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| WPT & WSOP Leaders To Headline World Poker Congress |
April 03, 2006
In what is potentially a first in the poker community, both of the leaders of
the two premiere poker tours in the world today will be the keynote speakers
during a conference in Sweden later this year.
With the announcement that Steve Lipscomb, the founder and president of
the World Poker Tour, has joined the roster of speakers during the World
Poker Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, it gives those in the poker community
the opportunity to hear from the mouths of the two leaders of the two most
prestigious poker tours in the world. Joining Lipscomb at the dais as
co-keynote speaker will be Jeffery Pollack, the commissioner of the World
Series of Poker, to finish off the two day conference on June 28th. This
occurrence is perhaps the first time that those in the community can hear
from both of the most popular poker tours today at the same time.
"Steve Lipscomb had the vision and foresight to create the World Poker Tour,
one of the important events that launched the current poker boom," said Sue
Schneider, president of River City Group, one of the organizers of the World
Poker Congress. "Along with Jeffrey Pollack, who runs the oldest and most
respected poker tour, Lipscomb will reveal the global reach of the game and
how it is penetrating international markets."
The featured discussions by both men will not be the only highlights of the
conference, which starts on June 27th. The World Poker Congress will also
look at the similarities between the online and live poker worlds. While their
will be these two distinct tracks for the attendees at the conference, they will
be discussing matters that should be of shared interest, not only to them but
to many in the poker industry around the world. Attendees will join
colleagues to discuss issues such as marketing poker rooms, player
development, legislation and economics in Europe, staging tournaments,
building a player base, business strategies for a quickly maturing industry,
fraud and security, mergers and acquisitions and much more.
Another organizer of the event believes this will be an optimum time for
those involved in the industry to get together to share ideas. "The World
Poker Congress will be the premier conference for the business of poker
globally," stated Paul Dworin, who also is the publisher of Global Gaming
Business and PokerBiz magazines. "There is clearly a synergy between online
poker rooms and real world poker and the WPC will examine how to
capitalize on the growth of the game, no matter which side of the equation
someone's business operates."
The two days of meetings between the biggest and brightest from the online
and live poker rooms should be a tremendous look at the state of the game
today. It should also be a very formative conference that could offer a
glimpse into the future of the sport of poker. For more information on the
World Poker Congress, visit their website for more details at
worldpokercongress.com.
In what is potentially a first in the poker community, both of the leaders of
the two premiere poker tours in the world today will be the keynote speakers
during a conference in Sweden later this year.
With the announcement that Steve Lipscomb, the founder and president of
the World Poker Tour, has joined the roster of speakers during the World
Poker Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, it gives those in the poker community
the opportunity to hear from the mouths of the two leaders of the two most
prestigious poker tours in the world. Joining Lipscomb at the dais as
co-keynote speaker will be Jeffery Pollack, the commissioner of the World
Series of Poker, to finish off the two day conference on June 28th. This
occurrence is perhaps the first time that those in the community can hear
from both of the most popular poker tours today at the same time.
"Steve Lipscomb had the vision and foresight to create the World Poker Tour,
one of the important events that launched the current poker boom," said Sue
Schneider, president of River City Group, one of the organizers of the World
Poker Congress. "Along with Jeffrey Pollack, who runs the oldest and most
respected poker tour, Lipscomb will reveal the global reach of the game and
how it is penetrating international markets."
The featured discussions by both men will not be the only highlights of the
conference, which starts on June 27th. The World Poker Congress will also
look at the similarities between the online and live poker worlds. While their
will be these two distinct tracks for the attendees at the conference, they will
be discussing matters that should be of shared interest, not only to them but
to many in the poker industry around the world. Attendees will join
colleagues to discuss issues such as marketing poker rooms, player
development, legislation and economics in Europe, staging tournaments,
building a player base, business strategies for a quickly maturing industry,
fraud and security, mergers and acquisitions and much more.
Another organizer of the event believes this will be an optimum time for
those involved in the industry to get together to share ideas. "The World
Poker Congress will be the premier conference for the business of poker
globally," stated Paul Dworin, who also is the publisher of Global Gaming
Business and PokerBiz magazines. "There is clearly a synergy between online
poker rooms and real world poker and the WPC will examine how to
capitalize on the growth of the game, no matter which side of the equation
someone's business operates."
The two days of meetings between the biggest and brightest from the online
and live poker rooms should be a tremendous look at the state of the game
today. It should also be a very formative conference that could offer a
glimpse into the future of the sport of poker. For more information on the
World Poker Congress, visit their website for more details at
worldpokercongress.com.
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