$7 Regular
Thursday, April 21st 8:30pm #48 $8,000 $40+$4 Turbo
Thursday, April 21st 10:30pm #49 $3,000 $10+$1 Mega Stack Turbo
Friday, April 22nd 2:00pm #50 $20,000 $30+$3 5 Hour LR
Friday, April 22nd 3:00pm #51 $1,500 $3+$0.30 Regular
Friday, April 22nd 5:00pm #52 $5,000 $10+$1 R/A
Friday, April 22nd 7:00pm #53 $8,000 $16+$1.60 6 Max
Friday, April 22nd 7:30pm #54 50 Seats to MDS $60+$6 50 Seats to MDS
Friday, April 22nd 8:00pm #55 $15,000 $30+$3 Regular
Friday, April 22nd 8:00pm #56 $2,000 $3+$0.30 4 Max
Friday, April 22nd 9:00pm #57 $20,000 $60+$6 Regular
Saturday, April 23rd 2:00pm #58 $20,000 $30+$3 5 Hour LR
Saturday, April 23rd 3:00pm #59 $500 $1+$0.1 R/A PLO
Saturday, April 23rd 4:30pm #60 $3,000 $10+$1 Hyper Mega Stack
Saturday, April 23rd 5:00pm #61 $5,000 $25+$2.5 PLO
Saturday, April 23rd 6:00pm #62 $30,000 $150+$9 6-Max KO, $100 buy in, $50 bounty
Saturday, April 23rd 7:00pm #63 $3,000 $30+$3 Limit Holdem
Saturday, April 23rd 7:30pm #64 100 Seats to MDS $60+$6 100 Seats to MDS
Saturday, April 23rd 8:00pm #65 $20,000 $80+$8 Regular
Saturday, April 23rd 9:00pm #66 $5,000 $10+$1 Regular
Sunday, April 24th 11:30am #67 150 Seats to MDS $80+$8 150 Seats to MDS
Sunday, April 24th 2:00pm #68 $40,000 $20+$2 5 Hour LR
Sunday, April 24th 3:00pm #69 $200,000 $200+$15 Sunday Special special
Sunday, April 24th 4:00pm #70 $1,000,000 $500+$40 Main 5 HR LR
Sunday, April 24th 5:00pm #71 $3,000 $3+$0.30 R/A
Sunday, April 24th 6:00pm #72 $8,000 $25+$2 PLO8 6 Max KO
Sunday, April 24th 7:00pm #73 $50,000 $80+$8 Megastack turbo
Sunday, April 24th 7:00pm #74 $20,000 $40+$4 Regular
Sunday, April 24th 8:00pm #75 $4,000 $10+$1 PLO
Sunday, April 24th 10:00pm #76 $10,000 $80+$4 Hyper SK $40 buy in $40 bounty

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Americas Cardroom Running the Freebuy Super Series Poker Tournament

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America’s Cardroom is featuring the Freebuy Superseries till March 6, 2016. This is a very challenging poker tournament. You get a free seat to any tournament but after that it’s up to you. Your free seat will give 1000 chips. The type of series is a rebuy/addon. If you’re lucky you can do well with little investment. If not beware of the all-ins that plague this type of tournament.
There are many people new to poker who jump at the chance to win for very little and there are alot of all-in rounds. You never know – you might get lucky. The Freebuy Super Series attracts alot of players so the tournaments last a long time 6-8 hours. But again it’s worth it if you’re lucky and swerve through all the curve balls.
There are all ranges of games from a low of .25 cents rebuy/addon for the $500 guaranteed to the Sunday Main event, a $20,000 guaranteed freebuy tournament with rebuy/addons of$20. And there’s also a leaderboard. This little incentive will give points for top finishers.
For the top finisher the prize is $500 in cash. The formula is factor of entrants, position finished with rebuys factor. And other prizes are from $350 to $10. If you love playing poker this is a great way to get in some good money with little cost. One example is the $3000 guaranteed March2, 2016 with rebuy/addon of $2.00 – if needed. Again, you may swerve through all the curve balls and come out winner.
America’s Cardroom is the up and coming US cardroom. With on demand sit’n go tournaments, a weekly $100,000 tournament, several daily tourneys up to $25,000 and lots of satellites and freerolls. It’s a great place because you can join a game anytime. The software is excellent.
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Poker Tournament Strategy for MTT Play – Getting in Early

