CVPC Event #6 Celebrity Bounty and Event #7 $50,000 Guaranteed Championship

The last two events of the 2008 Central Valley Poker Championships at Club One Casino were a huge hit. Check out the photos of Events #6 and #7!



In Event #6 of the CVPC, the Celebrity Bounty event, 92 players and the following celebrities competed for $16,100:

Jose Canseco - 1988 AL MVP; six-time MLB all-star, poker player
Ashley Collette - FHM model and one of the "100 Sexiest Women Alive"
Mike & Janet Dages - Fresno City Councilman and his wife
Shaun "shaundeeb" Deeb - Top online tournament player worldwide
Barbara Enright - Poker Hall of Fame, only woman to final table a WSOP main event
Terence Frazier - former major league baseball player
Steve "TT" McLoughlin and Serge "Adanthar" Ravitch - moderators on TwoPlusTwo, the world's leading poker forums
Matt O'Dette - captain of the Fresno Falcons hockey team
Max Shapiro - writer, CardPlayer magazine
Jason Von Flue - mixed martials arts fighter
Marsha Waggoner - The Grand Dame of Poker

with Kevin Lusk, Oran C. and Ron M. chopping at the final table.


Event #7, the $50,000 Guaranteed Main Event drew another 125 entrants and a prize pool of $56,250. Frank L. took first place for the trophy and $14,909.


The 2008 CVPC Overall Champion bracelet went to early points winner John Ly who won Event #1 and finished 2nd in Event #2.


Thanks again to all the participants and the Club One Casino staff for making this 1st Annual CVPC a success! Club One Casino would also like to thank A J's Jewelry for creating such a magnificent custom bracelet.

Big week ahead at Club One Casino!

The Central Valley Poker Championships tournament series kicks off on Aug 3rd with a $100 buy-in NL bounty tournament at 12:15p. Highlights of the week will include the Celebrity Bounty tournament on Aug 8th at 4:15p with special guests Jose Canseco, Barbara Enright, Jason Von Flue, Shaun Deeb, Councilman Mike Dages among others and the $50,000 Guarantee Main Event on Aug 9th at 12:15p. Register early for both; space is limited!

Single table satellites for the Main Event are running every night starting Aug 1st. Please note that from Aug 3rd through Aug 9th, all other regularly schedule morning and evening tournaments will be canceled.

On Sunday, Aug 3rd, we'll also be holding our 2nd Summer Car Giveaway drawing. If you're a high hand winner and have a valid entry ticket, come in Sunday from 12p on to have a chance at cash drawings and a Toyota Camry hybrid. You MUST be present to win!

Also, Club One Casino introduced Fortune Pai Gow last week and it's been a huge hit. Don't know how to play? Ask any hostess or customer service rep.

Club One now offers 3/6 kill and 2/3 $60-$300 max NL. Call (559) 497-3000 and get on the list!

Another Saturday night of fun at Club One!

Saturday, July 19th was another big night of action at Club One Casino!

We had 77 entrants in our nightly tournament, including popular poker writer and $3k Bellagio event winner Tony "Bond18" Dunst and APPT tournament player Celina "BondGirl" Lin in the field with $50 bounties on their heads. Tony final-tabled but finished 10th shortly after his pocket jacks failed to hold up against KQs. Club One regulars all commented on Tony's impressive Bellagio bracelet and how nice both Tony and Celina were to play and chat with.

In our Sports Bar, local UFC fighter and Club One favorite son, Jason Von Flue, was on hand to watch Anderson Silva demolish James Irwin in the feature UFC fight live from the Palms. We also had the Bud Light girls handing out entries to the Bud Light Party Cruise and taking photos with Club One customers. Don't miss the next UFC fight on August 9th! It'll be another full house at Club One!

Upcoming Events
Jul 26th - Karaoke and club night in our Banquet Room.
Aug 3rd to Aug 9th - The Central Valley Poker Championships.
Aug 9th (at 7p) - UFC 87: Seek and Destroy, headlining Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch.

Join us at Club One Casino on Aug. 23rd!

UFC Fight Night Live on PPV on all the flat screen monitors throughout the casino on Sat night. Chuck Liddell vs. R. Evans? That's must see TV, in our opinion.

Karaoke in our bar with our brand new Magic Sing system. We open up the mike every night late because we can!

Some Bud Light girls perhaps?

And the best POKER, no bust blackjack, three card poker and pai gow poker action in Fresno!

Come in and ask our friendly hostesses what's going on today!

Tony "Bond18" Dunst and Celina "BondGirl" Lin at Club One Casino - July 19-21

For all you tournament players out there, Tony "Bond18" Dunst and Celina "BondGirl" Lin will be at Club One Casino from July 19-21. Tony's Things It Took Me A While to Learn series is an online player's bible and his recent Around the World in 90 Days series for Full Tilt Poker is hugely popular. Celina's sponsored by PokerStars and a staple of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour. Come on down and visit with them July 19-21.