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Over 30 Hours of New, Original Programming Produced for Broadband, Video On Demand and Further Distribution Company's Broadband Network Registers Consumers in 36 Countries Since Launch 7 Days Ago
LAS VEGAS, The Players Network (OTC Bulletin Board: PNTV - News; www.playersnetwork.com) announced today that the company has completed production on the first-ever live programming from the World Series of Poker(R). Under the direction of Emmy(R) Award winning director Marty Corwin, Players Network went live six hours a day to a potential audience of more than 100 million broadband-enabled subscribers worldwide. In addition, the company also completed four days of production of original television programming from the World Series of Poker(R) Lifestyle Show at the Rio Hotel and Casino.
Created on four large-scale sets, Players Network's programming included various talk show formats, poker educational seminars, and unique poker lifestyle entertainment that involved poker and entertainment celebrities including Jennifer Tilly, James Caan, Gabe Kaplan, Doyle Brunson, Todd Brunson, Bobby Baldwin, Mike Sexton, Vincent Van Patten, Phil Laak, Marcel Luske, Jennifer Harmon, Layne Flack, Clonie Gowan, Chris Moneymaker, Greg Raymer, Eric Seidel, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Phil Gordon, John Hennigan, Cyndy Violette, Chris Ferguson and Annie Duke.
This announcement comes on the heels of Players Network entering the wireless arena and announcing that the company's more than 30 hours of new and original programming will be produced for broadband, Video On Demand and further distribution channels.
The company also announced that since the broadband network's launch just 7 days ago, it has already registered consumers in 36 countries.
All programming was Executive Produced by Michael Berk and Mark Bradley of Players Network, and produced by Ed Winfield of Stella Productions.
At the World Series of Poker(R) Lifestyle Show, Players Network presented The Players Network Lifetime Achievement Award for Poker to poker legend Doyle Brunson, which will heretofore be known as the "Doyle Brunson Lifetime Achievement Award," and announced during a press conference that actor and gaming enthusiast James Caan has joined Players Network as its company spokesman and an entertainment business advisor.
About Players Network: Players Network is the leading gaming industry media company that produces gaming-centric entertainment, information and instruction and distributes that content via hotel casino private networks, home video and DVD distribution and on its broadband network, at www.playersnetwork.com. The company has a 10- year history of providing consumers with gaming content and businesses with strategic partner services in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, and the greater US gaming community.
Forward-looking statements in this report are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We wish to advise readers that actual results may differ substantially from such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements, including, but not limited to, the following: our ability to meet our cash and working capital needs, our ability to successfully market our product, and other risks detailed in our periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investor Inquiries: David Kol, Players Network, +1 (702) 895-8884
The World Poker Showdown is making another appearance due to last year's great success and this year it's just in time for Christmas. This year the turnout for the Poker Tournament's Caribbean Cruise is expected to double and maybe even triple last years count. So, if you haven't made any Christmas plans yet, stop on by the website, www.worldpokershowdown.com and signup for your Christmas Vacation of a lifetime.
Macomb resident Larry Prugh has survived the first three rounds of the World Series of Poker's Main Event, playing his way into a field of 185 that started with more than 5,600 competitors.
Prugh is guaranteed at least a $39,000 payout and is still in the hunt for a larger slice of the $53 million pot. The Main Event, played each year in Las Vegas, is one of the world's most famous poker tournaments. ESPN will broadcast the event later this year.
A 56-year-old security specialist with the Detroit Arsenal, Prugh won his seat through an online tournament that cost him $16 to enter.
"I feel great," Prugh, obviously excited, said Tuesday by phone from Las Vegas. "I don't even know what day of the week it is."
Prugh has been playing marathon matches of Texas Hold'em poker to work his way through the tourney. Taking short breaks, he played from noon Monday until 2 a.m. Tuesday to make it past the third round.
The turning point came shortly after dinner when Prugh, down to $100,000 in chips, went head-to-head with an opponent who had more than $800,000 in chips.
Prugh didn't have a good hand but decided to bluff. He pointed to his family in the audience, told his opponent he'd had a good time in Las Vegas and was ready to go home.
"I leaned forward and said, 'This is it. All in,' " Prugh said. "Let's shove these babies all in."
The bluff worked. The opponent, thinking Prugh was fronting a good hand, folded. The win boosted Prugh's stack to about $180,000. He would finish the round with $372,500 in chips for 56th in the standings.
Prugh was headed to another round of play Tuesday that could push his guaranteed winnings higher. The Main Event champion will be crowned this weekend and could bag more than $5 million.
"We're creeping into some serious money," Prugh said before heading back to play.
The World Poker Showdown is making another appearance due to last year's great success and this year it's just in time for Christmas. This year the turnout for the Poker Tournament's Caribbean Cruise is expected to double and maybe even triple last years count. So, if you haven't made any Christmas plans yet, stop on by the website, www.worldpokershowdown.com and signup for your Christmas Vacation of a lifetime.
The Fossilman of Connecticut is still standing in this year's World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
Patent lawyer Greg "Fossilman" Raymer of Stonington is in second place with about 700,000 dollars in chips. He is last year's winner.
The field has been narrowed to about 270 from the original 5,600.
With the field slashed, all the players left will end up taking home at least $12,500 dollars.
But they are shooting for a spot at the final nine-person table in which the first one out will take home one million dollars. The winning player will collect $7.5 million in first-place money.
Raymer is one of two former champions in the World Series of Poker's main event still standing out of the 15 who started in the tournament.
The World Poker Showdown is making another appearance due to last year's great success and this year it's just in time for Christmas. This year the turnout for the Poker Tournament's Caribbean Cruise is expected to double and maybe even triple last years count. So, if you haven't made any Christmas plans yet, stop on by the website, www.worldpokershowdown.com and signup for your Christmas Vacation of a lifetime.
Lady Luck showed no mercy on former World Series of Poker champs and a few contenders who thought they had a chance at the $7.5 million grand prize.
In fact, just getting a seat at the final table that begins Friday will take a staggering amount of luck.
The first round of the tournament's main event was a bust for some of the game's top professional players. After three gruelling days, the field of 5,619 entrants is down to 1,884, with more making their exit quickly at the Rio Hotel and Casino.
"It's insane,' said former 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker, who got knocked out in the second round Sunday. "It's tough to make money. Every time I made money, something bad would happen. I could never accumulate any chips."
Eleven former winners have already succumbed to lackluster cards, including Moneymaker, Robert Varkonyi (2002), Bobby Baldwin (1978) and Dan Harrington (1995).
The World Poker Showdown is making another appearance due to last year's great success and this year just it's just in time for Christmas. This year the turnout for the Poker Tournament's Caribbean Cruise is expected to double and maybe even triple last years count. So, if you haven't made any Christmas plans yet, stop on by the website, www.worldpokershowdown.com and signup for your Christmas Vacation of a lifetime.
