South Point Poker Tournaments
South Point Poker Overview
Note: South Point Poker is not yet live for real money play. They are due to open sometime in late 2012 or early 2013. Therefore, the review you see here is speculation. It is based on our research and how we feel the site will be ran. Everything will be updated once South Point is live!
Introduced in October, 2012, SouthPoint is the first website affiliated with a brick-and-mortar casino in the United States to legally allow U.S. citizens to play poker on the Internet. Even though only Nevada’s residents and visitors are currently allowed to play poker at SouthPoint, its owner, Michael Gaughan, has repeatedly discussed his plans to partner with other states and foreign countries to increase SouthPoint’s online player pool when it becomes permissible to do so.
Licensed and regulated by the state of Nevada, SouthPoint uses software it developed itself to power its colorful poker room. With graphics based on the South Point Hotel, Casino, and Spa’s physical poker room, players will feel like they are playing cards in an actual casino when they visit SouthPoint.
Setting up an account with SouthPoint only takes as long as you need to type in some personal information and choose a screen name. While it’s not required, SouthPoint does let you upload your own personal avatar if you want to.
Once your account is set up, you can visit the website’s lobby, which decorated with a colorful combination of golds, reds, and burgundies. SouthPoint lists all of its ongoing cash games and tournaments, as well as upcoming competitions, in its lobby and gives you tools to sort and filter the list so you can find a game that you want to participate in.
By far, the most popular game that is played at SouthPoint is NL Texas Hold’em. While you’ll be able to find NL Hold’em games at various stakes no matter when you visit SouthPoint, you may have trouble finding any other type of poker game during off-peak hours. The other types of poker games you can enjoy at SouthPoint include Five Card Stud, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, and Omaha Hi/Lo, among others.
South Point Poker Tournaments
- A Major Tournament Seat Awarded Each Month Earn 1 Free Seat each month May-October into the Deadwood Shootout Poker Tournament. Earn 1 Free Seat each month November-April into the South Dakota State Poker Championship. Points can only be earned in the Thursday 'Deep Stack' Tournament and will be awarded as follows: 1st= 10pts.
- $125 ($100+25) buy-in, $9,000 guaranteed Sundays at 6 p.m. 15,000 starting chips, 20-minute levels, unlimited re-buys available through the first six levels. Another gem on the Las Vegas tournament poker scene is South Point, located on the far end of the south Strip.
South Point Casino Poker Tournaments
South Point Poker Tournament Schedule
Super Times Pay on Super Star Poker machines at South Point 400 Bar. 3 Bartops 98.91% DW44 Deuces Wild 44. LV Airport/Illinois Deuces 1-2-3-4-4-9-15-25-200-800 25¢. Here is the complete schedule of daily poker tournaments in the Las Vegas area, including Downtown, Henderson & Southeast, North Las Vegas, Summerlin & Northwest, and The Strip. Click on any tournament for comprehensive information and details including buy-ins, admin fees, starting chips, blind structures, days run, and more. United States 2020 South Point Recurring Tournaments. South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Las Vegas. Mid-States Poker Tour - MSPT South Dakota, Larchwood: 26 - 30.