Card Player Media announces that it has been named the official media partner for the Caesars Palace Classic. As the official media partner, Card Player will provide live chip counts, photos, player blogs, and video from the main event.

The main event is a $10,000 tournament beginning on Oct. 22nd. The winner of the main event will receive a guaranteed prize of 1 million dollars and a custom-designed Caesars Palace Classic trophy. In addition, the winner will receive a one-of-a-kind watch that is currently being designed specifically for this event.

"Caesars Palace is bringing an incredible tournament to Vegas and we are pleased to be the exclusive media partner for the event," stated Jeff Shulman, Card Player Media COO. "As the most trusted name in tournament reporting, Card Player Media will provide top-notch tournament reporting from this event."

The inaugural Caesars Palace Classic event is a $550 no-limit hold'em tournament. It kicks off at noon on Oct. 12, with buy-in and registration beginning on October 11 for all events. The inaugural series also consist of 13 other events, including Limit Hold'em tournaments, an Omaha-Eight or Better tournament, Pot Limit Omaha tournament and a Ladies Event.

"We are excited to debut the highly anticipated Caesars Palace Classic and are proud to have Card Player as our media partner," said Jim Pedulla, Caesars Palace poker room manager. "The winner of the main event will be guaranteed a one million dollar prize along with the Caesars Palace Classic trophy and a one-of-a-kind watch that was created exclusively for this occasion. It is our goal to make this the classiest tournament in town year after year, and with Card Player's continued support, this event will surely be a success."