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PRESS RELEASE
CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mary Beth Felty 662.357.7993
Natalie Carlson 662.357.7830
HOLLYWOOD CASINO POKER ROOM PRESENTS
HOLLYWOOD’S POKER STAR NO-LIMIT HOLD EM TOURNAMENT
(Tunica, MS May 03, 2006)--- Hollywood Casino Poker Room now offers a No-Limit Hold-Em Tournament with $2,000 guaranteed the first Thursday of each month at 9pm. Registration begins at 5pm and ends at 8:30pm. There is a 54 player maximum. For a $50 Buy-in and a $20 Entry Fee, a player receives $2,000 in tournament chips. Each player is allowed one $20 re-buy and one $30 add-on. Blinds will start at $25 and $50 and will increase every 15 minutes. Prize money is paid from the prize pool as follows: 1st place: $600 + 35%, 2nd place:$400 + 13%, 3rd place: $300 + 10%, 4th place: $200 + 9%, 5th place: $100 + 8%, 6th place: $90 + 7%, 7th place: $85 + 6%, 8th place: $80 + 5%, 9th place: $75 + 4%, and 10th place: $70 + 3%.
Hollywood Casino, located just south of Memphis, TN, has over 1400 exciting slot machines and
more than 35 table games in 54,000 square feet of gaming space. Hollywood offers guests a variety of award-
winning dining experiences: Fairbanks? Steakhouse, The Hollywood Diner? and Epic Buffet?. While visiting Hollywood Casino guests can stay in the luxurious 494-room hotel including 57 luxury suites and golf at the 18-
hole Scottish links at River Bend Links golf course.
Penn National Gaming, a major U.S. gaming company, is a leading owner/operator of casinos, racetracks and off-track wagering (OTW) facilities in 12 states and Ontario, Canada. With 15 facilities in 13 jurisdictions, Penn National Gaming was named five times to Fortune Magazine’s list of 100 Fastest Growing Companies. Penn National Gaming is a publicly held company, which trades as PENN on the NASDAQ stock exchange
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