Poker cruises / tournaments on cruise boats
Poker on the high-seas or showdown in paradise - Take a poker cruise
As the popularity of poker continues to grow, so does the quest for new and more exciting places to play the famed game. Texas Hold'em tournaments especially draw large interest. Cruiseships have become a part of nearly every other industry, so why not poker? And as we shall see there are plenty of tournaments on cruise ships. If not you certainly will be able to find a game in the ship's casino.
A few popular cruise venues for poker players
Classic Poker Cruises - Offering poker tournaments on ships - They have a fully staffed poker room on the ships which features, Omaha, 7 Card Stud and Texas Hold'em. You can win a $10,000 seat in the World Poker Championship or a future poker cruise. Definetly fun for the entire family if some don't gamble, plenty of regular cruise excursions, etc. to take part in.
World Poker Showdown - Slightly more serious poker, but still a very fun relaxed even for the non-gambler. $2,500 - World Poker Showdown cruises have had people like Chris Moneymaker and Greg Raymer. Tournaments can range from $100 buy-ins to $2,500 (the championship event for the cruise)
Ladbrokes - Ladbrokes also puts on a poker cruise. Poker Cruise III in fact will set sail on January the 25th, 2008. It sails from New York to Puerto Rico to St. Thomas to the Dominican Republic and Labadee, an exclusive private beach. As for poker on the ship, there is a $2,500 main tournament and a ladies $10,000 freeroll tourney! -- There will be lots of other cash games and STT’s to take part in.
Poker Cruises in the news....
November 26th, 2009
AMVETS POST 1019: Karaoke with Billy, 9 p.m. Fri. / Karaoke with Scott & Bev, 2 p.m. Sun. / Free pool, 8 p.m. Sun., Tues. / Texas Hold 'Em, 8 p.m. Tues. 501 Beneva Road. BACALAO SPORTS GRILL BAR: Rob Satori, 6 p.m. Fri., Wed. / Salsa, cha-cha ...
November 26th, 2009Oliver was great to chat to, but when questioned about his poker playing hobby, he played his cards a little bit 'close to his chest'. "I play online a bit, but more often 'face to face'. I love playing but didn't really enjoy it when I lost. "
November 26th, 2009Valley Christmas Project: Join Valley Churches United Missions for the 28th annual Valley Christmas Project and Boutique. Pick up your last-minute Christmas gifts. The boutique will be open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 11 a.m. to 4 p ...
November 25th, 2009WASHINGTON - Toyota plans to replace the gas pedals on four million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats and cause sudden acceleration, a flaw that led to the sixth-largest recall ever in the U.S. The ...
November 25th, 2009Floridians have been gambling for 120 years, often illegally. In one of the periodic crackdowns — this one in 1949 — the St. Petersburg police chief chops up a poker table. Gambling has not always been legal in Florida but it has always been ...
November 25th, 20091924 Aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss and James Bright establish Hialeah and open Hialeah Park, determined to dedicate the town to horse racing and jai alai, even though they are not legal in Florida. 1926 Church groups prevail and shut down Hialeah's ...
November 25th, 2009You're going to have to buy about 20,000 thank-you cards," Gendron quipped. Valerie Brewer also ... host a fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 7, starting at 1 p.m. * The Road Warriors First Inaugural Poker Run is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15 at 10:15 a.m ...
November 25th, 2009The European Masters of Poker €1,000 €100 buy-in main event kicks off today and will run until Nov. 28 at the Grand Casino, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Last season, the tour attracted more than 1,000 players over five legs, and paid out €1.6 million ...
November 20th, 2009Pure genius. It was a lot like the cliche scene from any movie involving gambling (usually poker, craps, blackjack or housing loans) in which the opportunistic, experienced gentleman says to a wide-eyed, inexperienced character (usually a young ...
November 20th, 2009Another local connection was an Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church poker night that took place aboard the moonlight cruises. Exhibit photos were taken between 1959 and 1974, with many of them in the early 1960s. Lehman, who lives in Newport ...
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