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Dover Downs poker room to host big tournament weekend in February

From the 5th to the 7th of February, the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Poker Room will play host to six different tournaments, including a large event with a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000. The format of each tournament will be no-limit Texas Hold’em, with satellites on offer allowing players to earn a seat to the bigger events for far less the buy-in.

On February 5th, the poker room will offer a $15,000 guaranteed event which will have a buy-in of $165, starting stack of 15,000 and blind levels every 25 minutes. Later in the evening, the schedule will then see a $1,500 guaranteed event, with a smaller $45 buy-in with 20 minute blinds.

On Saturday, the 6th, the series will kick off with the $25,000 guaranteed event which will have the largest buy-in of $200 with 15,000 starting stack plus 30 minute blind levels. In the evening, the card room will offer a guaranteed tournament of $1,000 with a buy-in of $35 and 20 minute blinds.

The final day of the tournament weekend will be Sunday, with two more events on the schedule. The first is a $5,000 guaranteed tournament with a $75 buy-in, smaller 10,000 starting stack and 20 minute blind levels. The final event will be a $500 guaranteed tournament with a $35 buy-in, 10,000 starting stack and a Deep Stack Turbo format.

Dover Downs poker room to host big tournament weekend in February

On top of the regular schedule, the poker room will also provide two satellite events which will provide seats to the $25,000 guaranteed tournament. One in 10 players will be able to earn a seat to the biggest guaranteed event. Each satellite will run at 7:15pm, one on Monday February 1st and one on Wednesday February 3rd. Each satellite will have a $25 buy-in and will have blinds set at 12 minute intervals.

The month of February will also offer specials for poker players including Hold’em cash games paying $2 per hour for the month with hours being tracked on a weekly basis, from Sunday to Saturday. A 25 hour minimum will be necessary to collect cash. All other cash games will be paying $1 in comps each hour during the month, with no minimum to qualify for payment.

February will also see room rates cut back at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, when players take part in four hours of poker game play. By using promo code CTG16 during booking, players can receive a price of $29 for each room, Monday to Thursday, $49 for Sunday room and $99 for guest rooms from Friday to Saturday.