Card Player Poker Tour To Team Up With Ocean's Eleven Casino For Three San Diego Classic Events In 2020The $250 Buy-In Quantum Tournament Events Are Scheduled For January, April, and July |
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Ocean’s Eleven Casino and the Card Player Poker Tour have joined forces to put on ten San Diego Classic events over the past four years. More than 8,200 entries have been made across those ten tournaments, with more than $2.1 million in prize money awarded.
Those numbers are only going to continue to grow, as the CPPT and Ocean’s Eleven are set to host three more San Diego Classic events in 2020. While not all details are yet finalized, the three events are currently scheduled to take place on Jan. 23-26, April 23-26, and July 23-26.
The $250 buy-in tournaments will have six starting flights to choose from, with two flights per day for the first three days of the event. Players can choose from the morning flight at 10 a.m., the evening flight starting at 6 p.m, or even play both flights each day! Players will also be able to take advantage of the popular Quantum Tournament structure of this event and buy-in directly on day 2.
The most recent running of this event took place in July of 2019. A total of 926 total entries were made in the event, with Brazilian poker pro Mateus Lessa earning $43,120 as the eventual champion. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner and World Poker Tour main event champion Erick Lindgren managed to make a run to the final table as one of the day 2 direct entries. Lindgren was ultimately knocked out in fifth place, earning $10,870 for his deep run in this event.
Here is a look back at the past ten CPPT Ocean’s Eleven San Diego Classic events:
| Date | Entries | Champion | Top Payout |
| 4/25/16 | 778 | Robert DeAgazio | $23,813 |
| 1/31/17 | 630 | Barry Knowlton | $17,157 |
| 4/24/17 | 920 | Shawn Busse | $48,910 |
| 7/23/17 | 910 | Barry Seidman | $38,873 |
| 1/29/18 | 691 | Scott ‘Brian’ Blount | $37,010 |
| 4/30/18 | 949 | David McCaw | $29,649 |
| 7/30/18 | 938 | Seth Brown | $46,870 |
| 1/29/19 | 823 | Matthew Welch | $41,300 |
| 3/28/19 | 728 | Adam Weinraub | $32,212 |
| 7/22/19 | 926 | Mateus Lessa | $43,120 |
About Ocean’s Eleven Casino
Ocean’s Eleven is Southern California’s only casino located along the Pacific Ocean on the Interstate 5 freeway. It sits less than a mile from some of the area’s most picturesque beaches. The casino first opened in 1997, and in the two decades that followed it has become the place to play in the San Diego area.
The property boasts 50 tables of the best poker and table games found anywhere in California with all the favorite poker games, including no-limit and limit hold’em, Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better and pot-limit Omaha. Popular table games available include Blackjack, Baccarat & Pai Gow Poker.
Haig Kelegian, the Ocean’s Eleven owner known as “The King of Clubs,” notes that, “It is not enough to be the largest poker room in the region. We have to offer the best action and the best service day in and day out.”
With its exciting array of games, amenities and promotions, Ocean’s Eleven Casino is the place to go for poker in the San Diego area. Check out the casino’s homepage to learn more. For additional information about the Card Player Poker Tour, visit the tour’s homepage.
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