Mohegan Sun's upcoming Summer Showdown Poker Tournament features a $1 million guaranteed prize pool. This ten-day event, which features the largest confirmed poker prize pool in Mohegan Sun history, concludes with a three-day, $700,000 guaranteed no-limit hold 'em main event on August 1st.

"As with any tournament, we are extremely excited, but this one seems to be a bit more special as we are guaranteeing a million dollars-the largest prize pool in our history," said Bruce Dixon, Director of Poker for Mohegan Sun. "Since we opened our poker room last August, each tournament we've held has built a wave of momentum in terms of turnout and success and we expect July's tournament to reach even new proportions."

Similar to the Spring Showdown, which was held at the end of April, the Summer Showdown kicks-off with a $150,000 guaranteed no-limit hold 'em event on Wednesday, July 22, followed by a 7-card stud event on Thursday, July 23, and a second $150,000 guarantee on Saturday, July 25.

Sunday, July 26 features a special ladies-only event. The week continues with various no-limit and limit hold 'em cash events, and culminates with the three day main event starting July 30th. Buy-in for the main event is $2,000 with a $150 entry fee.

Weekly satellite qualifying tournaments for Mohegan Sun's Summer Showdown Poker Tournament begin on July 6 and run throughout the month of July until the tournaments begin on July 22. For a complete schedule or more information, call 1.888.226.7711 or visit www.mohegansun.com.