Mohegan Sun Pocono Poker Tournaments
From a press release:
Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs Poker Room Overview Part of Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. The non-smoking Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs Poker Room spreads games on 8 tables. They offer a variety of tournaments daily. The room is open 24/7. Visitors can enjoy several flat screen televisions and a bar.
Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre will welcome spring with its annual NEPA Poker Open, a week-long series capped off by the $550 main event on Saturday, April 29.
- Mohegan Sun Pocono runs daily tournaments with Texas hold’em and bounty structures. The room also runs a Bad Beat Jackpot for both cash games and tournaments. Plus, Mohegan Sun Pocono’s poker room runs a progressive Royal Flush Jackpot promotion, adding $25 to the pot for each of the four suits daily.
- Pocono Raceway announced today the Fourth Annual Pocono Poker Tournament, benefitting The NASCAR Foundation and the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation, will be held at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes.
- The fifth annual Pocono Raceway Poker Tournament, benefiting The NASCAR Foundation and Pennsylvania-based Michael’s Way, will be held Thursday, July 28 at Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The annual charity function is being held in conjunction with the July 28-31 Pennsylvania 400 weekend at Pocono Raceway.
Bringing back the ultimate local poker experience, the NEPA Poker Open will take place in the Mohegan Sun Pocono Poker Room and run from Sunday, April 23 through Saturday, April 29.
The NEPA Poker Open will feature an action-packed schedule of tournaments, professional players, high-quality staff, and big prizes for an unforgettable live poker experience.
Mohegan Sun Pocono is Northeastern Pennsylvania’s premier poker room, offering 18 tables with daily tournaments and a wide variety of cash games, including: 1/2 NL, 1/3 NL with No-Max Buy-In, 2/5 NL, 10/20 H.O.S.E., 4/8 Omaha 8/B with Kill, 2/4 Limit, and 1-5 7 Card Stud. Other PGCB approved poker games will be spread on request. The casino now offers a Bad Beat Jackpot and a Tournament Bad Beat Jackpot. Quad 2’s must be beaten to qualify. Mohegan Sun Pocono also pays out progressive jackpots on all made royal flushes.
The NEPA Poker Open events will be as follows:
Sunday, April 23
11 a.m.: Event One: $340 Black Chip Bounty, Buy-in $340
7 p.m.: Event Two: $75 NL Hold Em Re-Entry, Buy-in $75
Monday, April 24
11 a.m.: Event Three: $125 NL Hold Em Bounty, Buy-in $125
7 p.m.: Event Four: $75 NL Hold Em Re-Entry, Buy-in $75
Tuesday, April 25
11 a.m.: Event Five: $175 Green Chip Bounty, Buy-in $175
7 p.m.: Event Six: $75 NL Hold Em Re-Entry, Buy-in $75
Wednesday, April 26
11 a.m.: Stage 1 Satellite (1 in 5 win a seat to Stage 2), Buy-in $18
1 p.m.: Stage 2 Satellite (1 in 10 win a seat to Main Event), Buy-in $65
5 p.m.: Stage 1 Satellite (1 in 5 win a seat to Stage 2), Buy-in $18
7 p.m.: Stage 2 Satellite (1 in 10 win a seat to Main Event), Buy-in $65
Thursday, April 27
11 a.m.: Event Seven: $175 NL Hold Em Re-Entry, Buy-in $175
7 p.m.: Event Eight: $75 NL Hold Em Re-Entry, Buy-in $75
Friday, April 28
11 a.m.: Event Nine: $125 NL Hold Em / Pot Limit Omaha, Buy-in $125
5 p.m.: Stage 1 Satellite (1 in 5 win a seat to Stage 2), Buy-in $18
7 p.m.: Stage 2 Satellite (1 in 10 win a seat to Main Event), Buy-in $65
Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs Poker Tournament Schedule
Saturday, April 29
11 a.m.: Event Ten: $550 NEPA Open Main Event, Buy-in $550.00
7 p.m.: Event Eleven: $125 NL Hold Em Bounty, Buy-in $125.00
Mohegan Sun Pocono Downs Poker Tournaments
Mohegan Sun Pocono, owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, is one of the most distinctive entertainment, gaming, shopping, and dining destinations in Pennsylvania. Situated on 400 acres in Wilkes-Barre/Plains, Mohegan Sun Pocono features a 238-room hotel with on-site spa and adjacent 20,000 square foot convention center. It is currently home to 82,000 square feet of gaming space, including 91 live table games, 2,300 slot machines and electronic table games, a variety of dining and shopping options, nightlife, entertainment, and live harness racing. Mohegan Sun Pocono is within easy access of New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey, and Delaware.