Golden Nugget Grand Poker Series

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complete.


Golden Nugget Announces
'The Grand Poker Series'

January 29, 2008 by Haley Hintze

As a tie-in to this spring's upcoming poker
movie, The Grand, the Golden Nugget has
announced its 'The Grand Poker Series,'
which will run from June 6 – July 6, 2008.

The series is one of several lower-buyin options
available during this summer while the
World Series of Poker's seven-week run
draws thousands of players to Vegas.
The series features predominantly no-limit
hold'em events, but also sprinkles in some
Omaha and H.O.R.S.E. tourneys.

The buy-ins are designed to be generally
affordable for most bankrolls, with all events
falling between $200+25 and $500+50
excepting two events, the 'Grand Finale'
starting on July 5th, and the series opener,
a charity event hosted by Montel Williams
on June 6th. The buy-in for both of those
tourneys is $1,000+80.

Two other special events on the schedule
are a ladies tourney (June 9) and a
seniors event (June 23).

Bracelets will also be awarded to the winners
of the Grand Finale, the Ladies Event,
and the Montel fundraiser. All opening days
begin at noon Vegas time.

Here's the complete schedule for The Grand
Poker Series, at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas:

Date...Event #....Game.....Buy-In

6-6 Event 1 Montel Williams Poker Tournament
Benefiting MS $1,000 + $80

6-7 Event 2 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-8 Event 3 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-9 Event 4 GN Poker Queen Ladies $300 + $30

6-10 Event 5 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-11 Event 6 Pot-Limit Omaha 8/OB $300 + $30

6-12 Event 7 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-13 Event 8 No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

6-14 Event 9 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-15 Event 10 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-16 Event 11 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-17 Event 12 H.O.R.S.E. $200 + $30

6-18 Event 13 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-19 Event 14 Pot-Limit Omaha $300 + $30

6-20 Event 15 No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

6-21 Event 16 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-22 Event 17 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-23 Event 18 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

6-24 Event 19 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-25 Event 20 Limit Omaha 8/OB $200 + $30

6-26 Event 21 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

6-27 Event 22 No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

6-28 Event 23 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-29 Event 24 No-Limit Hold'em $500 + $50

6-30 Event 25 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

7-1 Event 26 H.O.R.S.E. $200 + $30

7-2 Event 27 No-Limit Hold'em $200 + $25

7-3 Event 28 No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

7-4 Event 29 No-Limit Hold'em $300 + $30

7-5, 7-6 Event 30 The Grand Finale $1,000 + $80