Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, and Omni Media & Entertainment are proud to announce the next great American poker tournament, the American Poker Player Championship™.
Omni Media & Entertainment is working in conjunction with the world famous Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, that hosted the first major poker tournament, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) from 1970 to 2004.

Cary Davis, President of Omni Media & Entertainment said, "The American Poker Player Championship™ is a response to the tremendous popularity of poker in America today. We are proud to provide this new venue and anticipate great success because it will be a multi-event tournament, with cash prizes in each event, and the main event will be an affordable $5,000 buy-in championship. We are also going to have a Ladies No-limit Hold'em Event, and are inviting the poker players and their guests to a Gambler's Golf Tournament at Las Vegas National Golf Club."

The Gambler's Golf Tournament event will be held on May 17th,
and the Ladies No-limit Hold'em Event will be held on May 21st.
To view a complete calendar of events & schedule, please
visit the American Poker Player Championship™ website.

You can view the most recent Press Release by clicking here.

	In 1992 Susie Isaacs won her first poker championship at a competition in Las Vegas, and went on to win the Ladies World Championships in 1996 and 1997. She is the first woman to win back-to-back titles at the World Series of Poker. Susie has been writing about poker and poker players since 1985, and her articles are found in major poker magazines.
Tom McEvoy made history when he won a $10,000 seat in the WSOP after entering a satellite tournamnet. He parlayed the win into the 1983 WSOP Championship, and became the first player to win from a satellite seat. Tom has since won an additional three bracelets at the WSOP giving him a total of four.

Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel

Rich in history, and located on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas since 1951, Binion's was first named The Horseshoe, and was renowned for their high limit games. Soon Binion's would take the lead in Las Vegas offering high stake poker games in their Casino. They held their first World Series of Poker in 1970, and it was a winner-take-all challenge, open to anyone with $10,000 to buy-in. Today the prize money is split among those that make it to the Final Table, and first prize was a staggering $7,500,000 last year. Binion's is again an innovator with their latest great poker tournament event, the American Poker Player Championship™ You can bet your last dollar this is going to become another tradition in Las Vegas.