HIGHHEELSPOKERTOUR MAKING WOMEN’S PRESENCE KNOWN AT THE WSOP
The Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
June 9th , 2010
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (April 8, 2010) – The High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT) will be hosting the first ever hospitality suite devoted specifically to women’s poker during the WSOP Ladies week June 9th-11th. During the three days HHPT along with other female focused poker companies and organizations will be catering to the women who come to the WSOP; located in Brasila 5 at the RIO Hotel and Suites in Las Vegas. Women will be able to come and interact with the HHPTA Poker Pros, relax and enjoy refreshments, network with other players, and explore some of the corporations and organizations that cater to or are owned by women. Some of the organizations and corporations participating are; PMS PokerWear.com, PokerJetsetter.com, Card Player Cruises, Susie Isaacs books and products, Pink Ladies PT and others.
The hospitality suite will be open from 10am-10pm for the three days and is complimentary. It will be closed to the public on June 10th until 5pm when the HighHeelsPokerTour Academy will be offering their annual Ladies Academy in preparation for the $1,000 Ladies Event held the following day at the RIO.
This is the first time an organization has focused on the women who play poker during poker’s most prestigious event season. Women are the fastest growing poker demographic and are ready to be heard, seen, and respected as a force to be reckoned with in the poker community.
Along with the HHPT Hospitality Suite and Academy, the HHPT is running 2 tournaments for the women during Ladies Week both being held @ The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino: June 10th @ 7 pm, $125 buy-in sit-n-go extravaganza to win a seat to the $1,000 Ladies Event on June 11th @ The RIO, and June 12th both HHPT and Pink Ladies Poker Tour are co-sponsoring a ladies event together.
The spring schedule is jam packed with events all over the United States. In April, HHPT will be heading to The Silks Poker Room in Tampa, FL on April 24th. May 15th has the HHPT going to Turning Stone, NY, May 19th to Harrah’s New Orleans for the WSOP Circuit Event; and May 22nd & 23rd for an HHPTAcademy and WSOP Ladies Event Satellite. For additional information, including dates, times and buy-in’s go to www.highheelspokertour.com.
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This is horrible now women are supposed to have their own show instead of participating in Harrah’s WSOP show. Unlike. I am not for the separation of women in trade shows.
I think you are missunderstanding the resoning behind this. The WSOP is not doing a Palooza as in the past but the reason for this is to bring attention to women and women owned businesses in the poker community. The idea is to show strengh in numbers not seperate. This was an opportuntiy for women to showcase their efforts and frankly a gift to all women who participate in poker to have a hospitality suite dedicated to them and women’s poker. I think you are reading too much into the gesture which I frankly think is fantastic finally someone talking the initative to do this. I applaud their efforts!!!!!!!!