is the nightclub actually going to be open, or will the entire thing be closed off for the stars party? i doubt i'm going if the nightclub is actually open.

hmmmm how long will that hyper ftops last? 2.5-3 hrs max I'm guessing.

who goes to the club at 8pm?

+1, people wont actually go to the night club until after stars party is over. That said, is the party open to anyone? I'm not sattying in on stars and am wondering if I can get a bracelet still.

it was called a "private" party in the email description, but i dunno for sure

just saw a commercial advertising this on ESPN

did it say when they were airing it by any chance?

Was it for the free tournaments for the NAPT on Pokerstars.net?

The one I saw during Sportcenter was advertising the free tournament, but it also talked about people joining Pokerstars at the Venetian for the Main event.

You're doing it wrong.

you will never find me in a night club, todd terry; i wish i could make a prop bet to that effect. i'm not a creeper and i'm not attractive enough that girls just want to bang me for no reason, so i don't really see what business i have there.

Hi All,

There has been some debate about the $25,000 "Invitational" High Roller Bounty Shootout PokerStars.net and the Venetian are holding on the 23rd. Here are all of the general facts...

1. 64 player cap on the event - done because this event was designed specifically as a Launch "Invitational" Event for filming. Future Shootouts will be open.

2. We reserved all seats for players we invited to participate, hence the term "Invitational".

3. Any remaining seats after the “Invitations” have been handled are "open". Any of you wishing to play, please contact us at napt@pokerstars.net or info@napt.com for seat availability.

3. It will air on ESPN2 as will all the NAPT Events (including the World Cup, PCA Main Event and PCA High Roller just filmed in January).

4. Just a few of the players confirmed to play, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Greenstein, Tony G, Etc...

Specifics about the event...

1. $25,000 Buy in with a $600 fee, $300 of the fee for Tournament Staff.
2. All players will have a $5,000 Bounty on them from their $25K buy in.
3. Played as a shootout. A single winner from each prelim table advances to the Final Table.
4. All preliminary stage winners get a minimum $50,000 for their win (based on total number of players).
5. Prelims are 25K stack, 40 min levels starting 100/200/25
6. Final Table is 150K stack, 60 min levels starting 600/1200/100
7. The Final Table is played Winner Take All!
8. PokerStars.Net is giving a $100,000 cash award to the player who collects the most individual bounties.

As an example, since Shaun said he wants a seat . 48 players playing six, eight handed tables. SFD busts all 7 at his prelim table and all 5 at the Final Table to win the event. SFD collects $75K for winning prelim table (based on 48 players), $60K for 12 bounties, $5K for his own unclaimed bounty and $510,000 for winner take all 1st place. PLUS, $100,000 from PokerStars.net for being the best Bounty Hunter! Out of a $1.2 Million prize pool SFD wins $650K plus $100K added by PokerStars.net... /dream sequence

To clear up a couple of other questions... There is a Super Satellite at the Venetian on the 22nd, but it is one seat guaranteed not three. Due to this being a Made for TV Tournament with fixed caps and all of the “Invitations” that have been sent out, we can’t guarantee three seats for the Super, only one. Also, we are playing this under hard cap numbers due to it being filmed, i.e. 36, 40, 42, 45, 48, etc... We will not allow unbalanced tables for this first “Invitational” Event.

Any questions please let me know.

Cheers,

Neil
Pokerstars Live Events Specialist

Why not just have unbalanced tables if necessary and give someone who wins a table with one extra player a proportionally bigger prize for winning the table? That seems like a better plan than turning people away at the last second because you didn't reach a number that allows for even starting tables.

meh, you will anger a couple of people either way. in a very high stakes tournament i'm always a proponent of caps. i'd much rather shut someone out of a touranment than screw with them once they pony up 25k.

like the online HS HU tournaments. it's just redic to have byes in something like that.

inevitably someone at one of the tables with an extra player will feel like they got screwed (even with an adjusted pay table). is that a greater injustice than being denied the ability to play in the first place? i don't know.

Asking someone to have $25K available to play and stick around Vegas an extra day or two when he may or may not get shut out due to numbers being hit is more of a wrong than having unbalanced tables, I think. Online people don't have to travel or wire funds or anything like that, getting shut out is annoying but there's no real cost.


Edit: The Invitational is going to take play while the main event is still going on. So some of the people who have committed to play will have to pull out. They won't know until the last second how many people they'll have.

Don Cheadle, Ben Affleck, Shannon Elizabeth, Nelly etc etc etc will happily fly in on a Days Notice if they are available, which is what you gotta root for happening if they aren't already invited. Hell, Chuck Lidell would probably play and Dana White would prolly pay his entry fee.

A dream Shootout FT has: Hellmuth, DN, 5 Celebs and 1 awkward internet guy

Neil,

Do you know when the NAPT will begin on ESPN2? Will the PCA, Venetian and Mohegan Sun events conclude before the episodes begin? Will the episodes debut on a set day around the same time (similar to the 10pm airings of the WSOPE on Sunday)?

lol 25k turbo. field should be soft as hell though

just for the publicity? it will be chopped multiple ways, why not just make it a regular payout then

stop inviting helmuth ffs.

I advanced to day 2 of the 1k. Props to venetian for the 15k starting stack, 1 hr levels, and having every level. 200 400, 300 600, 400 800, 500 1000, 600 1200, 800 1600, 1000 2000, 1200 2400.

We resume 19 handed at 1200 2400 playing hand for hand. I have 77k.

how many started?

but they forgot 250/500 and 350/700.

Disappointing that Chainsaw jumped into this thread without commenting on the $25K structure.

For the regular Venetian DSE, are they filling up events / taking alternates? What time do you generally have to buy in in order to get a seat and not be an alternate? I'm flying in on Tuesday at 8:30AM and I'm hoping to get into my room (at Bill's), get a nap, and then play the noon event at the V.