Pokerstars.net Sponsors Exciting New North American Poker Tour
6 January 2010: PokerStars.net is delighted to announce the launch
of the long awaited PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour (NAPT).
The NAPT is the first major poker tour in North America created
by poker players for poker players with accessible buy-ins, expectations
for massive prize pools and thousands of players from around the
world all competing for millions of dollars. The NAPT will start
at the PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) in the Bahamas on
January 5, 2010.
Two further stops are already planned for the NAPT's inaugural
season, with more events to be announced soon. The NAPT Venetian
event in Las Vegas, Nevada, from February 20-24 will be the Main
Event of The Venetian's Deep Stack Extravaganza I; and the NAPT
Mohegan Sun Main Event in Uncasville, Connecticut, from April 7-11
will be the star feature of a spectacular new poker festival there
this Spring.
Both Main Event buy-ins will be $5,000 and like the PCA will feature
an exciting variety of side events with a broad range of buy-ins
to suit all players.
Joanna Krupa, famed from appearing on "Dancing with the Stars”
and "PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” will be
its TV host. It will feature the very best players from North America
and from around the world, including team members Joe Cada, Greg
Raymer, Vanessa Rousso and Daniel Negreanu who is among those who
have been eagerly awaiting the launch of the NAPT.
"I'm really looking forward to the launch of the NAPT. PokerStars.net
has done an excellent job sponsoring meaningful tournaments around
the world with the EPT, LAPT, APPT, and various other local tours
– and it's exciting to see them coming to my home town of
Las Vegas! With the addition of the NAPT, I'll have a chance to
play some tournaments on home soil, and I'm very excited about that,”
said Negreanu.
The Venetian Las Vegas and Mohegan Sun will provide perfect backdrops
for each of the Main Events, fitting destinations for what is expected
to be a popular tour. The Venetian is the largest property in the
country to receive AAA's Five Diamond and Mobil Four-Star Awards
and is home to The Grand Canal Shoppes, Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class
gaming, exquisite restaurants and a wide variety of entertainment.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest,
most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, and gaming, shopping
and meeting destinations in the United States.
PokerStars.net will provide the easiest possible way to qualify
for the tournaments with free packages up for grabs on PokerStars.net.
Daily NAPT Venetian freerolls are scheduled on PokerStars.net and
can be found in the PokerStars.net lobby under Events/Special. Here
players can win the $5,000 seat, plus accommodation, for absolutely
nothing.
About The Venetian Las Vegas (NAPT Venetian February 20-24, 2010):
The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the largest property in the country
to receive AAA's Five Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one
of the world's most luxurious resort and convention destinations.
Re-creating Venice's legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched
service and quality for leisure and corporate guests. Located in
the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand
Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and
singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming,
exquisite restaurants, and a wide variety of entertainment such
as Phantom-The Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group, David Spade
and Wayne Brady on its premises, as well as extensive convention
and corporate services. For additional information, visit www.venetian.com
and follow on twitter @venetianvegas.
About Mohegan Sun (NAPT Mohegan Sun, April 7-11, 2010):
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest,
most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping
and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres
along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan
Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence
and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront
of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711
or visiting mohegansun.com.
About www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world's largest poker site with more than
31 million members around the world. It's the first choice of the
world's top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else
with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net
than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle
of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the
biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
•The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players
worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any
poker tour
•The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the
shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest
tournament in the world outside the United States.
•The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players
in Latin and South America
•The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and
the Pacific
