Apr 12, 2010 | Breaking News, Gaming
New Haven product Vanessa Selbst is crowned 2010 PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event Champion with a $750,000 payday
In professional sports, few things are sweeter than winning the biggest game of your career on home turf. New Haven, Connecticut native Vanessa Selbst now knows the feeling.
A 50-minute drive on I-95 will take you from New Haven to Uncasville, Connecticut, home of Mohegan Sun; the second largest casino in the United States and host of the 1st annual PokerStars.net NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. The five-day, $5,000 buy-in championship Main Event attracted 716 runners from more than 20 countries, smashing records for both attendance and total prize pool ($3,264,244) for a poker tournament at Mohegan Sun.
At the end of Day 1, Selbst finished second in chips, behind then leader David Williams. From there, she never dropped lower than third in chips at any point in the tournament and put on a clinic in deep-stack poker at the final table, en route to earning the largest payday of her career.
“It feels awesome (winning close to home). The most meaningful part of this for me was definitely having a lot of my friends that don’t play poker and a lot of my friends from law school see this, and my girlfriend was able to come,” Selbst said. “It was just really great to have everybody here and to see this. This is the hugest moment that I’ve had in poker so far, so it was really nice to have everybody so close.”
The 25-year-old is working toward a law degree in civil rights at her undergraduate alma mater, Yale University, and despite being $750,000 richer, Selbst said she has every intention of finishing school. When asked where this accomplishment ranks amongst her poker accolades, Selbst replied “This is at the top. I mean, I know that a bracelet is supposed to be prestigious, but let’s be honest… That was $230 grand, and this is $750 grand, so… You can’t argue with the dollar signs.”
A wealth of PokerStars.net Players reached the final table including Main Event runner-up Michael Beasley ($428,000), Scott Seiver (4th, $190,000), Derek Raymond (6th, $115,000), Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy ($85,000) and Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar (8th, $60,244).
Four new members of Team PokerStars Canada made their debuts at the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event. Greg Debora, Marcello Del Grosso, Pat Pezzin and Anh Van Nguyen joined Daniel Negreanu and Darus Suharto to form a new-look Canadian team, expected to compete at future NAPT stops. Del Grosso had the most profitable debut of the new Team Pros, cashing in 89th place, good for a $7,500 payday.
Team PokerStars USA members Vanessa Rousso and Dennis Phillips also cashed in the main event; Rousso in 10th place ($47,000) and Phillips in 86th place ($8,500). Rousso’s performance was especially noteworthy, as she managed to best her 25th place finish at NAPT Venetian ($18,080) back in February.
FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS:
1st: Vanessa Selbst (USA) – $750,000
2nd: Michael Beasley, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $428,000
3rd: Michael Woods (USA) – $240,000
4th: Scott Seiver, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $190,000
5th: Alistar “Al” Melville (Canada) – $150,000
6th: Derek Raymond, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $115,000
7th: Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $85,000
8th: Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar, PokerStars.net Player (USA) – $60,244
The NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event final table was streamed on a five-minute delay over the Internet via NAPT Live at www.napt.com/tv.
The 2010 NAPT Mohegan Sun tournament series concludes on Tuesday with the final table of the $25,000 buy-in High Roller Bounty Shootout, which starts at 12:00pm EST on Monday, April 12th. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein and Jason Mercier are all expected to play.
Both the NAPT Mohegan Sun Main Event and the $25,000 High Roller Bounty Shootout will be broadcast on ESPN2; dates airing TBD. The next stop on the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour will be announced soon.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
About www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 32 million members around the world. It’s the first choice of the world’s top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
*The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour
* The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest tournament in the world outside the United States.
*The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players in Latin and South America
* The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and the Pacific
PokerStars.net is also home to an elite team of sponsored players– a group of established and up-and-coming players that travel the world competing in international tournaments. For a full list, visit http://www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars/.
Mar 18, 2010 | Breaking News, Gaming
PokerStars.NET AND MOHEGAN SUN GEAR UP FOR NORTH AMERICAN POKER TOUR $25K HIGH ROLLER BOUNTY SHOOTOUT EVENTNAPT Mohegan Sun High Roller event taking place April 12th and 13th.
All eyes will be on Connecticut in April when Mohegan Sun in Uncasville plays host to the third stop of the PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour.
The sixteen-day poker festival will feature some of the best players in the world competing in top-notch events including a $25,600 two-day High Roller Bounty Shootout. Not only will players gain a $5,000 bounty every time they knock out an opponent, but PokerStars.net is adding a seat into the next High Roller Bounty Shootout for the player who collects the most bounties – a prize worth almost $30,000, including accommodations.
