Maryland State Poker Championships will take place from July 31-August 12 at Live! Casino & Hotel at 7002 Arundel Mills Cir #7777 in Hanover, MD. The tournament will feature 18 events over 13 days with $1M in prizes guaranteed through the series.
According to Pokerstars, the tournament includes access to Gold Pass giveaways, offering players added value and a chance to win their way to Las Vegas for the North American Poker Tour.
“We are thrilled to collaborate with the Maryland State Poker Championship and offer additional prizes”, said Cedric Billot, Associate Director of Live Event Operations at PokerStars. “Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland is renowned for their poker events and together with PokerStars, will provide players a great experience with the exciting opportunity to win extra NAPT Las Vegas tickets for this November.”
Players will be able to win a Gold Pass package to Las Vegas North America Poker Tour via multiple routes:
• $600 No Limit Hold’em Multi Flight
o July 31 – August 4
o $300k guaranteed prize pool
o Last online qualifier standing in the event will receive a Gold Pass
• $400 6-Max Championship
o August 4
o Knock out a PokerStars Ambassador and pick a mystery prize, one of which will be a Gold Pass
• $2,200 Main Event
o August 9 – 12
o $500k guaranteed
o NAPT Gold Pass added for the Champion
“Live! is very excited to team up with Pokerstars to enhance and expand our signature tournament series, The Maryland State Poker Championship”, said Ryan Eller, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. With over $1,000,000 in guarantees across 18 events, the MSPC sponsored by Pokerstars promises to be unprecedented in scale and excellence.”