Texas poker tournaments are very popular now. The Lodge Card Club near Austin had a $400 buy-in tournament with 5,750 players. This is almost never seen outside the World Series of Poker. The tournament beat its $1 million prize goal by a lot. The winner, Mauro Avila from Mexico, got $286,578.
The Texas Card House in Dallas will break records with their event starting August 15th. Over $3 million in prizes are promised. The biggest even is August 30th, with a $1,000 buy-in and at least $1.5 million to win.
These card rooms doing so well shows tournament poker is growing in Texas. Texas has a long history with poker. New online poker rules may be helping too. With more people playing, we may see even more record tournaments in Texas in the future.
The Texas Card House in Dallas will break records with their event starting August 15th. Over $3 million in prizes are promised. The biggest even is August 30th, with a $1,000 buy-in and at least $1.5 million to win.
These card rooms doing so well shows tournament poker is growing in Texas. Texas has a long history with poker. New online poker rules may be helping too. With more people playing, we may see even more record tournaments in Texas in the future.