Asian Poker Classic the Main Draw for Goa in 2007.India's First Professional Poker Tournament A poker tournament is a tournament in which the winners are decided by playing poker, usually a particular style of poker. Contrast this to a ring game, where the game is ongoing with no formal structure to determine a single winner in a certain length of time. Set to Be Resort's Biggest Event of the Year LONDON -- The biggest event set to be held in Goa over the next year will, officially, be the inaugural Asian Poker poker, card game, believed to have originated in Asia and first played in the United States in the 19th cent. A traditional cutthroat gambling game at first, it is now also an internationally popular social pastime. Classic from March 1-5, 2007. The Asian Poker Classic (APC (1) (American Power Conversion Corporation, West Kingston, RI, www.apcc.com) The leading manufacturer of UPS systems and surge suppressors, founded in 1981 by Rodger Dowdell, Neil Rasmussen and Emanual Landsman, three electronic power engineers who had worked at MIT. ) is the first professional poker tournament to be held in India. It will be sponsored by gaming site MaharajahClub.com and offer one of Asia's richest ever poker prize pool - a guaranteed $1 million. The three-day APC main event marks poker's arrival to the big time in India. Goa is the perfect venue. The resort has become the new 'it' spot for people seeking luxury surroundings in India. Spectacular New Year celebrations promise to attract tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world as Goa changes its image into one of glitz glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. and glamour. Goa is set to transform itself into a gambling mecca over the next 12 months, which underlines that the APC is being held in exactly the right place at the right time. Plans are afoot to build a series of luxury casinos in Goa starting in 2007, so that the venue will eventually rival Macao as Asia's number one gambling destination. A further coup for the APC is hiring Thomas Kremser as tournament director. The Austrian poker expert has run numerous festivals around the world and played a central role in establishing poker on television Poker television programs have been extremely popular in the last several years, especially in North America and Europe. This has especially become the case since the invention of the "pocket cam" in 1997 (and its first use in the United States in 2003), which allows viewers at across the globe. Kremser said: "The Asian Poker Classic is not just the biggest poker event scheduled for India in 2007 - it's one of the biggest events anywhere in the world. With big names ready to take part and Goa the perfect setting, it's the most exciting new poker tournament of the year." A number of Bollywood and Hollywood celebs will attend to play, watch and have a good time. Names and details will be released in the weeks leading up to the event - watch this space! Sachin Pawa, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of tournament sponsors Maharajah Club, said: "We are proud to be associated with such a prestigious event. The APC will promote poker in India and we look forward to the APC becoming a fixture An article in the nature of Personal Property which has been so annexed to the realty that it is regarded as a part of the real property. That which is fixed or attached to something permanently as an appendage and is not removable. on the poker circuit." Please visit Asian Poker Classic at www.asianpokerclassic.com About Asian Poker Classic (www.asianpokerclassic.com) Asian Poker Classic is the first major professional poker tournament in India. APC will be held in Goa, India, March 1-5, 2007, with satellites beginning August 2006. The APC tournament attracts professional players, celebrities and online players from all over the globe who hope to win the first ever prestigious, $1 MILLION guaranteed Asian Poker Classic. The Asian Poker Classic team will create a poker event which has never been experienced and one that will bring players back year after year. About Maharajah Club (www.maharajahclub.com) Maharajah Club is a South Asian owned business operated by Maharajah Gaming and licensed by the Gaming Commission of Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles, island group, an autonomous part of the Netherlands (2005 est. pop. 220,000), 371 sq mi (961 sq km), West Indies. Formerly known as the Dutch West Indies and Netherlands West Indies, they are divided into two groups. . Maharajah Club is focused on keeping up to date with the latest casino games Games available in most casinos are commonly called casino games. In a casino game, the players gamble casino chips on various possible random outcomes or combinations of outcomes. Casino games are available in online casinos, where permitted by law. and promotions, Bollywood excitement and sports celebrities, but more importantly, has underpinned its long-term development around responsible gaming. MaharajahClub.com is dedicated to making the gaming experience as exciting and rewarding as possible for the South East Asian communities East Asian Community is a proposed Trade bloc for the East Asia countries that may arise out of either ASEAN Plus Three or the East Asia Summit. 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