Plenty of poker opportunities in Colorado casinos

Lodge Casino

WSOP Wildcard Weekend – Win a seat in the World Series of Poker Million Dollar Mega Satellite. Earn a seat with the 1 p.m. Sunday Satellite tournaments, 6 p.m. Wednesday Satellite tournaments or in the Daily Single Table Satellites. See poker room manager for details and official rules.

Over $600,000 in bad beat money – As of 4/23/12 the first jackpot is over $330,000, second is over $330,000 and the third is over $7,500.

The Lodge has poker tournament options to fit any schedule – Seven days a week at 11 a.m., $55 buy-in; Sunday-Thursday at 2 p.m., $70 buy-in; Friday and Saturday at 2 p.m., $90 buy-in; Sunday-Thursday at 8 p.m., $90 buy-in. See poker room manager for details.

Isle Casino

Earn a seat in the WPT Regional Event – The Colorado Poker Showdown returns to the Isle in October and you can receive a tournament discount voucher or free main event entry based on hours played, now through Sept. 30. Play 100 hours, get a $400 discount; 200 hours, $800 discount; 300 hours, $1,200 discount; 400 hours, $1,600 discount and if you play 500 hours, entry will be a free $1,990 WPT Regional Event Seat. For complete details, please visit the Isle poker room.

$100 High Hand – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 10 a.m. and noon, the high hand will receive $100. The first hand of three-of-a-kind or higher made by any player will be posted as the initial high hand. Poker game must start by 11 a.m. to qualify.

Omaha High Hand – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-5 p.m. in May, the highest Omaha hand each hour wins $50. (3+3 max drop in Omaha).

Friday Cash Squares – Players that are seated and playing in a live poker game by 3 p.m. on Fridays will receive a square for cash drawings of $100 that will take place at 5 and 8 p.m. and then $200 at 11 p.m. The cash drawings are progressive, so if no winner is found at the drawing the $100 will roll to the drawing next Friday at the same time.

Saturday Cash Squares – Players that are seated and playing in a live poker game by 1 p.m. on Saturdays will receive a square for cash drawings of $100 that will take place at 3 and 7 p.m. and then $200 at 11 p.m. The cash drawings are progressive, so if no winner is found at the drawing the $100 will roll to the drawing next Saturday at the same time.

Up to $5,000 Big Sunday Freeroll Tournament – Qualify with just five hours of live play, Monday through Saturday and play in the weekly Big Sunday Freeroll Tournament with up to $5,000 in prize money. The payout will be determined by the number of 10-hour qualifiers. Earn double Freeroll hours Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Big Sunday Freeroll Tournaments will take place on Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tournaments – Join in all the action on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. with the $45 Crazy Pineapple High/Lo tournament. On Thursdays at 10 a.m., there will be a $45 Omaha High/Low tournament. On Saturdays at noon sign up for the $150 No Limit Hold Em tournament with a $2,000 tourney bad beat. Registration for all 10 a.m. tournaments begins at 9 a.m., sign up prior to 9:30 and receive a free buffet. In addition, all tournaments do have a dealer appreciation bonus available.

Lady Luck Casino

Lady Luck has a decreasing qualifier on its bad beat jackpot, along with a 50% room share. Earn $2 comp for every hour of live play. Monday through Friday tournaments are at 7 p.m. for a $60 buy-in; Saturday tournaments are at 2 p.m. for a $60 buy-in; Sunday tournaments are at 2 p.m. for a $100 buy-in. Play in their poker room every night of the week and win your share of $4,500 house funded promotion. Win instantly when you have your Aces full of 2’s through Aces full of 8’s beaten. Players 49 years or younger can participate in Lucky 49’ers on Tuesdays and Thursdays and earn a $10 comp for one hour of play. For more information please call the poker room directly at 303-582-2141.