Casino de Montreal Hosts the World's Largest Automated Poker Tournament on PokerPro.A Record 240 Players Battled It Out on PokerPro Tables During the Casino's First Major Tournament MATTHEWS, N.C. -- On Tuesday, February 12th, 2008, Casino de Montreal hosted the world's largest multi-table 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. ever run on automated poker tables. Amazingly, the entire tournament was run with only four staff members. This inaugural No Limit Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament was held in Casino de Montreal's beautiful new 100% PokerPro poker room, which just opened its doors on January 18th, 2008. The $225 buy-in tournament was sold-out two weeks in advance, with a record 240 players vying for a piece of the prize pool. Mohamed Nadim, an engineering student, was crowned house champ after he took down 239 players and walked away with $20,000 CAD. The second place $10,000 prize went to Quebec Sports television and radio host, Pierre Rinfret. The top 20 finishers went home with cash. "Running a tournament of this magnitude is what we always envisioned for PokerPro. We are pleased with the success of this tournament and proud of our partnership with Casino de Montreal," says Chris Halligan, 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 PokerTek, manufacturer of the PokerPro tables. "The Quebecois players have embraced automated poker, as validated by the response to this tournament." Montreal's tournament on Tuesday was the second record broken by the property, the first being that they have the largest installation of automated poker tables in the world with 25. Both Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia and Four Winds Casino Resort in New Buffalo New Buffalo is: The name of several towns in the United States:
Currently, Casino de Montreal's 100% PokerPro room offers cash games, daily Sit-and- Go tournaments, plus weekly and monthly multi-table tournaments. About Casino de Montreal To learn more about Casino de Montreal's poker tournaments on PokerPro[R], please visit: http://www.casino-de-montreal.com/montreal/nav/en/games/poker- tournaments (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink into your Internet browser's URL address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) About PokerTek, Inc. PokerTek[TM], Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PTEK PTEK Parents and Teachers of Explosive Kids ), headquartered in Matthews, NC, develops and markets PokerPro and PokerPro Heads-Up[TM], automated poker tables and related software applications developed to increase casino revenue, reduce expenses and attract new players into poker rooms. PokerTek entered the amusement space by introducing Heads-Up Challenge[TM], a heads-up poker table for bars and restaurants that targets adults who play for amusement only. PokerPro tables are located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Macau, Panama, Germany, Australia, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. and several major cruise lines. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.pokertek.com or contact Tracy Egan at 704.849.0860 x106. For pictures from this tournament, email marketing@pokertek.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are made in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The forward-looking statements herein include, but are not limited to, the expected adoption of the PokerPro systems by casinos and other customers and the expected acceptance of the PokerPro systems by players. Our actual results may differ materially from those implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, overall industry environment, customer acceptance of our products, delay in the introduction of new products, further approvals of regulatory authorities, adverse court rulings, production and/or quality control problems, the denial, suspension or revocation of permits or licenses by regulatory or governmental authorities, termination or non-renewal of customer contracts, competitive pressures and general economic conditions, and our financial condition. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in more detail in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur, except as required by applicable laws, and you are urged to review and consider disclosures that we make in the reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission that discuss other factors germane ger·mane adj. Being both pertinent and fitting. See Synonyms at relevant. [Middle English germain, having the same parents, closely connected; see german2. to our business. |
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