Tribal Organization: Gila River Indian Community
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5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd
Chandler, Arizona 85226
800-946-4452
Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino in Chandler, Arizona opened October 30, 2009 at a construction cost of $200 million. It is located at Interstate 10 and Wild Horse Pass Boulevard. All parking and valet is complimentary.
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Open 24 hours daily
100,000 square feet gaming floor
1,000 slot machines
44 gaming tables - Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, 3 Card Poker, Spanish 21, Ultimate Texas Hold'em Progressive
Poker room - Hold'em and Omaha
AAA Four Diamond Award
242 rooms including 39 suites
Largest suite measures 1,300 square feet.
Room prices range from $99 to $250 a night.
Located off the I-10 freeway on Wild Horse Pass Blvd. (exit 162)
September 9, 2019
Arizona Cardinals have named Gila River Hotels & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva - as their 'Official Hotel and Casino' partner.
To celebrate the partnership, Gila River Casinos and the Cardinals have announced a series of special promotions and experiences for fans.
Cardinals-themed Hotel Rooms
One hotel room at both Wild Horse Pass and Vee Quiva will be custom designed with Cardinals wall coverings and memorabilia.
Football Truck Giveaway
The first 250 casino guests during Monday Night Football will have a chance to win one of three Ford F-150 trucks. Winners will be announced during the last Monday night game in December.
$100,000 Pick the Pros
100 weekly prizes, including a $1,000 Free Bonus Play, will be awarded every week to fans that pick the winner of that week's Cardinal game.
In addition every Cardinals game will be broadcast live throughout all three casinos.
August 22, 2018
An announcement was made on Tuesday that a new partnership has been made between the Sun Devil Athletics and Gila River Hotels & Casinos. The Gila River Indian Community own three hotel casinos in Arizona. Those are Vee Quiva, Wild Horse Pass, and Lone Butte. The partnership will last for five years.
Support will be given to both male and female sports in the Sun Devil Athletic programs. This is a first for the school for all the programs to be included. Current and future athletes will have the opportunity to earn scholarships and educational help.
The Gila River Hotels & Casinos will be able to connect with the Arizona State University's 26 varsity sport teams. As well, as the fans of the teams. Each game will have promotions such as giveaways. The hotel casino brand will be used in advertising. There will also be announcements made during events.
Under the partnership, the new Southwest Plaza Entrance will have naming rights given to the Gila River Hotels & Casinos.
Clinics will be held for the young tribal members in order to encourage them to attend college. The clinics will be hosted by the athletes and coaches in the Sun Devil Athletic programs.
Gila River Gaming Enterprises, Inc. and operates the three casinos in the state owned by the Gila River Indian Community. The casinos are open 24 hours daily and offer slots, game tables, poker, and bingo.
Arizona State University has over 650 athletes participating in the Sun Devil Athletics program.
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A wild tournament ended on Saturday at the Ante Up Wild Horse Pass $400 Main Event, with Arizona resident Ken Sumner coming away with the championship. Sumner came out on top of a field of 475 total entries in the $400 Main Event, taking home $12,886 after two different chop deals at the final table.
Sumner took home the second-biggest score of his career with the payday, and also secured a seat in the 2020 Ante Up World Championship Main Event ($1,650 value). Sumner will also grace the cover of the December issue of Ante Up Magazine.
'I was carrying ten big blinds through the last five hours up to the final table.'
Sumner fired three bullets in the Main Event and spent most of the final day short-stacked before going on a heater at the final table. The turnaround started with a big win in a three-way hand in the opening minutes of the ten-handed final table.
From there, Sumner stayed near the top of the chip leaderboard. Sumner defeated Furkan Beg ($12,886) heads-up to clinch the win.
'I came back from pretty far down,' Sumner said. 'I was obviously very happy to make the final table.'
'I was carrying ten big blinds through the last five hours up to the final table.'
Place | Winner | Country | Prize (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ken Sumner | United States | $12,886 |
2 | Furkan Beg | United States | $12,886 |
3 | Tiffany Henize | United States | $12,886 |
4 | Justin Nguyen | United States | $12,886 |
5 | Brian Goble | United States | $10,000 |
6 | Jeremiah Dibble | United States | $10,000 |
7 | Vince Barone | United States | $10,000 |
8 | Brent Hammonds | United States | $10,000 |
9 | Tracy Lawrence | United States | $10,000 |
10 | Heng Chao | United States | $10,000 |
Before final table play began, the 10 finalists struck a deal to award $10,000 to each player, and play a winner-take-all format for the remaining $11,544 in the prize pool, the seat into next year's $1,650 Main Event at the Ante Up World Championship at Thunder Valley, and the right to make the cover of the December issue of Ante Up Magazine.
With that deal in place, the eliminations took place at rapid speed for the final levels of the tournament. Heng Chao (10th - $10,000) was the first to go out, on the aforementioned three-way hand that started Sumner's run to the championship.
Tracy Lawrence (9th - $10,000) went out about 20 minutes later, and after that the chips started flying around among the final eight. Brett Hammonds and Vince Barone (8th & 7th - $10,000 each) were each out of the running within the next 15 minutes, with Jeremiah Dibble (6th - $10,000) going out 10 minutes after Barone. Five-handed play then slowed down a bit before Brian Goble (5th - $10,000) exited.
The four remaining players were each relatively equal after Goble's elimination, and a second deal was reached among the final four.
The terms of that agreement saw each of the final four take home $12,886, and play on for the $1,650 AUPT World Championship Main Event seat and the magazine cover.
Sumner then eliminated each of his three opponents, starting with fourth-place finisher Justin Nguyen ($12,886), third-place Tiffany Henize ($12,886), and finally, runner-up Beg.
The final table deal ensured that each player would earn something close to a top-four finish money-wise, as the original pay structure awarded $11,638 to fourth place.
Sumner, who was one of the shorter stacks at the ten-handed table when the first deal was reached, was more than happy to oblige to the terms.
'I was quiet because I was the short stack,' Sumner said. 'Surprisingly, some of the shorter stacks were pointing out that you were going to have to get to (fourth) place to get more than $10,000.'
The Wild Horse Pass Casino, operated in Chandler, Arizona by Gila River Hotel & Casinos, saw 475 total entries come through the poker room for the first major tournament series held at the property.
The tournament boasted a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, and that figure was well surpassed. The 475 entries brought the total prize pool to $166,250, and the original payout structure awarded $30,329 to the winner.
A total of 63 places were paid on the final day of the three-day event.
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