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March 2011 Gaming News (Continued)
TWorld Series of Poker® Circuit Tour at Harrah’ s Rincon
he biggest and most prestigious poker event in the world, the World Series of Poker® (WSOP) Circuit Tour, returns to Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort from March 10th to 30th. e Circuit Tour event o ers multiple Hold’em and Omaha Hi-Lo tournaments at various buy-ins. And this year, poker players will have two chances to win big money as Harrah’s Rincon is also the site of the rst Western Regional WSOP Circuit Championship event. e Western Regional Event will feature a $10,000 buy-in event, plus two-hours of national television coverage provided by ESPN
beginning Sunday, March 27th.
is year’s tournament also includes a cumulative rankings system throughout the season, awarding points for each o cial WSOP Circuit “Ring” open event, with four di erent ways to automatically qualify. Modeled after the WSOP Las Vegas Player of the Year format, players will earn points at each of the WSOP Circuit stops in the United States. And it also includes a season-ending National Championship Tournament for 100 players who automatically qualify via cumulative rankings or performance-based criteria. e televised National Championship Tournament will be played at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas prior to the commencement of the
WSOP and will feature a $1,000,000 prize pool and will award a WSOP Gold Bracelet. ere are four ways to qualify for the National Championship Tournament:
✦ Win the $1,500 Main Event at any WSOP Circuit event.
✦ Be the “Casino Champion” accumulating the most points at any of the individual WSOP Circuit stops’
10 o cial “ring” events.
✦ Make the nal table (9 players) at any of the four
$10k buy-in “Regional Championships.”
✦ Accumulate enough points between all the WSOP Circuit stops to be positioned in the Top 36 cumulative point standings at the end of the 2010–11
WSOP Circuit Tour.
Standardized structures and pay-outs at all events, with the Main Event lowered to $1,500 outside Regional Championships will encourage larger elds and more
players attending multiple stops on the tour. For hotel packages and more information visit HarrahsRincon.com or WSOP.com or visit the Poker Room at Harrah’s Rincon.
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