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$50,000 Up for Grabs in 1st Annual College Poker Championship |
LAS VEGAS, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Colleges may not be offering full-ride
poker scholarships, but pro poker player Lou Krieger, author of Poker for
Dummies and Internet Poker, is offering the next best thing. As the host of
the 1st Annual College Poker Championship, Krieger is determined to find the best
college Texas Holdem, No Limit poker player in the world. And with
sponsorship funds from online poker giant Royal Vegas Poker, he's offering up
$50,000 cash to the winner, along with a charitable donation of $10,000 to the
organization of the winner's choice.
Although poker - online as well as in dorms, fraternities and sororities,
and campus recreation areas - is quickly becoming the new college pastime of
choice, the College Poker Championship is the first event to bring college
poker players together from all over the world. But gambling this isn't:
Krieger is focusing on the charitable giving and scholarship aspects of the
tournament. And to prove it, he's made entry into the tournament entirely
free, with no purchase ever required of participants.
"It's about giving back to the community, both scholars and charitable
organizations, while at the same time enjoying a game that is fast becoming
the next spectator sport," said Krieger. "Poker is a game of skill and not of
random chance. Its value is increasingly being recognized by university
professors around the world as a game that encourages strategic thinking and
competitive analysis."
Open to university and college students worldwide who are enrolled between
January and June 2004, the College Poker Championship began January 25, 2004;
qualifying rounds will be played at RoyalVegasPoker every Sunday at 2:00
p.m. EDT for 18 weeks. Each week, $500 will be won and 30 students will go
through to the semifinal round. The top 200 will then compete in the Final
Event, Sunday, June 6, 2004 at 4:00 p.m. EDT, for the grand prize of $50,000
in cash and $10,000 in charitable donations.
"This is a world first. It's a great opportunity for students from around
the world to meet one another online and compete for large cash scholarships,"
Krieger said. "So far, poker enthusiasts from Australia to America and from
Cornell to Cambridge have registered for this first in a series of annual
college poker championships. The winner can truly claim the title of Best
College Texas Hold em No Limit Poker Player in the World - and then pay for
the rest of his or her education."
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