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August 27, 2004 Friday
HEADLINE: Over $100,000 Up for Grabs in Second
Annual College Poker Championship
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Although colleges aren't offering full-ride poker
scholarships, at least not yet, the College Poker Championship
offers the next best thing. "We're determined to find the
best college Texas no-limit hold'em player in the world."
said the event's host, well-known poker player and best-selling
poker author Lou Krieger. And with sponsorship funds from online
poker giant Royal Vegas Poker, this year's College Poker Championship
is offering $40,000 to the winner. As an added feature in the
Land Based Grand Final in Cancun, Mexico; charitable donations
amounting to $10,000 will be made to any charity or organization
designated by the finalists.
Although poker is quickly becoming the new college pastime of
choice, the College Poker Championship is the first event to bring
college poker players together from all over the world. But this
isn't a gamble. The event focuses on charitable giving and scholarships
that are awarded during the tournament. And to prove it, entry
into the tournament is entirely free, with no purchase ever required
of participants.
"It's about giving back to the community and students while
at the same time enjoying a game that is fast becoming the next
spectator sport," said Krieger. "
Poker is a game of skill and not of random chance. Its value is
increasingly recognized by university professors around the world
as a game that encourages strategic thinking and competitive analysis.
"Last year's first annual College Poker Championship was
an unparalleled success," said Krieger, "with Grant
Coombs, of Washington and Lee University, finishing in first place
to win $15,000 in scholarship money for himself, along with a
sizeable donation made in his name to Students for Life."
The 2005 College Poker Championship runs for six months, with
25 "Super Satellite" qualifying rounds and $500 available
in scholarship awards each week.
Events will be played every Sunday at 4:00 EST, commencing Sunday
August 29, 2004. The last Super Satellite is slated for Sunday,
February 13, 2005, and the top 10 percent of players from each
of the 25 Super Satellites qualify for the Satellite Event. The
Satellite Event will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2005 and
it offers $5,000 in scholarship awards.
The top 20 percent of the finishers in that round secure a place
in the February 27 Online Final. Those placing tenth through eightieth
will share in $5,500 in scholarship funds, while the first through
ninth place finishers win a seat at The 2nd Annual College Poker
Championship Land Based Grand Final, along with an all-expense
paid trip for two to Cancun, Mexico where the CPC finals will
be held. This trip also includes VIP tickets to an exotic spring
break party hosted by collegepokerchampionship.com.
The Land Based Grand Final is set for Wednesday, March 16, 2005
at 4:00 PM EST, at a top international spring break location.
More than $84,000 in scholarship funds will be distributed, in
addition to the charitable awards.
"This is a terrific event," said Krieger, "as
well as a great opportunity for students from around the world
to meet one another online and compete for large cash scholarships.
Not only that, when you combine all of this with a huge spring
break party in an exotic location, it's got something for everyone."
Last year poker enthusiasts from Australia to America and Cornell
to Cambridge played in the first College Poker Championships.
With the growth of poker
and a year's experience in running this event under their belt,
the folks at Royal Vegas Poker are confident that the 2005 College
Poker Championship will be bigger and better in every way. The
winner can truly claim the title of Best College Texas
Hold'em No Limit Poker Player in the World -- and
then pay for the rest of his or her education.
For more information on the 2nd Annual College Poker Championship(TM)
please go
to: www.collegepokerchampionship.com or marketing@collegepokerchampionship.com
marketing@collegepokerchampionship.com
http://www.collegepokerchampionship.com
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