Scientific Games is sponsoring its second annual Shuffle Master Three Card Poker National Championship.
The month-long event runs through August 31 at 219 participating casinos in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas and climaxes September 26 with seven players competing at The Venetian Las Vegas for a $250,000 prize pool with the winner receiving $100,000.
The tournament is open to any player at the participating casinos. To qualify they must hit a “Classic Hand” on one of 10 Shuffle Master proprietary table games: Three Card Poker, DJ Wild, Flushes Gone Wild, Four Card Poker, Caribbean Stud Poker, Let it Ride, Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em, Texas Hold ’Em Bonus and Crazy 4 Poker.
A “Classic Hand” is a six-card straight flush in Three Card Poker or a five-card royal flush in any of the other nine games.
The tournament, held in conjunction with the 2016 Global Gaming Expo at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas, will provide qualifiers for the final table with travel credits to cover expenses and VIP-style extras, including an exclusive welcome party the night before the National Championship and a cocktail party after the final table.
