"The reach of the name really brings in those regional players," said Noah Hirsch, the casino's vice president of marketing. With 45 tables, the Baltimore event will be too big for Horseshoe's 25-table poker room - where the walls are lined with black-and-white photographs of such famous main-event winners as Chris Moneymaker, who won $2.5 million in 2003, and North Laurel native Greg Merson, who captured $8.5 million in 2012 - so players will convene primarily in large meeting rooms reserved for special events. Dannenmann plans to enter again and has rented a house there for his family - including the twins. The World Series of Poker main event - the one in which Dannenmann made his name - is in Las Vegas beginning July 5 and is televised by ESPN. The top two Baltimore performers will get their $10,000 entry fee paid to the final circuit stop - a national championship event at a still-to-be-determined location this summer. Organizers expect to give away more than $1 million in prize pool money during the 12-day event at Horseshoe, one of 21 circuit stops around the country. "Some guys lose their money and leave, and others are here for days and days," Noonan said.
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