The
Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino just completed its sixth annual Grand Poker
Series June 1 – July 4, 2013 in the property’s luxurious event center, The
Grand.
This
month-long series featured more than 270 poker tournaments including Omaha
high/low, HORSE, Badugi, Mixed Games, 7 Card Stud and plenty of heart-pounding
No Limit Hold ‘em action, as well as cash games, special tournaments for
seniors and ladies, and two signature bracelet events - the Poker Queen Ladies
Championship and the Grand Finale No Limit Championship.
With
increased player counts in each of its first five years, the 2013 Grand Poker
Series welcomed its highest number of participants yet with more than 25,000
players from all over the globe, including 371 players and a $360,000 prize
pool in the Grand Finale. The complete 2013 Grand Poker Series prize pool
totaled more than $2,000,000.
The
Golden Nugget crowned Robert “Guru” Kuhn as the Grand Finale Champion on
Thursday, July 4. Kuhn took home the first place prize of $86,367 in addition
to the gold and diamond Poker Shark bracelet. He outlasted a field of 371
players including over an hour of grueling heads up play to win the title.
One
lucky lady also took home the title of Poker Queen during the series. On June
29, Dianna Lee Norman bought in for $240 and won $17,782 and the gold and
diamond Poker Queen bracelet valued at $5,000 in a two day ladies-only
tournament.
In
addition to the Grand Finale and Poker Queen champions, the Golden Nugget
partnered with Poker Player Newspaper for a special Poker Player of the Year
Tournament which was held on July 4. The Poker Player tournament awarded
Christopher Wallace with the grand prize championship gold ring and trophy.
“What
makes the Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget so unique and successful is
that we listen to our players, watch the competition, and truly customize the
month-long event into what we believe is a great poker series of variety,
affordability, good play and friendly service,” said John Colville, director of
poker and developer of the Grand Poker Series.
The
Golden Nugget Las Vegas has been the home of such popular TV shows as Poker
After Dark on NBC, High Stakes Poker on GSN and Doubles Poker on GSN, as well
as the host casino for the popular WPT Boot Camp.
For
more information on The Grand Poker Series, visit www.goldennugget.com/LasVegas/play_grandpokerseries.asp.
How about a photo of Robert Kuhn at the table?
ReplyDeleteI know I looked for one:(
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