The Venetian to become new "Home" of the NPL The National Poker League, an international poker organization, announced that they joined forces with The Venetian Resort~Hotel~Casino in Las Vegas to host the 2007 Vegas Open, scheduled November 24- 30, and the World Championship Tournament on December 3.
The Venetian Poker Room will also serve as home base for the NPL Broadcast Center for all 26-episodes of the NPL television series, set to more than 100-million viewers.
"We are extremely honored and excited to partner with The Venetian as The Venetian Poker Room offers poker players a stylish and comfortable environment for our player-friendly tournament," exclaimed Robert Huxley, vice president of poker operations for NPL. "By making The Venetian the new home of the NPL, we are assured to provide players with a magnificent poker room and a resort that offers the very best Las Vegas has to offer."
"We are delighted NPL has chosen The Venetian Poker Room to be the official home of the 2007 Vegas Open and the World Championship Tournament," stated Kathy Raymond, director of poker room operations. "This is truly exciting as we have worked hard to build a reputation of hosting well-structured, exciting poker tournaments run by a staff that is both friendly and knowledgeable. The NPL tournaments are a perfect match for what our players have come to expect from The Venetian Poker Room."
Vegas Open
The Second Annual NPL Vegas Open returns to Las Vegas at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino for a week of exciting no-limit, Texas hold'em tournaments beginning Sunday, November 25 and concluding Sunday, December
2. The winner takes home a unique Silver-plated "Vegas Open Cup" that has been designed especially for the NPL.
World Championship Tournament
The World Championship Tournament wraps up this year's global circuit of NPL sponsored poker tournaments. Winners from each of the global events listed below will return to the Venetian for a $15,000 buy-in on December 3.
A complete schedule of the 2007 NPL Global Circuit Tournaments is as follows:
• ASIA OPEN, Manila. . . . . . Oct. 10-14
• AUSTRALIA OPEN/Pokernews
Cup, Melbourne . . . . . . . . Oct. 21-29
• VEGAS OPEN,
Las Vegas . . . . . . . . .Nov. 24-Dec. 2
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP,
Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 3-5
