World Poker Tour® Returns to Exotic South Africa from November 6-16

WPT® Emperors Palace Poker Vintage Attributes $ three,five hundred WPT Principal Function, $ six,000 Higher Roller, and Unparalleled Off-the-Felt Routines

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Los Angeles, CA (Oct 2, 2014) &#8212 For the 3rd consecutive time, Planet Poker Tour® returns to Johannesburg, South Africa for the WPT® Emperors Palace Poker Basic. The $ three,500 get-in WPT Major Function kicks off on November 14, headlining a jam-packed 11-day poker festival from November 6-sixteen at Emperors Palace Lodge On line casino Conference Resort that attributes a $ 1,500 purchase-in six-max tournament, a $ 6,000 purchase-in substantial roller, and a winner-take-all $ 2,two hundred buy-in 5-max shootout.

Last calendar year, neighborhood Daniel Brits outlasted a discipline of 191 entries to get the Period XII WPT Emperors Palace Poker Classic Main Function, earning $ 132,128, and German Dominik Nitsche was victorious in Year XI, beating a subject of 230 entries to acquire $ 206,153. Many best professionals have already been confirmed for the Season XIII WPT Emperors Palace Poker Basic, such as WPT Champions Clubâ„¢ member Chris Moorman, Year VIII WPT Player of the Yr Faraz Jaka, 2012 WSOP Major Function runner-up Jesse Sylvia, and a few-time WSOP bracelet winner and WPT Monster Invitational 3rd-area finisher Vanessa Selbst.

“I’m actually fired up for the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Traditional,” said Selbst. “The facet tournaments and the WPT Primary Celebration assure to be excellent functions, and I have always needed to be able to discover South Africa. A poker vacation for the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Basic would seem like the ideal way to do it!”

No-limit hold’em and pot-restrict Omaha cash game titles ranging from $ one/$ 2 to $ twenty five/$ 50 are obtainable each and every day, and everyday satellites for the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Basic get started on Oct 17. Players can qualify for the WPT Major Celebration for as little as 600 Rand (around $ 53). To see the whole satellite plan, click on right here.

Off of the felt, gamers can take pleasure in breathtaking safaris at Ivory Tree Lodge, Black Rhino Park, and Sabi River Resorts planet-course golf at Arabella Region Estate and Hermanus Golf Course a cultural tour of the historic city of Soweto and mouth-watering eating at Cube Tasting Kitchen area, moyo, and the dozens of fine dining and up to date eateries obtainable at Emperors Palace.

“I’m delighted with the early response from the two nearby and global gamers for the forthcoming WPT Emperors Palace Poker Basic. We have far more than fifty satellites scheduled, so we will have a great blend of gamers from all close to the entire world with various poker variations and abilities,” said Shuffle Up Poker CEO Gary Lentin. “We have extra a Maxi-Stack and Turbo accumulator to the nine facet events, which are quite well-liked, and we are supplying a VIP hostess provider and an lodging price reduction to all intercontinental players that use WPT as a scheduling reference.”

Players can save on resort accommodations the for a longer time they stay in South Africa. Guests being for the complete 10 days can receive 35% off, visitors staying for seven times can obtain 25% off, and visitors being for 4 days can receive 15% off their lodge rate. Discounted rooms need to be booked through Kayla Beytel – kayla@shuffleuppoker.com. Additional data on all of the activities and amenities offered can be identified at www.shuffleuppoker.com.

“Emperors Palace is happy to welcome again the Globe Poker Tour for the WPT Emperors Palace Poker Vintage,” mentioned Peermont Gaming Chief Functioning Officer Bob Yearham. “Since we commenced our relationship with the WPT, Emperors Palace has taken poker in South Africa to its maximum and best level at any time. Over the previous a few many years, we’ve captivated the most entrants ever, hosted the greatest poker players in the globe, and compensated out more than 40 million Rand in prize money to our players.”

WPT President Adam Pliska provides, “Johannesburg, South Africa has captured the creativeness of our gamers, and Emperors Palace is planet-course venue that offers a special blend of poker and journey. Our international players have liked traveling to the Southern Hemisphere the past two seasons, discovering the gorgeous safaris and venturing to different cultural hot places when they are not taking part in. With an even a lot more various schedule of functions this 12 months, the Period XIII WPT Emperors Palace Poker Basic is primed to be another amazing occasion.”

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