Let The Masters Commence!
On the day that the Masters Golf tournament begins in Augusta, Georgia – on the other side of the pond a Masters Poker tournament also begins. The Monte Carlo Poker Masters will attract all of the top Texas Hold ‘em players, to this ‘no limit‘ competition for up to 200 players a day at the Sun Casino.
To play in the Masters Poker tournament you’ll pay €2500 (around $3325) per buy-in; but with a freeze-out prize pool estimated at €1 million (around $1.3 million) – it could be well worth the air fare whether you’re arriving from elsewhere in Europe, flying in from America – or indeed anywhere else world-wide.
The Sun Casino - Monte Carlo - venue for the Masters Poker tournament
The play is held at 20 tables with ‘Sit-and-Go” sessions available before the cash games begin at 6pm (CET). This might seem a little early, but play does go on until 2am for those of you that are more ‘night owls’ rather than ‘early birds’ when it comes to playing poker. Also, the tournament is spread over five days meaning that all players will get the chance to play at least four times; in order to qualify for the finals on the fifth day.
This is the second year that the Sun Casino has hosted the Masters Poker tournament, with this April event being one of a series of three that they run. The second and third tournaments in the series are held in early July and August respectively. Being held in Monte Carlo the Masters Poker tournaments quite rightly bring a top ranked poker event to the very essence of casinos and gambling in Europe – the glamorous principality of Monaco.