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Willie Garson, Nicholas Gonzalez, Richard Kind and Mimi Rogers To Join Poker Pros in London This August to Vie for $2 Million Jackpot
ANTIGUA and LOS ANGELES, The World Poker Exchange announced today the first round of celebrity poker enthusiasts, including Willie Garson ("Sex and the City") Nicholas Gonzalez ("The O.C.,") Richard Kind (Bewitched, "Spin City") and Mimi Rogers (Stone Cold), who will be among the international celebrities of film, television, music and sports, as well as pro poker players gathering at The Old Billingsgate Market to vie for a $2 million prize at the World Poker Exchange London Open, the first ever lifestyle poker tournament (www.LondonOpen2005.com).
Willie Garson, who has appeared in approximately 40 television series, is best known for his role as "Stanford Blatch" in HBO's long-running series, "Sex and the City." His acting credits include performances in Fever Pitch with Drew Barrymore, "CSI Miami," and "Monk." A regular at the tables, Garson has made numerous appearances on "Celebrity Blackjack" as well as "Celebrity Poker Showdown," where he plays for his charity, La Casa de las Madres.
Nicholas Gonzalez represents young Hollywood to a tee. America has seen him play Mischa Barton's love interest on "The O.C." Gonzalez has also appeared on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "That '70s Show," and "Walker Texas Ranger." This year he played in "Celebrity Poker Showdown" for his charity, Friends of El Faro.
Richard Kind from "Mad About You" and "Spin City" fame has also appeared on such television shows as "Just Shoot Me," with David Spade, "Kim Possible," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm." He is also known for his voice over work on animated series and movies such as "Father of the Pride," and Bug's Life. As a poker fan and player, he's also graced the green tables on "Celebrity Poker Showdown."
Actress and poker enthusiast Mimi Rogers has recently appeared in films such as Stone Cold, Dancing in Twilight and The Door in the Floor. She's also credited with starring roles in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and "The X Files." Her appearance on "Celebrity Poker Showdown" brought down the house with her coy card-playing for The Dream Foundation.
"The London Open is going to be an 'all in' experience unparallel by any other poker tournament. Our first round of celebrity poker enthusiasts, who are each accomplished players in their own right, are expected to show their best poker faces as they go against poker pros who will also be coming to London in pursuit of the $2 million winner take all prize," commented World Poker Exchange Managing Director Haden Ware.
"The World Poker Exchange will elevate both players' and viewers' expectations about what world class tournament provides and will literally raise the bar on gaming events," explains Ware.
The high stakes gaming event to be staged in London on the banks of the River Thames features a $2 million guaranteed prize pool and distinctive cultural, entertainment and dining experiences. A pinnacle of the four-day style-heavy event will be a private concert, a separate charity tournament and VIP Reception featuring South London-based funky pop act Dirty Vegas, international chanteuse and "Queen of the Nightclub" Grace Jones, and celebrity club and party DJ Guy Preston.
The London Open will be broadcast as a Bravo primetime TV special "World Poker Exchange London Open." Off-camera, the competitors will enjoy high-stakes fun as they partake in the private concert & VIP Reception, exclusive tours of Kensington Palace, gain backstage access to the hit show The Producers, and enjoy the most lavish of culinary experiences in London's finest restaurants.
On-line qualifying satellite tournaments have already begun exclusively at www.worldpx.com, with entry levels as small as $1.
About World Poker Exchange The World Poker Exchange (www.worldpx.com) is a licensed and regulated multi-player internet poker room that has served the online community since the outset of online poker play. Based in Antigua and established in spring 2001, World Poker Exchange is one of the world's fastest growing online poker sites.
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The local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation has scheduled a poker run for July 23.
The event will begin at C&S Motor Sports, 1502 Sixth Ave. S.W., Aberdeen, with registration running from 10 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be provided at 11:15 a.m. to participants, and a free T-shirt will be given to the first 100 registered riders.
Registration fee is $10, with a 15 percent payback of the registration fees to the winner of the poker hand.
Raffle tickets also will be sold for a mini-chopper to be given away at the foundation's New Year's Eve dance on Dec. 31. Money raised will go directly to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Dakota.
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Prize Pool at 36th Annual World Series of Poker Expected to Hit $100 Million
LAS VEGAS, Organizers of the World Series of Poker, the richest sporting event on the planet, today predicted the total prize pool at this year's tournament will reach $100 million, more than doubling the record the event set just a year ago.
With a total of 45 events, the 36th annual World Series of Poker is the longest, largest and most prestigious event of its kind. Its unprecedented growth necessitated its move this year from its longtime home in downtown Las Vegas to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino just off the Strip, where the tournament is hosted in a 60,000-square-foot gaming area equipped with 200 poker tables.
"With each new event we host, we're breaking another record," said Gary Thompson, director of operations and communications for the World Series of Poker. "We have brought in 450 of the world's best poker dealers to accommodate the enormous crowds flooding in from around the globe looking for both tournament and live-game action. Those players are contributing to a prize pool that will dwarf such events as the Indy 500, the Kentucky Derby and the Masters."
The record prize pool is being driven by the unprecedented number of players paying entry fees to World Series of Poker events. In 2003, the World Series of Poker generated a total of 7,572 player registrations and a total prize pool of nearly $22 million. In 2004, the total number of player registrations nearly doubled, reaching 14,054 -- and the total prize pool soared to nearly $45 million.
Through only the first 19 events, total registrations at the 36th annual World Series of Poker have exceeded 13,500 and the total prize money has risen beyond the $23.5 million mark. With many of the most popular events still to come, organizers believe total prize money will reach $100 million by the time the tournament's main event begins July 7.
"I've been playing tournament poker for a long time, but I've never seen anything like this," said Robert Williamson III, who has made multiple World Series of Poker final tables in the last five years and has won a gold bracelet in Pot-Limit Omaha. "I've always been bullish on poker -- it's the greatest game I've ever played -- but there's no way I would have guessed we'd hit $100 million this year. No way."
The World Series of Poker is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET - News), which purchased the tournament early last year. All but the final two days of the 36th annual World Series of Poker will be played at Harrah's Rio casino. The tournament's final days will be played at Binion's in downtown Las Vegas, which hosted the World Series of Poker for its first 35 years.
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada 67 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions, and acquisitions. On June 13, 2005, Harrah's Entertainment acquired Caesars Entertainment, Inc., and now owns or manages through various subsidiaries more than 40 casinos in three countries, primarily under the Harrah's, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names. With nearly 4 million square feet of casino space, more than 40,000 hotel rooms and nearly 100,000 employees, the Harrah's portfolio is the most diverse in the gaming industry. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership.
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