The first stop on the IPA Tour is the Hollywood Park Casino in California. The event will take place in May 2006. Starting from October 9 to October 21 this year, the state of New York will play the host for the IPA Tour. Spectacular tournament, which offers great poker competition together with two million dollars prize pool Championship Event, will proceed at Seneca Niagara Casino and Hotel fashionable resort.
The IPA Tour is rather colorful occasion since twenty-five events scheduled for buy-in range from two hundred dollars to ten thousand dollars Championship Event. Furthermore, other poker games such as Chinese Poker and a mixed game tournament will also be a part of the tournament offerings. The Championship Events at the IPA Tour stops are highly competitive since only specific qualifications acknowledge the participation. For example, in order to play, all participants must receive an invitation from the IPA Tour, be present in the Top two hundred players of either CardPlayer or Bluff Magazine's Player of the Year rankings or participate through satellite.
Needless to say, International Poker Association Tour events will have national television coverage. It also will be the sponsor of the upcoming VH1 Classic Rock & Roll Charity Poker Tournament, which will be a part of the programming on VH1 Classic.
