The Gardens Poker Festival Leads Into WPT500
Coming into the first WPT500 in California, The Gardens Casino will host the 2017 The Gardens Casino Poker Festival.
The WPT500, a no-limit hold’em tournament, comes with a $565 buy-in and a $1 million guarantee. The final table will be live streamed globally. The Day 1 sessions run from May 21 through May 29.
Single-day tournaments will be held before and during the WPT500 Los Angeles Main Event.
Kicking off the Gardens Casino Poker Festival will be a $30,000 guarantee knockout bounty event followed by the Senior Poker Tour event the next day.
With over $1.3 million in guarantees across 16 events (and a variety of satellites), The Gardens Poker Festival runs May 15-31.
Three “timed” tournaments will play and end at a predetermined time. Players can also get involved in STEPS tournaments, starting as low as $25 and working up to a $10,000 prize pool.
The festival will host multiple events beyond no-limit hold’em, including Event #4: Limit Hold’em and Event #10: Mixed Game (Big-O Hi-Lo, Seven-card Stud Hi-Lo, 8 or Better).
On May 19, players can buy in for $175 with an optional $100 add-on to play for a share of the $75,000 guaranteed prize pool.
For those who don’t qualify or bust on Day 2 of the WPT500, a $1,100 buy-in Six-Handed Mega Deepstack turbo with an action clock should be the perfect addition to the summer bankroll, starting with 50,000 chips.
Here's the tournament schedule:
| # | Date | Time | Event | Guarantee | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 15 | 12 p.m. | NLH Bounty ($50 Bounties) Opt. $50 AO | $30,000 | $175 |
| 2 | May 15 | 5 p.m. | NLH Timed Tournament 1 Opt. $50 AO w/ Action Clock | $10,000 | $110 |
| 3 | May 16 | 10 a.m. | NLH Senior Event 50+ SPT 1 Opt. $50 AO | $10,000 | $110 or $1K* |
| 4 | May 16 | 12 p.m. | Limit Hold'em 1 Opt. $50 AO | $10,000 | $110 |
| 5 | May 16 | 3 p.m. | NLH Turbo STEPS STEP 1: 40% Advance to STEP 2 | $25 | |
| May 16 | 4:30 p.m. | NLH Turbo STEPS STEP 2: 40% Advance to STEP 3 | $50 | ||
| May 16 | 6 p.m. | NLH Turbo STEPS STEP 3: 10% in the money 1 Opt. $20 AO | $10,000 | $110 | |
| 6 | May 17 | 12 p.m. | NLH Deepstack 1 Opt. $50 AO | $40,000 | $175 |
| 7 | May 17 | 5 p.m. | NLH Timed Tournament 1 Opt. $50 AO w/ Action Clock | $10,000 | $110 |
| 8 | May 18 | 12 p.m. | NLH Timed Tournament 1 Opt. $50 AO w/ Action Clock | $10,000 | $110 |
| 9 | May 18 | 5 p.m. | NLH Bounty ($50 Bounties) 1 Opt. $50 AO | $40,000 | $175 |
| 10 | May 19 | 11 a.m. | BIG-O Hi-Lo/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo Mix 1 Opt. $50 | $10,000 | $110 |
| 11 | May 19 | 5 p.m. | NLH Deepstack 1 Opt. $100 AO | $75,000 | $175 |
| 12 | May 20 | 12 p.m. | NLH Bounty ($50 Bounties) 1 Opt. $50 AO | $30,000 | $175 |
| 13 | May 20 | 3 p.m. | NLH Player Card Promo 2 Opt. $20 AOs | $7,500 | $60 or $30** |
| 14 | May 21 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1A | $1,000,000 | $565 |
| May 22 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1B | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 23 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1C | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 24 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1D | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 25 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1E | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 25 | 5 p.m. | NLH WPT500 TURBO! Main Event 1F | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 26 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1G | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 26 | 5 p.m. | NLH WPT500 TURBO! Main Event 1H | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 27 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1I | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 27 | 5 p.m. | NLH WPT500 TURBO! Main Event 1J | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 28 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1K | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 28 | 5 p.m. | NLH WPT500 TURBO! Main Event 1L | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 29 | 11 a.m. | NLH WPT500 Main Event 1M | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 29 | 5 p.m. | NLH WPT500 TURBO! Main Event 1N (Last Chance!) | $1,000,000 | $565 | |
| May 30 | 1 p.m. | Day 2 WPT500 | |||
| May 31 | 3 p.m. | Day 3 WPT500 Final Table - Global Live Stream | |||
| 15 | May 30 | 3 p.m. | 6 Handed NLH Mega Deepstack Turbo w/ Action Clock | $1,100 | |
| 16 | May 31 | 12 p.m. | NLH Bounty ($50 Bounties) 1 Opt. $50 AO | $30,000 | $175 |
- Single Table Satellite for WPT500 - May 15-May 30
- Super Mega Satellite for WPT500 - May 19, 25-28 at 9 p.m. - 5 ($565) Seats Guaranteed - $80 buy-in
- Mega Satellite - May 20-24 at 6 p.m. - 3 ($565) Seats Guaranteed - $80 buy-in
*Under 50 = $1,000
**with five scans on player card the week of 5/13-5/19. All players must have positive ID.
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