Annual NEPA Poker Open returns to Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre April 23-29
From a press release:
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.
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
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, 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.
