History in the Making
The Horseshoe Casino in Bossier City is celebrating the end of summer with the Southern Poker Open by RunGood Events.
The Texas hold'em tournament will be the first land-based poker tournament in property history, which will take place in the Horseshoe's Riverdome facility. The event offers a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with a $420 buy-in; or, players can win a seat into the event via one of three $100 satellites. Five Day 1 flights are scheduled with surviving players returning on Sunday at noon to play down to a champion. For the full schedule of flights and satellites, click here.
The first flight of the event is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday. Players buying into the event will begin their tournament with 20,000 chips and must survive twelve 30-minute levels to make it through to Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 (approximately 10:30 p.m. local time). The structure employs the big-blind ante, for faster play throughout the event. For the full structure sheet, click here.
PokerNews will be on hand to cover this event from start to finish with player stories, monster pots, photos, and more.