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Player on AbsolutePoker.com BEATS Poker Pro Mark Seif and Wins a $10,000 Seat to the World Series of Poker
Published: 2005-04-27
 Player on AbsolutePoker.com BEATS Poker Pro Mark Seif and Wins a $10,000 Seat to the World Series of Poker -- Mark Faces a New Challenger This Friday
AbsolutePoker.com Has Its First Mark Seif 'Heads-Up Shoot Out' Winner
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Friday night at
AbsolutePoker.com, Violentfish -- as his screen name appears -- beat Mark Seif
heads up. The online poker destination awarded a $10,000 seat to Violentfish,
a player that came, saw and took the resident pro to the mat! Violentfish is
the newest member of Team Absolute to compete at this year's WSOP
(http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com).
Every Saturday at 2 p.m. EDT leading up to the WSOP main event in Las
Vegas, which starts July 7, AbsolutePoker.com's resident pro Mark Seif takes
on the AbsolutePoker.com weekly Tournament Leader Board winner. The FreeRoll
prize pool starts at $1,000, and Absolute Poker adds $1,000, a custom Absolute
Poker jacket, and an opportunity to win a WSOP Seat every week. Any player
that beats Mark in the "Mark Seif Heads-Up Shoot Out" will win that week's
prize pool and will automatically qualify to play him again the following
Friday at 9 pm EDT for a chance to win a $10,000 World Series of Poker Seat.
This Friday, Kevin Bott from Rexburg Idaho has a chance to do the same thing -
- play Mark heads up and win a seat to the largest sporting event in the
world.
This past weekend Mark Seif did not have the right stuff and as a result,
a new fresh face was introduced to the WSOP main event to represent Team
Absolute. "Like I've been saying all week, it's every poker player's dream to
compete there (2005 WSOP)," said the ex-sales executive Violentfish. "It
wasn't easy either; Mark was down 4:1 then came back to even before it was
over. In fact, it was the longest heads-up match I've ever been in; it lasted
over 45 minutes. The important thing is now I know I can compete with, play
with and beat the best!"
AbsolutePoker.com, which provides games 24/7 for thousands of concurrent
players around the world, is quite active qualifying players for the WSOP main
event in Las Vegas through daily online poker satellite tournaments, in which
players enter for as little as $5. Players that win their WSOP seat not only
receive buy-in to the WSOP main event, but money towards airfare and
accommodations. To participate, players simply need to download the free poker
software at http://www.AbsolutePoker.com .
"I love this format. The caliber of players is challenging, and I have no
doubt that Team Absolute will hold their own at the WSOP," said Seif. Mark
also said, "I'm a pro poker player, I don't like to lose, and I'm looking
forward to this Friday's match against Kevin."
The 36th annual World Series of Poker begins June 2 at the Rio Casino in
Las Vegas. The Rio will host all but the final two days, which will be played
July 14 and 15 at the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Las Vegas, the original
home of the tournament. With more than 6,000 expected entries, the WSOP's
$10,000 buy-in main event is expected to generate a prize pool of
US$60 million, making it the richest sporting event in the world.
There are an estimated 50 million active poker enthusiasts around the
world and the numbers continue to increase; leading analysts predict that
online gaming will soon become the largest industry on the Internet, outpacing
both retail and travel in revenue. AbsolutePoker.com, which is five times
larger than the largest land-based poker room in the world, is the fastest-
growing online poker site out of an estimated 260 poker sites, regularly
attracting more than 10,000 players.
About AbsolutePoker.com
AbsolutePoker.com is the world's fastest growing online poker destination,
offering worldwide access to multi-player online games, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Driven by proprietary software, AbsolutePoker.com offers the most
comprehensive, interactive online poker room, providing such features as the
ability to upload your own image (photos, logos, etc.), player note taking and
chat, locate a player, hand history and stat retrieval, and three-table play.
Multi-player games offered include Texas Hold'em, Omaha High, Omaha Hi/Lo,
Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo, One on One and Tournaments.
AbsolutePoker.com ensures the security and integrity of its games through
advanced proprietary technology.
Established in 2003, AbsolutePoker.com is licensed and regulated in
Canada.
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Team Bodog's Big Dog Places in the Money at the World Poker Tour Championship Bodog.com Sports Casino
Published: 2005-04-26
 Team Bodog's Big Dog Places in the Money at the World Poker Tour Championship
Bodog.com Sports Casino Poker
Las Vegas, NV - Team Bodog member John Cook, whose Bodog.com screen name is Big Dog, has placed in the money at the World Poker Tour Championship at the Bellagio Casíno.
Bodog.com Sports Casíno Poker sponsored his trip to Vegas and his seat at the WPT Championships after he won the Kickoff Classic tournament on Bodog.com in September 2004.
Cook is an engineer for Lockheed Martin and father of three who lives just outside of Washington, DC in Springfield, Virginia. Cook finished 94th in the tournament, giving him $30,000 in winnings. The winner of this event will take away approximately $2.8 million.
“How I survived to 94th position – I have no idea; I made only a couple of mistakes, that luckily weren’t too costly, my play was very conservative, but next time my guns will be blazing, I’ll be shooting for the final table,” said Cook. “Thanks for the stake, Bodog; it was a blast.”
“We are thrilled that ‘Big Dog’ placed in the money, he faced off against some of the greatest in the game today, and we are proud he represented Bodog.com so well," said Calvin Ayre, Founder and CEO of Bodog Sports Casíno Poker. "John Cook represents the high quality players we have on Bodog.com. We will be building Team Bodog, and sending more players to these events. All you have to do is qualify at http://www.bodogpoker.com.”
The WPT Championship field includes the best the poker world has to offer, including two-time world champion Johnny Chan who was eliminated by Cook early in Day 2. Chan pushed all in for $30k with pocket queens and was called by Cook with AK. An ace hit on the turn.
Bodog.com will be sending many more players to top tournaments. In May, the site will kick off a ‘Seat a day in May’ WSOP tournament where daily winners will get a guaranteed WSOP seat. These tournaments likely represent players’ best shot at qualifying for the WSOP.
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