Visit the official tournament website at www.stationcasinospoker.com.

HEY POKER STAR,

Station Casinos is Staking (paying the $1,100 buy-in) one player to the Main Event table in our big No-Limit Hold’em Tournament this weekend at Green Valley Ranch.

How do you become the one who gets staked?

Fill out the form below completely, and most importantly:
Tell us why we should back you!

• Tell us your best “bad beat” story
• Tell us your “Super System” for playing winning tournament poker
• Tell us about your amazing “reading” skills

There’s a minimum of $60,000 going to the winner this weekend at GVR so tell us why you’re our Ace in the Hole!

Congrats Nick G. for getting “Staked”!
Below is the winning submission. Thank to everyone for playing along. Follow Station Casinos on facebook for more “Get Staked” contests.

I am the great great great grandson of albert einstein. Okay i have no proof of that, but here is why i should be staked. I’m solid! I am 28 years old and i have recently moved to las vegas from cleveland ohio. i have made gvr my number 1 place to play. I have a million bad beat stories, but when you play the game enough you should understand that bad beats are going to happen. its not really worth my time to type them, or your time to read them. i play a more logical style of poker, rather than relying on gut feeling. i have made ace high calls on the river and been right more often than not, but in all honesty i don’t really believe in hero calls. i feel that playing the odds will give you a better win percentage in the long run. in a deepstack tournament like the one you are hosting on the 30th, my play would vary depending on the balance of my table. i can play loose aggressive, or tight aggressive, but the key word is aggressive. i have found that when i have to make a lot of decisions in poker tournaments i have poorer results, so it is best to force others to make the decisions. if selected for the staked seat, i will donate 50% of all winnings to the american cancer society, or any amount over $20,000. you have my word on that. lastly i will tell you that i work at anthem country club as a waiter, and i drive a moped. im broke, but i enjoy life regardless. i obviously wont play in this tournament unless i get the stake, so if you choose me it was meant to be. thanks for reading my essay, and good luck with your decision.

