Friday, April 08, 2005
April 19, 2005
PALO ALTO, Calif., and NEW YORK, (PRNEWSWIRE) -- ThwartPoker Inc., inventors of the revolutionary new skill-based form of poker, ThwartPoker(TM), have selected Game Trust to tournament-enable their "Hold'em" smash hit that will be known as "Poker Blitz."
Beginning this week on Miniclip.com (www.miniclip.com), players from around the world will be able to compete for cash and merchandise prizes in 4-player live tables. Players have an opportunity to compete for as much as $1,000 in a single game.
"Poker Blitz" is a unique and strategic twist on classic "Hold'em" poker, in which players choose the cards they want, rather than being dealt a hand of random cards. All players select from the same deck and must pick, block and dodge the selections of their opponents.
If a player picks a card that was also selected by another player in a current or previous round, the players are both blocked and dealt cards that have no value. In essence, "Poker Blitz" takes all of the guess work out of poker, ensuring that a player wins because of their skill rather than their luck.
"Poker Blitz" is easy to learn, difficult to master, and challenging for all types and ages while also appealing to the traditional poker crowd. Though the game concept itself is simple, there are many levels of offensive and defensive strategies and an unlimited potential for dynamic competition between and among players. Players must rely purely on their ability to anticipate and outwit to win.
Poker Blitz is completely skill-based and consequently does not face the legal constraints encountered by traditional online poker games that are built on chance and are therefore considered gambling.
"We are very excited to be working with Game Trust. They have crafted such a robust and secure platform that integration has been a breeze. Their superior technology and channels of distribution made them the obvious choice for tournament-enabling our game and quickly reaching as many customers as possible," states Daniel Pfeiffer, ThwartPoker Co-Founder.
"Integrating with the Game Trust platform is a win-win-win proposition and we are excited to be working with the world-class creative team at ThwartPoker," explains Adeo Ressi, CEO of Game Trust. "Players win as they compete in Poker Blitz for real prizes, leveraging their skills in the game.
The developer wins with a new revenue stream from an existing title and renewed player interest. Game Trust wins by providing the technology and sharing in the upside. At Game Trust, we always strive to benefit everyone in the value chain."
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Wednesday, April 06, 2005
April 6, 2005
In a charity event at the World Horror Convention famous authors will compete in a
Texas Hold 'Em tournament.
(PRWEB) --
Poker and horror will come together at the 2005 World Horror Convention in New York City, when 20 famous horror authors compete in a
Texas Hold'Em tournament with all proceeds going to the winner's prefered charity.
This tournament will feature twenty authors competing under
Texas Hold 'Em rules. Participants include F. Paul Wilson, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, Tom Monteleone, Michael Arnzen, David Morrell, Christopher Golden, Carlton Mellick III, Monica O'Rourke, Michael Huyck, Adam Pepper, Bill Breedlove, Valarie Thorpe, Simon Wood, Chris Treagues, and Jeremy Robert Johnson with others to be announced.
The event is organized in support of the forthcoming novel Play Dead by Michael A. Arnzen, and sponsored by Raw Dog Screaming Press. The
poker game will be held at the Park Central New York Hotel on Friday, April 8th, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Afterwards there will be a mass autograph signing where fans can meet all the authors involved. Later that night Raw Dog Screaming Press will also be hosting a release party free to the public.
The World Horror Convention will be held from April 7th to April 10th, 2005, and features many events with celebrities from film, literature, and visual art. More information can be found at
http://www.whc2005.org/.
Michael Arnzen has been publishing ground-breaking horror fiction and dark poetry since 1989. His first novel, Grave Markings, received both the Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild awards.
The high-stakes thriller Play Dead will be released in hardcover on August 23, 2005.
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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Press Release
April 5, 2005
Early Renewal Demonstrates the Travel Channel's Commitment to WPT
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seizing to continue to capitalize on the
poker craze it helped to launch, The Travel Channel exercised its option early and announced today that the Travel Channel will broadcast the fourth season of the World Poker Tour(WPT) which airs on Wednesday nights at 9pm ET/PT.
The World Poker Tour is the league that launched on March 30, 2003, and it has fast become the highest rated show ever on The Travel Channel. The tour is now seen in over 60 countries worldwide, and its tournaments are held at first class locales and resorts as far ranging as Paris, the Bahamas and
Las Vegas.
When the World Poker Tour rolls into town, players are accorded a hero's welcome and
poker fans plan their schedules around the Final Table taping.
"We are thrilled to extend our relationship with The Travel Channel," said Executive Producer and Founder of the WPT, Steven Lipscomb. "Their commitment further reinforces the WPT as the preeminent brand of
poker."
"The World Poker Tour has demonstrated its ability to resonate with viewers, and we remain confident that the audience will grow over the fourth season," said Vice President of Programming at Travel Channel, Dan Russell.
The World Poker Tour series airs every Wednesday night on the Travel Channel from 9-11 PM (ET/PT). The Third Season began airing on March 2, 2005. For more information on WPT go to www.worldpokertour.com
The World Poker Tour series blends the compelling drama of reality television with the production of sports programming, including expert commentary. Thirteen cameras capture the action, including tiny cameras that reveal the player's hole
cards, which let viewers see who is bluffing and who is not. At stake on a single
poker hand can be as much as a million dollars.
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Monday, April 04, 2005
April 4, 2005
The
World Series of Poker. Celebrity Poker Challenge. Cable
poker television is eager to broadcast the next
Texas Hold 'Em Poker tournament because they know the ratings will go through the roof. This
card game is arguably the most popular game of chance on the planet - multibillion-dollar casinos are all planning to double, triple, even quadruple the amount of floor space devoted to
Texas Hold 'Em, just to keep up with the demand.
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