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Live poker is back in some capacity and if not in Pennsylvania, then at least in Las Vegas with the SAHARA Las Vegas Poker Room hosting No-Limit Hold’em Tournaments that will now run every Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.

While the Keystone State has to wait a while longer before live tournaments are reinstated, Las Vegas is forging ahead and particularly with the $120 buy-in event held at SAHARA. There will be a single rebuy worth $100 for anyone who wants to try their hand back in the sixth level.

Once again, all participants must be over 21 years of age in the very least and own a Club 52 card. Each tournament player will begin with 20,000 tournaments and $100 of each buy-in will go directly to the prize pool.

The ante will be generated based on the big blind and it will be only pasted before the big blind as well. The small blind begins at 100 but will start going up as soon as the forth level. Winners can choose their reward, either casino chips or cash.

The weekly event itself features 24 levels, offering an intense poker action with the stakes going up all the time. Meanwhile, the casino remains committed to casino safety and will make sure that all safety standards at the poker tables are kept.

SAHARA Poker Room Is the Best Venue for Poker

Guests must keep the indicated social distance and everyone will be asked to wear masks. Only seven people would be allowed per table. The poker room itself has seven dedicated poker tables, meaning 49 players can play simultaneously. Furthermore, the facility has been preparing itself since at least June to reinstate poker, and the early measures have been a success.

The facility is decked out with all the usual state-of-the-art amenities including comfortable seating, quality tables, and 16-foot by nine-foot LED screens to distract yourself if you choose to.

The venue usually hosts a variety of games, including No-Limit Texas Hold’em, Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha, 7-card Stud with various other games available to try. If players feel peckish, they can benefit from the Northside Café & Chinese Kitchen or Mexican cuisine eatery Uno Más.

SAHARA Las Vegas is praised as one of the best Las Vegas Strip poker rooms you can enjoy. The poker room was recently innovated is part of the 60,000 square foot casino gaming space that features over 50 dedicated table games, a great addition to the resorts 1,615 guest rooms.

Presently, the SAHARA Las Vegas Poker Room operates from Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon till 2 am. Meanwhile, poker in Pennsylvania was taking place mostly online, with more entries expected from big poker brands expected.

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