Henderson, Nev.—Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino will be hosting five weekly Omaha Hi tournaments in their new, 22-table non-smoking poker room from Sunday, November 26 through Sunday, December 24, with total cash prizes of $35,000. A total of $5,000 will be given away each week, with a first place prize of $2,000. Entry into the tournament is free for participants who play a minimum of 15 hours of live Omaha Hi during the designated qualifying period. Each qualified player will receive $500 in tournament chips. Additionally, $200 will be awarded to any player that receives a royal flush during qualifying in live Omaha games. This will continue until a bonus pool of $10,000 has been distributed.
Tournament games will be held on Sundays at 11 am, with afternoon games at 2 pm if more than 50 players qualify. Players can call or stop by the poker room the Tuesday prior to the tournament to verify their time. The qualifying periods are as follows:
The first boutique luxury resort built off the Las Vegas Strip, Green Valley Ranch opened a $110 million expansion in October, the property’s third major expansion since opening in December 2001. New amenities include a 1,200 space parking garage; a new state-of-the-art 240-seat race & sports book, which boasts a 110 foot video wall powered by 18 projectors; a new 22-table 24-hour non-smoking poker room; more slot and video poker machines; two more restaurants, Tides Oyster Bar and Turf Grill; and an additional 14,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Opening by spring 2007 will be additional casino space and a 500-seat lounge and entertainment venue. Green Valley Ranch is located at 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway in Henderson, 702.617.7777.
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Morgan Gaspard
Public Relations Manager
Station Casinos, Inc.
(702) 495-4261
morgan.gaspard@stationcasinos.com