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American Poker Champion Reality TV Series
Published: 2005-08-11
 (NAMC) - The APC Challenge brings together the two hottest properties on television today, Reality TV and High Stakes No-Limit Texas Hold’em Poker but with extreme player to player drama built in.
The challenge has an edge in that players are all competing to win the $1,000,000 grand prize but are put into stressful situations that increase the drama within the show. A game within a game is played, contestants playing together in teams but made to room together with a player from another team. Players have to work as a team but all the while building alliances with teammates and even other players from opposing teams.
Players live and play in a one word oxymoron, they advance by trust but lose in trusting. The players only goal is to make it to the final table to win the grand prize.
Nine (9), No-Limit Texas Hold’em qualifying tournaments are held. From these qualifying tournaments, 27 contestants are selected to compete over a 7 week period in teams, against the other teams until 9 individual finalists are remaining.
The 9 individual Finalists will play against each other in a No Limit Texas-Hold’em winner take all final game, for a chance to win $1,000,000 and be the “AMERICAN POKER CHAMPION”.
In this challenge, players don’t just play the game they play each other. Being the best poker player doesn’t guaranty a win, not when the players are the game. The challenge is a game within a game; real life poker played out on TV for everyone to see.
Qualifying tournaments, weekly play, team play, living together, celebrity guest players playing the role of spoilers, pro challenges, viewer weekly call in voting, contestant voting…and much more.
The Creator of the “APC Challenge” says “ The challenge combines all the excitement of No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker with the most exciting elements of Reality Television.”
The APC Challege site opened on June 1, 2005 with over 500,000 visitors and 7500+ registered players and is not only the first Poker Reality TV series but onw of the fastest growing websites on the internet.
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New Poker Tour to Feature Amateur Players
Published: 2005-08-09
 PRWEB) August 9, 2005 -- The Small Town Poker Tour (STPT) is a simple as the title states. The STPT will travel the USA, not looking for lavish venues to hold the next professional tournament,but looking for real people who love poker and find the number one amateur player. The STPT is set to bring the excitement and feel of a professional tournament to small town America and go one step further raise money for charity along the way and crown America's STPT Champion.
Mark Fracalossi Executive Producer and Creator states," The interest in the upcoming tour has exceeded my wildest dreams. We are overwhelmed and excited about all the people who have contacted us about the tour." The tour has receieved thousands of letters from all over the world from potential players, including many touching stories. "We have read many letters from people who want to help some amazing charities,from the brother who wants to play for a group the helps people with AIDS because many of his family members are affected, to the group that provides toys for children,giving them their only Christmas," Fracalossi added. The STPT has recieved votes for small towns all over the world.
The STPT plans to not only to tour the United States, but European, Asian and Canadian Tours are also in the works. The producers have visited quite a contrast in towns the last few months.
"I've been all over the world from Prince Albert, Canada to Vail, Colorado and many unique small towns in between," Fracalossi said. "I have also visited some unique and historic towns in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands," he added.
With the popularity of poker worldwide the tour has attracted the interest of the top names in the gaming industry."We have met with a virtual who's who in the gaming world. We have WSOP Champs,talent agents and casinos all offering their services,the poker world is serious about giving back and we are happy to be that vehicle," Fracalossi said.
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