WPT Unveils
Gift Line for X'mas
It's a "sure bet"
that someone in your family has been bitten
by the poker bug and is hoping for something
special under the Christmas tree or in the stocking
this holiday season. The World Poker Tour is
unveiling a little something for everyone—from
beautiful 14- karat gold jewelry for men and
women , to card shufflers to the DVD Collection
of WPT's most recent $70 million Season III.
These gifts will allow the poker fan in your
life to truly "get in the game."
Here's
a brief look at what's coming for this holiday
season and where you can get it:
Games
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From 2K Sports -- World Poker Tour Video Game
(SRP.19.99 for popular home consoles) --Take
a seat in the world's most prestigious poker
tournaments with the World Poker Tour Video
Game. Bet, raise and bluff your way to the top
as you make your mark in the virtual poker world
by creating your very own character and controlling
the destiny of your career. Bump up career earnings
with every win and even flaunt your poker prowess
by decking out your player with hundreds of
accessories available for purchase with your
earnings. Some of the professional standouts
you may encounter along the way include WPT
Champions Antonio Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren,
Phil "The Unabomber" Laak, Michael
"The Grinder" Mizrachi, Evelyn Ng
and actress/poker player Mimi Rogers Then, take
your stack online to compete against players
across the country, set up poker nights with
your friends and chat live. Features graphics
and camera angles modeled after the World Poker
Tour television show and insightful commentary
by WPT commentators Mike Sexton and Vince Van
Patten, turn your living room into seat at a
WPT table. Available at all video game retailers
October 2005.
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From JaKKs Pacific – World Poker Tour®
TV Games (SRP/$24.99) -- The ultimate version
of the most exciting plug n' play poker game
ever with in-depth game play that stays true
to Texas Hold'em tradition. Pull up a chair
and get ready to match wits and money against
your fellow man or the most realistic Artificial
Intelligence ever, because this is WPT poker
like you've never played before. Available at
Wal-Mart, Target, and Toys R Us.
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From Radica – World Poker Tour® No
Limit Texas Hold 'Em Handheld. (SRP/$19.99)
-- This big-screen tournament-style game features
fast-paced, competitive play with up to five
virtual opponents – all in a handheld!
Each of the five players has a distinctive playing
style and can be knocked from the tournament
as other players join the table. The custom
grip design creates a comfortable feel, turning
prime time into playtime! Available at Wal-Mart,
Target and Toys R Us.
Poker
Equipment
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From The United States Playing Card Company
-- World Poker Tour® Premium Poker Set.
(SRP/Under $89.99) -- Your home game can serve
up some style with this WPT Premium Poker Set.
The set comes complete with six wood and cork
beverage coasters emblazoned with the WPT logo!
Packed conveniently in a handsome wooden chest
for poker at home or on the go, the World Poker
Tour Premium Poker Set features two removable
trays containing 300 heavyweight clay-filled
11.5 gram WPT chips – the true poker player's
chip--two decks of Premium WPT Bee cards and
a nickel finish metal dealer button. Available
at Sam's Club.
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Also from The United States Playing Card Company
-- WPT™ Professional Card Shuffler –
(SRP/$9.99-$12.99) -- Here's a way to keep your
home game moving apace and insure the randomness
of the cards. The WPT Professional Card Shuffler
keeps one deck in play, while the other is being
shuffled. This sleek metallic shuffler operates
with both wide and narrow design cards and reduces
wear on the decks.
Jewelry
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From Roberto Martinez Jewelry -- The World Poker
Tour® Collection (SRP price ranging from
$75 to $480)--Offers a fashion-forward line
of charm and cuff bracelets, necklaces, pendants,
rings, and earrings (in both gold and silver)
based on poker-related symbols such as hearts,
clubs, diamonds, spades and popular poker sayings.
