California tournament details announced
World-class poker looks likely to join surfing and sunshine as one of the great products of the state of California.
Soon after San Francisco psychologist Jerry Yang took the top title at the 2007 World Series of Poker - following on from the 2006 victory of Jamie Gold, from Los Angeles - it has been confirmed that the forthcoming California State Championship will be the biggest ever.
Set to take place at the LA Commerce Casino, the event will feature a variety of tournaments in the world’s largest poker room, with players from outside of the state invited to try their luck against some of the West Coast’s finest.
For 20 days from September 4th, 19 events are scheduled to take place, with buy-ins ranging from $220 to $2,580 for the main event and the organisers have confirmed that jackpots of at least $300,000 are guaranteed for the September 16th and 23rd events.
Cheri Dokken, director of the Commerce Casino Tournament, said: “The California State Poker Championship is a great opportunity for a West Coast poker player to establish a name.
“Winning this event says you’ve arrived.
“The competition is strong and the rewards ample. With the high-quality poker at the California State Championship might even be incubating the next WSOP or WPT champion.”