Latest development in U.S. online and offline poker playing is the
WPT Boot Camp, where for a fee aspirant world champions can learn all
the wrinkles from expert poker players over a weekend.
The camp is the brainchild of Ron Rubens and Steven Berman, co-founders
of River Gaming, LLC. The duo developed the program after years of work
in the gaming industry and prior experience producing instructional
seminars. River Gaming is a licensee of WPT
Enterprises, Inc., which also holds an ownership interest.
Amateur players get an intensive immersion in poker strategy, presented
by commentators Mike Sexton and Vincent Van Patten, as well as poker
expert Alex 'The Insider' Outhred, the man behind the camera who analyzes
all hands played at WPT Final Tables. This core instructional group
is augmented with an impressive roster of poker champions, and students
receive a copy of Sexton's latest book "WPT: Shuffle Up and Deal"
which is due for release in March this year.Top students who perform
well in tournament play at Boot Camp will be rewarded with entry into
a WPT sponsored satellite tournament.
Enrolment is limited to only 50 students to ensure the learning experience
is maximized. The cost is $1,495 per person, and seats can be reserved
at www.wptbootcamp.com or by calling 866-WPT-BOOT. The initial cities
WPT Boot Camp will visit are Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Hollywood,
New York and Washington.