The World Poker Store, Inc. Partners World-Wide With The Sports Legends Challenge
27 5월 2009 - 6:25AM
Marketwired
The World Poker Store, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WPKS), an international
entertainment company, announces its partnership with The Sports
Legends Challenge (SLC) in support of their events around the
world. The Sports Legends Challenge presented by AbsolutePoker.net
is the ultimate sports fantasy experience. For the first time in
history, sports fans from around the world will compete with and
against 25 of the greatest Sports Legends of our time, including
Troy Aikman, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Richard Petty, Sugar Ray Leonard,
and many more. The event will also feature 25 of the world's top
Poker Pros, including Phil Hellmuth, Annie Duke, Chris Moneymaker,
Johnny Chan and others. The Sports Legends, Poker Pros and
participants will compete in a wide-range of tournaments for up to
$10,000,000 in prize money. The feature event will be the Sports
Legends All-Star Poker Challenge which will pair the Sports
Legends, Poker Pros and top-finishing competitors in a
winner-take-all, No Limit Texas Hold 'Em grand finale televised
nationally, Thanksgiving Day, on Fox Sports.
As an official Marketing Partner and through world-wide industry
contacts WPKS has taken a leadership role in the development of
land based casino, online gaming and corporate sponsorships
internationally for the SLC. WPKS also plays a pivotal role in
acquiring participation from the world's best poker pros including
a recent SLC commitment from WPKS advisory board member Marcel
Luske, "The Flying Dutchman."
On September 14-17, 2009, the inaugural Sports Legends
Challenge, benefiting the Butch Kerzner Summit Foundation, will
take place at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. The resort will
serve as a backdrop for this world-class sports and gaming
event.
Seats to the SLC inaugural event will be awarded this summer
through The World Poker Store's Bar Poker League. League members
will compete in free Texas Hold 'em tournaments as part of "The
Battle of the Bars" Team competitions hosted in the US. WPKS plans
to award future SLC seats through its International Bar Poker
League hosted in bars, restaurants, nightclubs and hotels in
Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, China, Canada, Mexico and the
ever expanding WPKS world league.
Bruce Bibbero, Founder and CEO of the Sports Legends Challenge,
commented, "We believe that this distinct combination of New York
Yankees Fantasy Baseball Camp meets the World Series of Poker will
provide an experience to be talked about forever." Bibbero
continued, "We are also excited about our strategic alliance with
The World Poker Store as the event at Atlantis is just the
beginning. It is our plan to hold events internationally and give
fans around the world the opportunity to interact with their Sports
Legends in ways they never imagined possible. These events will
feature Legends from Soccer, Cricket, Auto Racing, Rugby and more,
with the first event to be held in London in 2010."
Chuck Chastain, CEO of The World Poker Store, Inc., stated,
"This experience of a lifetime provides a unique combination of
Texas Hold 'em and Sports Fantasy that further promotes the essence
of true competition. We are pleased to partner with this
prestigious event and look forward to bringing The Sports Legends
Challenge experience to all of our players and partners around the
world. It's truly an example of how the thrill and excitement of
Texas Hold 'em and Professional Sports are very similar and speak
to the same people."
The sports icons participating in the Sports Legends Challenge
include: Troy Aikman, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Richard Petty, Sugar Ray
Leonard, Emmitt Smith, Reggie Jackson, Joe Namath, Mike Ditka,
Julius Erving, Fuzzy Zoeller, Herschel Walker, Laffit Pincay, Jim
Brown, Bobby Hull, Jerry West, Brooks Robinson, Gale Sayers, Kyle
Petty, Michael Strahan, and additional Legends to be named.
About The World Poker Store, Inc.
The World Poker Store is an emerging international entertainment
company that is expanding The Bar Poker League and its proprietary
Player Card system through licensing agreements and league
sponsorships in the United States, Europe, Canada and Mexico. The
company continues to expand in China, through a subsidiary that
owns and operates upscale membership-based entertainment clubs
offering Las Vegas style entertainment, including VIP amenities and
free poker tournaments. The company also continues to benefit from
the support of its advisory board of world-class poker players
including Marcel Luske, Phil Hellmuth, Johnny Chan, Patrik
Antonius, Hoyt Corkins and Liz Lieu. Additional information about
the company can be found on its website
www.theworldpokerstore.com.
About Sports Legends Challenge
The Sports Legends Challenge is the only event of its kind that
gives sports fans a chance to cross the line from spectator to
competitor with the greatest Sports Legends of our time for up to
$10,000,000 in prize money and televised nationally on Fox Sports.
The inaugural North American event will take place at Atlantis,
Paradise Island, Bahamas from September 14-17, 2009, with the
premiere International event set to take place in London in 2010.
For a complete list of participating Legends or for more
information, please visit www.SportsLegendsChallenge.com
Contact: Greg Needham Phone: (612)-749-0262 Email:
greg@theworldpokerstore.com
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