The Heartland Poker Tour, though not fairly as giant because the World Poker Tour or as well-known because the World Collection of Poker, nonetheless attracts numerous poker gamers, each skilled and novice. Earlier than touring throughout the nation, stopping alongside the best way at casinos like Taking pictures Star in Minnesota and Hovering Eagle On line casino & Resort in Michigan, the tour kicks off 2010 in Las Vegas on the Purple Rock Resort and On line casino. The poker site at Purple Rock will run single desk satellites the place three gamers advance into both the subsequent satellite tv for pc stage or the primary occasion, starting Monday January eleventh. The $1100 Heartland Poker Tour principal occasion begins on Saturday January sixteenth and is a two day occasion.
Las Vegas Poker Supply caught up with Las Vegas native Peter Payne, who will likely be a participant within the poker tournaments this week, to study a bit of extra in regards to the technique of attending to play in a serious poker occasion such because the Heartland Poker Tour.
Las Vegas Poker Supply: Peter, inform us a bit of about your self and your poker background.
Peter Payne: I moved to Las Vegas in 2002 with my spouse Patty, whom I’ve been married to for 36 years. I’m a design drafter however have been unemployed since early 2009. Because of unemployment, I’ve had plenty of time on my palms and no revenue, so I’ve been incomes cash taking part in poker. My spouse and I each play poker and we primarily play tournaments with a $50 or much less buy-in. We used to play at Nevada Palace each weekend, till it was closed to start the Eastside Cannery mission. We then started taking part in at Sam’s City on line casino of their $23 10am event any time we had the prospect. My spouse and I spend so much time taking part in stay motion money video games, and devoted ourselves to incomes the 50 hours at Boulder Station that’s essential to take part within the Station Casinos giant freeroll poker event in January.
LVPS: What fashion of poker participant do you take into account your self?
PP: I like to consider myself as being an aggressive participant. I actually wish to play for the enjoyable of the sport. Some individuals could take into account small stakes gamers or satellite tv for pc winners “useless cash,” however I really feel no strain to win. I simply actually get pleasure from taking part in the sport and am getting higher at it as I’m going alongside.
LVPS: Are there any poker books you suggest or have discovered useful to your poker recreation?
PP: I’m at present re-reading Daniel Negreanu’s Small Ball Principle and have additionally learn the Tremendous System collection by Doyle Brunson.
LVPS: So what did you must do to earn a free satellite tv for pc seat into the Heartland Poker Tour?
PP: Properly, along with incomes hours for the Station On line casino $300K Freeroll occasion, poker gamers might additionally earn tickets right into a Heartland Poker Tour drawing by taking part in stay motion money video games between December seventeenth and January third. I ended up incomes 112 tickets and Patty earned 114. That tells you what number of hours we put in on the poker tables! On January fifth, each Station On line casino drew two Boarding Go (participant’s card) numbers from all of the qualifying HPT drawing tickets. These two winners, a complete of 18 amongst all Station properties, got a $250 satellite tv for pc seat. I used to be a type of fortunate winners from Boulder Station!
LVPS: When is the satellite tv for pc and what number of gamers will transfer on to the primary occasion?
PP: There have been a number of completely different choices obtainable for the satellite tv for pc, however I selected Tuesday Jan twelfth, as a result of I determine my odds could also be a bit of higher early within the week, earlier than all of the professionals get to city. I’m not anxious about taking part in towards execs, or I wouldn’t be taking the shot within the first place, however frequent sense tells me I’d have extra of an edge to play a qualifier that has much less of them concerned. The highest 20% of every $250 satellite tv for pc advance into the $1100 Predominant Occasion which begins Saturday and has a daytime and nighttime flight. The event continues into Sunday as properly.
LVPS: What are you wanting ahead to most about taking part in within the Heartland Poker Tour?
PP: Properly, clearly I’m hopeful that the satellite tv for pc goes properly in order that I can progess to the primary occasion. I’m wanting ahead to taking a shot at a well-known main poker event, taking part in with some skilled gamers and having my spouse Patty there to root me on! I’d additionally like to play this event as a result of I don’t play many deep stack occasions, so beginning with 15k in chips can be a reasonably wonderful alternative for some high quality poker play. I don’t really feel strain, I simply really feel assured in my talents so I’m going to get as a lot out of this nice alternative as I probably can.
Las Vegas Poker Supply wish to want Peter and all different contributors one of the best of luck through the Heartland Poker Tour. If poker gamers want to discover out extra data on the Heartland Poker Tour, WSOP, WPT or some other nice tournaments obtainable to play throughout their keep in Las Vegas, we hope you’ll go to us on the internet at www.lasvegaspokersource.com for full and correct particulars.