The High Roller tournament combines both bounty and shootout formats. Round one on April 12th involves nine tables of nine players, with the first place finisher from each table competing in the winner-takes-all final on April 13th. All the finalists will get $50,000. The remainder (less all the bounties) goes to the overall winner.
Team PokerStars.net Pro Daniel Negreanu said, “I had the opportunity to play in the first High Roller Bounty Shootout at NAPT Venetian in February and I have to say it’s an incredibly exciting format. I am really looking forward to the chance to play again at NAPT Mohegan Sun – and reach the final this time! It’s going to be a great event.”
To give many players an opportunity to play in the High Roller Bounty Shootout event, Mohegan Sun has scheduled a special $5,250 Super-Satellite qualifying tournament at noon on Sunday, April 11th. PokerStars.net is guaranteeing ten (10) $25,600 entries as prizes in this Super-Satellite, with $51,200 (2 entries) added to the prize pool. At least one in-five entrants are guaranteed to win their way through to the High Roller Bounty Shootout event through this Super-Satellite.
The North American Poker Tour is an inaugural event to Mohegan Sun with 37 poker events over 16 days. The tournament will feature the $5,000 buy-in Main Event as well as the $25,600 buy-in Bounty Shootout event, both of which will be produced for a total of four hours for future broadcast on ESPN2 and be hosted by Joanna Krupa of Dancing with the Stars. The Main Event takes place April 7th – 11th and more than 600 players are expected to participate.
Other events include a $300.00 “Ladies only” tournament, a $1,100 buy-in tournament with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, as well as other events at a wide assortment of buy-in levels. Among the top players heading to Connecticut are Team PokerStars.net Pros Daniel Negreanu, world champion Joe Cada, Vanessa Rousso and Chad Brown.
The first NAPT was the PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure in January which was won by Harrison Gimbel from Florida for $2.2 million. Tom Marchese from New Jersey took down the NAPT Venetian Main Event in February for $827,648 and the NAPT Venetian High Roller Bounty Shootout was won by Ashton Griffin from Florida.
Multi-step satellite qualifying tournaments to the NAPT Main Event are currently underway in the Mohegan Sun Poker Room until the start of the tournament.
Both $230.00 “Step 1” satellites and $1,050 “Step 2” satellites are scheduled daily to make participation in the Main Event accessible to players at a wide range of buy-in levels.
Visit mohegansun.com/poker for additional details. One-in-five will advance from the “Step 1” satellites to “Step 2.” One-in-five will advance from “Step 2” to the $5,000 buy-in North American Poker Tour Main Event.
Registration for all events is now available both in the Poker Room and online at Ptseats.com. Registration will be available 24 hours a day until the start of each event. Poker players are also reminded that they can now use their Player’s Club points to buy into tournaments at a value of two points per $1.00.
For full details about all NAPT events, please visit www.napt.com. For information about Mohegan Sun, including gaming, hotel and entertainment facilities, visit mohegansun.com.
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
About www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 32 million members around the world. It’s the first choice of the world’s top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
-The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour.
-The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest tournament in the world outside the United States.
-The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players in Latin and South America.
-The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and the Pacific.
PokerStars.net is also home to an elite team of sponsored players– a group of established and up-and-coming players that travel the world competing in international tournaments. For a full list, visit http://www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars/.
Feb 18, 2010 | Breaking News, Gaming, General News
Mohegan Sun and PokerStars.net announce North American Poker Tour Schedule March 27th – April 13th
The stars are aligned for March and April as prominent poker forces PokerStars.net and Mohegan Sun present the third leg of the North American Poker Tour. This inaugural event to Mohegan Sun, with 38 poker events over 16 days, will feature a $5,000 buy-in Main Event and a $10,000 buy-in Bounty Shootout event, both of which will be produced for future broadcast on ESPN2 and will be hosted by Joanna Krupa of Dancing with the Stars. The events are scheduled to occur from Saturday, March 27th through Tuesday, April 13th, with the Main Event taking place April 7th – 11th. Top poker players like Daniel Negreanu and Greg Raymer are expected to participate as well as players from Connecticut, across the U.S.A. and around the world.
Multi-step satellite qualifying tournaments to the NAPT Main Event are currently underway in the Mohegan Sun Poker Room until the start of the tournament. Both $230.00 “Step 1” satellites and $1,050 “Step 2” satellites are scheduled daily to make participation in the Main Event accessible to players at a wide range of buy-in levels.
