The 2013 edition of the Playground Poker Fall Classic is set to kick off in just over 4 hours with Day 1a of Event 1, our traditional $135 + $15 3-Day tournament featuring 3 Day-1s and a $100K guaranteed prize pool!

Action is heating up rapidly as the festival approaches – it’s a Monday afternoon at 3pm but there are already 11 cash tables open with more to come as players arrive to buy their event tickets for tonight.

It’s always a good idea to buy your event tickets in advance, and the easiest (and least expensive) way to do that is at our cashier, which is open 24 hours a day. If you are arriving from out of town and want to be sure to secure your ticket, this year we have opened online purchasing for all Fall Classic events.

Players should be aware, though, that there is a 4% fee for online purchases. We have also had reports from players that some banks are treating these transactions like a cash advance – and adding their own fees and charging interest on the amount charged. Unfortunately, this is entirely out of our control so all we can do is pass along the information.

A purchasing strategy that players have used in the past is to buy their ticket for their first event online and then purchase tickets for additional events once they arrive and thus avoid any extra charges. That way you get the security of knowing that your first event seat is locked up but save money on fees and other charges from the bank.

Almost 150 seats for tonight’s starting day have already been sold, so if you’re going to play it would be a good idea to make your way to Playground Poker soon.