World Poker Challenge in Reno Starts SundayLast Year, the $5,000 Buy-in Event Attracted 592 Players |
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The World Poker Tour's World Poker Challenge is scheduled to start Sunday at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, and if this year is anything like last year, the winner will walk away from the event with more than $1 million for his or her $5,000 buy-in.
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Last year, Mike Simon outlasted 591 players to win the $1,052,890 prize. The best-known pro to make it to the final table was Barry Greenstein, but luckily for Simon and the rest of the final table participants, Greenstein was the first to go.
This year, the event runs from March 23 to March 28. Last year's entries generated a prize pool of more than $2.8 million, and this year's prize pool is expected to be in the same ball park.
Two days after the World Poker Challenge, The WPT jets to the east coast for the Foxwoods Poker Classic, which starts March 30. After that, it heads back to Nevada for the $25,000 WPT World Championship, which starts April 21.
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