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Super Bowl Weekend Charity Poker Tournaments In Las Vegas Bring Out the Stars

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 01:36:27 +0000

It was an exciting weekend in Las Vegas as hundreds of thousands of football fans made their way to the city for the most-watched Super Bowl in history. As one might expect from a massive sporting event in the world’s gambling capital, poker made up an integral part of the Super Bowl weekend.

In addition to packed poker rooms on The Strip and beyond, two charity poker tournaments took place one at the exclusive Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl Party benefiting the Special Olympics and one hosted by the Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) to raise money for epilepsy and both were flocked by Hollywood stars, professional athletes and Poker Hall of Famers.

Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg's 37th Annual Super Bowl Party to Include Poker for the First Time

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 18:36:29 +0000

One of the premier and exclusive annual pre-Super Bowl parties, hosted by legendary sports agent Leigh Steinberg, will feature a poker tournament for the first time in the event’s 37-year history.

World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Jamie Gold has been selected by Steinberg to emcee the poker festivities. PokerNews, along with many A-list celebrities and athletes, will be in attendance Feb. 10 at Ahern Hotel just behind the Las Vegas Strip. All proceeds from the poker tournament will go directly to the Special Olympics.

Bar Poker Open Heads to Florida for the 2023 BPO World Championship

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Palm Beach Kennel Club’s poker room will be packed to the rafters between November 16-20, as the Bar Poker Open heads there for the Florida edition of its World Championship. The $365 buy-in invite-only Florida World BPO Championship has a guaranteed top prize of $50,000 and an estimated prize pool in the region of $150,000. PokerNews’ live reporters will be on the tournament floor throughout the festival.

The Bar Poker Open organizers expect over 3,000 entrants from more than 30 poker leagues and $1 million in anticipated prizes. Hold onto your hats because the Bar Poker Open World Championship in Florida will be massive.