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Las Vegas Summer Tournament Poker Scene Heating Up Without WSOP
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The Las Vegas poker scene is thriving this summer despite the absence of a World Series of Poker, which was moved to the fall due to continued COVID-19 protocols. With massive events at Wynn and Venetian underway or on the horizon, the poker industry in town is booming almost like a normal summer.
Wynn is currently hosting one of the largest non-WSOP Main Event $10k’s in Las Vegas poker history. (Image: CardsChat News)
Over at Venetian, the DeepStack Championship Series, a Las Vegas summer staple, the Mid-States Poker Tour already hosted two events this month. Harlen Miller, a 63-year-old from North Dakota, shipped the first one (June 2-7), beating out an enormous field of 2,790 runners to win the $1,100 buy-in event for $367,801.
South Point in Las Vegas to Host Benny Binion Shootout Tournament this Summer
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South Point, a card room just south of the Las Vegas Strip, will honor a gambling icon with a $256,000 guaranteed poker tournament this summer. The $2,200 buy-in Benny Binion Summer Shootout takes place from June 10 to June 12 and adds another exciting event to the already stacked Las Vegas summer poker schedule.
Benny Binion is one of Las Vegas’ most iconic figures. (Image: Las Vegas Sun)
Binion, who died in 1989, opened the famous Binion’s Horseshoe and Casino in Downtown, Las Vegas 70 years ago. The legendary casino was home to the World Series of Poker until 2005 when it moved to the Rio.