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Live! Casino & Hotel To Host Maryland State Poker Championship
Maryland's first state poker championship, geared to local players, is scheduled for Jan. 3-13, 2019, at Live! Casino & Hotel.
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HANOVER, MD – The Poker Room at Live! Casino & Hotel is set to host the inaugural Maryland State Poker Championship, the first-ever regional tournament geared towards local players. The 19-event tournament will take place from Jan. 3 to Jan. 13, 2019.
An $1,100 buy-in with limited re-entries and smaller rakes will give Maryland’s amateur players and seasoned poker professionals the opportunity to compete for a $150,000 guaranteed prize pool. Leading up to the main event are more than a dozen primary events, including an opening-day tournament with another six-figure guarantee.
“Maryland has never had a tournament specifically created to cater to the state’s poker players of all levels," said Mike Smith, director of poker operations at Live! Casino & Hotel, in a statement.
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"We are excited to highlight our home-state pride and show competitors from across the nation how we specialize in first-class experiences and exceptional service at Live! Casino & Hotel,” he said.
Upcoming tournaments in the Poker Room include the WPT Deepstacks (March 15–25) and the WPT Maryland (Sept. 20 to Oct. 6). For more information on dates and buy-ins for each event, click here.
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