GIBRALTAR, November 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MANSIONPOKER.COM (http://www.mansionpoker.com/) announces sponsorship of the 3rd Annual B.C. Poker Championships, to be held in Canada's largest Poker Room at the River Rock Casino Resort in British Columbia, between November 18 and 25, 2007.
As Presenting Sponsor of the 2007 B.C. Poker Championships, the MANSIONPOKER.COM (http://www.mansionpoker.com/) logo will be prominently displayed on the Main Event Final Table felt during the B.C. Poker Championships, which will be filmed and post-edited into an action-packed two-hour highlights package.
"We are delighted to sponsor Canada's premier Poker event. With hundreds of thousands of dollars being staked over four days of play, and the final table action to be aired on Global TV in December, viewers are in for a thrilling couple of hours of Poker entertainment," says MANSION.com Ambassador and well-known U.K. Poker professional Marc Goodwin.
The Championships boast an impressive CDN$3.6Million overall prize pool, and a Main Event prize pool of CDN$2.45Million alone is anticipated to attract an increasing number of international Poker professionals, including a growing North American contingent keen to steal the title across the border.
The Main Event is a CDN$2500 (+CDN$200) buy-in No Limit Texas Hold'em Poker tournament capped at 1,000 players where a first prize of CDN$612,500 is up for grabs, and the top 10% of players will finish in the money.
With Day One split into two flights, and the start-bank set at 15,000 chips, expect a nice slow blind structure to deliver some skilful card play, consolidating the B.C. Poker Championships' status as one of the most prestigious land-based Poker events outside of the United States.
MANSIONPOKER.COM (http://www.mansionpoker.com/ ) has a vision, style and brand strength that is complementary to the B.C. Poker Championship, a world-class terrestrial Poker tournament that is growing in reputation year on year.
Audiences will recognise the MANSION Poker brand from the company's television debut as the headline sponsor of the innovative and internationally acclaimed, Emmy-award winning televised Poker series, known worldwide as the MANSIONPOKER.net Poker Dome Challenge.
About MANSION.COM
MANSION.COM is headquartered in Gibraltar and is focused on establishing itself as a leading brand in online Casino, Poker and Sportsbook. The company is funded by private equity investors who share a passion for the thrill of games of skill and a vision to become the world's leading multi-platform betting product, providing customers worldwide with premium gaming entertainment.
MANSION Casino offers over 90 dynamic downloadable and Flash Casino games, including a selection of action-packed favourites and the most exciting slots around, all with superb graphics and true-to-life sound effects, plus take advantage of one of the best First Time Deposit bonuses in the industry with the new Download Casino - 100% up to US$500/GBP250/EUR375.
Through the MANSION Poker portal, Members can compete with 35,000 concurrent users at peak times, and participate in frequent guaranteed tournaments with some of the most exceptional player value to be found online.
Substantial brand awareness has been generated through a key partnership with the English Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, via the now completed innovative Las Vegas-based televised tournament series, the MANSIONPOKER Poker Dome Challenge, and sponsorship of UK poker professional Marc Goodwin.
Further details about MANSION are available at http://www.mansion.com/
For additional media information, please contact:
Kathryn Farrell Communications Manager
Tel: +350-792-62
Mob: +44-7912-895-804
email: kathryn.farrell@mansion.com
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