Visit mohegansun.com/poker for additional details. One-in-five will advance from the “Step 1” satellites to “Step 2.” One-in-five will advance from “Step 2” to the $5,000 buy-in North American Poker Tour Main Event.
Registration for all events is now available, both in the Poker Room and online at Ptseats.com. Registration will be available 24 hours a day until the start of each event. Poker players are also reminded that they can now use their Player’s Club points to buy into tournaments at a value of two points per $1.00.
For more information about the NAPT, visit www.napt.com. For information about Mohegan Sun, including gaming, hotel and entertainment facilities, visit mohegansun.com. And to secure your seats to events in advance, visit www.ptseats.com.
The schedule is as follows:
- Event 1: March 27th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Deep Stack” $550.00 + $50.00
- Event 2: March 27th at 5:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 1 Super Satellite to Step 2 NAPT Main Event Super” $210.00 + $20.00
- Event 3: March 28th at 10:00am, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Shootout” Flight A $170.00 + $30.00
- Event 3: March 28th at 1:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Shootout” Flight B $170.00 + $30.00
- Event 3: March 28th at 4:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Shootout” Finals
- Event 4: March 28th at 5:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 5: March 29th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em $360.00 + $40.00
- Event 6: March 29th at 5:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “200+100+40 Bounty
- Event 7: March 29th at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em Step 1 Super Satellite to Step 2 NAPT Main Event Super” $210.00 + $20.00
- Event 8: March 30th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Re-Entry (Unlimited through Level 3)” $270.00 + $30.00
- Event 9: March 30th at 5:00pm, Omaha 8 or Better $270.00 + $30.00
- Event 10: March 30th at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 1 Super Satellite to Step 2 NAPT Main Event Super” $210.00 + $20.00
- Event 11: March 31st at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Re-Entry” (Limit 1 Re-Entry) $360.00 + $40.00
- Event 12: March 31st at 5:00pm, Seven Card Stud “Hi Only” $270.00 + $30.00
- Event 13: March 31st at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 1 Super Satellite to Step 2 NAPT Main Event Super” $210.00 + $20.00
- Event 14: April 1st at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “$260+$200+$40 Bounty
- Event 15: April 1st at 5:00pm, “Pot Limit Omaha Hi” $270.00 + $30.00
- Event 16: April 1st at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 17: April 2nd at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Deep Stack” Day 1 $920.00 + $80.00
- Event 18: April 2nd at 5:00pm, H.O.S.E. $270.00 + $30.00
- Event 19: April 2nd at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 20: April 3rd at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Survivor (1 in 10 wins $3,000)” $300.00 + $40.00
- Event 21: April 3rd at 4:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 1 Super Satellite to Step 2 NAPT Main Event Super” $210.00 + $20.00
- Event 22: April 3rd at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 23: April 5th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Re-Load” $300.00 + $40.00
- Event 24: April 5th at 5:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “$100+$100+$30 Bounty Turbo Event”
- Event 25: April 5th at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 26: April 6th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “$400+$200+$50 PokerStars Bounty Hunter”
- Event 27: April 6th at 3:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Super Satellite to Main Event” $500.00 + $30.00
- Event 28: April 6th at 7:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Step 2 Super Satellite to NAPT Main Event” $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 29: April 7th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Main Event” Day 1 $4,700 + $300.00 (Main Event will run through April 11th)
- Event 30: April 7th at 6:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Turbo” $200.00 + $30.00
- Event 31: April 8th at 4:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em Day 1 $2,000 + $150.00
- Event 32: April 8th at 6:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Turbo” $200.00 + $30.00
- Event 33: April 9th at 2:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “$200,000 Guarantee” Day 1 $1,000 + $100.00
- Event 34: April 10th at 11:00am, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Ladies Only” $300.00 + $30.00
- Event 35: April 10th at 6:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Re-Entry- Super Satellite to $10,000 Bounty Shootout” (Event 36) $1,000 + $50.00
- Event 36: April 11th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Bounty Shootout” Day 1 $10,000 + $300.00 (Day 2 will be held on April 12th)
- Event 37: April 11th at 12:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em $500.00 + $50.00
- Event 38: April 11th at 4:00pm, No Limit Hold ‘Em “Super Satellite NAPT #4” $500.00 + $30.00
About Mohegan Sun:
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States.
Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
About www.pokerstars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world’s largest poker site with more than 32 million members around the world. It’s the first choice of the world’s top players with more daily tournaments than anywhere else with the best security online. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars.net than any other site.
PokerStars.net operates worldwide under the license from the Isle of Man Government, UK.
