Eighteen players will receive prize money.įormer world poker champions Scotty 'the Prince' Nguyen (1998), Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson (2000) and Carlos 'the Matador' Mortensen (2001) entered the main event. The size of the field created a total prize pool of $877,850. After ten days of preliminary events which awarded over a million dollars in prize money to more than 200 poker players from several states and five different countries, the $5,000 buy-in championship event began today with 181 entries.
Jointly managed by the Rincon Tribal Council and Harrah's Entertainment, the 16-story luxury hotel and casino is one of southern California's most peaceful getaway destinations.īut the Rincon Poker Room has been far from peaceful this month. Harrah's Rincon is located about 40 miles north of San Diego, nestled in a lush mountain valley. Valley Center, CA (February 20, 2007) - For the third consecutive year, the World Series of Poker Circuit was hosted by the Harrah's Rincon Casino-Resort.
