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Chasma is all in and ready to deal out Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament to wireless platform
Published: 2004-10-01
 Chasma is all in and ready to deal out Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament to wireless platform
Mobile Internet, The, Oct, 2004
Chasma Inc, a publisher in wireless entertainment, is set to launch the Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament (PSIT) exclusively to the wireless gaming community. Under the agreement, Chasma will deliver a Mobile Internet Game version of PSIT for the BREW(TM) and J2ME(TM) platforms.
Whereas other tournaments have a mix of amateurs with professionals, the PSIT tournament features all professionals who battle one another in Texas Hold 'Em, and boasts the talent of eight of the world's best poker players: Doyle Brunson, TJ Cloutier, Chip Reese, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein, Phil Ivey, Gus Hansen, and Howard Lederer. The PSIT mobile game will offer player tutorials throughout the game from the top-notch players, a takeoff of the PSIT "Poker Minutes" where the pros discuss tournament action and provide tips designed to help viewers improve the quality of their game. Additionally, the PSIT game will take advantage of Chasma's robust mobile game community server technology that incorporates features such as address book import, intelligent player matching, buddy lists, and single-user sign-on, creating a dynamic community of players.
"We truly believe the new community aspect of Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament will add an exciting new dimension to playing games on your cell phone," said Tom Dusenberry, CEO of Chasma. "A key game differentiator is the PSIT Mobile Gaming community can also learn how to improve there play of Texas Hold 'Em through tutorials and get actual betting and game play advise from the 8 Superstar's of Poker." "We are thrilled to partner with Chasma to bring Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament to the wireless space," said Henry Orenstein, Producer of the Poker Superstar Invitational Tournament.
Chasma has also signed game developer Super Happy Fun Fun to produce new Slingo (R) games. Slingo(R) games are known by over 50 million people around the world for their simple yet irresistible game-play. Nielsen/ Net Ratings named slingo.com as the #1 stickiest online game Web site on the Internet--rating higher than all other sites including EA Online, MSN Games, and AOL Games. Now, for the first time, mobile Slingo(R) game players will be able to compete with opponents on their phones!
The first two Mobile Internet Slingo(R) games available in January 2005 are:
--Slingo(R) Millennium, the original Slingo game
--5 Card Slingo(R), a variant in which players form poker hands
These games will be immediately familiar to existing Slingo(R) players and easy for new players to learn. Chasma's Mobile Slingo(R) games will feature live, real-time game-play and chat with players on Slingo.com. Additionally, all tokens accumulated playing Mobile Slingo(R) become part of a player's account on slingo.com and vice-versa.
To find out more, go to www.chasma.com
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ONE OF the attractions of being a tournament poker player is that it provides an excellent excuse to follow the sun
Published: 2004-12-01
 POKER
Independent, The (London), December, 2004 by Nic Szeremeta
ONE OF the attractions of being a tournament poker player is that it provides an excellent excuse to follow the sun. The have-bankroll- will- travel gang are spoilt for choice in January with two major events in sunnier climes than Europe in mid-Winter.
Many of the high-rollers will be heading off to Tunica, Mississippi, where the programme begins on 5 January and climaxes with a $10,000 nolimit hold'em competition three weeks later. It is not just the $1.5m guaranteed first prize which attracts the big bucks brigade. The live cash action at the Horseshoe and Gold Strike Casinos is gigantic with pot of $100,000 plus not uncommon. The drawback for the middle-of-the-road player is that Tunica is stuck in the middle of nowhere. The nearest shop is a 20 miles away and there is little else to do all day but eat, drink, sleep and gamble.
Many Europeans will be heading in the opposite direction to the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, where the action commences on the same day. Feature event there is the Aussie Millions, another no- limit happening with a buy-in of 10,000 Australian dollars, around pounds 4,000.
Over the past three years the field has grown steadily - but not as fast as the organisers would have liked. Tony Bloom of England is the current title holder having beaten off 121 rivals 12 months ago. This year the field is likely to double and possibly even hit 300 players. This is mainly due to the backing given by the online poker room PartyPoker.com, which has run qualifiers and is sending a group of 100 participants.
The satellites in the virtual poker world were on offer from just $5 up to $600 and the winners picked up not only a seat in the main event but a travel and accommodation package as well. For the tournament experts this is very good news indeed. Although some major competitions have been won by online qualifiers, many of those used to playing at home on their PCs are a bit overawed when it comes to sitting down with real flesh and blood players.
The Brits have a good record in the event and two years ago also supplied the winner, Peter Costa. The other feature event in the Melbourne programme is the World Speed Poker Championships which will be filmed for television. Why the "speed"? Well there are two dealers at each table - one shuffling and the other putting out the cards. And the players are only allowed 15 seconds to make each move. There's different.
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