Here's a chance for aspirant poker champs to sharpen their skills.
World class poker tuition by some of poker's top players is the main
attraction at the Playboy Poker Camp, which was launched this week
by Playboy Enterprises, Inc.in partnership with Moneymaker Gaming.
WSOP Champion Layne Flack and Jim "Krazy Kanuck" Worth are
among the instructors, and activities at the camp will include nightly
poker tournaments with prizes of more than $100 000 and related events
with Playboy Playmates, culminating in a lavish party at the legendary
Playboy Mansion.
This is not a cheap package - with instruction for beginners to advanced
players, packages start at $4 999 for the four-day, four-night event.
The first camp will be held in January 2007 at Morongo Casino Resort
and Spa, near Palm Springs, California, and registration details can
be found at Playboy Poker Camp.com .
"Chris Moneymaker has built the strongest brand in poker
today, and we are thrilled to team up with him to create an incredible
poker camp such as this," says Sarah Haney, vice president,
licensing at Playboy. "We've enjoyed such success with
our co-branded poker products that we wanted to bring something more
to the table for poker aficionados everywhere."
"I've been living a dream since winning the 2003 World
Series, and I want to give my fans a taste of that," said
Chris Moneymaker, co-founder of Moneymaker Gaming. "Playboy
Poker Camp will offer a once in a lifetime chance to play alongside
the best players in the world, hang out with Playboy Playmates, and
compete for more than $100 000 in prize money. This will be the ultimate
poker experience."
Moneymaker Gaming has joined Playboy in other promotional deals. Earlier
this year the company launched the Playboy Poker collection which
includes Playboy branded poker chips, poker chip sets, poker tables,
poker collectibles and accessories.