GOLD STRIKE HOSTED WORLD POKER OPEN
MGM MIRAGE Resort Becomes Exclusive Tunica
Site for the World Poker Tour®
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TUNICA
RESORTS, Miss.
–The
World Poker Open returns to Tunica for its seventh year and will be held
exclusively at Gold Strike Casino Resort.
Attended by both nationally and internationally renowned poker players, the
Gold Strike World Poker Open begins Jan. 9 and culminates with the World
Poker Tour’s championship event January 19-23. Considered one of the
biggest and most successful poker tournaments in the world, Gold Strike is
now the exclusive site for the World Poker Tour’s annual televised stop in
Tunica.
The World Poker Open
will include 10 tournament events, with buy-ins starting from $1000 up to
$10,000 for the WPT championship finale. In addition, there will be 10
nightly no-limit hold’em tournaments with a $500 buy-in + $40 entry fee. The
popular Ladies No Limit Hold’em tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Jan.
21 with a $300 buy in + $40 entry fee. All tournaments start with double
chips, including $20,000 in Championship event.
In addition to a
million-dollar prize pool, the winner of the final event will receive a
championship bracelet and a $25,500 seat in the World Poker Tour
Championship at Bellagio in April 2006.
The World Poker Open will be hosted by Jack McClelland,
one of the world's most respected tournament directors, and
current director of poker tournaments at Bellagio.
A 25-year industry veteran, McClelland spent 15 years with the World Series
of Poker and was the director for the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles for
nine years.
“We are thrilled to once again be hosting the high-stakes
action of the World Poker Open,” said Kathy Santiago, vice president of
casino operations at Gold Strike. “As one of the newest additions to the MGM
MIRAGE family, and sister property of the Bellagio and Mirage, we plan to
take the tournament to a new level this year. In addition to providing
superior service and a first-rate event,
by
providing double the amount of chips with each buy-in, we are offering the
players an opportunity to stay in action longer."
“Gold Strike has hosted one of the largest events on the
Tour each season,” said Steve Lipscomb, CEO and founder of
WPT Enterprises, Inc. “We look forward to continuing to grow
the poker phenomenon in the Southeast together.”
The Travel Channel will
provide full final-table coverage of the World Poker Open for broadcast
during its Season IV telecast of the World Poker Tour. The highest rated
show ever on The Travel Channel, the WPT is now seen in more than 100
countries and territories worldwide. WORLD POKER TOUR® airs every Wednesday
at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the Travel Channel.
Media
Event Results
Gold
Strike World Poker Open 2006 Event Schedule
Jan 9th -18th - 7:15 pm
No Limit Hold'em $500 + $40
.
January 9th
-
No Limit Hold'em $500
-
RESULTS
• January 10th -
Event #1
- Tuesday
No Limit Hold'em $1000 + $60*
RESULTS
•
January 11th
-
Event #2 - Wednesday
No Limit Hold'em $1500 + $70*
RESULTS
•
January 12th
- Event #3
- Thursday
No Limit Hold'em $2000 + $80*
RESULTS
•
January 13th
-
Event #4
- Friday No Limit Hold'em $1000 + $60*
RESULTS
•
January 14th -
Event #5 - Saturday
No Limit Hold'em $1500 + $70*
RESULTS
.
January 14th
- $500 Buy In No Limit Hold'em
RESULTS
•
January 15th -
Event #6 - Sunday
No Limit Hold'em $2000 + $80*
RESULTS
.
January 15th
- No Limit Hold'em
$500 -
RESULTS
•
January 16th
-
Event #7
- Monday
No Limit Hold'em $3000 + $100*
RESULTS
.
January 16th
- No Limit Hold'em $500 -
RESULTS
•
January 17th
- Tuesday
Super Satellite No Limit Hold'em $1000 + $60**
RESULTS
•
January 18th
- Wednesday -
Super Satellite No Limit Hold'em $1000 + $60**
RESULTS
Thurs. - Mon. January 19th
- 23rd
WPT Championship Event $10,000 + $200***
Thursday January 19th Day ONE of Final Round -
RESULTS
Friday January 20th Day TWO of Final Round
RESULTS
Saturday January 21st Day Three of Final Round
Event 10
RESULTS
 Sunday
January 22nd - At the WPO Finals
Scotty Nguyen Leads with
2,144,000 chip count.
Click here to see the latest and
who else has a chance in the Championship Round.
Monday January 23rd - Final Day
Results
Final Table Report - by
Nolan Dalla
Championship Report - by Nolan
Dalla
•
Saturday January 21st
Ladies No Limit Hold'em $300 + $40
RESULTS
All Tournaments start at Noon.
All Tournaments start with double chips ($20,000 in Championship Event)
Nightly Tournaments at 7:15, $540 Buy-in
*Winners receives a $10,200 seat in the WPT Championship on January 19,
2006.
**Super Satellites - Offer as many $10,200 seats as possible into January
19th event.
***Champion receives a $25,500 seat in the WPT Championship at the Bellagio
April 2006.
Registration
and tournament begin January 9, 2006.
Gold Strike room rates are
$49.00. To make reservations
call (888)-24K-Play and ask for the poker room at ext. 1136.
Gold Strike Casino Resort is a wholly owned
subsidiary of MGM MIRAGEä,
the premier entertainment hotel and gaming company in the world. Located 30
minutes south of Memphis, Tenn., Gold Strike is providing a new standard of
excellence for Tunica casinos. The resort features 1,200 oversized luxury
rooms and suites, three restaurants, a refreshing spa and salon, an 800-seat
showroom, and 50,000 square feet of gaming space with 50 table games and
more than 1,400 slot machines. For information, visit Gold Strike’s website
at www.goldstrike.com.
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