FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Alex Pedersen
Manager, Communications & Media Relations
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905-371-7780
(Niagara Falls, ON) November 15, 2019 – Fallsview Casino Resort is proud to present the 2020 Fallsview Poker Classic in collaboration with the World Poker Tour (WPT®), February 16 through February 23. The series features four events culminated by the WPT Fallsview Poker Classic $5,000 Main Event happening February 21 to 23, 2020.The total prize pool for the World Poker Tour Fallsview Poker Classic event is estimated at $5 million.
This year’s event marks the seventh WPT Fallsview Poker Classic event. Last year’s CDN $5,000 Main Event saw a record-setting 602 entrants compete, with Demo Kiriopoulos taking home his first World Poker Tour title and the top prize of CDN $517,424.
In addition to the $5,000 WPT Main Event, the 2020 Fallsview Poker Classic schedule features $1,100 and $2,500 no-limit hold’em tournaments, plus a $1,500 Turbo Bounty Tournament.
Satellites have started and run daily at Casino Niagara’s Poker Room. As of February 15, 2020 all Satellites and Live Poker Games will take place at Fallsview Casino Resort in the Grand Hall.
Registration and Information
Fallsview Casino Resort offers several methods for players to register and learn additional information about the World Poker Tour® Fallsview Poker Classic events. Players can call the poker hotline at 1-866-5-POKER-5 (1-866-576-5375), or visit fallsviewcasinoresort.com.
Special room rates are available during the 2020 WPT Fallsview Poker Classic at the adjoining Hilton Niagara Falls / Fallsview Hotel & Suites on a limited basis. Call 1 (888) 370-0700 and mention promo code “poker” for the best available offers.
Full Event Schedule*
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*All figures in Canadian currency. Event |
Date(s) |
Location |
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$2,500 Super Satellite |
November 27, 2019 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$5,000 Super Satellite |
December 13, 2019 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$2,500 Super Satellite |
January 10, 2020 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$5,000 Super Satellite |
January 22, 2020 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$5,000 Super Satellite |
February 7, 2020 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$2,500 Super Satellite |
February 12, 2020 |
Casino Niagara Poker Room |
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$1,100 Event |
February 16-19, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
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$2,500 Super Satellite |
February 18, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
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$2,500 Event |
February 19-21, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
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$5,000 Super Satellite |
February 20, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
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$5,000 WPT Main Event |
February 21-23, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
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$1,500 Turbo Bounty |
February 22, 2020 |
Fallsview Casino Resort |
About Fallsview Casino Resort
Overlooking the world-famous Horseshoe Falls, Fallsview Casino Resort is an award-winning resort that has been offering premier entertainment and superior guest service since 2004. Featuring a CAA Four-Diamond Hotel with 374 luxury rooms and suites, Fallsview Casino Resort houses a large and impressive gaming floor with more than 3,000 slot machines and 130 gaming tables. Winner of the Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence and CAA’s Four-Diamond Award for its two signature restaurants, Ponte Vecchio and 21 Club Steak & Seafood, this vibrant resort property also features a full-service spa and fitness centre, a state-of-the-art 1,500-seat theatre, dozens of dining and shopping options and more than 30,000 square feet of meeting and convention space. Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara have been recognized as a “Hamilton-Niagara Top Employer” for nine consecutive years. For more information, visit fallsviewcasinoresort.com, join us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @fallsviewcasino or call 1-888-325-5788.
About World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour (WPT) is the premier name in internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand presence in land-based tournaments, television, online, and mobile. Leading innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, WPT ignited the global poker boom with the creation of a unique television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments. WPT has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories, and is currently producing its 18th season, which airs on FOX Sports Regional Networks in the United States. Season XVIII of WPT is sponsored by ClubWPT.com. ClubWPT.com is a unique online membership site that offers inside access to the WPT, as well as a sweepstakes-based poker club available in 35 states across the United States. WPT also participates in strategic brand license, partnership, and sponsorship opportunities. WPT Enterprises Inc. is a subsidiary of Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AESE). For more information, go to WPT.com.