AIAS
Ups the Ante for 2006 D.I.C.E. Summit
The Academy of Interactive Arts
and Sciences (AIAS) has raised the stakes for
the 2006 D.I.C.E. Summit February 8 - 10 by
adding a celebrity poker tournament to its schedule
of activities. Following the opening reception
Wednesday, February 8, 2006, the tournament
will be held in the new Tournament Poker Room
at Caesar's Palace, the largest private poker
room in the United States. Slots are limited;
registration for the tournament is $25 with
a $200 buy-in and open to all registered D.I.C.E.
Summit attendees.
Some
of the top card sharks from the World Series
of Poker are scheduled to appear:
Thomas
"Thunder" Keller - Keller is a World
Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, winning in
his first attempt at the WSOP $5,000 No Limit
Event in 2004 against one of the toughest No
Limit Hold'em fields in history.
Edward
Moncada - A three-year veteran of the WSOP,
Moncada won the World Series of Poker $2,000
Pot Limit Hold'em tournament held earlier this
year.
Scott
Fischman - At 24, Fischman is the youngest player
to win back-to-back WSOP titles. He also owns
thefishtank.com, an online poker site, and is
a featured player in the World Series of Poker
video game.
Perry
Friedman - A frequent competitor on the WSOP
circuit, Friedman placed third at the $2,000
No Limit Hold'em tournament held in Las Vegas
this past June.
Max
"The Italian Pirate" Pescatori - Pescatori
recently won the WSOP Circuit Limit Hold'em
event in Atlantic City, NJ.
Chris
"Jesus" Ferguson - Ferguson is a three-time
WSOP champ and Ferguson is the lead technical
designer of the Full Tilt Poker online website.
"In
the World Series of Poker, these players are
used to being the hunters; in this tournament,
they'll be the hunted," said Joseph Olin,
president, AIAS. "The AIAS has placed a
'bounty' on them all, and tourney participants
have a shot at winning some great prizes if
they can land one of these big fish."
The
2006 D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate,
Entertain) takes place at the Green Valley Ranch
Hotel in Las Vegas February 8 - 10 and includes
two-days of seminars by some of the most celebrated
and creative minds in the video game industry
as well as a few surprises from other entertainment
fields. The D.I.C.E. Summit also serves as the
home to the Academy's annual Interactive Achievement
Awards ceremony. The peer-based awards recognize
the outstanding products, talented individuals
and development teams that have contributed
to the advancement of the $30 billion worldwide
entertainment software industry.
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