Card Player Poker Tour Venetian DeepStack Showdown $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event Gets Underway FridayThe $3,500 Buy-In Event Will Run From Dec. 14 - 16 |
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The Card Player Poker Tour has teamed up with The Venetian in Las Vegas for the second year of the DeepStack Showdown poker tournament series. The 30-event festival runs from Wednesday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 16, with more than $1 million in guaranteed prize money on the line. The centerpiece of the whole series is the $500,000 guaranteed CPPT main event. The $3,500 buy-in three-day tournament is set to get underway at noon on Friday, Dec. 14. This peerless event, in tandem with the famous hospitality and amenities of The Venetian, is the must-attend poker event that poker players have been waiting for.
Players will start out with 40,000 in chips and enjoy 60-minute blind levels. Day 1 will see 10 levels played. Registration and re-entry will be available through the start of level 13 on day 2. The event will utilize the popular big-blind ante format.
The 2017 running of this tournament saw Mike Dentale overcome a field of 235 entrants to win the $185,061 first-place prize. The tournament’s $740,250 prize pool easily surpassed the $500,000 guarantee, and tournament officials are expecting more of the same this year.
You can check out the structure sheet for the main event by clicking the image below:
About The Venetian
Of course, The Venetian’s offerings don’t stop at just tournaments. Cash games, as well as 24-hour tableside food service from the Grand Lux Cafe, keep players sated and excited. At The Venetian, players enjoy a comfortable waiting area, a smoke-free environment, huge TV displays visible from every table in the room, and even charging outlets at each player’s seat for phones and tablets for those who like to Tweet their victories.
At The Venetian Las Vegas, poker isn’t just a game; it’s a passion. Attention to detail is the guiding principle of the poker team, who goes to great lengths to ensure that events run effortlessly and feature a broad range of cash games, the most luxurious venue in Las Vegas, and staff who know players on a first-name basis. The all-suite accommodations, impeccable restaurants, and world-class entertainment are just the tip of the iceberg, and wonderful preludes to one of the most high-energy and rewarding poker events in Las Vegas. Don’t miss the DeepStack Showdown this December.
For information about the DeepStack Showdown and the CPPT visit the tour homepage.
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