The Grand Poker Series Is Back at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas on May 27
The eighth edition of the annual Grand Poker Series kicks off at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on Wednesday, May 27. The series is set to keep poker players busy until July 3 with an action-packed tournament schedule and a guaranteed prize pool of $1,600,000.
Considered to be among the best tournament series for low-stakes tournament players, the Grand Poker Series features a 56-event schedule with buy-ins ranging from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $560. The events are sure to attract large fields made up those that love the series and a number of the players in Las Vegas for the 2015 World Series of Poker.
"We have created a series of events that are attractive to both the novice and advanced player," Vice President of Casino Operations at the Golden Nugget Jason Sides said. "It offers players affordable buy-ins, great structures and over a million dollars in guaranteed money."
Highlighted by a $560 Main Event with a $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, the Grand Poker Series features 11 different $100,000 guaranteed tournaments with a $350 buy-in. The 2015 edition of the series also includes nearly 20 tournaments that are in forms other than hold'em, including two H.O.R.S.E. events.
This year, the events included in the Grand Poker Series will feature new blind structures and payout percentages, as well as each tournament now having a tiered blind structure. In a note sent to the media, the organizers explained that the first eight levels will have 30-minute blinds, while levels nine through the final table will have 45-minute blinds. Every final table will have 60-minute blind levels.
The 2015 Grand Poker Series also marks the first step of a cooperation between the Golden Nugget and the Ante Up Poker Tour, as the co-owner of Ante Up Poker Media Scott Long explained: "The Golden Nugget has long been one of my favorite places to relax and play while in Las Vegas. We’re beyond thrilled that this relationship now takes us to one of grandest resorts in the most exciting gaming city in the world."
As a result of this cooperation, the series will receive an extensive media coverage by Ante Up Magazine, while the winner of the 2015 Main Event will be rewarded with one ticket to the 2015 Ante Up World Championship Main Event.
Here's the full schedule of the 2015 Grand Poker Series at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas:
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #1: Omaha/8 | $240 |
| May 27 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #2: Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em | $240 |
| May 28 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #3: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| May 29 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #4: Omaha/8/Stud/8 | $240 |
| May 29 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #5: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| May 30 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #6: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| May 31 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #7: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 1 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #8: H20 (Pot-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit 2-7 Single Draw/Pot-Limit Omaha) | $240 |
| June 1 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #9: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 2 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #10: HORSE | $240 |
| June 2 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #11: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 3 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #12: Pot-Limit Omaha | $240 |
| June 3 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #13: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 4 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #14: No-Limit Hold'em Six Max | $240 |
| June 4 | 5 p.m. | EVENT #15: PPC Aruba Super Satellite | $175 ($4,000 package guaranteed) |
| June 5 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #16: Triple Stud | $240 |
| June 5 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #17: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| June 5 | 5 p.m. | EVENT #18: PPC Aruba Super Satellite | $175 ($4 |
| June 6 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #19: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 7 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #20: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 8 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #21: Pot-Limit Omaha/8 | $240 |
| June 8 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #22: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 9 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #23: HORSE | $350 |
| June 9 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #24: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 10 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #25: Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | $560 |
| June 10 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #26: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 11 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #27: No-Limit Hold'em Six Max Championship | $560 |
| June 12 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #28: Stud/8 | $240 |
| June 12 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #29: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| June 13 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #30: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 14 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #31: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 15 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #32: Stud | $240 |
| June 15 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #33: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 16 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #34: 8-Game Mix (No-Limit Hold'em/Limit Hold'em/Razz/Stud/Stud-8/Pot-L imit Omaha/Omaha-8/2-7 Triple Draw) | $240 |
| June 16 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #35: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 17 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #36: No-Limit Heads-Up Championship (256-player max) | $560 |
| June 18 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #37: Limit Hold'em | $240 |
| June 18 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #38: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 19 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #39: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 20 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #40: Seniors Championship | $240 |
| June 21 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #41: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 22 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #42: HORSE Championship | $560 |
| June 22 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #43: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| June 23 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #44: Pot-Limit Omaha/8 | $350 |
| June 23 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #45: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 24 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #46: No-Limit HORSE | $240 |
| June 24 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #47: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 25 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #48: Ladies $1 | 250 Survivor |
| June 25 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #49: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| June 26 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #50: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 27 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #51: Ladies Championship | $240 |
| June 27 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #52: Black-Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold'em | $350 |
| June 28 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #53: No-Limit Hold'em | $350 ($100,000 guaranteed) |
| June 29 | 11 a.m. | EVENT #54: Stud-8/Omaha-8 Championship | $560 |
| June 29 | 1 p.m. | EVENT #55: No-Limit Hold'em | $150 |
| June 30 | 11 a.m. | MAIN EVENT DAY 1A | $560 ($500,000 guaranteed) |
| July 1 | 11 a.m. | MAIN EVENT DAY 1B | $560 ($500,000 guaranteed) |
| July 2 | 11 a.m. | MAIN EVENT DAY 1C | $560 ($500,000 guaranteed) |
| July 3 | 11 a.m. | MAIN EVENT DAY 2 | $560 ($500,000 guaranteed) |
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