Legendary Las Vegas casino Caesars Palace started its Mega Stack Series over the weekend.
The series will run until July 9th and will feature 43 no-limit hold'em events with blinds lasting for 50 minutes, according to Card Player.
Blinds will start at $200 (£100) with other events featuring higher blinds of $300 and $500, the largest of which will be the final event starting on July 7th with blinds of $1,000.
Players will start with 5,000 chips in the $200 events, which will go up to 25,000 in the final three-day competition.
The casino is also offering staff bonuses in all tournaments, except the championship, which will cost $10 for an additional 2,500 chips.
Caesars Palace, one of the most famous casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, has featured in a number of films, including Rain Man, Ocean's Eleven, The Strip and most recently the superhero blockbuster Iron Man.