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During a poker tournament if you look at the amount of players during the entry period, it’s usually small. As the entry period starts to close ,in the last several rounds, more and more people fill up the seats. Many people don’t want to bet with the small amounts of pots when the tournament is starting and prefer to wait till the pots get substantial. This often works out well for sharks who re-raise or a good bluffers and can poke their way around a table. But it doesn’t always work. Furthermore, as the tournament progresses, there are usually several high chip stacked players who will remain that way throughout the entire tournament. It’s true it’s time to buckle down after the early stages but those enter late tend to risk more and don’t always win.

Early Stages
Early stage accumulation is one of the smartest ways to go. If you’re on the ball it’s great way to get to heads up or at least final table. Why? If you bet less you keep more chips and risk less than those who enter late and are counting on a pair of aces or ace king or bluffing to bail them out. Getting in early also has an advantage that you can see who you’re playing against. If you are member of an online poker casino and there are regulars you might know their style of play. Some bet only when they have something others will throw a curve ball and bet with nothing. It’s part of the game. Getting in early in tournament means you can have a ace pair that doesn’t amount to a hill of beans and still keep going if it loses while the late entry person will probably go all-in and lose everything if it should lose. Getting in early gives you the advantage of less risky chip accumulation as well as getting a heads up on your fellow players.

Middle Stages
The middle stage of the tournament is much the same but there are sometimes more changes. The late entry person is usually scrambling for chips less they get eaten up by the blinds and more prone to go all-in at the first sign of a good hand usually a single high card. Here is another benefit of getting in early. You may play and ace 6 combo or fold and you may be right. There is little choice for the late entry dude he must play or potentially bust. It’s great to be in relaxed position at the table. Here if someone raises extremely high and you know there a bluffer you can call . Likewise, when you get a high full house, you can raise as well. Great hands do come for everyone in a tournament it’s just a matter of timing and putting the cards into play.
And one strategy to think about is waiting . Yeh. Don’t try to size up all hands sometimes it’s not worth it to see if your hand ‘could be’. Don’t risk sit out and wait. I used this strategy all the way to a final table after an inital run up and it really works. Let the other players go in. It may their cycle anyway. Your chip stack might go lower, but you’re still in the game and some great hands could be coming your way. You’re not guaranteed to be dealt a winning hand every round!

This is the major reason you want to get in early. You’re not guaranteed a winning hand every round but if you’re in early you can get enough of a chipstack to go the distance and get the heads up or at least final table.

Americas Cardroom has High Five Poker Tournament Series Jan 20-24, 2016

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Americas Cardroom is holding its first High Five tournament of the year. It’s a great way to get in with small buy-ins from satellites as low as .25 cents and up. Over $840,000 in prize pools are on the table for the taking. And there will be winners. It may as well be you. Bonuses for first timers are in effect, up to $1000. So you can get money back from that as well.

It’s extremely competitive and the tournaments have many players. Give yourself 8 to 10 hours and the amount of players is around 2000 per tourney. Some of the tournaments are going over their original prize pool. It’s a very exciting place to be. The tournament schedule is below and include Pot Luck Omaha, PLO, tourneys as well.

You can choose from a variety of tournaments including satellites, rebuys addons, regular and super satellites. The concluding tourney is a $420,000 Super tournament on January 24th.

