World Poker Entertainment Announces Tavern League of Wisconsin Battle of the Bars Team Poker Tour and Television Show
28 Juli 2010 - 12:47AM
Marketwired
The World Poker Store Inc. (PINKSHEETS: WPKS) formally announces
World Poker Entertainment's launch of The Tavern League of
Wisconsin Battle of the Bars Team Poker Tour. Scheduled to commence
this fall in over 1000 Tavern League Bars, this Team Poker
competition will culminate with a 6 episode television show
broadcast throughout the state of Wisconsin. The multiple 8 bar
tours are exclusive to Tavern League of Wisconsin bars with each
bar fielding a team of eight players to compete in Free Texas Hold
'em tournaments for both entertainment and bragging rights as 64
players meet at the tables each night. Through 125 eight bar tours
hosted throughout the state, a total of 1000 bars will participate
with Players and Teams competing to qualify for both regional
finals and the chance to be seen on TV and crowned Team Poker
Champions as part of the televised grand finals. Each participating
bar will host one night of their eight week tour and deck their
team out with logoed T-shirts, Jerseys and Hats. Each team is
awarded points per how their players finish in each tournament and
the top teams in accumulated points over the 8 events are sent to
the regional finals along with nightly individual winners from each
bar who create additional teams. As this is the 75th Anniversary of
the Tavern League of Wisconsin, the tour will officially be titled
as a celebration of the Tavern League's 75 years of providing
entertainment, food and libation for the people of Wisconsin. Pete
Madland, Executive Director of the TLW, commented, "World Poker
Entertainment allows our members to promote their businesses
throughout Wisconsin. The tour provides access to customers
throughout the state to participate in the fastest growing game in
the country and there's no better place to play than at the
friendliest place in town, their local tavern."
World Poker Entertainment, producers of the tour and a division
of The World Poker Store Inc. is providing the structure and
execution of the tour through their poker league website and player
performance tracking system. Each night will consist of two Free
Texas Hold 'em Tournaments with the first tournament for the Team
competition and the second tournament open to regular bar guests
for individual play. Both tournaments offer players a chance to
qualify to move on to regional finals and then the Grand Finals.
Players and Teams are able to track their points, find the games
and receive additional information about the tour at
www.worldpokerentertainment.com. Chuck Chastain, CEO of The World
Poker Store, stated, "We are excited to team up with the Tavern
League to offer this Wisconsin poker competition culminating with a
home grown television show. It's just like American Idol for poker
players and what they win is appearing on TV to the envy of all
their friends and family. It's truly a no risk opportunity to enjoy
an entertaining night out at the bar and a chance for good players
to compete and ultimately showcase their skills like the pros do on
TV."
The competition starts this fall with the television show airing
in early 2011 throughout the state of Wisconsin. Tavern League
Member bars interested in hosting and competing should contact
World Poker Entertainment at info@theworldpokerstore.com.
Additional information is available at
www.worldpokerentertainment.com.
About World Poker Entertainment/The World Poker
Store Inc.: World Poker Entertainment, headquartered in
Minneapolis MN, is an international Entertainment Company with
operations in Europe, Canada, Mexico, China and the US. The company
owns and operates bar poker leagues in multiple countries as well
as planned upscale Las Vegas style entertainment facilities in
China. With a focus on bringing poker to the masses, WPE partners
with charitable organizations worldwide to raise awareness and
support for various causes. The company also continues to benefit
from the support of its advisory board members Phil Hellmuth,
Johnny Chan, Marcel Luske, Hoyt Corkins, Patrik Antonius and Liz
Lieu. More about The World Poker Store Inc. can be found at
www.theworldpokerstore.com.
About Tavern League of Wisconsin: The
Tavern League of Wisconsin consists of over 5000 small business
owners. The league works on behalf of the licensed beverage
industry to promote and protect these small businesses throughout
Wisconsin. Additional information about the Tavern League of
Wisconsin is available at www.TLW.org.
This press release contains information that constitutes
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Any such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from any
future results described within the forward-looking statements. The
forward-looking information provided herein represents the
Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and
subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's
estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any
obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future.
Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied
upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future
financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this
press release.
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Contact: Greg Needham World Poker Entertainment Phone:
612-749-0262 Email: greg@theworldpokerstore.com
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