| The Quest has Begun: Palms Casino Resort and Poker: Quest of Champions Presents: The Labor Day Pro-Shootout |
WHO: In attendance and available for interviews will be Johnny
Chan, Chris Moneymaker, Ted Forrest, Kathy Leibert, Layne
Flack, Barry Greenstein, MenThe Master Nguyen, Freddy Deeb,
Thor Hansen, Joe Awada, Antonio Esfandiari, Rene Angeli and
more of the top names in Poker
WHAT: Press conference announcing Palms Casino Resort and
POKER: Quest of Champions PRESENT: THE LABOR DAY PRO-SHOOTOUT
at the Palms taking place Labor Day weekend, Sunday, September
4, 2005 at 1:00 p.m.
WHEN: August 31, 2005 at 11:00a.m.
WHERE: The Lounge
Palms Casino Resort
4321 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV 89103
HOW: RSVP's a MUST
Vanessa Thill - Palms Casino Resort, 702-942-6843
vanessa.thill@palms.com
Craig Melone - Doc Hollywood/The Quest, 310-358-9283
Handsonpr@aol.com
Palms Casino Resort and POKER: Quest of Champions announce THE QUEST ... the PRO-SHOOTOUT at the Palms.
Ten world-class players will come together to compete for one entry into the tournament that boasts THE RICHEST FIRST PRIZE IN THE GAME ... The $15 million POKER: Quest of Champions. A sponsored seat into the main event is up for grabs, with the MAIN EVENT slated to begin New Year's week at the Palms Casino Resort. The players include: Ted Forrest, Kathy Leibert, Layne Flack, Barry Greenstein, MenThe Master Nguyen, Freddy Deeb, Thor Hansen, Joe Awada, Antonio Esfandiari, Rene Angeli.
Angelo Halkias, Pokerquest C.O.O. said, "The field of entrants for the Quest is comprised of Titans from the combined worlds of Poker, Hollywood, and Business."
It all takes place Labor Day weekend, Sunday Sept. 4, 2005 at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The Tournament begins at 1:00 p.m.
Join us at the Palms Casino Resort to witness some of the world's best players do battle for a shot at Immortality ...
This tournament has the attention of Hollywood stars such as James Woods, Michael Vartan, and Mimi Rogers and World Renowned Poker Champions. Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Amir Vahedi, Phil Hellmuth, and T.J. Cloutier amongst many others have contracted to play as the remaining open seats are quickly being filled by celebrity players from around the world.
The Quest will feature only 100 players, at ten shoot-out tables. The winner from each table advances to the final table. The ultimate winner will take home $15 million dollars, the highest first-place professional poker pay out in the history of the sport.
Las Vegas-based PokerQuest Entertainment recently announced it has signed with Los Angeles based Artist International Management's manager Joel Newton to represent The Quest and shop the tournament for a network television deal. The Tournament is repped by Doc Hollywood/Artist International (DHYK).
Doc Hollywood Studios, Inc., (www.dh1.com) founded by CEO Steven Saxton, is an entertainment holdings company and upon completion of the recently announced acquisition, will become majority stockholder to Doc Hollywood Kidz / Doc Hollywood Records, and parent to Doc Hollywood Productions, DH1 Reality TV, Bop City Records, and Artist International Management. The company is in the business of producing innovative theatrical motion pictures, television programming, and recorded music for both traditional and new media formats. Its entertainment programming is unique, commercial, highly creative, and designed to appeal to specific demographic groups. This occurs while taking advantage of the inherent synergies of a full service studio with integrated talent, financing, and distribution of motion picture, television, and music projects.
Source: Business Wire
Friday, 26 August 2005
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