- Members of Poker’s Hall of Fame, Tom McEvoy and Linda Johnson, have created the Senior Poker Tour (SPT), with events open only to players over 50.
- The inaugural Senior Poker Tour series will be held at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica from January 15 to 19 next year.
- There will be an SPT Player of the Year award and a points ranking system leading up to the SPT National Championship tournament which will be held at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas.
Members of the Poker Hall of Fame, Tom McEvoy and Linda Johnson, have created the Senior Poker Tour (SPT), with events open only to players over 50. They are joined in Team SPT by professionals, Jan Fisher, Susie Isaacs, Mark Kroon and Marsha Waggoner.
The inaugural Senior Poker Tour series will be held at the Horseshoe Casino in Tunica from January 15 to 19 next year. Omaha 8, Stud 8, HORSE and No Limit Hold’em events will be featured together with three championship tournaments.
In total there will be 17 events—all allowing re-entries—with the Main Event featuring an old school $550 buyin.
The SPT CEO is Lupe Soto who explained: “The tour provides a venue to feature senior players with a traveling series filled with a wide variety of games that many grew up on. Our series not only includes Texas Holdem, but includes daily mixed games of Omaha 8, Stud 8, Horse, and Pot Limit Omaha.”
There will be an SPT Player of the Year award and a points ranking system leading up to the SPT National Championship tournament which will be held at the Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas.
