Poker Steps Into High Def TV
Gone are the days when televised poker tournaments require huge buy-ins to compete; now players with lots of game and a smaller bankroll can be television stars.
The Vegas Open, the first such tournament, will be broadcast in high definition as a 13-episode series on INHD starting Sunday, July 2. The tournament is being played in the recently opened and luxurious 14,500 square foot poker room in Caesars Palace and consists of 10 separate, $1,060 buy-in tournaments, open to the general public.
Each event's winner advances to a semifinal heads-up round of play, from which five heads-up winners then advance to the final table for the chance to win $100,000 in cash, winner take all. The Vegas Open is the inaugural event in what is planned to be a series of international tournaments produced by the National Poker League, in association with Stella Productions.
June 15, 2006
Posted By Guy Akers
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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