What do you get when you combine a deck of cards, professional poker
players, celebrities and professional athletes, fans, amateur poker players,
worthy charities, exotic locations, incredible prizes and millions of
dollars? You get the ultimate poker party.the “Go Big or Go Home Poker
Party.” The “Go Big or Go Home Poker Party” is a No Limit Texas Hold’em
poker tournament structured like a sports season with season league games,
playoffs and championship finals. Those final players lucky enough to win
their games and make it through the tournament playoffs will advance to what
we can easily say will be the biggest, most luxurious poker finale one can
dream of!
This unique event features professional athletes (retired and active),
celebrities, and the world’s top professional poker players competing
against each other in a game of No Limit Texas Hold’em. To add to the
excitement, the tournament is open to the public for a once in a lifetime
opportunity for fans and amateur poker players to bid on limited seats at
the various tables and play along side their favorite players and
celebrities.
LEAGUE GAMES
The League games will be a series of casino and internet based satellite
poker tournaments where poker players will compete for a piece of the prize
pool which will be determined by the number of entrants. The league games
will be played throughout the US at selected Native American casinos where
players can win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. The winners of each
league tournament will advance to the 2006 Season Playoffs where they will
compete against the athletes, poker players, celebrities and fans.
PLAYOFFS
Here, the top players of the League Games and those who choose to buy-in at
a higher amount to skip the League Games will compete for a ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLAR prize pool and will get pampered during a fun-filled
weekend. The winner of the tournament will get an all-expenses-paid trip to
the “Go Big or Go Home Poker Party” Tournament Finals where they can walk
away with a number of prizes – cars, boats, vacations, and cold hard cash to
the tune of $3,000,000! ($2,500,000 main event and $500,000 second chance
game. Sliding prize pool based on 300 paying participants)
THE FINALS!!!
The Finals can be summed up in five little words, GO BIG or GO HOME!!! This
larger-than-life televised championship will be hosted at the beautiful Sun
Village Resort & Spa in the Dominican Republic over a four day period. This
all-inclusive poker party vacation includes tons of additional prizes,
entertainment, complimentary guest services and much more. The tournament
winners representing the top ten percent of players will split a $2,500,000
prize pool (sliding prize pool based on 300 participants).
SECOND CHANCE ALL-STAR GAME
But even if you get knocked out early and end up on the bench, there’s still
a chance to walk with a ton of cash and more prizes. The “Go Big or Go Home
Poker Party” features an additional Second Chance All-Star Game with a prize
pool of $500,000 – Winner takes all! The top three finalists and several
invited celebrity guests will automatically qualify for this high stakes
game. Then there are an additional six Wild Card winners drawn in lottery
fashion from the losing participants. And finally, any player that still
feels they have a bit of luck left can pay a buy-in fee and shoot for one
last shot. In keeping with the “Go Big or Go Home” theme, the location of
the final game is a private luxury yacht accessible from the hosting resort.
SPONSORSHIP
Throughout the entire Playoffs and Finals, our name brand sponsors
sporadically incorporate “purse perks.” In various rounds of play, products
get dramatically revealed on the playing tables and the winner of that
particular hand wins that prize along with that round’s winnings. Players
may not walk away with the big purse or even make it to the second chance
All-Star Game, but by even winning a single hand in the “Go Big or Go Home
Poker Party” they could walk away with incredible prizes like tickets to
sporting events, a boat, an exotic car, or another wonderful vacation!
FAN APPRECIATION
In addition to the top finalists participating in the Tournament Finals, a
limited number seats will be reserved for additional fans and amateur poker
players who wish to pay to play along side their favorite athletes,
celebrities, and professional poker players and are willing to pay an
all-inclusive entrance fee of $15,000 which covers their buy-in, second
chance lottery card, airfare, hotel, meals and incentives at the lavish
resort.
These players will span the globe, as well as economic levels. From the
average basement player to the Vegas-favorite high roller, the wide variety
of contestants offers exciting degrees of playing experience, diverse
backgrounds, and tremendous potential for a variety of storylines. These
days reality television reigns and televised poker is currently the third
most-watched sporting event in the world. The “Go Big or Go Home Poker
Party” is guaranteed to take the world of poker to another level – ante up!
