Pala Casino releases May poker schedule

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Southern California poker players will have more opportunities to win extra cash at Pala Casino Spa and Resort in May when the Poker Room hosts the $10,000 Guaranteed Vegas Seat tournament from Wednesday to Sunday, 16-20 May and new Hump Day No-Limit tournaments each Wednesday and Thursday, except 16, 17 and 30 May.

The Pala Super Deep Stack tournament will continue at 1 p.m. each Saturday, except 12 and 26 May; the Sunday Super Deep Stack will be played at 10 a.m., except 13 and 20 May, and the Friday Night 1.5K will be played at 7:15 p.m., except 18 May. Pala Poker also will introduce a new Hourly Mystery High Hand promotion on Saturday, 19 and 26 May, and will continue its popular Progressive High Hand, Sunday High Hand Frenzy and Chase for the Dough promotions.

Pala Poker will continue to stream Live 2-3-5 No-Limit Hold'em action from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. each Friday and Saturday on Facebook.

The Vegas $10,000 Seat Guarantee tournament will be played from Wednesday, 16 May to Sunday, 20 May. The buy-in will be $175. Chips will be $10,000/$5,000 with a $15 optional staff bonus buy. There also will be one, $50 add-on for an additional $15,000 in chips. Players who qualify once will receive $200 and players who qualify twice will receive $500 from the prize pool. Re-entries and late entries will be for eight levels. Day 1 blinds will be 20 minutes and Day 2 blinds 30 minutes. A minimum of 50 players will be required to ensure the guarantee. Fifteen percent of each Day 1 field will advance to Day 2.

The schedule includes:

• Day 1A, Wednesday, 16 May, 6 p.m.
• Day 1B, Thursday, 17 May, 6 p.m.
• Day 1C, Friday, 18 May, 6 p.m.
• Day 1D, Saturday, 19 May, 3 p.m.
• Day 2, Sunday, 20 May, 1 p.m.

The Hump Day No-Limit tournaments will start play at 6 p.m. each Wednesday and Thursday, except on 16, 17 and 30 May. The buy-in will be $20 and chips will be $4,000/$3,000 with a $5 optional staff bonus buy. There also will be a $5 optional unlimited re-buy for an additional $1,500 in chips to five levels. And, there will be a $10 optional add-on during the break for an additional $5,000 in chips. Re-entries will be four five levels and blinds will be 15 minutes. Registration for this tournament will start at 4 p.m. each day it is played. Those who play from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. each day this tournament is played can earn $500 in bonus chips for each hour played.

The Pala Super Deep Stack will be played at the new time of 1 p.m. each Saturday, except 12 and 26 May. The buy-in will be $125 and chips will be $30,000/$10,000 with an optional $15 staff bonus buy. Re-entries will be for three levels and blinds will be 30 minutes.

The Sunday Super Deep Stack will be played at 10 a.m. each Sunday, except 13 and 20 May. The buy-in will be $125 and chips will be $20,000/$10,000 with an optional $15 staff bonus buy. Re-entries will be for three levels and blinds will be 20 minutes.

The Friday Night 1.5K will start at its regular 7:15 p.m. time, except on 18 May. The buy-in will be $45+$10 with a $1,500 guarantee. Chips will be $4,000/$2,000 with a $5 optional staff buy and a $20 add-on for $10,000 chips. Late and re-entries will be allowed to four levels with a full stack.

The new Hourly Mystery High Hand promotion will be in play from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, 19 and 26 May. Players who hold a high hand can win up to $500. The Progressive High Hand will be in play from 12:01 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Monday through Friday. All Quads, Straight Flushes and Royals will be paid. The Sunday High Hand Frenzy will be in play from noon to 8 p.m., and the high hand every half hour will receive $100. The Chase for the Dough will offer players the opportunity to win cash for live play. Forty hours will earn $60; 60 hours, $200, and 80 hours, $400.

Check the Pala Poker Room Facebook page for more information.