Station Casinos “Get Staked” Hold’em Contest Rules

1. Promotion will consist of one (1) drawing offering one (1) prize consisting of a seat in the Main Event in our No-Limit Hold’em Poker Tournament at Green Valley Ranch starting on April 30, 2011.
2. A prize of one (1) seat in the Main Event will be awarded one time to the selected patron who fills out the form completely by Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 3pm.
3. A patron must participate in the promotion by filling out a form providing his/her a) legal first name as it appears on your driver’s license, b) legal last name as it appears on your driver’s license, c) email address, d) zip code, e) phone number, f) verify that you are 21 years or older, g) verify that you are not a team member and h) Comments – Why We Should Stake You!  All required information must be filled out or the entry will be invalid.
4. Each participant who successfully filled out the form will be awarded one (1) entry into the drawing.
5. Entries will be verified for legitimacy by filling out the entry form completely and convincing us you have what it takes to get “staked” in our No-Limit Hold’em Poker Main Event at Green Valley Ranch Resort.
6. Promotion and valid entries will be accepted through Thursday, April 28, 2011. All entries must be in by 3pm April 28, 2011.
7. Only 1 entry accepted per patron.
8. Patrons must be at least 21 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States to participate in the promotion.
9. Contest not valid in states where this is illegal.
10. One winner will be selected and notified on Thursday, April 28, 2011.
11. The drawing will be conducted and names will be chosen based on comments.
12. Winners will be sent an email from socialmedia@stationcasinos.com notifying them of winning.
13. To claim the prize the winning patron must arrange to be present at the Green Valley Ranch Poker Room by Saturday, April 30 at 8am.
14. Patrons who fail to be present by Saturday, April 30 at 8am, forfeit their prize, and the prize will go un-awarded.
15. Patrons may win only one (1) prize during this promotion and subsequent promotions during this contest.
16. The total prize value is approximately $1,100.
17. No cash option.
18. Prize is non-transferable.
19. No purchase necessary. A purchase does not increase the chance of winning a prize.
20. Green Valley Ranch may disqualify any person for any prize based upon Green Valley Ranch’s belief of the possible commission of fraud, dishonesty, violation of promotional rules or other misconduct whether or not related to this promotion.
21. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any program or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Green Valley Ranch reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent of the law.
22. Winners are responsible for any United States Federal, State or Local taxes and / or governmental fees, licensing or registration fees that may be imposed in connection with the acceptance of the prize.
23. Falsification of any information will result in ineligibility.
24. Winners must show proof of their social security number by presenting a social security card, driver’s license with SS#, or by completing a W9 form.
25. All winners must sign a prize payment form to receive their winnings.
26. Employees of Green Valley Ranch, Station Casinos, Inc., their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and other coordinating agencies with this promotion (collectively, “Ineligible Individuals”) and members of Ineligible Individuals’ households are not eligible to participate in this promotion. Winners will attest that they are not Ineligible Individuals. Immediate family members of Green Valley Ranch Casino’s Marketing and Player Development Department’s are also ineligible to participate in the promotion. Immediate family member is defined as spouse, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses. Household is defined as living in the same residence as one or more of the above-mentioned individuals. Employees of the advertising agencies, Nevada Gaming Commission agents and spouses thereof, are not eligible to participate. Each winner may be required to sign a release attesting that they are not any of the above mentioned.
27. Any dispute or situation not covered by the above rules will be resolved by Green Valley Ranch management in a manner deemed by them to be the fairest to all concerned, and that decision shall be final and binding for all participants. The Nevada Gaming Commission will be notified of all such disputes or situations and their subsequent resolution.
28. Each entrant and winner shall indemnify and hold harmless Green Valley Ranch and Station Casinos, Inc. against any damage, loss, claim or liability arising from his or her participation in this promotion.
29. Green Valley Ranch and Station Casinos, Inc. assumes no liability of any kind for any property loss or damage or personal injury occurring in connection with any prizes.
30. By participating in the promotion, each participant agrees to and acknowledges that they will abide by the official rules, regulations and procedures of the promotion.
31. Management reserves the right to cancel, change or modify the promotion without notice.
32. In the event that the computer equipment used in the operation of this promotion malfunctions or becomes inoperable for any reason, the promotion may be temporarily suspended until the computer system is returned to normal operations. In the event the computer system malfunctions and is deemed to be inoperable, Green Valley Ranch reserves the right to conduct the drawing with manual or other automated backup equipment.
33. Green Valley Ranch will not be held responsible for errors or omissions to any advertising material for this promotion including handbills, fliers, posters, billboards, newspaper or spoken advertisements.
34. As a winner in this promotion, I hereby grant Green Valley Ranch permission to use my name, photograph, and likeness in connection with the advertising and promotion of its products, in any manner and in any medium, without additional compensation, as Green Valley Ranch, in their sole discretion, shall deem appropriate or desirable. I irrevocably consent to the unrestricted use, in perpetuity, for purposes including, but not limited to, display, advertising, sale, and trade, and including any alterations or modifications whatsoever of said photograph, including the negatives and prints made there from and by Green Valley Ranch, its employees, agents, customers, successors, and assigns forever. As the winner I waive any right, which I may otherwise have, to inspect or approve the photographs or prints made from the negative thereof, with respect to 1) any alterations or modifications, any material or commentary, 2) any publication using the name of the undersigned, no name, or fictitious name, 3) and use for the purpose of publicity, illustration, commercial art, and 4) any advertising of products or services.
35. All prizes must be claimed at the times indicated above.
36. Persons who have been evicted from Green Valley Ranch or Station Casinos or who have requested self-exclusion from Green Valley Ranch or Station Casinos are not eligible to participate in the promotion.
37. Valid at Green Valley Ranch, Henderson, NV only.