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Heheheheh. Yeah, I agree. Bad example. But, I do like the Gilpin for tourneys. For me, it's definitely worth the extra few bucks.
I would probaly also mention to plan ahead and arrive early - sometimes they sell out faster than you'd expect. I wound up playing the 9er that night because the 7pm was huge and sold out before I got there. That's never happened to me before.
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The reason that the 7pm is sold out, is because they (the Gilpin) are currently running their Fan Radio Promo, which they are now running on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays.
Top 10 percent advance to another event the End of August, and the winner of that one wins a seat to the WPT event in December.
You really have to get there NLT 5:30pm (when they open up the 7pm for selling seats) standing in line when it opens, in order to get your seat when the Gilpin is running their Fan promo:
http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...amp;Itemid=228
The Promo:
http://thegilpincasino.com/index.php...2&Itemid=0
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The Fan Poker Challenge III
Card sharks unite!
If you’re a poker player and are up for a challenge, join us for The FAN Poker Challenge III! The Challenge kicks off June 18 and
continues through August 30!
Monday ($60 buy-in), Tuesday ($60) and Thursday ($80)
No Limit Texas Hold‘em
Semifinals – August 27 and 28 at 7 pm
Finals – August 30 at 7 pm
Win CASH and prizes, including a poker table, gift certificates and trips for two to Las Vegas.
Grand prize is a seat at the 6th Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic in December at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Seats are limited. See Poker Room Supervisor for details.
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They are quite generous with your starting chippies too.
If I remember correctly the 60 buck event you get 6k in chips, and the 80 buck event you get 8k in chips (not so sure on the last one though, but you do get at least 6k in starting chips).
Link to their schedule here:
http://thegilpincasino.com/images/pd...hure8.5x11.pdf
which tells what tournaments that the Gilpin runs.
Be aware as well, that The Golden Gates also run events as well (though I've never played there before).