Millions to be Won at the 2011 Legends of Poker Tournament Series and World Poker Tour™ Main Event

BELL GARDENS, Calif., July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bicycle Casino's prestigious Legends of Poker tournament series, a favorite among professional poker players and poker aficionados alike, commences on July 28th, 2011. Thousands of poker players are expected to step-up their game and take their shot, vying for a combined estimated prize pool of $4 million in cash and prizes during the month long series.

This year's Legends of Poker series is chock full of guaranteed events, beginning with Event No. 1: the $1,000,000 Guaranteed No Limit Hold'em re-entry event.  With the mind-blowingly low buy-in of $125, ten starting days and two flights per day, players who find themselves eliminated early have the opportunity to re-enter in any or all of the subsequent heats to stay in the game for a chance to win the guaranteed first place prize of $300,000.

The series culminates with the eagerly anticipated Legends of Poker World Poker Tour™ Main Event starting on Thursday, August 25th. Last year's champion, Andy Frankenberger, beat out internet prodigy Kyle Wilson for the WPT title and life-long bragging rights. With one of the most affordable buy-ins on the tour, The Bicycle Casino expects to fill its luxurious and spacious Event Center with poker's most elite players as well as enthusiastic players from all walks of life and will pamper them with a beautiful first-class buffet during the dinner breaks of Days 1A, 1B and 2. "We wanted to give the players an elegant playing experience and return the Legends of Poker to its original glory," says Tournament Director, Mo Fathipour.

This year's Legends of Poker WPT Main Event prize pool is estimated at $3 million, thanks to the lowered entry fee of $3,500 and two re-entry days. The Bicycle Casino anticipates an exceptional turnout with players taking full advantage of the second chance opportunity. Moreover, updates of the Main Event will be webcast live on The Bicycle Casino's world famous LiveattheBike.com. Commentators Bart Hanson, Dave Tuchman, Nichoel Jurgens and Adam Strohl will be in the 'Live at the Bike' booth to discuss the action and interact with the audience. But that's not all, poker's go-to-guy Kevin Mathers, together with our own Marie-Lizette Acoba, will be in the field speaking with some of poker's favorite personalities, keeping the fans up to date on The Bicycle Casino's Twitter stream (Twitter.com/BicycleCasino), Facebook fan page (Facebook.com/BicycleCasino) and Blog (TheBike.com/la-casinos-blog). As the second stop on Season X of the World Poker Tour, the televised final table of the Legends of Poker Main Event will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net in early 2012.  

New and exciting for 2011 is the Legends of Poker Invitational event, the "Legends of Legends." The Legends of Legends will be held on Wednesday, August 24th, with a cocktail party and full buffet beginning at noon. Invitations are extended to Bicycle Casino Legends from years prior, including Doyle Brunson, T.J. Cloutier, Allen Cunningham, Mori Eskandani, Chris Ferguson, Layne Flack, Andrew Frankenberger, Prahlad Friedman, Bill Gazes, Cycalona Gowen, Hasan Habib, Dan Harrington, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Mel Judah, Hieu "Tony" Ma, Daniel Negreanu, Men Nguyen, Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Mark Seif, Jennifer Tilly, Robert Turner, and Amir Vahedi. The Legends of Legends Invitational will be live-streamed on LiveattheBike.com with commentators and hole-cams, and guarantees ten seats into the 2011 Legends of Poker WPT Main Event. In addition, for the affordable buy-in of $500, the Legends of Legends event gives poker enthusiasts an opportunity to win a seat into the Main Event while playing with their favorite poker legends.

In between the larger-than-life start, the impressive Legends of Legends Invitational and the blockbuster WPT Main Event, the Legends of Poker boasts a stimulating variety of tournaments (for the full schedule visit theBike.com/poker-tournaments-los-angeles/legends-of-poker-2011.html) including H.O.R.S.E., Omaha Hi Lo, 2-7 Triple Draw, Badugi and Stud to appeal to the most discerning of players. Many of the Legends of Poker events will conclude at the LiveattheBike.com Final Table webcast live with a 30 minute time delay, and shall include hole-cams and commentators. But there is more to a poker tournament than the final table and that is why nearly all of the Legends of Poker tournaments will have a feature table hosted on LiveattheBike.com via static web-stream.

Notable tournaments that make up the 34-day Legends of Poker series include:

For those who want to play the big events but do not have the bankroll to do so, the Legends of Poker schedule is loaded with Super and Mega Satellites; offered daily throughout the series, players have multiple chances to win seats into the higher buy-in events for minimal investments. There are also single table satellites and single table sit-and-go's ranging from $40 to $180, creating even more opportunities for players to win their way into scheduled events. A WPT seat will be won every night throughout Legends! Simply said, there's just more ways to win at The Bicycle Casino.

For details on all upcoming events, call the Welcome Center at (562) 806-4646 ext 545, or check out the website at www.thebike.com. Online registration for scheduled tournament events is now open.

About The Bicycle Casino

The Bicycle Casino, also known as the Bicycle Club, hosts one of country's largest poker rooms and is THE place to play in the Los Angeles area. We offer a large selection of poker games and Asian games, as well as a wide range of limits to suit everyone's needs. Our desire is to make every player, from the novice to the professional, feel like they have experienced the best in service and gaming action, every time they come to play.

We feature a myriad of games including: BlackJack, Texas Hold 'Em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha, Mexican Poker, Pan, Pai Gow Poker, Pai Gow Tiles, Pan-9, Three Card Poker and Baccarat.

The poker room is a pleasantly smoke-free environment and provides players with their choice of 175 tables within its 100,000+ square feet of spacious floor space. (For those that love to smoke and play, we have created an atrium-like room to smoke, drink and play in our Freedom Court). The poker room is surrounded by state-of-the-art HD digital televisions and guests are seated in comfortable chairs within a spacious and elegant atmosphere. Our newest addition, The Bicycle Casino Event Center allows tournament players to play their favorite events in comfortable elegance. Dine in either of our two restaurants, The Jade Dragon or the Bike Deli, or enjoy food and beverage service tableside while you play your favorite game!

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