Texas Hold 'em tournament

Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 321
West Main Street
Wilmington, VT 05363
Phone (802) 464-8092 Fax (802) 464-0287

Press Release

Contact: Jim Follett
Phone: (802) 464-8092
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Texas Hold 'em tournament

The 2nd annual 5k Texas Hold 'Em Tournament sponsored by the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce will be held on February 2nd at the Grand Summit Resort at Mount Snow. The tournament begins at 7pm when a $100 buy in will give card players the chance to go home with five thousand dollars.Participation is limited to 100 players and the games will continue until one player wins the entire pot.

Robson, Texas is officially recognized as the birthplace of Texas hold 'em by The State Legislatures of Texas. The game was introduced to Las Vegas in 1967 by a group of Texan gamblers and this past decade has seen a surge in the games popularity. Texas hold 'em is a variant of poker in which each player receives only two cards called pocket cards. Players make the best poker hand out of their pocket cards and five community cards.

The Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce serves businesses in the Mount Snow region of Southern Vermont including the towns of Wilmington, Dover, Whitingham and Marlboro.

For reservations or more information call the chamber at 802-464-8092 or visit the website at http://www.visitvermont.com/.

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For more information or photographs please contact Jim Follett at802-464-8092 or by e-mail at Jim@VisitVermont.com