Get your game face ready, South Florida. And your unemployment checks. And your mortgage payment. And your kid's lunch money.
You might need it all if you plan on buying-in at the $1,600 main event during the World Series of Poker first-ever Florida circuit event.
This year, the World Series of Poker has chosen the Palm Beach Kennel Club in
West Palm Beach as the location for its only Florida-based circuit
event since the
state did away with its $100 cap on poker buy-ins late last year, a decision made in hopes of bringing in over $500 million in additional revenue.
It's good news for the
estimated 800 high-stakes poker players expected to participate daily in
the World Series' tenth national circuit event that began today and runs through March 1. Participants will be spending an average of $300 to
buy-in at the 10 ring-event.
And just what are
the chances the event's winner will be from Florida? According to a
WSOP representative, pretty good: the Sunshine State is one of the
country's top five sources for tournament players hoping to score a seat
at the final round National Championship in Las Vegas.
For more on the greyhound racing found at the kennel club, check out "Heartbreak at 45 mph," and read "Royal Flushed" for more on South Florida gambling.
For more on the greyhound racing found at the kennel club, check out "Heartbreak at 45 mph," and read "Royal Flushed" for more on South Florida gambling.
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