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It All Comes Down to the Grand Finale Table of Six in GSN's Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes; The Ongoing Debate Will be Settled
Published: 2005-02-28
 It All Comes Down to the Grand Finale Table of Six in GSN's Poker Royale: Battle of the Sexes; The Ongoing Debate Will be Settled … The World's Finest Poker Players Call Each Other's Bluff's and Aim to Prove Who is the More Skilled Gender
PR Newswire, Feb 28, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The name calling has been done, sarcastic punches thrown, and the men have won every single previous match in the series -- it all comes down to the final table of six players in GSN's POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES where on Friday, March 4 at 9:00PM ET/PT one gender will prove once and for all who is better skilled at No Limit Texas Hold'Em. Will the men blitz the women, or can the ladies strut their stuff and walk away with the title of the stronger gender and a cash prize of $130,000?
The men took the $10,000 pot in all of the previous six episodes. Now based on their performance in those episodes, the top three point leaders for the men and women will face off for the championship. The players who earned those spots are Kathy Liebert, Evelyn Ng, Karina Jett, Antonio Esfandiari, Layne Flack and Amir Vahedi.
According to Liebert, "Men think women can't play poker! Well, they're going to discover that under-estimating women is a big mistake. The male ego is going to be their downfall." She continues, "These guys think women are easy to read but we women know how to deceive them and they will fall right into our web. The guys are going down."
Layne Flack says, "If poker relates to anything like it does in life, then I am sure the women will beat us down far enough to where they may pull into the lead once in a while."
POKER ROYALE: BATTLE OF THE SEXES is hosted by radio personality Tom Leykis, along with co-host Kennedy, and color commentator and poker pro, Robert Williamson III. The previous six episodes winners include: Amir Vahedi, Antonio Esfandiari, Layne Flack, Paul Wolfe, Amir Vahedi (again) and Greg Raymer.
GSN, the Network for Games, is the only U.S. television network dedicated to game-related programming and interactive game playing. The network features game shows, reality series, light sports, documentaries and casino games. GSN is the industry leader in interactivity and as such allows viewers a chance to win prizes by playing along with GSN's televised games via GSN.com. Reaching 56 million Nielsen homes, GSN is distributed in the U.S. through all major cable systems and satellite providers. The network is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. For further media information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.
CONTACT: Nikki Lichterman of GSN, +1-310-255-6938, nlichterman@gsn.com
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Gamble on Dutch Boyd Sponsorship in World Series of Poker
Published: 2005-02-25
 C I Host - Inventors of Human Billboard Tattooing - Gamble on Dutch Boyd Sponsorship in World Series of Poker
PR Newswire, Feb 25, 2005
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- C I Host, a global leader in Web hosting and data center operations, has stacked the deck with guerilla marketing. Today, it announced television sponsorship of ESPN World Series of Poker contender Dutch Boyd during circuit competition. First stop -- Harrah's Rincon San Diego casino.
Christopher Faulkner, CEO of C I Host, said, "Dutch has taken the poker world by storm, a veritable unknown who has won big. C I Host will take some of that action."
Boyd will appear on national television sporting C I Host's well-known orange logo on his attire -- the same mark tattooed permanently on the back of the Human Billboard's head two years ago.
"C I Host invented the tattoo ad craze, and naturally, some folks thought we weren't playing with a full deck. However, the guerilla medium is everywhere -- all over the news. Now, we'll try our hand in poker," Faulkner said.
The Dutch Boyd sponsorship kicks off during a "No-Limit Hold 'em" event at the Harrah's Rincon in San Diego, February 27 through March 2. ESPN will air the final table, March 2. Based on past viewership, the coverage is expected to draw well over 1 million households.
The controversial Dutch Boyd arrived in living rooms around the country during ESPN's 2003 World Series of Poker. His poker career began four years before that, at age eighteen, when he started adding tournament wins to the list of accomplishments that already included a law degree.
About C I Host:
C I Host (http://www.cihost.com/ ), based in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, is a global Web hosting and Internet solutions provider serving 215,000 individual consumers and businesses in 190 countries worldwide. C I Host's headquarters and Network Operations Center are in Bedford, Texas, and the company operates additional diverse data centers in Los Angeles and Chicago.
CONTACT: D. Kent Pingel, VP, Corporate Communications & PR of C I Host, +1-888-868-9931, ext. 7006, kentp@cihost.com
Web site: http://www.cihost.com/
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