Cherokee Casino Resort Daily Poker Schedule + Mid-South Poker Classic Dates Released

Here's the schedule for the regular poker tournaments held at the Cherokee Casino Resort in Catoosa (Tulsa)...Soon to be the Hard Rock Casino - Tulsa.

10:00am Daily Shootout

$35 buy-in
15 minute levels
4000 starting chips
Optional $10 re-buy, $10 add-on
Mon-Fri $1500 guaranteed
Sat-Sun $3000 guaranteed


1:00pm Daily Turbo Shootout

$25 buy-in
10 minute levels
4000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
Monday thru Friday


Monday's 5:00pm Seniors No Limit Hold'em

$25 buy-in
15 minute levels
4000 starting chips
Optional $10 re-buy, $10 add-on
4pm registration


Tuesday's 7:00pm No Limit Hold'em

$60 buy-in
20 minute levels
4000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
$3000 guaranteed


Wednesday's 7:00pm Pot Limit Omaha

$60 buy-in
20 minute levels
4000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
$10 optional staff appreciation for 2000 more in starting chips
$3000 guaranteed


Thursday's 7:00pm No Limit Hold'em

$60 buy-in
20 minute levels
4000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
$3000 guaranteed


4:00pm Saturday No Limit Hold'em

$120 buy-in
40 minute levels
5000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
$4000 guaranteed


6:00pm Sunday No Limit Hold'em

$60 buy-in
20 minute levels
4000 starting chips
No re-buys or add-ons
$3000 guaranteed


The daily 10:00am tournament game varies...Limit, No Limit, Omaha, Stud, etc. You can call the poker kiosk at (918)384-6648 for more information.

Click the banner below for more info on the Mid-South Classic. Another great poker tournament from the premier tournament venue in Oklahoma. Twenty-five events with buy-ins from $120 to $1590. There are also mega satellites running to get into the main event on the cheap throughout the schedule.

I don't make any money promoting the Cherokee, but do like to pimp-out my home casino when I get the chance. See you at the tables.

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Scotty Nguyen IV Main Event Final Table Tonight!

The main event final table for the Scotty Nguyen Poker Challenge IV is underway. I should have the final results posted here sometime tonight or in the morning. Lots of big name pros in town at the Cherokee Casino and Resort in Catoosa for this tournament. Complete report coming soon!

My 1st Big Brick and MortarTournament

I thought I'd just write up the days events from here. They have an excellent wireless connection in the casino and I have my laptop, so we should be good.

I spent $330.00 to enter in this tournament. The last count I heard there were 434 entries, which created a total prize pool of $130,200.

The day started out slow for me. I wasn't getting good cards, but did manage to steal a few pots to keep myself alive. The only major pot I won in the first four hours is when my pocket sixes made trips on the flop. There were four players who saw the flop and I led out with a bet and all but one guy folded to me. I checked the turn and he checked back. After the river card fell, I bet out and the other guy folded A-6, face up. I mucked my hand and grinned at him, like I had stolen the pot. I took him out after the break when my pocket Aces went up against his A-K. He got a king on the turn, but no other help and he was gone.

At the first meal break, I was in 43rd place out of 96 people left. Two hours later, at the rest room break, I had moved up to 7th. By the time the money bubble broke and we got another short meal break; I had fallen to 29th out of 39 remaining players.

After the last meal break, I went card dead again. Nothing was going my way. I managed to win a couple of small pots without having to show down and a few people were knocked out and I found myself 17th in chips with 21 players left. The average stack was around 57K in chips. I had just over 12K and the leader had over 300K (about 25% of the chips in play). Then came the end.

A few hands after a restroom break, I was dealt pocket kings in the big blind. Blinds were at 1K/2K with a 200 ante. The chip leader raised from the one off of the button. I had 9100 in chips left and it was going to cost me 6K of that to call, so I pushed all-in. He calls and the cards are turned up. I am semi-relieved to see he has A-K off-suit. I just need to avoid one of the two remaining Aces in the deck to move up to around 25K in chips.

It took less than a minute, but seemed like an eternity. The flop was 6 - 10 - Q. He had picked up additional outs. Now any of 4 Jacks or the two Aces would beat me. The turn card was a 3; another bullet dodged. Then as the dealer was turning the river card face up, I knew my night was over. He hit an ace and I left the table finishing 21st. $1050.00 for my efforts.

All-in-all, I think I played good poker on the day for not having many quality starting hands. I'm probably lucky to have finished where I did. I'm exhausted, but am going to hang out here for a while longer to see if a friend makes the final table. He's currently in 4th place with about 125K in chips. The chip leader now has over 400K and there are 17 players left. The first four players control around 75% of the chips in play at this point in the event, so he should be in good shape

The tournament finally ended at 4:15am. Patrick, my buddy who was also in the tournament, just finished in 2nd place, winning slightly more than $19K. Not too bad for a guy who had never made a final table at a live tournament before. It's now 4:45am and I'm heading home.

Scotty Ngyuen Challenge Update

Sorry, folks. Just when I was starting to get this thing moving in the right direction, I get sick. I'll be back to give you more coverage of the poker scene here in Oklahoma tomorrow.

I plan on being at the Scotty Ngyuen Challenge IV for a couple of events, including the final table of the main event. According to my sources at the Cherokee Casino Resort, there are definitely some big-name pro players coming once again for this years events. Should be a great series whether you are going to play or just go and railbird your friends or favorite pro.

More from the Cherokee next week, plus many more exciting poker events coming up in the state of Oklahoma.

If you know of any big events coming up leave me a comment or hit me up on my gmail and I'll be sure and check it out.

Comin' To Getcha

The government is not only trying to get on-line poker players and casinos; now they are passing new rules for brick and mortar casino poker tournaments, as well. The IRS will start requiring casinos and poker tournament sponsors to report the winner's earnings.

Beginning March 4, 2008 casinos and other tournament sponsors must report the earnings of any winner who's prize is more than $5000. Sponsors are not required to withhold any of the earnings; just to report them at the conclusion of the tourney.

If they do not report the earnings they can be held liable for up to 25% of the total earnings. All winners must provide their taxpayer ID or social security number to the sponsor. If a player fails to provide the number, the sponsor is required to withhold 28% of their winnings and send it to the IRS.

By law, you must already report your gambling profits on your taxes. Seems the IRS believes we have been under-reporting our earnings and wants to make sure that they get their share. Another way the government is trying to discourage us from playing poker.

Screw the UIGEA and the IRS. If I want to play poker; I'll find a place to play. At least its out in the open now and not in a back-room of a bar somewhere, like it was in my younger days.