A tournament on the island of Tinian drew 112 participants from Japan, Korea and China. Entry of $1000 each, and the prizes were $66K, $30K, $12K, $1K,$1K,$1K,$1K. More here: http://www.mvariety.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=3782&format=html The small island of Tinian was home to the airbase from which the atomic attacks against Japan in WWII were launched.
Hey how come it wasn't on the calender? But seriously did you see where they (the casino) is refunding the players airfare? Now THAT'S a bargin. I may decide to go in June.