The line includes a Royal Flush ring, 14-karat
gold pendants sporting the poker sayings "All
In" and "The Nuts," as well as
charm bracelets spelling out "POKER"
and "WPT," both with a signature spade
quality tag. A "World Poker Tour"
necklace comes in 14-karat gold with diamond
accents, as well as sterling silver with CZ
(cubiczirconium) stones. The men's line includes
a spade ring with black and white diamonds,
among other motifs. Each piece of World Poker
Tour jewelry comes in a special World Poker
Tour box with a certificate of guarantee from
Roberto Martinez Jewelry.
For
Mobile Phones, PDAs and Wireless Devices
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From MFORMA -- World Poker Tour® Texas Hold
'Em Wireless Game (SRP is approximately $4-$6/month
but varies with carrier.) -- Play WPT-style
Texas Hold 'Em in the most realistic poker environment
available on mobile. Superior graphics with
a unique method of displaying the environment,
as the camera pans smoothly from side-to-side
to follow the action. Play single player against
the advanced artificial intelligence, multi-player
against your friends and foes or take your chips
into an online elimination tournament for prizes.
This game raises the bar as you raise the bets.
Customize your virtual avatar with name and
gender, track your virtual winnings locally
and online while racking up the chips. Chat
with other players easily using 27 pre-set,
customizable chat macros. Download Daily Tips
from the world's poker pros. Rely on authentic
Texas Hold 'Em poker rules with the sophistication
that only the World Poker Tour brand can bring.
Available on most major US mobile phone service
carriers.
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From MDM – WPT™ Hold 'Em Poker and
Casino Collection for PDA's. (SRP/$29.99) --This
unique collection of Hold 'Em Poker and six
other popular casino games offers exciting action-filled
game play for both beginners and the most discriminating
gamblers on their PDA's.
WPT
Books and DVDs
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From HarperCollins—WPT: Making the Final
Table by Erick Lindgren (SRP/ $15.95) -- This
follow-up to WPT: Shuffle Up and Deal from poker
professional Erick Lindgren, with contributions
from other stars of the World Poker Tour, provides
the next level of poker strategies and insights
for today's poker players. The popularity of
the World Poker Tour has driven the huge spike
in amateur players entering No-Limit Hold 'Em
Tournaments. As a result the old strategies
of conservative slow play are no longer effective.
Only the strongest and most aggressive players
like Lindgren are reaching the final tables.
In this book he will share what it takes to
be the last one standing. This will be a "must-have"
for all poker enthusiasts.
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From ShoutFactory! --- World Poker Tour®-
Best of Season 3 DVD (SRP.39.98) --Showcases
the best players and biggest payouts from the
$70 million dollar third season of the WPT.
Every episode is jam packed with surprises,
suspense and excitement. Watch hungry amateurs
take on ice cool pros, veteran players square
off against young guns and revel in the high-wire
act of life changing money being risked on every
turn of a card. Features exclusive never-before-seen
deleted hands. Available at all video retailers.
Practical
Gift Items
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From Shell Lubricants -- World Poker Tour®
Triple Poker Chip Auto Air Freshener. (SRP/$3.99)
-- Printed, colorful WPT chips are linked together
and swing with luck. Their great fragrance wafts
throughout the car as you dream about making
a WPT Final Table. Available at auto supply
stores, drugs stores, supermarkets, discount
stores and mass merchandisers.
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From Zippo – WPT™ Zippo Lighter.
(SRP/$27.95) -- This satin chrome genuine Zippo
windproof poker lighter is a collectible with
the WPT logo front and center. This lighter
is a must have for any poker fan!
Candy
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From Frankford Candy – WPT™ Chocolate
Poker Chips, Gummie Poker Chips and Cocoa Mugs
(SRP/$0.99-$5.99) -- If you like chocolate chips,
now you are in the chips! These authentic looking
WPT Poker Chips are edible. Eight scrumptious
WPT Chocolate Poker Chips are available in each
mesh bag. Yummy WPT Gummie Poker Chips are packed
in a collectible WPT logo'd mug. And to warm
up winter nights, there is a WPT Cocoa Collection—delicious
hot chocolate with two matching WPT mugs…perfect
for sipping while watching the World Poker Tour
every Wednesday night on the Travel Channel!
Available at drug stores, supermarkets and mass
merchandisers including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club
and Target.
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