$4 Million in Guarantees March 10-29 in Houston
The largest full series and largest guarantee in state history takes place in March as Prime Social Houston hosts the 2022 Texas Poker Championship. The feature event at the $2 Million GTD $5,300 Main Event March 24-29. Each of the first two weekends featuring a $500,000 GTD event. A dozen mixed games are also on the schedule.
The series kicks off March 10-13 with a $500k GTD $500 Mystery Bounty, seven starting flights and the final 10 percent of the field playing for the bounties Day 2. The top bounty is $50,000, with one $25,000 bounty reserved just for the nine final table players.
All 22 primary tournaments in the series are livestreamed. The series adds 13 $250 nightly events on the tournament schedule.
The middle weekend is The Big Texas $500k GTD $1,100. There’s four starting flights March 16-19 and the final day on the 20th. There’s a one Day $100k GTD $600 on the 20th, and a $100,000 GTD $1,100 PLO Championship on the 21st.
The $2 Million GTD $5,300 Main Event has three starting flights the 24-26th. Each Day 1 flight is an eight-hour play day. Registration is open through the first 90-minute Day 2 level on the 27th. Day 3 plays down to the final 24 competitors, wrapping up on the 29th.
Satellites are everywhere for the Main Event, with 74 total seats guaranteed – 50 of those on the 23rd on Mega Satellite Day. Chances to win a Main Event entry start at $250 every night leading up to the Main Event.
Mixed Games are heavily featured, with a dozen different tournaments ranging from $250-$3,000. Among the games is NL 2-7 Single Draw, PLO, HORSE, Dealer’s Choice, Big O, Triple Stud, Omaha 8, PLO 8 and Short Deck.
We have a three person team including Ryan Lucchesi and Haley Hintze and myself on site for full coverage of all 22 primary events throughout the entire series.
Dan is the founder of PokerLiveUpdates, a veteran poker tournament reporter who can be found wandering somewhat aimlessly through tournament arenas worldwide. As a founding member of FunTour2.0, he searches for the best in craft beer at all locations in the poker world.
