201 players came out for Event #1 of the Spring Break Poker Classic, resulting in a $92,725 prize pool. First place went to Clint Schafer, who took home a cool $30,598. Clint is no stranger to the tournament circuit, having racked up an impressive history of cashes; most notably with his 32nd place finish in [...]

A big thank you to all of you who voted in our Wild Poker Showdown contest. And thanks to everyone who entered! We got some amazing shots as entries. There can only be on winner though, and we are pleased to announce that title goes to…. Underdog by Tyke Tiler!! Congratulations Tyke!

It’s the calm before the storm; that quiet period before players pour into the poker room and seat themselves at our tables for the Spring Break Poker Classic. We’re excited to see you all and crown 22 of you as champions, and most importantly – we’re ready. To give you a little taste of what [...]

It’s voting time! Our panel of judges has reviewed the entries in the Wild Poker Showdown contest and selected the top 5. It’s now up to you to pick your favorite. Remember the winner receives two nights at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino! Voting goes until midnight Thursday March 26th. Choose wisely… Mr. O’Rilla Underdog [...]

So you’ve got your room, got your tourney buy-in cash, got your lucky card protector ready – what’s left? Well, if you’re like us, you’ll not want to make the trip to Biloxi alone. Every trip is more fun when you’ve got someone to share the driving duties, fight over the iPod selections, and keep [...]

Over on our Facebook page, the number one request we’ve gotten so far is for anything related to our Tournament Director Johnny Grooms. [And it's not just Mrs. Grooms asking!] Beau Rivage is very fortunate to have Johnny and his wealth of experience on our team. We promised more Johnny goodness for you; and here’s [...]

Sleep isn’t something players traditionally get a lot of when making a casino visit. Especially when it’s a Spring Break visit to a casino right on the Gulf Coast. There’s too much fun to be had. And it’s Spring Break. You can sleep when you get back to class. That being said, you’re still gonna [...]

With just a little under three weeks to go before the Spring Break Poker Classic kicks off, a young man’s mind turns to simple things… like tournament structures. As you probably know, the Beau Rivage Poker Room is lucky enough to have Johnny Grooms as Tournament Director. Johnny has served as TD for everything from [...]

Beau Rivage Poker Room is now on Twitter! We know poker players live a large part of their lives online. The poker world can change with the flip of a card, so it’s important to players to have immediate access to the information they need. To ensure you don’t miss anything going on at Beau [...]

They say that if an event isn’t created on Facebook, it doesn’t happen. Far be it from us to challenge that theory! As you make your plans to attend the Spring Break Poker Classic, be sure to visit the Facebook Event page for the Spring Break Poker Classic and mark yourself  “Attending”. From there you [...]