Last February 27, 2007, Sacramento poker player, Long Do, was the grand winner of the Championship No Limit Texas Hold'em poker tournament held at the Jackson Rancheria Casino. Long Do took home a total of $20,250 in prizes.
On May 14, 2007, at the World Series of Poker Main Event Package Tournament, the next tournament to be hosted by the Jackson Rancheria Casino, players will be eligible to win the chance to play poker at the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
A total of six $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event packages will be given to the players. Qualifying Satellite Tournaments worth $60 are held every Monday at 7:30 p.m. and will continue until May 7, 2007.
A seat worth $550 will be given for every 10 players that join the satellite event. At the completion of the final satellite tournament on May 7, 2007, any remaining seats can be bought by interested players for about $550 and up to the maximum of 150 total seats at a WSOP Main Event Package Tournament.
03/20/2007, Tuesday
Todd Sanders