Date Time (ET) Event # Guarantee Buy in Type
Wednesday, January 20th 3:00pm #1 $6,000 $3+$0.30 5 HR LR
Wednesday, January 20th 5:00pm #2 $7,000 $15+$1.50 Regular
Wednesday, January 20th 7:00pm #3 $25,000 $60+$6 Regular
Wednesday, January 20th 8:00pm #4 $10,000 $8+$0.80 6 Max
Wednesday, January 20th 9:30pm #5 $2,500 $10+$1 PLO8 Turbo
Thursday, January 21st 3:00pm #6 $3,000 $2+$0.20 Rebuys/Addon
Thursday, January 21st 5:00pm #7 $15,000 $80+$8 PLO
Thursday, January 21st 7:00pm #8 $50,000 $200+$15 Regular
Thursday, January 21st 8:00pm #9 $35,000 $20+$2 Rebuys/Addon
Thursday, January 21st 9:30pm #10 $15,000 $60+$3 Mega Stack Hyper
Friday, January 22nd 3:00pm #11 $15,000 $15+$1.50 6-Max 5 HR LR
Friday, January 22nd 5:00pm #12 $20,000 $40+$4 Regular
Friday, January 22nd 7:00pm #13 $30,000 $100+$9 Regular
Friday, January 22nd 8:30pm #14 $10,000 $15+$1 Mega Stack Turbo
Friday, January 22nd 9:00pm #15 $3,500 $7+$0.70 4 Max
Saturday, January 23rd 3:00pm #16 $5,000 $10+$0.50 Hyper Mega Stack
Saturday, January 23rd 5:00pm #17 $15,000 $60+$6 6 Max PLO8 KO $50 Buyin, 10 bounty
Saturday, January 23rd 7:00pm #18 $30,000 $150+$10 6-Max KO $110 Buyin, 40 Bounty
Saturday, January 23rd 8:00pm #19 $14,000 $30+$3 Regular
Saturday, January 23rd 9:00pm #20 $4,000 $10+$1 Regular
Sunday, January 24th 12:00pm #21 $10,000 $5+$0.50 5 HR LR
Sunday, January 24th 2:00pm #22 $50,000 $50+$5 5 HR LR
Sunday, January 24th 4:00pm #23 $420,000 $420+$35 Main
Sunday, January 24th 5:00pm #24 $25,000 $60+$6 PLO
Sunday, January 24th 9:00pm #25 $20,000 $100+$9 Megastack Turbo

Satellite Schedule

DIRECT SATELLITES

Date Buy-in Time (ET) Name
Wednesday, January 20th $30+$3 7:30 PM 10-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Thursday, January 21st $30+$3 7:30 PM 10-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Friday, January 22nd $60+$6 7:30 PM 20-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Saturday, January 23rd $60+$6 7:30 PM 40-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Sunday, January 24th $60+$6 1:30 PM 50-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
On Going $51+$4 9 Players  High Five #23 $420K GTD Satellite
From January 13th to January 24th $3+0.30 12:30 AM 3-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
From January 13th to January 24th $6+0.60 1:25 PM 3-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
From January 13th to January 24th $6+0.60 4:20 PM 3-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
From January 13th to January 24th  $4+0.40 6:00 PM 3-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat

MEGA SATELLITES

Date Buy-in Time (ET) Name
Wednesday, January 20th $30+$3 7:30 PM 10-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Thursday, January 21st $30+$3 7:30 PM 10-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Friday, January 22nd $60+$6 7:30 PM 20-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Saturday, January 23rd $60+$6 7:30 PM 40-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat
Sunday, January 24th $60+$6 1:30 PM 50-Seat GTD High Five #23 $420K GTD Sat

SUPER SATELLITES

Date Buy-in Time (ET) Name
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 12:05 AM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 10:05 AM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 11:05 AM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 12:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 1:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 2:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 3:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 3 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 4:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 5:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 9:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 10:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD
From January 13th to January 24th $0.25+0.02 11:05 PM High Five #23 Super Sat. 5 Seats GTD