Riding on the crest of the poker popularity wave this week came an announcement from professional poker player Lou Krieger, author of Poker for Dummies and Internet Poker, who plans to host the First Annual College Poker Championship.
The goal is apparently to find the best college Texas Hold 'em, No Limit poker player in the world in an event designed to bring college poker players together from all over the world.
Sponsorship funds have been pledged by online (Prima network) poker
room Royal Vegas Poker, and US$50,000 cash prize money will be up for
grabs. The competition also promises to offer a charitable donation
of US$10,000 to an organization of the winner’s choice.
Entry into the tournament is entirely free, with no purchase required
of participants.
Internationally, poker is one of the fastest growing games, with young
adults perfecting their skills across dorms, fraternities and sororities,
and campus recreation areas.
"Poker is a game of skill and not of random chance. Its value
is increasingly being recognized by university professors around the
world as a game that encourages strategic thinking and competitive analysis,"
adds Krieger.
And it's fun, too!