The first eight events of the series all surpassed the guarantees. Many poker players on social media ripped the Las Vegas Strip card room for canceling the tournaments in the middle of the series. A further request for comment went unanswered as of the time of publication. PokerNews confirmed with Venetian that the two events would not run.
Both have been called off despite a few players having won free entries into the Sunday tournament, presumably due to expected overlays. Those who reached the money would then receive a ticket into Monday's $51,000 buy-in event, which was to have $600,000 minimum in the pot. On Sunday, there was expected to be a $25,500 buy-in tournament with $500,000 guaranteed. With two tournaments totaling $1.1 million in promised guarantees remaining in the PokerGO Stairway to Millions series at Venetian in Las Vegas, the card room has pulled the plug on both events.
