Station Casinos launches $500,000 Poker Plus Tournament

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Beginning today, Boarding Pass and Fiesta Rewards members at all Station Casinos and Fiesta properties can begin logging hours to qualify for Station Casinos' $500,000 Poker Plus Tournament, to be held August 18 and 19 at Texas Station. To qualify, players must log a minimum of 75 hours of live poker play between May 1 and midnight on Tuesday, July 31. Players who meet the minimum qualifying hours will be eligible for the two-day tournament and a first place prize of $70,000 cash.

SThe thirteenth Poker Plus Tournament since 1998, the most recent tournament was held on April 14 and 15, 2007, at Texas Station with an impressive 3,000 participants.

SAll tournament players are guaranteed a minimum of $100 cash and all participants will receive a free tournament hat and commemorative coin. Qualifying time may be logged at multiple properties and will be combined toward the 75-hour minimum. Participants must be 21 or older and be a Boarding Pass or Fiesta Rewards cardholder.

Station Casinos operates more than 100 poker tables at seven Station Casinos and two Fiesta properties throughout the Valley, including a brand-new 22-table room at Green Valley Ranch, and brand-new 14-table room at Santa Fe Station and a newly renovated five-table room at Fiesta Rancho.

SThe Boarding Pass Guest Rewards Program has been voted "Best Players Club" eight years in a row by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Membership is free and rewards can be earned and redeemed at any Station Casinos property.

SMembers are eligible for discounts on dining, entertainment and hotel rooms, as well as our Jumbo branded products including: Jumbo Bingo, a coverall progressive jackpot starting at $100,000; Jumbo Hold'em Poker, a "bad-beat" poker room progressive starting at $150,000; Jumbo Jackpot Player's Card Bonus, a random progressive slot jackpot starting at $100,000 which must hit by $150,000 that awards everyone playing at a participating casino $50 in free slot play; Jumbo Penny, a penny slot progressive that awards penny players up to $1,000 in instant cash; Jumbo Keno, a keno jackpot with four different progressives; Jumbo Race, a random daily race book progressive jackpot starting at $250 which must hit by $1,000. Complete details for any Jumbo product are available at the seven Station Casinos and the two Fiestas or at stationcasinos.com.