PokerStars.net regularly sets the bar high, staging some of the biggest online and live poker tournaments in the world:
-
The European Poker Tour attracts many of the best players worldwide and currently generates the biggest prize pool of any poker tour
-
The PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure (PCA) staged on the shores of Paradise Island in the Bahamas is the largest and richest tournament in the world outside the United States.
- The Latin American Poker Tour unites many of the best players in Latin and South America
- The Asia Pacific Poker Tour does the same across Asia and the Pacific
PokerStars.net is also home to an elite team of sponsored players– a group of established and up-and-coming players that travel the world competing in international tournaments. For a full list, visit http://www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars/.
Feb 18, 2010 | Gaming
From February 28th through April 30th, Mohegan Sun is giving away $250,000 in Cash, Free Slot Play and Player’s Club Points
With spring on the horizon, Mohegan Sun is welcoming the warmer weather with a $250,000 Spring Into Fortune Giveaway. The action gets underway at 6:00am on February 28th and continues through 5:00am on April 30th.
Guests can swipe their Player’s Club card once a day in Earth or Sky Promotions for a chance to win their share of $250,000 in Cash, Free Slot Play Bonus and Player’s Club Points. More than 14,000 guests will win and one grand prize winner will walk away with $10,000 cash!
The $250,000 Spring Into Fortune Giveaway will be the first swipe and win promotion to incorporate a new touch screen feature. Guests who are instant winners will be prompted to select either a horseshoe, pot o’ gold or shamrock symbol to reveal the prize they have won.
Must be 21 years of age or older to participate. Must be a valid Player’s Club member. Membership is free. Simply stop by any Player’s Club booth to sign up. All guests joining the Player’s Club will receive a free gift.
Visit any Player’s Club booth for official rules.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com.
Feb 15, 2010 | Gaming, General News
Wins $1.2 million on a Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot®
UNCASVILLE, CT – A Massachusetts woman struck it big at Mohegan Sun over the weekend, winning just under $1.3 million on a five-dollar Wheel of Fortune® progressive MegaJackpot® in Casino of the Sky near Wombi Rock.
Kerri Murray of Revere, Massachusetts said, “I always play this game and this particular machine.” After investing around $300.00 into the winning machine, Murray reported being surprised to find she had won the top progressive prize. “Oh my God! Complete shock! I thought it was $10,000, then realized it was over a million!” she reported. Immediate plans for the new millionaire will include buying a new truck and “taking my boyfriend to Aruba.”
Saturday’s MegaJackpot® is the third and largest to be paid this year at Mohegan Sun. On January 11th, an impressive $677,912 Jeopardy!® MegaJackpot® prize was awarded. Just one week ago, on February 6th, a lucky customer walked away with $704,939 from a Wheel of Fortune® progressive jackpot on a one-dollar machine. Since 1996, 166 MegaJackpots® have been paid at the casino totaling nearly $117 million.
The five-dollar Wheel of Fortune® progressive system has a starting jackpot of one million dollars. In order to win the MegaJackpot®, a player bets ten dollars at a time while attempting to line up the Wheel of Fortune® symbols on the machine’s payline. Each time a coin is played in a linked machine, anywhere in the network, the cumulative jackpot grows and continues to build until it is won.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence, located 15 minutes from museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. For more information, please visit mohegansun.com.
Feb 8, 2010 | Gaming, General News
UNCASVILLE, CT – Mohegan Sun awarded a $704,939 Wheel of Fortune® MegaJackpot® on a one-dollar machine in Casino of the Sky on Saturday, February 6th. The winner, who asked to remain anonymous, said he was visiting the casino with a friend and “always plays the same bank of six machines, and only Wheel of Fortune®.” When asked how he felt upon realizing his MegaJackpot® win, the winner replied, “I saw the first two drop and then I saw the third drop in slow motion. Then I screamed ‘I hit the progressive!’” The excited winner went on to say he will share his news with only a few close friends and plans to use his winnings to pay bills and as a down payment on a house.
Saturday’s MegaJackpot® is the second to be paid already this year and the second to be awarded in less than one month at Mohegan Sun. On January 11th, Mohegan Sun paid an impressive $677,912 Jeopardy! ® MegaJackpot® prize. In 2009, Mohegan Sun paid fourteen MegaJackpots® totaling an amazing $3.48 million and since opening in 1996, 165 MegaJackpots® have been paid totaling over $115 million.
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribe, is one of the largest, most distinctive and spectacular entertainment, gaming, shopping and meeting destinations in the United States. Situated on 240 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence, located 15 minutes from museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. For more information, please visit mohegansun.com.
