TOURNAMENT DATES AND LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT TOURNAMENT DATES Below are the dates for the 2012 tournaments.  These dates are mostly set.  It is highly unlikely that these dates will change.  ________________________________________________________________________ January Bi-Monthly Saturday, January 7th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ Super Showdown Saturday, February 11th & Sunday, February 12th Session 1A - Saturday, February 11th - Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p Session 1B - Saturday, February 11th - Registration at 6:00p, Tournament at 7:00p Session 1C - Sunday, February 12th - Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p Session 2 - Sunday, February 12th - Registration at approximately 5:30, Tournament at approximately 6:00p ________________________________________________________________________ March Bi-Monthly Saturday, March 24th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ Paul Lewis Memorial Tournament of Champions Weekend: Satellite Tournament Friday, April 13th Registration at 6:00p, Tournament at 7:00p   Tournament of Champions Saturday, April 14th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ May Bi-Monthly Saturday, May 19th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ July Bi-Monthly Saturday, July 21st Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ September Bi-Monthly Saturday, September 15th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ October High Roller Saturday, October 20th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ November Bi-Monthly Saturday, November 10th Registration at 11:00a, Tournament at 12:00p ________________________________________________________________________ Big Stacks Poker League is proud to announce our tournament location for 2012.  We will have our tournaments at the Rodeway Inn on South Kirkman Road, near the intersection of Kirkman and International Drive.  The partnership will allow our tournaments to be held at a central location, and will provide plenty of space, food, beverage and on-site lodging. LOCATION The Rodeway Inn was chosen for a few reasons:   Centralized location I know in the past we've always rotated our tournaments from one side of town to the other.  As we've grown (and continue to grow), it has become increasingly difficult to schedule larger venues around weekend events (football, other sporting events, "family events", etc...).  With The Rodeway Inn, we will have a fairly centralized location, with easy access from all areas.  The site is just off of I-4 (1/2 mile).  Spacious Room With most of our tournaments, we're crammed into a small space, spread throughout the venue or even split into two different rooms.  The Rodeway Inn provides us one big room, with plenty of space for the tables and players. Food and Beverage In addition to having our own room with space, food and beverages will be available in the room.  We will have a full bar available (bottled beer, wine and liquor).  Draft beer will be available at the lobby bar, but the hotel staff will take care of going to the bar to get it for you.  Also, your food and drink receipts will be good at all venues:  *If you purchase drinks, you may use that receipt at any venue within 7 days for 500 extra chips in one game.  *If you purchase food and drinks, you may use that receipt at any venue within 7 days for 500 extra chips in two games On-site lodging The Rodeway Inn has given us a great rate for all of our tournament weekends.  Want to make a weekend or an overnight trip, even for the Bi-Monthly?  You can come in Friday night and enjoy the entertainment on International Drive.  Or, maybe you want to stay the night after the tournament and hit CityWalk, followed up with Universal Studios the next day.  It doesn't matter.  You'll have access to that rate. The rate, INCLUDING taxes and resort fees, is... $39.38 Just mention Big Stacks Poker League when you book your room. We're working on an incentive package for players who book rooms throughout the year. Entertainment The Rodeway Inn has a pool, 2 pool tables and a game room.  In addition, International Drive provides plenty of entertainment destinations.  Also, Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure and CityWalk are just 2 miles away.