Hands-On Mobile and World Poker Tour(R) Announce ''Play Like a Pro'' Sweepstakes.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Fans Watch "The Professional Poker Tour  This article or section contains information about the future of a television show which is currently on a seasonal break or has not yet finished its broadcast run. " on the Travel Channel for a Chance to Win an All Expense Paid Trip to the WPT WPT World Poker TourWPT Waypoint WPT Wisconsin Public Television WPT Watson Poker Tour WPT Wonderlic Personnel Test WPT Wavelet Packet Transform WPT Wireless Power Transmission WPT Windfall Profit WPT Wireless Personal Terminal WPT Word Processing Technician Boot Camp's Caribbean Conference in the Bahamas Hands-On Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games and lifestyle products, today announced a national sweepstakes to coincide with Season One of the World Poker Tour's(R) "Professional Poker Tour" episodes, which air each Wednesday on the Travel Channel. The sweepstakes, which begins today, allows poker fans 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. a once in a lifetime chance to win a free trip to the WPT Boot Camp's Caribbean Conference in the Bahamas where they will learn to "play like a pro". The lucky winner will even have a chance to compete at a special WPT Boot Camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. tournament to win a fully sponsored Season Pass to the WPT Tour in 2007! Hands-On Mobile brought World Poker Tour For the PBS network with the same abbreviation, see . The World Poker Tour (Abbreviated WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players. into the wireless arena through its Texas Hold 'Em Texas hold 'em (also hold'em, holdem) is the most popular poker variant played in casinos in the United States.[1] Hold'em is a community card game where each player may use any combination of the five community cards and their own two hole cards game, allowing poker fans the opportunity to enjoy high-stakes and high-energy poker in the palm of their hand. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the June market report by industry research firms Telephia Inc. and mMetrics, Word Poker Tour is currently the #1 selling mobile poker brand. Since its launch in March, 2005, almost 10 million hands have been played by mobile users worldwide. "After the success of our 'Shuffle up and Deal' promotion with WPT, we jumped at the chance to work together again," said Hands-On Mobile's VP of Marketing, Paul Baldwin. "The powerful reach of TV combined with the excitement of the WPT Boot Camp text-to-win promotion will solidify World Poker Tour's position as the #1 selling mobile poker brand. We look forward to expanding our relationship with WPT Enterprises, as we prepare to launch our next product, 'World Poker Tour: 7 Card Stud', later this year." The sweepstakes offers fans of the World Poker Tour the chance to attend the WPT Boot Camp's Caribbean Conference in the Bahamas, which includes a one day seminar taught by the best poker pros in the game, and also a seat to play in the exclusive "Battle For The Season Pass" tournament, with the winner getting the ultimate prize: a "Season Pass" to 15 events on the 2007 WPT Tour. Along with impressive bragging rights, the Season Pass champion will enjoy free entry to over 15 high-stakes tournaments around the world with a value of over $150,000. "WPT Enterprises, Inc.'s 'Professional Poker Tour' allows fans another chance to be a part of the World Poker Tour phenomenon by watching PPT players battle for the title 'Best of the Best'," said WPTE's VP of Global Consumer Products, Andrea Green Andrea Green is a British soap actress. She is best known for playing 'brummie' receptionist, Sarah Finch in the BBC One daytime soap, Doctors. Previous to this, Andrea was a presenter on CITV (1998). . "And, now with our partnership with Hands-On Mobile, and the 'Play like a Pro' sweepstakes, one lucky fan can actually live the dream by winning entree to WPT's Season VI." During the sweepstakes period, which runs August 9 through October 11, contestants enter as many times as they would like by sending a text message with the key word "PPT" to the Short Code "WPT4U". All entries will receive a WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. link with the option to download a copy of WPT Texas Hold 'Em to their mobile phone. Contestants can also enter the sweepstakes online via www.worldpokertour.com. For more information, visit www.WPTMobile.net. About Hands-On Mobile Hands-On Mobile is a leading global publisher of mobile lifestyle, games and personalization products targeting all market segments of the mobile handset marketplace. With operations in four continents, Hands-On Mobile develops, publishes and distributes mobile content to more than 180 of the world's leading operators in 40 countries. Hands-On Mobile provides operators and their customers with the world's best entertainment brands and applications and provides brand owners with the shortest route to market. The Hands-On content catalog is diverse, including BREW, Java, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. , and WAP games, and music, sports, lifestyle, personalization, and information-services subscription products. Hands-On Mobile is a U.S. corporation with headquarters in San Francisco and offices in San Diego and Los Angeles, California; London and Bollington, England; Krakow, Poland; Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r , Brazil; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea. For more information about Hands-On Mobile's products and organization please visit www.HandsOn.com. About World Poker Tour WPT Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:WPTE WPTE Western Pacific Tracking Element ) is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the World Poker Tour(R), a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 147 markets globally. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:LACO). Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media. Hands-On Mobile is a trademark of Hands-On Mobile, Inc. All other product or company names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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