$500 Bounty On Chris Moneymaker At Meadows Poker Tournament

Posted by admin - 18/05/11 at 02:05 pm

The Steel City Classic poker tournament series at the Meadows Casino in Washington PA will feature a special bounty poker tournament this Friday May 20th at 8:00pm EDT.

Chris Moneymaker, 2003 WSOP (World Series Of Poker) main event champion and host of the Steel City Classic will play in the $175 bounty event. The Meadows Casino Poker room is offering a $500 bounty to the player that KO’s Moneymaker, while a standard bounty of $25 is placed on all other players.

Turnout is expected to reach over 200 entrants for this bounty event. The last three special monthly events at the Meadows brought in more than 500 entrants combined with prizepools exceeding $50K.

Sponsored by ESPN’s Division Of Poker radio show, the Steel City Classic series began Tuesday and will culminate in a $335 main event held on Saturday, May 21st at 1:30pm. Dan Harkenrider, host of the poker radio show said Moneymaker will arrive at the Meadows poker room on Friday afternoon and will be on hand for photo’s, autographs and to meet local poker players.

Moneymaker will be in the poker room all day Saturday as well, playing a cash game starting at 12 noon. Players will have a rare opportunity to watch and talk to Moneymaker as he plays in both cash and tournaments this weekend.

Live updates and chip counts on the poker tournament will be listed in the left sidebar of the Pennsylvania Poker Players blog. Further details on all events in The Steel City Classic are available by calling the poker room’s direct line at 724-503-1700.

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