Ladies Chicagoland Tournament in WSOP Circuit Event Draws 227 Female Entries CHICAGO, Oct. 28
CHICAGO, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The new 500 million-dollar Horseshoe
Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, today announced an impressive
final number of female entrants at this past Sunday's high-stakes action of
the World Series of Poker(R) circuit event. The third No-Limit Hold 'em $200
buy-in circuit event drew 227 entrants who generated a prize pool of $44,038.
"No other ladies event in the world gives the women this much play, but we
wanted to treat them equally with the men," noted Horseshoe's WSOP tournament
director Charlie Ceresi. Praise continued from the women as well; "I loved
the structure and starting chips and the 40-minute rounds," said Kelley "Sandy
Cheeks" Kiser who won a ladies WSOP circuit event at Horseshoe Southern
Indiana last April. "And the staff bent over backwards for us: they were
fabulous."
The competition was one to rival the men; as a result of the deep stacks
along with tight play, the women didn't get down to 10 players until 5:00
a.m., and it was decided to bring everyone back the next day at 4:00 p.m.,
rather than try to play through as originally scheduled. "This was a blast,"
chimed in Carol Jacobson from Whiting, Indiana. "I never had so much fun."
"We hoped our Chicagoland's first-ever World Series of Poker(R) ladies
circuit event would be successful," said Rick Mazer, Indiana Regional
President and General Manager, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. "We are so pleased
with the tremendous response. The ladies demonstrated such enthusiasm and
high-energy."
World Series of Poker(R) at Horseshoe has a total of thirteen tournament
events, with buy-ins ranging from $300 up to $5,000 for the no-limit Hold 'em
finale. The winner of the $5,000 championship will win cash plus a seat to the
World Series of Poker(R) Main Event, valued at $10,000, at the Rio All-Suites
Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in summer 2009.
Horseshoe Casino's World Series of Poker(R) circuit event schedule
follows:
Friday, October 24
Event No. 1: Noon-$345 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Saturday, October 25
Event No. 2: Noon-$555 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Sunday, October 26
Event No. 3: Noon-$1,100 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
Event No. 4: 3:00 PM-$235 Ladies Event (1 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Monday, October 27
Event No. 5: Noon-$555 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
Event No. 6: 3:00 PM-$235 PLO with $100 rebuys (1 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Tuesday, October 28
Event No. 7: Noon-$775 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
Event No. 8: 3:00 PM-$345 H.O.R.S.E. (2 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Wednesday, October 29
Event No. 9: Noon-$2,100 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
Event No. 10: 3:00 PM-$345 Omaha-8 (2 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Thursday, October 30
Noon-$555 Mega
3:00 PM-$555 Mega
7:00 PM-$555 Mega
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournament
Friday, October 31
Event No. 11: Noon-$5,150 No-Limit Hold 'em (3 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Saturday, November 1
Event No. 12: Noon-$555 No-Limit Hold 'em (2 day)
7:00 PM-$235 2nd Chance No-Limit Hold 'em Tournaments
9:00 PM-$120 Turbo Tournaments
Sunday, November 2
Event No. 13: Noon-$345 No-Limit Hold 'em (1 day)
Time TBA-Main Event Final Table
ABOUT THE WSOP
The World Series of Poker(R) (WSOP) is the largest, richest and most
prestigious gaming event in the world. Featuring a comprehensive slate of
tournaments in every major poker variation, the WSOP is poker's longest
running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2008, the event
attracted more than 58,000 entrants from 124 different countries to the Rio
All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and awarded more than $180 million in
prize money as players competed for the game's most coveted trophy, a WSOP
bracelet. Harrah's License Company, LLC., an affiliate of Harrah's
Entertainment, Inc., has owned and operated the WSOP since 2004 and over the
last five years, fostered an increase in player participation by nearly
300-percent. In addition, the WSOP has experienced groundbreaking alliances
in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully
expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World
Series of Poker Europe. For more information on the WSOP, please visit
http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com.
ABOUT HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded
casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, nearly 70 years
ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and
acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The
company's properties operate primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars and
Horseshoe brand names; Harrah's also owns the London Clubs International
family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and
value with its customers through a unique combination of great service,
excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and
technology leadership. For more information, please visit:
http://www.harrahs.com.
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