Hansen Gray & Company Recruits Top Professional Players for Upcoming North American Poker Tour Event
Wednesday April 5, 10:38 am ET
LAS VEGAS, April 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hansen Gray & Company, Inc. (OTC: HGCP - News) hansengray.com subsidiary NAPP Tour, Inc., released the Hollywood Park Open tournament schedule for the upcoming North American Poker Tour event May 8th - May 20th, 2006.
The Hollywood Park Open takes place May 8th - 20th at the famed Hollywood Park-Casino. The tournament features over 25 money-added events culminating with a guaranteed $2,000,000 Prize Pool No-Limit Hold-em Championship Event. The NAPT events feature the top professional players in the world who will showcase their skills in their quest to become the first NAPT Champion.
Some of the professionals scheduled to compete in the $10,000 main event include Joseph Hachem (2005 WSOP Champion), Daniel Negreanu, Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Matusow, Michael Gracz, "Hollywood" Dave Stann, and Gavin Smith.
Qualifying tourneys are held daily starting on May 8th and continuing until May 15th. The NAPT will also be featuring two special tourneys including a $5,000 Chinese Poker 2-7 and a $5,000 Mixed Event. All qualifying tournaments and special events are open to the public. In order to play in the $10,000 Main Event, participants must be listed in the top 200 of Card Player or Bluff Magazine or win a qualifying tournament at Hollywood Park Casino.
The schedule of events include:
Daily (11 am) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $200+$0
May 8th - May 10th $5,000 Added Money
Daily (3 pm) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $200+$0
May 8th - May 14th $5,000 Added Money
Daily (7 pm) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $200+$0
May 8th - May 15th $5,000 Added Money
Thu, May 11th (11 am) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $300+$0
$10,000 Added Money
Fri, May 12th (11 am) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $500+$0
$10,000 Added Money
Sat, May 13th (11 am) - No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $1,000+$0
Sun, May 14th $10,000 Added Money
Sun, May 14th (11 am) - Mixed Event - No Rebuy $5,000+$0
Mon, May 15th $50,000 Added Money
Mon, May 15th (11 am) No-Limit Hold'em Satellite - $1,000+$0
No Rebuy
$10,000 Added Money
Mon, May 15th (3 pm) Chinese Poker 2-7 - No Rebuy $5,000+$0
$20,000 Added Money
Daily (7 pm) No-Limit Hold'em - No Rebuy $100+$0
Tue, May 16th - 20th
Tue, May 16th (11 am) No-Limit Hold'em Championship - $10,000+$0
Sat, May 20th No Rebuy
$250,000 Added Money
Hollywood Park Casino, located at world famous Hollywood Park Racetrack, the beautiful art deco-styled casino opened on July 1, 1994 to standing-room- only crowds. The first casino in the U.S. located at a racetrack, Hollywood Park-Casino combines the action and excitement of the most popular live casino card games with the thrill of live & simulcast thoroughbred wagering! In addition, Hollywood Park-Casino is home to the largest charity bingo hall this side of the Mississippi and a diverse range of entertainment and special events.
NAPP Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hansen Gray & Company, Inc. (OTC: HGCP - News), is an event management and television production company that promotes, manages, hosts and televises the NAPT professional poker tournaments. With its high-stakes competition, national reach, and the commitment of over 50 of the world's best players, the NAPP Tour will launch in May 2006. Distinguished as the first professional, standardized poker tour, professional poker players will be competing for multi-million dollar prize pools and the change to become the first NAPT Champion. NAPP Tour, Inc. will televise its events under the brands North American Poker Tour(TM).
Hansen Gray and Company, Inc. (OTC: HGCP - News) is a strategic venture capital firm that acquires or invests in companies, which through growth or acquisition, have the potential to become leaders in their respective markets.
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