FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 29, 2012 Media Contact: Tony Astran, Publicity Manager Seneca Gaming Corporation Phone: 716-501-2066 E-mail: TAstran@SenecaCasinos.com
SENECA NIAGARA POKER ROOM HOSTS ‘FALL POKER CLASSIC’ AT SENECA NIAGARA CASINO & HOTEL NIAGARA FALLS, NY – Big money is on the table for the “Fall Poker Classic” this week inside the Seneca Niagara Poker Room at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. Seven tournaments will take place from October 29 through November 5 – including a headline main event tournament that starts Saturday, Nov. 3, at 11 a.m. Five of the seven poker tournaments start at 11 a.m., are limited to 500 participants and feature a no-limit Texas hold ‘em format with an ante—little blind—big blind structure. The first tournament on Monday, Oct. 29, also starts at 11 a.m. but will be a pot-limit Omaha-style event. The final tournament on Sunday, Nov. 4, starts at 3 p.m. and is a nolimit Texas hold ‘em event for women only. Blind amounts for all tournaments will increase at the start of each new round. The full schedule of tournaments, entry fees and guaranteed prize pools during Seneca Niagara Poker Room’s “Fall Poker Classic” is as follows: Monday, Oct. 29: $200 + $30 to enter, $15,000 in chips Tuesday, Oct. 30: $200 + $30 to enter, $15,000 in chips Wednesday, Oct. 31: $200 + $30 to enter, $15,000 in chips Thursday, Nov. 1: $300 + $40 to enter, $20,000 in chips Friday, Nov. 2: $500 + $50 to enter, $20,000 in chips Saturday, Nov. 3*: $1,000 + $80 to enter, $30,000 in chips *will resume Sunday, Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 (3 p.m. start time): $100 + $20 to enter, $10,000 in chips – WOMEN ONLY