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SugarHouse Casino to host Philadelphia Poker Classic24 February 2017(PRESS RELEASE) -- Phil Hellmuth, a poker "Grudge Match" and $370,000 in guaranteed prize pools will all be at SugarHouse Casino for the 2017 Philadelphia Poker Classic (PPC). The series runs from 1—31 March, and will be highlighted with the return of the popular television series Poker Night in America, will include Phil Hellmuth, poker's all-time World Series Of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet leader. Poker Night will also feature the highly publicized heads-up Grudge Match between Mike Dentale and Cate Hall. "The Philadelphia Poker Classic has been in the works since we opened the Poker Night in America Poker Room," said Matt Glantz, poker room ambassador at SugarHouse Casino. "Having poker superstar Phil Hellmuth back at SugarHouse brings energy to the tournaments and cash games like nobody else can." The event schedule kicks off with the $100,000-Guaranteed SugarRush Challenge on 1 March and features the $200,000-Guaranteed PPC Main Event beginning 12 March. The PPC concludes with a series of one-day tournaments that finish 31 March. SugarHouse will introduce Locals Live, a $2—$5 no-limit hold'em game that will put local and regional players on-camera. Poker Night will capture the action, and all the high-stakes cash games that will feature Hellmuth, the 14-time gold bracelet winner. The cash game sessions will run 17—20 March. Poker Brat to Play in $200,000-Guaranteed PPC Main Event Phil Hellmuth will play in the $200,000-Guaranteed PPC Main Event where local players will have the chance to bet, raise and bluff the former WSOP Main Event champion. This will be the second time Hellmuth will play at SugarHouse Casino. In 2015, the "Poker Brat," as Hellmuth is known around the world, finished in 36th place in the casino's first $100,000-Guaranteed tournament that featured 711 entries. The main event buy-in is $500 on Day 1 and features seven starting flights beginning 12 March. Day 2 and the final table is Sunday, 19 March; event details include: $200,000-Guaranteed PPC Main Event – 12—19 March 2017
What began as a Twitter war has become a poker event for the entire world to see. Dentale and Hall have agreed to settle their differences on the felt with a heads-up Grudge Match. The best-of-three series will be staged at SugarHouse Casino and be live-streamed on a thirty-minute delay on 19 March. The event will be recorded for television by Poker Night in America for later viewing in 2017 on the CBS Sports Network. The tale of the tape
SugarHouse Casino is introducing a new cash game format to join the Poker Night in America schedule. Locals Live is giving local and regional players the chance to compete on-camera in a $2—$5 no-limit hold'em game. The local sessions will be 20 March, with registration for a chance to play beginning earlier in the month. Poker Night's high-stakes cash games will be the lead-up to Locals Live, with Hellmuth headlining the list of competing pros. He will compete against Dentale and Hall, as well as others including:
Philadelphia Poker Classic Including the $200,000-Guaranteed PPC Main Event, the series will feature 23 different tournaments, plus eight satellite qualifiers into the main event throughout March. The series offers games of no-limit Texas hold'em and pot limit Omaha, with events designated specifically for women and seniors, plus many other tournaments. In addition to the PPC Main Event, highlights of the series include:
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