Stars and Stripes Series Starts Tomorrow at the Bike

The Stars and Stripes tournament series kicks off tomorrow at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California. There are 18 events with buy-ins ranging from $100-$500. The first event is a $100 buy-in no-limit hold’em tournament that starts at 1:15 p.m. Most events are no-limit hold’em, but there is also a couple Omaha eight-or-better events (April 11 and April 21 ─ $100 buy-ins), a seven-card stud eight-or-better event (April 15 ─ $100 buy-in), a pot-limit Omaha event (April 17 ─ $200 buy-in), and a limit hold’em event (April 23 ─ $200 buy-in).

The series also has $260,000 in guarantees. The first guaranteed tournament is event No. 3, a $100 buy-in no-limit hold’em rebuy tournament, and at least $100,000 will be in the prize pool. Event No. 4 is the Hillel Celebrity Charity Tournament. It is a $150 buy-in no-limit hold’em event with $20 rebuys. There is $10,000 guaranteed in this prize pool. The biggest guaranteed tournament is event No. 17, a $300 buy-in no-limit hold’em rebuy tournament. The prize pool is guaranteed to have at least $150,000 in it.

The series ends with a $100 buy-in Player Appreciation tournament where an extra $10,000 seat into the Legends of Poker is added to prize pool. The first-place finisher will take the entry along with their winnings. In order to play in this tournament, entrants must have played in another 2008 Stars and Stripes event.

Daily single-table satellites run at 11 a.m. Click here to view a complete schedule of events. For more information on the series, call (562) 806-4646 and ask for the poker room.

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