FullTiltPoker.Net Launches TV Show

LOS ANGELES – (PRESS RELEASE) -- In the world of televised poker there are many offerings, but if you really want to learn the strategies of the game from true poker legends, the pros from FullTiltPoker.Net deliver. You can't afford your own personal poker coach? Not to worry, breaking new ground in televised poker, FullTiltPoker.Net takes you to school with a fresh, new half hour show that entertains and demystifies the winning strategies of Texas Hold'Em.

FullTiltPoker.Net Presents: Learn From The Pros premiers on Tues., Sept. 27 at 8:30 PM local, with new episodes airing every Sunday at 4:30 PM local and repeats on Tuesdays at 8:30 PM local. Hosted by Best Damn Sports Show Period's Chris Rose and poker pro Howard Lederer, the 30-minute, 26-week series explains the nuances of the most popular game on television. As the series progresses, the pros offer more sophisticated lessons and offer up some of the tricks of the trade for winning big pots.

Throughout the series, members of Team Full Tilt, the world-renowned poker champions behind FullTiltPoker.Net join Rose and Lederer to offer tips and strategy lessons. Players include: World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, seven-time WSOP bracelet winner and poker legend Erik Seidel, 2004 American Poker Championship winner Phil Ivey, 2002 Card Player Magazine "Champion of the Year" John Juanda, 2003 WPT Aruba Poker Classic winner Erick Lindgren, plus Jennifer Harman, the first woman to ever win two WSOP bracelets, and 2003 World Poker Tour Ladies Night champion Clonie Gowen. Also, expected to participate are 2004 Card Player Magazine Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu, Poker Ambassador to Wynn Las Vegas, Annie Duke and Gus Hansen.

"The time is right for an entertaining show about poker that is also truly educational," said Lederer, who has won two WSOP bracelets, two World Poker Tour titles as well as many other tournaments. "I am excited to be working with FSN to make this first-of-its-kind poker show."

The pros take part in roundtable discussions on various poker topics, providing them a rare opportunity to share some of the "inside" stories that have made them legends in the game. The show also offers an interactive component as it provides viewers the chance to email their questions about how to play a hand, or what they should have done in a particular situation and the pros will answer in detail.

Plus:

* Chip Tricks: Learn the tricks that make even amateur card players look like pros at the table.

* Beginner's Blunders: Covering the most common mistakes made by beginning players and how to avoid them.

* Poker Pop Quiz: Tests your knowledge on various poker topics and helps you learn the correct way to play various situations

"There is such a thirst out there for all things poker. We want to help players of all abilities take their game to the next level," said Executive Producer Mark Mayer. "The opportunity to pick the brain of Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson and some of the world's best players is one that every poker enthusiast will want to take advantage of. If you watch this show, you will become a better poker player."