Party Pokeris to partner with ESPN Radio 710 and the Bicycle Casino
in the First Annual ESPN Radio 710 Mason & Ireland Celebrity Poker
Party on November 14.
Up to 700 participants are expected to compete in the No-Limit Hold
'em tournament for a guaranteed $25,000 first prize. Proceeds from
the event will benefit the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles.
Steve Mason and John Ireland, hosts of ESPN Radio 710's The Big Show with Mason & Ireland will host the tournament, which will include numerous celebrity players and up to 700 KSPN listeners and Childrens Hospital doctors.
The cost to buy into the tournament is $200 plus a $30 entry fee and players have the option to buy in multiple times should they be eliminated early.
The prize pool will be determined by the number of entries and cash prizes will be awarded to the top 45 positions based on order of finish. The first place winner will receive approximately forty percent of the total prize pool with a guaranteed minimum of $25,000. Fifteen percent of the prize pool will be donated to the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles.
The latest operational statistics on Party Poker, which is rumored to be about to go public in the UK make for interesting reading. Launched in August 2001, it now boasts more than five million users. The site typically hosts more than 65,000 simultaneous players playing an assortment of live classic poker games including Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi/Low, and Seven Card Stud and single and multi table tournaments.