ClubWPT.com Giving Players a Shot at Millions
01 Julio 2009 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
World Poker Tour�s legal subscription poker website for the
United States--www.ClubWPT.com�is giving players their shot to play
for a million dollars next month. Two ClubWPT.com members will win
a seat into the $10,000 Season VIII World Poker Tour� main event of
their choice, where millions of dollars and poker stardom are up
for grabs.
�With the $10k World Series main event and the $15k World Poker
Tour Bellagio Cup going on in Las Vegas, all eyes are on poker in
July,� said Steve Lipscomb, WPT Founder and CEO. �Honoring the true
competitive spirit of this great game�the only sport in the world
where the average Joe can sit down with the pro�s and earn
life-changing money and celebrity status�ClubWPT is going to give
two lucky winners the chance to take their shot at millions in a
WPT main event.�
Based on sweepstakes law, www.ClubWPT.com is a legal, risk-free
way to play online poker and blackjack in the United States. For a
$19.95 monthly subscription, members can compete for over $100,000
in cash and prizes each month, and receive benefits like magazine
subscriptions, coupons, and other content. Instead of putting up
real money, however, members receive �tournament points� to buy-in
and play for prizes, which vary from tournament points to $20,000
prize pools, WPT Boot Camps, World Series of Poker main event
seats, and more. To date, www.ClubWPT.com has awarded more than
$2.6 million in prizes and recently sent two members to play in the
2009 World Series of Poker main event.
The $10k WPT Seat tournaments will require a 500-point buy-in
with satellites running daily. The WPT seat tournaments will run
Saturday, July 11 and Saturday, July 25 at 9:00pm ET.
In addition to the $10,000 buy-in, winners will also receive
$1,000 in travel allowance. Players will have their choice to play
in one of the following $10,000 WPT main events: Bay 101 Shooting
Star at Bay 101 in San Jose, Calif.; Southern Poker Championship at
Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Miss.; Legends of Poker at Bicycle Casino in
Los Angeles; L.A. Poker Classic at Commerce Casino in Los Angeles;
Foxwoods World Poker Finals at Foxwoods Resort Casino in
Mashantucket, Conn; and Hollywood Poker Open at the Hollywood
Casino Lawrenceburg, Ind.
In addition to the WPT main event seats, www.ClubWPT.com is also
offering several new tournaments and membership benefits:
- The PPI Elite Bounty Series
$1,000: Pits ClubWPT members against some of the biggest names
in professional poker. To sweeten the pot, each of the PPI Elite
players has a $50 bonus bounty on their head � so when you knock
�em out, you walk away with an extra $50 bucks!
- WPT Boot Camp: This month
we will be giving you a new opportunity to win a seat to a WPT Boot
Camp. Choose from any WPT 2-Day Boot Camp. These camps are geared
toward poker players of all skill levels, from the beginner to the
advanced. It features a sophisticated curriculum comprised of live
lecture, game play and poker footage. As a student, you also play
in exciting camp events during your sessions (vary camp to
camp).
- Watch All-New Season VII
Episodes Online: No more setting your DVR or Tivo! Now ClubWPT
members get exclusive access to watch all-new Season VII episodes
online.
No purchase is necessary for the www.ClubWPT.com sweepstakes and
the service is void in states where prohibited. Must be 18 years or
older to play. To get details on how to join, for information on
alternative means of entry or to get a two-week free trial, visit
www.ClubWPT.com.
ABOUT WPTE
WPT Enterprises, Inc. is one of the most recognized names in
internationally televised gaming and entertainment with brand
presence in land-based tournaments, television, online and mobile.
WPTE has led innovation in the sport of poker since 2002, when it
ignited the global poker boom with the creation of the World Poker
Tour television show. Based on a series of high stakes poker
tournaments, WPT is now broadcast globally and premiered its
all-new seventh season on Fox Sports Net�s national sports network
in the United States in January 2009. WPTE also offers a unique
online subscription and sweepstakes-based poker club, ClubWPT.com,
which operates in 38 states across the U.S. WPTE also participates
in strategic brand license, partnership and sponsorship
opportunities. For more information, see www.worldpokertour.com.
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