February 16 – March 4
We’re guaranteeing 100 satellite seats to the $3,000 Main Event. Get the satellite schedule here.
Coming from out of town? Our hotel partners will offer you a discount.
2025 Tournament Details & Structure Sheets
Click an event to view the structure sheet. Major events and satellites are listed at the top. The remaining events are listed in chronological order.
What is the Lodge Championship Series?
The Lodge Championship Series (LCS) is a yearly tournament series at The Lodge Card Club. The 2025 LCS starts in mid-February and runs into early March.
The series includes a variety of poker tournaments with buy-ins as low as $300. There are also three major, multi-day tournaments with big guarantees.
It all leads up to the LCS Main Event, which will feature a $1 million guarantee for a $3,000 buy-in.
Michael Liang took down the 2024 LCS Main Event for around $428,000.
Preston Duron was the victor in the 2023 edition of the LCS Main Event, taking home $426,801.
TOURNAMENT RULES
- A PLAYER MUST BE AT HIS OR HER SEAT BY THE TIME ALL PLAYERS HAVE BEEN DEALT COMPLETE INITIAL HANDS TO HAVE A LIVE HAND. PLAYERS MUST BE AT THEIR SEATS TO CALL TIME. “AT YOUR SEAT” IS DEFINED AS BEING WITHIN REACH OR TOUCH OF YOUR CHAIR.
- HIGHER-DENOMINATION CHIPS MUST BE PLACED WHERE THEY ARE EASILY VISIBLE TO ALL OTHER PLAYERS AT THE TABLE. ‘HIDDEN’ CHIPS MAY RESULT IN THE OFFENDER BEING RESTRICTED IN THE PLAYER’S FURTHER ACTION OR ANOTHER PLAYER BEING ALLOWED TO RECONSIDER THEIR ACTION.
- TOURNAMENT CHIPS MUST BE VISIBLE ON THE TABLE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. CHIPS TAKEN OFF THE TABLE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE EVENT, AND A PLAYER DOING THIS MAY BE DISQUALIFIED.
- ALL CARDS WILL BE TURNED FACE UP ONCE A PLAYER IS ALL IN AND ALL ACTION IS COMPLETE.
- A PLAYER MUST SHOW CARDS WHEN PLAYING THE BOARD TO GET PART OF THE POT.
- ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER VOICE-ENABLED AND “RINGING” ELECTRONIC DEVICES MUST BE SILENCED DURING TOURNAMENT PLAY. A PLAYER WHO WANTS TO USE A CELL PHONE MUST BE AT LEAST ONE TABLE LENGTH AWAY FROM THEIR ASSIGNED TABLE OR BE SUBJECT TO PENALTY. NO CELL PHONES OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAN BE PLACED ON A POKER TABLE.
- A PLAYER EXPOSING THEIR CARDS WITH ACTION PENDING MAY INCUR A PENALTY, BUT WILL NOT HAVE A DEAD HAND. THE PENALTY WILL BEGIN AT THE END OF THE HAND. ALL PLAYERS AT THE TABLE ARE ENTITLED TO SEE THE EXPOSED CARD(S), IF REQUESTED. A PENALTY MAY ALSO BE IMPOSED IF A PLAYER THROWS A CARD OFF THE TABLE, VIOLATES THE ONE-PLAYER-TO-A-HAND RULE OR ENGAGES IN SIMILAR BEHAVIOR. PENALTIES WILL BE INVOKED IN CASES OF VERBALLY STATING ONE’S HAND DURING PLAY, SOFT-PLAY, ABUSE OR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR. ALL PENALTIES WILL BE IMPOSED AT THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR’S DISCRETION.
- ALL DECISIONS REGARDING THE INTERPRETATION OF RULES, ELIGIBILITY, ETC. FOR THIS TOURNAMENT LIE SOLELY WITH THE LODGE AND TOURNAMENT STAFF WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL. *NOTE: MANAGEMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ALTER, CHANGE, OR CANCEL THIS TOURNAMENT. MANAGEMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN THE EVENT OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR MISINFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE OR PRINTED MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THIS EVENT.
Venue Details
Venue
The Lodge Card Club
Postal code
Address
1401 S Interstate 35 unit #130
State
TX
City
Round Rock
Country
United States
Information
Phone
Website
www.thelodgepokerclub.com