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October 20, 2005

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Poker Academy to be Exclusive Poker Training Software Sponsor of the Fantasy Poker League with its All-New Poker Academy Texas Holdem 2.0

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Poker Academy, the leading software developer of Texas Holdem training software (www.poker-academy.com), today announced an agreement to be the exclusive poker training software sponsor of The Fantasy Poker League with its all-new Poker Academy Texas Holdem 2.0. Poker Academy Texas Holdem 2.0 was released October 1, 2005. Utilizing world renowned Poki poker artificial intelligence research developed over more than 10 years, the all-new Texas Holdem poker simulator features free online play and chat, limit, no limit, ring games, and multi-table tournaments, and tournament clock.

Poker-Academy.com, today announced an agreement to be the exclusive poker training software sponsor of The Fantasy Poker League with its all-new Poker Academy Texas Holdem 2.0. Poker Academy Texas Holdem 2.0 was released October 1, 2005. Utilizing world renowned Poki poker artificial intelligence research developed over more than 10 years, the all-new Texas Holdem poker simulator features free online play and chat, limit, no limit, ring games, and multi-table tournaments, and tournament clock.

The Fantasy Poker League arranges league-style, no-limit Texas Holdem tournaments in five states – Texas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and North Dakota – where thousands of people play for fun in bars, clubs, and restaurants at no cost. Players compete for top prizes such as poker training software, DVD’s, poker tables, gift certificates, promotional apparel, poker chip sets, vacations, and seats in major Las Vegas cash tournament. For bigger events, Poker Academy will provide its flagship Texas Holdem training software, Poker Academy Pro, as prizes.

As part of the sponsorship, Poker Academy and The Fantasy Poker League will engage in cross-marketing programs, including online advertising, print, and direct mail.

“Poker Academy software is a great learning tool for the novice, yet highly worthwhile for the pro,” said Alan Widman, president and founder of The Fantasy Poker League. “We’re excited to present this training tool to prize winners as a great way to practice and improve their game without taking any risk. On a personal note, I especially like the game’s ability to review your hand history and replay a specific hand with different betting patterns, and then see how the outcome could have been. It’s also great to practice on an airplane, because there is no Internet.”

“Being a sponsor of The Fantasy Poker League is an ideal fit for us, and we’re excited to be part of it,” said Kurt Lange, president of Poker Academy. “As more and more people play holdem socially, we want to be part of their learning experience. Our newest version of Poker Academy Texas Holdem has some exciting new features, like a tournament clock and multi-table tournament simulation, which are great tools to help any player improve their game.”

Poker Academy Texas Hold’em 2.0 (Mac or Win)

“If you are new to poker, Poker Academy software can get you up to speed in a hurry,” says Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari. Poker Academy Texas Hold'em 2.0 is the world's most powerful poker training tool, featuring online, limit, no limit, ring, and tournament play. Utilizing world renowned Poki poker artificial intelligence research developed over more than 10 years, Poker Academy software will help you take your game to the next level.

Using a number of cutting edge machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques, Poker Academy software utilizes statistical modeling, neural networks, and advanced understanding of game theory to dynamically adapt its play to exploit patterns in your play.

With this game, players learn, adapt, and improve their poker abilities in just a few weeks. “If you can be profitable playing Poker Academy, you will be a formidable foe in the online poker rooms and real life casinos and card rooms,” said Lange.

Added Poker Champion Hoyt Corkins, “A player of any skill level – amateur or professional – can learn from this software.”

System Requirements: Windows Me/NT/2000/XP or Mac OS X 10.2.8 (Jaguar) or higher, 128MB RAM, 200MB disk space, 800 MHz CPU, Internet Access for Activation (Download Version) and for online multiplayer features.

About Poker Academy
Poker Academy is a leading poker software developer. The Company develops the world’s most advanced Texas Hold’em poker learning tool, utilizing world renowned Poki poker artificial intelligence developed over 10 years. Poker Academy software is designed to help players learn, adapt, and improve their poker skills. Poker Academy includes No Limit, Limit, Ring, and Tournament play along with many feature-rich components. Poker Academy is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, and has U.S. offices in Minnetonka, MN. For more details, please visit www.poker-academy.com.

About The Fantasy Poker League
The Fantasy Poker League is an entertainment/advertising company that brings the game of No limit Texas Hold'em to bars, clubs, restaurants, etc. and arranges league style play that anyone can participate in at no cost (absolutely free to play). Each night of the week, participants are able to walk into their favorite location and have a chance to play in a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament, try to make it to the final table, and compete for the top prizes (DVD's, poker tables, gift certificates, promotional apparel, poker chip sets, vacations, seats in major Las Vegas cash tournament, etc.) and best of all win the bragging rights!

Players who make it to the top eight will be awarded points based on their performance. Participants will be able to track their points and statistics at the website (www.tfpl.net) and even setup their own profiles and gossip with other players on the message board.

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