FullTiltPoker.net Championship Televised Live
LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- FullTiltPoker.net, one of the foremost free, online poker sites leads the way in, live televised poker. FSN, the premier network in poker television and the first U.S. network to show poker live; the night club La Bete at Wynn Las Vegas, the newest luxury resort on the strip; FullTiltPoker.net, the best free online poker site, with the most world renown pros: A trio of excellence each playing its part in bringing fans an unrivaled live television event as FSN televises the final table of the FullTiltPoker.net Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, airing live at 6:00 pm local on Wed., July 13, 2005. An encore broadcast of the show airs that night at 10:30 PM local.
Held at the night club La Bete at Wynn Las Vegas, the tournament features Team Full Tilt, the biggest rounders in the game, playing for a $500,000 cash pool and other prizes. Scheduled to appear in the tournament are 2000 World Series of Poker champion Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, WSOP bracelet winners, Phil Ivey, John Juanda, Erik Seidel, Jennifer Harman, 2003 World Poker Tour Ladies Night winner Clonie Gowen, plus poker pros Phil Gordon, Andy Bloch and Erick Lindgren. Also, 2004 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu, Poker Ambassador to Wynn Las Vegas joins the fray. FSN veteran announcer Barry Tompkins calls the action, and poker pro Howard "The Professor" Lederer provides commentary.
"We are very excited about being a part of this premiere, televised poker event. Team Full Tilt is one of the most respected groups of poker pros around," said Raymond Bitar, CEO of FullTiltPoker.net. "We could not envision any better partners than FSN and Wynn Las Vegas to showcase such talent."
"This live event is the next generation of poker programming," said George Greenberg, FSN's Vice President of Programming and Production. "Live poker was one of our highest rated shows telecast last year and we look forward to an even bigger ratings winner this year."
FullTiltPoker.net and FSN set the tone for live televised poker. This tournament is:
* The only live televised poker tournament in the U.S. so far this year.
* Only the second live televised poker event ever (FSN's American Poker Championship in 2004 was the first)
* The first live televised poker tournament from Las Vegas
* The first major poker tournament at the new Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino
And of course, with all these highlights, it wouldn't be an FSN event unless it offered the viewer more than just standard card games. Every player at the final table will be wearing a heart monitor. As they push tens of thousands of dollars into the pot, viewers will get to see if the pros are as cool and calm as they appear or if they are sitting there with stoic faces while their insides churn because they've been put full tilt.
With innovative graphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, FullTiltpoker.net is the best free poker site on the Web. FullTiltPoker.net uses the Full Tilt Poker(TM) software which was developed by TiltWare LLC, a software development and licensing company based in Los Angeles, California and licensed to Kolyma Corporation, A.V.V. which is regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada. "Team Full Tilt," is a select group of the world's finest professional poker players, including Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Erick Lindgren, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon (co-host, Celebrity Poker Showdown), Clonie Gowen, John Juanda, Jennifer Harman and others. Users of all skill levels can go to http://www.fulltiltpoker.net and learn from the pros.