PPC Poker Tour Adds First Stop in Mississippi; Visits Horseshoe Tunica August 20-24
From August 20-24, 2014, the PPC Poker Tour (PPC) will visit the Horseshoe Tunica for it��s first-ever stop in Mississippi. The six-event series will feature a $350 buy-in, $50,000 guarantee Main Event that will run from Fri., August 22 through Sun. August 24. In addition, there will be a $120 buy-in Senior Poker Tour event.
"Bringing the tour to Tunica shows how serious we are about expanding nationwide,�� said Sandy Swartzbaugh, Commissioner for the PPC. ��Combining our tour with the allure of Aruba, should create big excitement for Mississippi and surrounding area players. Win at Tunica, then off to Aruba for the ultimate ��Poker-Cation.��
To add more excitement, the Player of the Series will win a $5,000 PPC World Championship package which includes one (1) $2,200 buy-in, $200,000 guarantee Main Event entry; one (1) $200 buy-in, $15,000 guarantee entry; one (1) $100 buy-in, $5,000 guarantee 1st place entry, a seven-night stay at the Radisson Aruba Resort, plus $400 in travel expenses.
��We are excited to partner up with the popular PPC Poker Tour. Their vision to send players from all stops to Aruba is very appealing to players,�� said Lisa Crompton, Poker Room Manager- Horseshoe Tunica. ��They also have aligned themselves with the Senior Poker Tour and LIPS which creates events for every poker player. This will be a great series for players all around the region.��
The PPC, which hosted eight events in Season 1 and saw [Removed:65] defeat Joe Ebanks to win the 2013 PPC Aruba World Championship $2,500 Main Event, has more than 25 events on the schedule in 2014.
Here��s a look at the full PPC Horseshoe Tunica schedule:
For more on the PPC Poker Tour visit ppcpokertour.com.
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