Party Poker holding WPT Celebrity Invitational qualifiers

GIBRALTAR -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Party Poker is offering a money can't buy opportunity to all of its customers! Between the 25th – 30th January there are 15 exclusive $3,000 packages to give away to the $200,000 WPT Celebrity Invitational, an integral part of the LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: "This tournament will be filled with Hollywood stars and poker gods. The event is invitation only and PartyPoker.com can get you on the exclusive guest list. Last year, the event was won by poker professional Freddy Deeb. That said, with the stellar celebrity line-up, poor Freddie kept getting mistaken for Danny De Vito!"

"To win a package for the WPT Celebrity Invitational all you need to do is use PartyPoints to enter the daily qualifiers."

The qualifying final will take place at 15.15ET on the 31 st January, with the top 15 players winning one of the prize packages. Each package includes entry to the WPT Celebrity Invitational event, four night's accommodation and $2,250 spending money. The WPT Celebrity Invitational 2010 will take place on 20th and 21st February, with the final table being played in front of TV cameras on the 3rd March.

For players new to PartyPoker.com or those currently play-money players there is still a way to get to LA. Make a first real money deposit between 25th January and 6th February and they will be able to play in a special freeroll taking place at 14.45ET on the 7 th February. The winner will join the celebrities and poker pros for the super-hot main event.

Please note players must be at least 21 years of age to play in the WPT Celebrity Invitational.

See http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/wpt_celeb.html for more details on structures.

Reaching its eighth year on the WPT tournament circuit, the Celebrity Invitational has become a highly popular event among celebrities and poker pros alike. Ray Romano, Jason Alexander, Jon Hamm, Ricki Lake, Don Cheadle, Brad Garrett, Mena Suvari, Vince Vaughn, Camryn Manheim, Paris Hilton and Michael Vartan are just a few of the celebrities who have tried their hand against the world's top professionals. Overseeing all the action will be LAPC Tournament Director Matt Savage.

The total prize pool is $200,000 and the winner will also pick up a $25,500 seat to the WPT World Championship in April - donated by the Commerce Casino. Every participant will have the opportunity during the first two hours of play to do a one-time $200 "re-buy" to receive an extra $10,000 in chips and get back in the game. One hundred percent of the re-buy proceeds will benefit Chrysalis, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping economically disadvantaged and homeless individuals become self-sufficient through employment opportunities. Additionally, Chrysalis received a limited number of seats to help boost critical fundraising support--anyone* who makes a donation of $5,000 or more to the organization will receive entry into the event. For all the details and a link to the auction, visit www.changelives.org/poker.

PartyPoker.com is the best place to qualify for WPT events and is still running online qualifiers to the LA Poker Classic Main Event, see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/la_poker_classic.html for more information.

*You must be 21 years or older to play. Seats are strictly non-transferrable.