(Jun 17th, 2010)
THE POKERSTARS.NET NAPT ANNOUNCES TWO EXCITING NEW STOPS FOR SEASON 1
The PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT) today announced the addition of two new stops to its Season 1 schedule. The 2010 NAPT Tunica poker festival will take place at the legendary Gold Strike Casino Resort in Mississippi from July 31 – August 4, 2010. A few months later the NAPT will visit beautiful, sunny Southern California for NAPT Los Angeles, a festival scheduled for November 12 – 17, 2010 at the incredible Bicycle Casino, one of the largest poker rooms in the world.
“I've played at both locations in the past and there is a strong local presence in both LA and in Tunica. It's always really important for a tournament’s success to have a strong core of local players as it gives even more incentive to travel to the events when you know there will be big money on the line. I'm looking forward to playing in both events." said Negreanu - he is scheduled to be on hand for both of the new stops along with other highly renowned Team PokerStars.net Pros such as Vanessa Rousso, 2004 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer and 2009 WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada.
Each festival will feature a five-day Main Event with a US$5,000 buy-in. There will also be a broad range of fun and exciting side events catering to players of all bankroll levels. Up-to-date information on the events and schedules will be posted on www.napt.com. Team PokerStars.net Pro Daniel Negreanu expects the NAPT's success to continue in Tunica and Los Angeles, both of which are hotspots for North American poker.
“Gold Strike Casino Resort is very excited to team up with the NAPT and PokerStars.net. We feel this new partnership will bring poker to a new level in the South. Players will be able to play their favourite game against some of the biggest names in poker and enjoy the experience of our famous southern hospitality at the same time.” said Ken Lambert, Jr., MGM MIRAGE Mississippi Regional Director of Poker Operations
Season 1 of the PokerStars.net NAPT has proven to be a resounding success. The NAPT's first three festivals of Season 1 enjoyed tremendous support from players. Sixty different countries were represented in fields that numbered from 700 to 1,500.
The NAPT PokerStars Caribbean Adventure drew in a record-breaking 1,529 players with US based player Harrison Gimbel taking home $2.2 million for first prize, the NAPT Venetian title was won by 22yr old online player Tom Marchese for $827,648 and the NAPT Mohegan Sun seen local Vanessa Selbst best 716 players to win her biggest live tournament pay day to date for $750,000.
Players at all three events were treated to luxurious accommodation, amazing parties, and well-designed, professionally-run poker tournaments.
The easiest path to NAPT Tunica or NAPT Los Angeles is by winning a free tournament package on PokerStars.net. Packages for each individual festival will include the US$5,000 entry fee for the Main Event, accommodation for the duration of the festival and a stipend for travel expenses.
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