FEMALE POKER PLAYERS REJOICE!
POKERSTARS.NET SIGNS ON AS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE HIGH HEELS POKER TOUR TO BRING THE EXCITEMENT OF ONLINE PLAY TO THE FELT
ISLE OF MAN, UK –SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 –While men have traditionally taken center stage at the world’s biggest tournaments, interest among women in poker, both online and offline, is skyrocketing. According to recent poll, women account for up to 25 percent of the poker playing public, up dramatically from just five years ago. Of course, women have been playing poker in their own home games since the game took hold in America, one hundred years ago.
Today, PokerStars.net, the world’s largest poker school, announced its sponsorship of the acclaimed High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT). Founded in 2007, the HHPT was created to empower women who want to become champions in the growing world of poker. Like PokerStars, The HHPT seeks to provide the best competitive environment where women can explore, develop, and continue growing and learning top strategies to perfect their “A” game.
The PokerStars sponsorship will include support for HHPT’s growing roster of tournaments; the first of began this month at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY. After New York, the tour heads south to Florida for three outstanding events in Dania, Hollywood and Tampa, where the nation’s female champions of tomorrow will vie for not only a generous prize pool, but great friendships, camaraderie and competition at the tables.
“PokerStars has all of the attributes in a online partner that female players crave: an incredible variety of quick, entertaining games that range from low buy in sit and goes and cash games to serious tournament play, all in an environment where women can learn the game, develop their skills, and truly become champions,” said Lauren Failla, founder of the High Heels Poker Tour. “With champions like Vanessa Rousso, Katja Thater, and Vicky Coren, our players have a whole new set of role models to emulate and challenge, online and at the tables.
We also look forward to sharing our grand finale $1000 buy-in ladies event with the HHPT at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January 2010.
For more information about HHPT’s upcoming tournament schedule, go to: http://highheelspokertour.com/tournament-schedule.html.
About PokerStars.net:
PokerStars is the world’s largest poker room with over 25 million members worldwide. It’s the premier destination for the world’s top players - with numerous tournaments running every day. PokerStars is renowned for offering the best software and security in the online poker world. PokerStars:
PokerStars hold the biggest online poker tournament series in the world - The World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP). This is the premier online poker tournament series in the world. Its 6th annual running saw a total of 33 events, comprised of 55,578 entries from 119 countries and a total prize pool of $40 million.
PokerStars is the official sponsor of the: European Poker Tour (www.ept.com), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour (www.lapt.com), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (www.appt.com) and The World Cup of Poker.
PokerStars is the home of Team PokerStars Pro, a group of over 30 veteran and up-and-coming players from around the world who play online at PokerStars and are sponsored by the site in international tournaments around the world. For more information please visit www.pokerstars.net.