![]() According to a report at by Jennifer Gay, the Gold Strike Casino in Mississippi will pull down the shutters of its live poker room on Jan 14, 2014, becoming the third live poker room in Mississippi to close down within a period of one year. In addition to the cash, the winner of the Gold Strike event will be awarded a $10,000 seat into the Southern Poker Championship.Poker enthusiasts will soon get a brand new live poker room, but they will lose an existing one too. Blinds begin at 50-100 and escalate every 75 minutes. ![]() In the $5,150 buy-in tournament, players will start with 15,000 chips. Despite not being a televised event, Robert Williamson III and Clonie Gowen will be in Tunica for the Championship Event. The tournament takes place in January, which was when the Gold Strike event was traditionally held. The WPT will head to the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi for the Southern Poker Championship during Season VII. All told, the tournament has seen some of the world’s top poker pros vie for millions of dollars. In the inaugural WPT installment, which was held next door at the Horseshoe Casino Tunica, Dave “Devilfish” Ulliott defeated Phil Ivey for the win. Randy Jensen, Chip Reese, and Can Kim Hua also reached the final table. When the smoke cleared, Johnny Stolzmann defeated a group that included Chau Giang, Negreanu, Mizrachi, and Scotty Nguyen.īarry Greenstein came out on top in Season II, pocketing nearly $1.3 million and besting a field of 367 players. The Season III final table of the World Poker Open gave WPT viewers one of the most talented final tables ever. There were 327 entrants and the tournament awarded $969,000 to first place. ![]() In Season IV, Scotty Nguyen, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, and Gavin Smith finished first, second, and fourth, respectively. At the end of the day, Bryan Sumner defeated PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu to pocket $913,000. There were 294 entrants in the Season V WPT World Poker Open. There were 259 entrants in the South’s marquee poker tournament, the last held as a WPT event. Others making the final table included Men “The Master” Nguyen, Freddie Deeb, Gabe Costner, and John Spadavecchia. In the Season VI installment of the World Poker Open, Brett Faustman defeated Hoyt Corkins heads-up to take home the $892,000 first place prize. ![]() All times are Central:Ĥ:00pm: $340 Omaha High-Low Split Eight or Betterġ2:00pm, 4:00pm, and 8:00pm: $540 Mega Satellites Here is the remaining schedule of events. The World Poker Open tournament series began on October 16th and will conclude on October 28th. An interstate now connects Tunica with the city and provides fast access to Las Vegas-style gambling. Arguably the most recognizable building in the state, the casino towered above the flat terrain just south of Memphis, Tennessee. The casino just underwent a full renovation of every room in its 31 story tower and 50 suites were added in order to make the Gold Strike the premier gambling destination on the Mississippi River.įor the first six seasons of the World Poker Tour, the Gold Strike was a regular stop. The Main Event is a $5,150 buy-in tournament that starts on Sunday, October 26th. Formerly a World Poker Tour event, the World Poker Open at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi began this week.
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