PokerStars.net has announced that it is going to be sponsoring an exciting event which will be taking place at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino which is located in Verona, NY on August 14th through August 18th.

This event is the Empire State Hold’em Championship and it is expected to draw in a large crowd. The fact that it is being sponsored by the extremely popular online poker site as well known as PokerStars is one more thing which should help this event to gather even more attention.

The casino where this event is going to be held opened in 1993 and is the perfect place for this event to be held. The Turning Stone has a large poker room with 32 tables and there are also 60 more tournament tables.

There is going to be an exciting player party which is going to be held on the night before the event. The party will begin at 8:00 pm on August 13th and it will take place at the Lava Night Club.

Players will be able to win their seats to the poker event at the PokerStars site. The prize package they can win has a value of $4,000. The prize will cover the buy in to the main event, travel expenses, and accommodations for six nights.

Anyone who wishes to participate in the Empire State Hold’em Championship will want to go to the PokerStars.net website and click on the appropriate links. This is one opportunity poker players will want to take advantage of.