2018 CPPT Live! Casino & Hotel: Winners of Events 15-16

The inaugural Card Player Poker Tour Live! Casino & Hotel kicked off on January 4, 2018 at what has been voted Maryland’s Best Casino five years running by Casino Player Magazine. The 16-event poker series ran from Jan. 4-14. The centerpiece of the whole schedule was the three-day $1,100 buy-in CPPT no-limit hold’em main event, that featured a $200,000 guarantee that was easily surpassed when the tournament attracted a total of 307 total entries to build a final prize pool of $307,000. Eric Ladny came away with the title and the top prize of $54,022 in the end, becoming the first CPPT champion of 2018.

Earlier in the week Card Player brought you a couple of recaps of the preliminary tournaments, first covering events 1-5, and then events 6-9,- and finally events 10-13.

After registration was closed in the main event, there were still two tournaments available for players to take one last shot at a title. The fifteenth tournament of the series was the $500 buy-in no-limit hold’em ‘Double Black Chip’ bounty event. A total of 46 entries were made, building a prize pool of $11,914 in addition to the $200 bounty that was on each player’s head. In the end the final bounty was collected by Brian Frasca, who earned a $4,647 payday. Frasca was fresh off of a 36th-place finish in the main event, and had also finished second in event 4 earlier in the week.

CPPT Event #15 – $500 NLH ‘Double Black Chip’ Bounty Final Table Results:

The final event of the series was the $240 buy-in no-limit hold’em turbo event. With 35 entries the tournament created a $7,245 prize pool, awarding the largest chunk of that to eventual champion Yousaf Tranam. Tranam struck a deal heads-up with Ezra Udoff that saw him secure the title.

CPPT Event #16 – $240 NLH Turbo Final Table Results:

It’s not just the tournament that will be offered at Live! The bustling 15,000-square foot, 52-table poker room spreads some of the best cash games in the country. Maryland’s poker revenue grew by 33 percent year-over-year in September 2017, making it the hottest poker cash game market in the nation.

Opening just three years ago, the Live! Poker Room is the largest in the state of Maryland, one of the biggest in the country, and is part of one of the fastest growing gaming complexes in the United States.

Conveniently located between Baltimore and Washington D.C., Live! Casino & Hotel is open 24/7/365, features more than 200 live action table games, approximately 4,000 of the latest slot machines, and two High Limit rooms. With the new addition of the luxury Live! Hotel and Event Center, opening Spring 2018, the casino’s strong gaming product will be paired with first-class accommodations, entertainment, dining, and its signature customer service – strengthening Live! as the preferred destination in this region. The 310-room hotel tower will feature thousands of square feet of versatile meeting space, as well as a spa, fitness center, concert venue and new shopping and dining options. About 2,000 additional parking spaces are also to be added to the property.

The property currently offers world-class dining and entertainment, including the Zagat-rated no. 1 steakhouse The Prime Rib; Bobby’s Burger Palace, from celebrated chef Bobby Flay; Morty’s Delicatessen, a traditional New York-style deli; Luk Fu, serving authentic Asian cuisine; The Cheesecake Factory; Phillips Seafood Express. Two new eateries include 8 at Luk Fu, featuring sushi and sashimi; and En Vivo, with classic varieties of soft tacos and burritos. A sizzling nightlife, including nightly entertainment at Live! Center Stage and the unique, interactive R Bar, completes the Live! experience.

Come to Live! Casino & Hotel where the poker action is great and anything can happen.
For reservations, call 443-445-2929 or 855-5MD-LIVE (855-563-5483); or click here

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