For Immediate Release - 8/26/2010
WORLD POKER TOUR AMATEUR POKER LEAGUE AND TROPICANA
LAS VEGAS ANNOUNCE BEST-IN-CLASS PARTNERSHIP
World Poker Tour Amateur Championship April 20th
– 23rd, 2011
to be Largest Event of its Kind
LAS VEGAS – August 26,
2010 – World Poker Tour Amateur
Poker League (WPTAPL) and Tropicana Las Vegas, currently
undergoing a Phase 1 $165-million transformation, are proud
to announce their new partnership. These two innovative companies
are joining forces to offer the poker community something
never seen before, a worldwide amateur No Limit
Texas Hold ’Em championship event. Tropicana
Las Vegas will host the inaugural World Poker Tour Amateur
Championship (WPTAC) April 20th – 23rd, 2011,
offering over $160,000 in cash and prizes.
The WPTAC will award multiple
main events, boot camps, cruises, and much more to its winners.
Tropicana Las Vegas and WPTAPL qualify players from participating
leagues and venues around the world who want to advance their
members and patrons to this event. This new partnership will
allow for an attractive range of special joint offers from
the two companies, including discounts and special tournaments
available to WPTAPL members throughout the year.
Both companies expressed excitement
about the partnership. “It’s an exceptional combination of
best-in-class brands, and Tropicana is honored to be considered
home to the thousands of WPTAPL members,” said Tom McCartney,
president and COO of Tropicana Las Vegas.
Shane McCullough, executive vice president of WPTAPL, commented:
“This WPTAC will be the largest event of its kind, making Tropicana
Las Vegas a truly unique destination for poker lovers and WPTAPL
members.”
More information on this partnership
and how to qualify for the event is available at www.WPTAPL.com.
Tropicana Las Vegas and WPTAPL want to give players a chance
to be the next WPT Poker-Made Millionaire©.
About WPTAPL:
World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League is a licensee of WPT
and hosts FREE amateur poker events in a variety of host
locations across the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and soon
will be opening up in the U.K. WPTAPL sanctions more than
30,000 No Limit Hold ‘Em tournaments annually. WPTAPL events
are conducted by sanctioned leagues who submit their results
to WPTAPL for inclusion in the WPTAPL advancement structure.
The results qualify members for a host of opportunities including,
but not limited to, member-only online free rolls, live special
events and, of course, their seat in the WPTAC hosted at
Tropicana Las Vegas to play in one of the largest amateur
championship events in the world. More information on WPTAPL
is available at www.WPTAPL.com .
About Tropicana Las
Vegas:
In the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip, Tropicana Las Vegas
is redefining the expectations of today’s global travelers
with a $165 million Phase 1 transformation scheduled for substantial
completion in December 2010. The South Beach-inspired changes
include new, best-in-class hotel rooms and suites, a new casino,
100,000 square feet of flexible meeting, catering and exhibit-hall
space, more than four acres of tropical pool area, new restaurants,
bars, a new poker room, and a state-of-the-art race and sports
book. Exceptional entertainment includes Brad Garrett’s Comedy
Club and The Las Vegas Mob Experience, an interactive entertainment
experience opening December 2010. In addition to this transformation,
the world’s largest Nikki Beach will debut in spring 2011,
making it the city’s hottest destination. Nikki Beach
at Tropicana Las Vegas will be the ultimate entertainment experience
as the ultra lounge, nightclub and Cafe Nikki flow into the
four-acre beach club. The look and feel of the new Tropicana
is vibrant and exciting, filled with the casual and sultry
rhythm of a hot South Beach night. Tropicana Las Vegas is not
affiliated with any other Tropicana property or brand. Additional
information on events, amenities, and availability is available
at 702-739-2222; and www.troplv.com.
The latest Tropicana Las Vegas happenings can be found on Facebook
(http://facebook.com/troplv)
and Twitter (http://twitter.com/troplv).
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Contact:
Bill Cottam
Director of Marketing
(316) 689-0600
bcottam@apl1.net
Deborah Ehrman
Ruder Finn for Tropicana Las Vegas
(212) 593-6445
tropicana@ruderfinn.com
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