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World Poker Tour Launches Its First Official Ladies Poker League

1/10/2008 6:02:57 AM

LOS ANGELES, Jan 09, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- With the dramatic rise of women playing tournament poker, World Poker Tour (WPT) has expanded its female-focused tour offering with the launch of an official WPT ladies league and No Limit Texas Hold |Em tournament circuit. With buy-ins ranging from $300 - $1,500, the tournament circuit provides multiple opportunities for amateur, semi-pro, and professional female players to test their skills in a tournament environment at prestigious gaming destinations without having to pay a costly five-figure buy-in. Ladies also will have the chance at each stop to win a WPT title and a seat in the WPT Ladies| Championship.

"Women are a rising force in poker," said Robyn Moder, executive vice president of WPT Studios. "By bringing a WPT ladies league and tour stops to top gaming destinations across the US, we hope to support and perpetuate the evolution of the sport and recognition of the women who play."

Season I of the WPTL tour kicks off January 20 at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ, and will feature additional tournaments at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., Commerce Casino in Los Angeles, and Bay 101 in San Jose, Calif. The tour will conclude with a $1,500 Championship tournament at Bellagio in Las Vegas, who also will host a player party in conjunction with the event. The WPTL Championship final table will be filmed on the WPT set for television broadcast on WPT|s new network home, GSN, in 2008. The winner will receive the first place cash prize and the WPT Ladies| Championship title.

To help end breast cancer, a disease that statistically has or will affect one in every eight women competing on the WPTL tour, WPT has partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world|s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all and energizing science to find the cures. Participants will have the opportunity to donate at each tour stop and 15 percent of each $1,500 buy-in at the WPTL Championship will be donated to benefit Komen for the Cure.

The WPTL Season I schedule(a) is as follows. Visit www.worldpokertour.com/wptladies for more details.
DATE LOCATION BUY-IN
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January 20 Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Buy-in: $300
Atlantic City, NJ Entry Fee: $50
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Commerce Casino
Los Angeles, CA Buy-in: $970
February 2-3 In association with Entry Fee: $95
Ladies Poker Association

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Bay 101
San Jose, CA Buy-in: $300
March 16 In association with Ladies Entry Fee: $30
International Poker Series

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March 29 Foxwoods Resort & Casino Buy-in: $530
Mashantucket, CT Entry Fee: $70
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WPT Ladies| Championship Bellagio Buy-in: $1,500
April 13-14: Tournament(b) Las Vegas, NV Entry Fee: $90
April 25: Final Table(c)
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(a) Schedule subject to change.

(b) WPT will provide up-to-the-minute coverage including blogs, interviews, chip counts and more from the tournament floor. Visit WPT Live Updates at www.worldpokertour.com for live coverage from the WPTL Championship at Bellagio.

(c) WPT Televised Final Table

For more information, statistics on women in poker, or to request an interview or media credentials for the WPTL tour stops, please contact Lyndsay LaGree at 323.330.9876 or llagree@worldpokertour.com.

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