ONE UNFORGETTABLE CHAMPIONSHIP AUGUST 22- SEPTEMBER 2 AT THE UNFORGETTABLE BEAU RIVAGE RESORT & CASINO BILOXI, Miss

June 26, 2013 Beau Rivage Resort & Casino presents the Gulf Coast Poker Championship August 22- September 2, 2013. The Gulf Coast Poker Championship is a poker players dream with $200,000 in guaranteed prize pools and 48 tables. The main event is a $1,500+$80 No Limit Holdem event that will be spread out over 12 action-filled days with buy-ins from $100 up to $1,500. The tournament will kick off with the $200,000 guaranteed $300+$40 No-Limit Holdem Event No.1, Aug. 23-25. During the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, there will be daily No-Limit Holdem Tournaments and $80+$20 Mega Satellites with $40 re-entries. Daily events with exciting game formats, including No Limit Hold-em 6 Handed Knockout Bounty, No Limit Holdem, Limit Omaha 8 or Better, and Limit Holdem. Nightly events include: $80+$20 No Limit Holdem, 7 p.m. August 23-31 and $80+$20+$10 Mega Satellites with $40 re-entries for Championship Event, 5 p.m. August 23-28. Theres something for everyone with special events for ladies and seniors. The ladies event ($200 + $30) is on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 4:00 p.m. The seniors No Limit Holdem event ($300 + $40) is on Monday, August 26 at 11:00 a.m. Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Aug. 22 and is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Nightly even registration, opens two hours prior to the start of the tournament. Play and stay with a special $59 weekday and $99 weekend room rates. For blind structures and other details, visit beaupoker.com. Upcoming poker tournaments at MGM Resorts International Mississippi include: Gold Strike Winter Poker Classic - October 3 - November 10, 2013 Million Dollar Heater - January 3-15, 2014 Spring Break Poker Classic - March 27-April 7, 2014 Gulf Coast Poker Championship - August 21-Septmber 1, 2014 Call 1.888.567.6667 for reservations. Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/beaurivagepoker. ###
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, MGM Resorts Internationals 1,740 -room destination resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, offers AAA Four-Diamond accommodations, 10 restaurants, a spa & salon, an upscale shopping promenade, 50,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a 1,550-seat showroom and Fallen Oak, a Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Visit www.beaurivage.com or call (888) 567-6667. CONTACT: Mary Cracchiolo Spain, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, 228-386-7134, mcracchiolo@beaurivage.com