Beau Rivage Presents 12th Annual Gulf Coast Poker Championship September 5-16, 2019
BILOXI, Miss. – Beau Rivage Resort & Casino presents the 12th Annual Gulf Coast Poker Championship Sept. 5 – 16, 2019. The record-breaking event will heat up with four seats guaranteed to the Main Event in the nightly Super, $100 Buy In with $50 Rebuys Sept. 5-7, followed by the three-day $300,000 No Limit Hold’em Guaranteed event. The championship will continue with 13 other events, culminating in the $1,350 Buy In all day two players cash Main Event on Sept. 14 and 15.
“We are expecting a wonderful event this September at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship,” said Beau Rivage Poker Room Manager Henry Garrison. “We saw a 50 percent uptick in entries from ‘17 for the opening $300,000 Guarantee event last year. The Main has event also swelled to almost a half-million dollar prize pool and our new Heads Up event was a success and sold out early, so we’re happy to bring this back.”
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Tournament participants will also want to check out the recently opened TAP Book Bar & Bistreaux, the Southeast’s premier sports betting, entertainment and dining destination.
“Since Beau Rivage launched legalized sports betting in Mississippi last August, we have ushered in a new era for sports entertainment and driven more and new visitors to the region,” said Beau Rivage President & COO Travis Lunn. “MGM Resorts is the trusted leader in sport betting and Beau Rivage’s new multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art TAP Book, Bar and Bistreaux raises the stakes yet again by offering a southern twist on the respected TAP brand for a new high-energy sports entertainment experience like no other.”
TAP celebrates modern technology with more than 100 HD screens including a massive 24-foot wide by 14-foot tall video wall. Its 70 screens can operate individually, in various combinations or as one huge display, and are flanked by two additional video walls for an immersive high-impact audio and visual experience throughout the 7,000-square-foot space. Fourteen carrels with individual HD touch-enabled monitors allow guests to watch sports with interactive controls.
True to its name, each of TAP’s bar areas serve up 15 beers on tap, including seasonal and regional favorites. More than 30 handcrafted craft bottled beer selections can also be found along with contemporary cocktails and wines by the glass and bottle. TAP’s refreshing line of signature adult milkshakes – including the Strawberry Short Shake, Mexican Shake, Mudslide Shake and Bourbon Shake – offer guests deliciously cool indulgences.
TAP’s collection of elevated comfort food and American sports bar classics feature signature dishes such as the Tap Burger; Big Wedge Salad, Queso Fundido, Bavarian Pretzel, Loaded Nachos and Short Rib Chili. Beau Rivage Executive Chef Kristian Wade’s award-winning Landmass Burger voted “Best of the Fest” at the 2019 Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, is also featured seasonally.
ABOUT BEAU RIVAGE
Already known as the crown jewel of the Gulf Coast, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino continues to raise the bar. Named one of the “South’s Best Resorts” by Southern Living, MGM Resorts International’s AAA Four Diamond beachfront resort features 1,740 elegantly appointed guest rooms and suites, nine restaurants, exciting nightlife and an 85,000-square-foot gaming area including TAP Book Bar & Bistreaux, Mississippi’s full-service sports betting and entertainment destination. The resort also offers live entertainment in its 1,550-seat theatre, an upscale shopping promenade, a world-class spa & salon and Fallen Oak, a Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course. For more information and reservations, call (888) 567-6667 or visit www.beaurivage.com.
