Celebrity Bounty Event in Las Vegas
July 26 2009
The stage was set for the iPoker Celebrity Bounty at the magnificent poker lounge in the Hard Rock Casino. The 6 poker celebrities who had set bounties on their heads were Antanas “Tony G” Guoga”, Marty Smith, Montel Williams, Neil Channing, WSOP 2006 winner Jamie Gold and the 1998 Main Event winner Scotty Nguyen.
Players at the Celebrity Bounty showing comradery
A $13,000 bounty was placed on the head of each one of the stars, and the top prize for winning the overall event was set at $20,000. The winner of the event would also receive a package for the 2010 WSOP Main Event in Las Vegas.
Titan Poker player Pietro Marras (in white) with Tony G
All of iPoker’s WSOP package winners played in an online event, which determined who the lucky 21 participants in the Celebrity Bounty would be. The star studded event ran with 2 bounties and 7 players per table (3 tables).
Matthew Hoffman - a true Titan
Two of our Italian Titan players Adriano Giuliani and Pietro Marras had qualified to play and they were both very excited to take on the pros. Another one of our representatives at the tournament, Englishman Matthew Hoffmann, made it to the final table. He managed to finish 7th in this prestigious event - the best result of the tournament for Titan Poker.
Marras and Nguyen hit the tables
The first bounty to leave the tables was Tony G, and he was followed by Jamie Gold and Scotty Nguyen who were both kicked off on the same hand. The next 3 bounties to be kicked out were Marty Smyth, Montel Williams and finally Neil Channing.
Pietro Marras shares a word with Scotty Nguyen
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