The WPS Summer Poker Showdown Welcomed "Celebrity Poker Showdown" champion Nicole Sullivan
August 28, Costa Rica ? BetCRIS.com ? the recognized leader in the online gaming industry for over 21 years ? and America?s Card Room sponsored the WPS Summer Poker Showdown in Costa Rica, August 18th to August 27th.
The event was attended by famed comedy actress Nicole Sullivan, who is most recognized for her roles on Mad TV, The King of Queens and most recently Hot Properties. In addition, she has lent her voice to such hit programs as Family Guy and Kim Possible.
With over 140 players in a single day, the poker room was filled with a highly diverse group of players. Individuals came from Central and South America as well as the USA. Humberto Brenes, Arturo Morales and Karlo ?The Magician? Lopez were just three of the big names in attendance who have excelled in the poker circuit worldwide earning top places in the best tournaments.
The WPS Spring Poker Showdown came about when founder Herb Van Dyke saw the need for a more affordable and fun poker tournament. Van Dyke wanted to do something different than the mega poker tournaments that were sprouting around the world; in turn, he created the WPS to be the leading tournament in professionalism and fun.
?We promised the WPS Summer Poker Showdown was going to have the talent of big poker names and the excitement involved,? said Phil Nagy, Manager of America?s Card Room. ?The WPS philosophy is all about fun: it?s about giving the player a festive party atmosphere and Costa Rica provided the perfect scenario to accomplish that?.
America?s Card Room is currently preparing to travel to the Caribbean for the WPS St. Maarten Fall Poker Showdown; November 4 - 18, 2006, and plans to be involved in many future land based poker events.
Additional online poker tournaments can be found at http://www.BetCRIS.com/poker.aspx or http://www.acrpoker.com. Find the complete results of the WPS Spring Poker Showdown here http://www.acrpoker.com/liveFeed/wpscostarica.php
August 28, Costa Rica ? BetCRIS.com ? the recognized leader in the online gaming industry for over 21 years ? and America?s Card Room sponsored the WPS Summer Poker Showdown in Costa Rica, August 18th to August 27th.
The event was attended by famed comedy actress Nicole Sullivan, who is most recognized for her roles on Mad TV, The King of Queens and most recently Hot Properties. In addition, she has lent her voice to such hit programs as Family Guy and Kim Possible.
With over 140 players in a single day, the poker room was filled with a highly diverse group of players. Individuals came from Central and South America as well as the USA. Humberto Brenes, Arturo Morales and Karlo ?The Magician? Lopez were just three of the big names in attendance who have excelled in the poker circuit worldwide earning top places in the best tournaments.
The WPS Spring Poker Showdown came about when founder Herb Van Dyke saw the need for a more affordable and fun poker tournament. Van Dyke wanted to do something different than the mega poker tournaments that were sprouting around the world; in turn, he created the WPS to be the leading tournament in professionalism and fun.
?We promised the WPS Summer Poker Showdown was going to have the talent of big poker names and the excitement involved,? said Phil Nagy, Manager of America?s Card Room. ?The WPS philosophy is all about fun: it?s about giving the player a festive party atmosphere and Costa Rica provided the perfect scenario to accomplish that?.
America?s Card Room is currently preparing to travel to the Caribbean for the WPS St. Maarten Fall Poker Showdown; November 4 - 18, 2006, and plans to be involved in many future land based poker events.
Additional online poker tournaments can be found at http://www.BetCRIS.com/poker.aspx or http://www.acrpoker.com. Find the complete results of the WPS Spring Poker Showdown here http://www.acrpoker.com/liveFeed/wpscostarica.php
