The Day 1 Lowdown
A makeshift poker room has been created in the Harrah's New Orleans Theatre specifically for the Bayou Poker Challenge. Players will begin Day 1 with 10,000 worth of starting chips and play seven 75-minute levels, with a 15-minute break at the end of each level.
More than just prize money is at stake for the event's contestants and eventual winner. In addition to the dough, the champion will receive a $10,000 seat in this summer's World Series of Poker Main Event, $1,000 in expense money, and a gold WSOP Circuit championship ring.