Poker fans can register at http://www.brookstone.com for chance to win a
limited, autographed copy of Brunson's much-anticipated new book
Super/System 2
Poker legend will also sign advance copies of book at Brookstone Store in New
York on Dec. 9
MERRIMACK, N.H. and LAS VEGAS, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Running
the tables this Holiday season, specialty retailer Brookstone, Inc. (Nasdaq:
BKST) has teamed up with poker legend and best-selling author Doyle "Texas
Dolly" Brunson to launch a premiere line of poker products and promote
Brunson's highly anticipated new book Super/System 2.
Beginning today, poker fans around the country can register to win a
limited, autographed copy of Brunson's Super/System 2 by logging onto
http://www.brookstone.com and typing "Doyle Brunson" in the search box.
In addition, Brunson will conduct a book signing and poker exhibition on
Thursday, Dec. 9, from 2-4 p.m. at the Brookstone store at Rockefeller Center
in New York. Brunson will sign advance copies of Super/System 2 while they
last and will play Texas Hold'em poker using Brookstone's premiere
Professional Poker Set with randomly selected people who attend the book
signing.
"Brookstone is pleased to be the only retailer in the entire country to
offer customers a chance to purchase or win a limited, advance copy of this
highly anticipated new book by Doyle Brunson, the renowned patriarch of modern
poker," Brookstone Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael
Anthony said. "We feel this partnership with Mr. Brunson underscores
Brookstone's position in the marketplace as the retailer of choice for Holiday
gifts and complements our premiere line of authentic poker products, including
our Professional Poker Set."
"I've been a fan of Brookstone for many years and believe the retailer is
a great venue to promote Super/System 2 to a customer base that is accustomed
to innovation and quality," Doyle Brunson said. "I'm looking forward to
making the insight and experience contained in Super/System 2 available to
players of all levels who want to learn more about how to play and increase
their chances of winning at the wonderful game of poker."
Brookstone's premiere Holiday poker lineup includes the Professional Poker
Set ($125), which features 400 professional weight chips at 11.5 grams and
five instructional cards in a deluxe felt-lined carrying case, as well as a
variety of other poker products that range from casino sets, to card shufflers
to electronic handheld games.
Super/System 2, Brunson's updated guide that includes new strategies,
games and insight from Brunson and other well-known poker pros, is not
available for sale in any stores. The only way to receive a copy is by
accumulating Action Points at http://www.doylesroom.com. Details are
explained on the site. People who attend the book signing at the Brookstone
store at Rockefeller Center in New York can buy advance copies while they
last, and Brookstone will give away 100 autographed copies to randomly
selected entrants who register online at http://www.brookstone.com.
About Brookstone, Inc.
Brookstone, Inc. is a specialty retailer that operates 286 Brookstone
Brand stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico. Typically located in high-traffic
regional shopping malls and airports, the stores feature unique and innovative
consumer products. The Company also operates five stores under the Gardeners
Eden Brand, and a direct marketing business that consists of three catalogs
titles -- Brookstone, Hard-to-Find Tools and Gardeners Eden -- as well as e-
commerce web sites at http://www.brookstone.com/ and
http://www.gardenerseden.com.
About Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson, affectionately known as "Texas Dolly," has reigned over
five decades of poker and has sold more than 300,000 copies of his definitive
poker guide Super System around the world. His book has gained the respect of
both fellow poker pros and serious amateurs who love the game. Brunson, one
of the most important figures in the history of poker, continues to promote
gambling as a respectable profession. As a member of the world renowned Poker
Hall of Fame, he has won nine gold bracelets in the World Series of Poker and
claimed poker's biggest prize -- the main-event World Championship -- back-to-
back in 1976 and 1977.
CONTACT:
Robert Padgett Julie Nathanson
Brookstone Rogers and Cowan
Office: (603) 577-8097 Office: (310) 854-8191
Mobile: (617) 620-7336 Mobile: (310) 200-0983
rpadgett@brookstone.com jnathanson@rogersandcowan.com
SOURCE Brookstone, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.brookstone.com
http://www.doylesroom.com
CONTACT:
Robert Padgett of Brookstone,
+1-603-577-8097, or +1-617-620- 7336 (Mobile),
rpadgett@brookstone.com; or Julie Nathanson of Rogers and Cowan,
+1-310-854-8191, or +1-310-200-0983 (Mobile),
jnathanson@rogersandcowan.com
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