The 2012 Atlantis All In Poker Series™ commenced on Sunday, March 25th with the filming of the nationally televised Final Table for High Stakes Hold’em™ Season 3. An amount of $257,478 was won in the tournaments throughout the week, culminating with $155,200 in the Main Event prize pool.
Poker celebrity sightings were common place during the tournament. World Series of Poker bracelet winner Kathy Liebert made the Final Table, while 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion, Jerry Yang placed 9th. Standing nearly 7 ft. tall, Randy Gil prevailed as the Atlantis All In Poker Series 1st place victor.
Atlantis All In Poker Series Final Table
1. Randy Gil $41,904
2. Robert Hancock $27,936
3. Ivan Holmes $18,236
4. Karl Dawson $13,192
5. Kathy Liebert $10,088
6. Louis Bruning $6,984
High Stakes Hold’em Season 3 will feature the Atlantis All In Poker Series’ Main Event Final Table. In addition, 13 episodes will feature the action at a high stakes ring game of world-class poker players filmed in the award-winning Atlantis Steakhouse. Poker professionals include: Ari Goott, Brandon Steven, Daniel “jungleman12” Cates, and Jeremiah Cuartas.
Additionally, the Atlantis All In Poker Series offered a unique team component. The North American Team Challenge, which encompassed 5 players per team from around the nation. The winning team was “Eric’s Winners”, who won a $5,000 cash prize and a resort getaway, inclusive of Atlantis.