Press Conference at Benny's at Jacksonville Landing 10:00 a.m., February 5th
(#2-174 Independent Drive)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Poker is all the rage and it ranges
from big business in gaming casinos to home games in basements across America.
Celebrity poker is in its 3rd season of television and everyone wants to get
in the game! Poker is said by analysts to account for between $3 billion and
$5 billion in annual revenue. Just ask Chris Moneymaker who parlayed his
$10,000 World Series entrance fee into $2.5 million in winnings and now is
launching Moneymaker Gaming.
Moneymaker Gaming manufactures everything poker, from high-end poker sets,
gaming accessories, apparel and licensed commemorative chips! Moneymaker
gaming has license agreements with Death Row Records, Johnny Chan and FHM
Hottie, Vida Guerra! The interest in poker is so great, that the year after
Moneymaker beat out 837 players to win the World Series of Poker's main event,
the field tripled in size to 2,576. This year, organizers expect 5,000 people
to pay the $10,000 World Series entry fee. "After Moneymaker, poker hit a
real critical mass," says Bhu Srinivasan, publisher of the new poker magazine,
All In. "The growth was tremendous." With an estimated 70 million Americans
now playing the game, media companies are betting big on poker.
Saturday's press conference will give Moneymaker a chance to talk about
his story, launch his company and unveil the first commemorative chip of Vida
Guerra. Johnny Chan will be making a special guest appearance and promoting
his book, "How to Play Like Johnny Chan." Vida Guerra will be present as
well. The conference will be at Benny's on the Jacksonville Landing at
10:00am, Saturday Feb. 5th, press check in is at 9:30a.m. Interviews and
photo opportunities available.
Additional Media interviews available by appointment:
Contact Juliette Harris 818-321-2317 or Nancy Byron 213-709-1056
itgirl@tmail.com or nancy.byron@tmo.blackberry.net
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