LAS VEGAS, NV: The poker room in the Riviera Casino was one of the first to realize that a monthly freeroll really does nothing to attract the tourists who are in town. What good is a freeroll three weeks after you are back home? So the Riviera now offers a freeroll tournament every Saturday, the prize pool is $3,000; to qualify you need 20 hours of play in the previous seven days.

In addition to the freeroll, there are three tournaments a day at the Riviera. Each is a $44 NLHE event for 1,500 starting chips; double your starting stack with a $6 staff bonus. This tournament goes off daily at: 10 AM, 1 PM and 8 PM.