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Alabama Air-Conditioning Technician Wins a $14,000 VIP Package to the 2008
World Series of Poker
Arnold Evans to Travel to Las Vegas in Style and Play in the Richest Event in
Sports
HAMILTON, Ala., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- DuplicatePoker.com announced today
that Arnold Evans of Hamilton is the winner of a special online qualifying
tournament to attend and participate in the 2008 World Series of Poker
championship event. Evans and his family will travel first-class to Las Vegas
to experience every poker player's biggest dream.
Evans won the first "WSOP VIP Package" ever awarded by the popular skill-
based game site, DuplilcatePoker.com by paying only $99 to participate in a
qualifying poker tournament online. The WSOP VIP Package valued at $14,000
includes airline tickets, luxurious accommodations at the Rio
All-Suites Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas, show tickets, a special dinner for
two, and limousine service from the airport. Evans will have a chance to play
for his share of what is expected to be over $50 million in prize money.
"This is my shot at making it really big," Evans said. "This is probably
the only shot I will have of making some really big money. I owe it all to
winning my entry at DuplicatePoker.com."
Evans, a 47-year-old HVAC technician, is married and has two boys. He has
been playing Duplicate Poker since the game site first debuted last year. He
estimates that he plays poker about 10 hours per week, mainly for fun.
"I play poker at my (local lodge)," Evans said. "Since I started playing
at DuplicatePoker.com, I have become a much better player. I really like the
twist. It's completely different."
Evans is expected to be one of more than 6,000 players who will come to
Las Vegas to play for a potentially life-changing amount of money. The World
Series of Poker championship event starts July 3rd. The 2008 world poker
champion will ultimately be determined at the final table which will conclude
on November 10th.
DuplicatePoker.com is the newest flavor of Texas Hold 'em. It's legal in
32 US states and easy to make a deposit using either Visa or MasterCard.
DuplicatePoker.com also offers cash bonuses just for signing up. The site
now will triple any first time deposit made by new players up to $100, and
gives $3 in free money for new players to learn the game by playing for real
money.
Press Contacts:
Danny Flamberg
Vice President of Marketing
Duplicate 2007, Inc.
daniel@duplicatepoker.com
(917) 656-7603
Nolan Dalla
Director of Communications
Duplicate 2007, Inc.
nolan@duplicatepoker.com
(702) 358-4642
SOURCE DuplicatePoker.com
Danny Flamberg, Vice President of Marketing, +1-917-656-7603,
daniel@duplicatepoker.com, or Nolan Dalla, Director of Communications,
+1-702-358-4642, nolan@duplicatepoker.com, both of Duplicate 2007, Inc., for
DuplicatePoker.com
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