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Online Poker Room Poker Plex to Sponsor Land-Based Tournament
 Online poker room Poker Plex recently revealed plans to exclusively sponsor the first annual $400,000 PokerTurn Challenge, slated for mid-August at Arizona's Casino Del Sol. Poker Plex's intended sponsorship of a land-based tournament is further testament to the gradual merging of online poker and its land-based counterpart.
The PokerTurn Challenge expects to host more than 500 poker players, who will be able to enter the Texas hold'em tournament for a buy-in of $500.
“Poker has experienced a huge surge in popularity in the last few years, and tournaments are a vital part in facilitating this growth,” commented Poker Plex manager Michael Chambers. “We are honored to be the exclusive sponsors of this inaugural event, and are keen to see the tournament develop further.”
Poker Plex offers online poker players a wide range of poker variations from which to choose, including Texas Hold'em, Omaha High, Omaha Hi/Lo and 7 Card Stud. The site is powered by WagerLogic's online poker platform.
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American IDC SmartSMS Celebrity Poker "Text-Chat" Becomes a Financial Reality with Poker Superstars Lining Up!
American IDC Corporation (Pink Sheets: ACNI) announced today Marcel Luske is the first professional poker player to reach out to his extensive fan base through text messaging. He has signed with Smart Entertainment and their CelebrityPokerChat(TM) service to deliver live updates through text messaging directly from the poker table to his fans as he plays. He will offer playing tips and include his fun and clever sayings, such as, "Give a little bit of your chips to me!" The deal has even more appeal to his fans as one lucky winner will win a coveted seat at the World Series of Poker!
Luske is one of the most visible and widely recognized players in the United States and Europe. His notable finishes in the past two WSOP tournaments have brought him to the forefront of the poker landscape. He placed tenth in the Main Event 2004 and thirteenth in 2003, respectively. Luske's signature style of wearing his sunglasses upside down makes it impossible to remain unnoticed. Only two days into this year's WSOP, hundreds of fans have approached him for his autograph and to simply share a moment of his time.
Being the creative and determined entrepreneur that Luske is, he has developed his own exclusive marketing organization, Flying Dutchman Marketing. On to the rest of the article... |
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WPT Champ Joins Forces with Online Poker Room PokerHost
After taking an extended hiatus from the poker tournament circuit, Hoyt Corkins has been gradually making his return to championship poker, and is now moonlighting with online poker room PokerHost.com. After largely disappearing from the scene more than ten years ago, Corkins made waves once more, when he nabbed first place at the Foxwoods World Poker Finals No Limit Hold'em World Poker Tour event in 2003.
At PokerHost.com, online poker players will get the chance to go up against Corkins in a variety of no-limit and limit hold'em. In addition to getting in on the competition, Corkins will soon also offer his advice and know-how at PokerHost's upcoming poker school. He has even signed on to represent the online poker room at the WSOP main event.
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