Degree TSN Press Release Details
Here are some additional details on the Degree Championship happening this week (TSN Press Release details). Sorry, had to copy and paste the info.
MEDIA ADVISORY
May 1, 2006
What: Degree Poker Championship
Public Walk-Up Draw
Dates: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Time: Registration 8am to 10am
Draw 10:15am
Where: The Main Entrance Area
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
6380 Fallsview Boulevard
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This is the first of four chances for ordinary Canadians to win a seat in the 2006 Degree Poker Championships being held at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort from May 3 to May 12. One hundred seats in the Championship will be given away on May 3. Media interested in covering the draw are asked to adhere to the following rules:
1. All journalists must register with Security at the Information Booth located in the resort’s main entrance area before beginning their coverage of the draw.
2. Journalists must restrict their coverage to the dome entrance area. Filming on the gaming floor and in other parts of the resort is strictly prohibited.
3. Coverage of the subsequent walk-up draws scheduled for May 4, 5 and 7 will not be permitted.
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For more information contact:
Greg Medulun
Manager, Corporate Communications
905-358-3255, ext. 53010
gmedulun@fallsviewcasinoresort.com
Degree Poker Championship Attracts 20,000 Online EntriesÂ
- Fans Invited On-Site to Draw for Minimum 350 Additional Seats -
-- TSN to air seven-part series in September --
Toronto, ON (May 1, 2006) – TSN and Degree for Men today announced a staggering 20,000 online entries have been logged at www.degreepoker.com from poker fans nationwide looking to compete in the second annual Degree Poker Championship, 20 percent more than last year. The 2006 Degree Poker Championship begins Wednesday, May 3 through May 12 at the elegant Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont.Â
A total of three thousand Canadians are set to compete in this year’s event. Fans who did not receive a seat at the tournament through online entry are invited to make their way to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort on May 3, 4, 5 and 7 to test their luck in draws for additional seats to the event. Each day, a minimum of 80 seats will be drawn at 10:15 a.m. ET in the main lobby of the facility. Fans are asked to arrive at the Casino between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. ET each day to enter the draws. The draws are open to Canadians over the age of 21 (excluding residents of Quebec).
“There seems to be no end in sight for the popularity of poker in Canada,†said Steve Wolstenholme, General Manager, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. “We only gave away 100 seats last year and we were inundated with entries, so we decided to up the ante to a minimum of 350 seats this year.â€
The Degree Poker Championship is the country’s richest free-roll tournament with a first place prize of more than $100,000 and a chance to win an additional $1 million (all figures Canadian). Along with the lump sum payout of $100,000, the grand prize winner will also compete for a chance to win up to $1 million in a dramatic final-hand Texas Hold ‘Em promotional showdown (also awarded as a lump sum payout). Additionally, all final table contestants will be awarded cash prizes.
TSN and TSN HD will televise the Degree Poker Championship in prime time in September 2006, in seven one-hour episodes. Each of the six playoff broadcasts features a table of six players, with the winner of each table moving on to the final championship round. TSN will also televise encore broadcasts of all seven episodes in Western prime time.
TSN’s Michael Landsberg will host the Degree Poker Championship for the second consecutive year alongside returning card-by-card commentator, Alistair Cameron, the Salon Privé Manager at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.
The inaugural Degree Poker Championship attracted a national average audience of 318,000 viewers*. The event culminated with Liam Greig, a Vancouver online game designer, taking home a grand prize of $105,000.Â
This year’s tournament marks the second of a three-year deal between TSN Events and Unilever’s Degree antiperspirant brand, the event’s title sponsor. The Degree Poker Championship has been developed in coordination with TSN Events, Segal Communications and Casino Amusements Canada.
About Degree
Degree is a brand of Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer products companies with annual sales of approximately U.S. $48 billion in 2003. Unilever operates in 100 countries around the globe and employs approximately 250,000 people.
About Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
The elegant Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort is the premier casino and resort facility in Canada, with over 3,000 slot machines, 140 gaming tables, a dedicated poker room, a 368-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness facility, a 1,500-seat showroom, 30,000 square feet of convention, conference and meeting space, a wide selection of restaurants and boutiques, a wedding chapel and one of the most famous and spectacular views in the entire world. It opened to the public on June 10, 2004.
About Casino Amusements Canada
Casino Amusements Canada, Strategists in International Tourism, Entertainment and Gaming for over 30 years, is registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
About TSN Events
Established in 2003, TSN Events was created to develop a wide-variety of original branded programming and event platforms to supplement the network's traditional live sports and news coverage. TSN Events acquires sports marketing rights, develops original programming and grassroots initiatives, and leverages the strength and capabilities of the TSN brand to meet customer objectives and exceed fan expectations. TSN Events’ assets include NASCAR Canada, the 9-Ball Billiards Border Battle and the Degree Poker Championship.
About TSN
TSN is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country.** TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Championship Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; 2006 FIFA World Cup; UEFA Champions League Soccer; HBO World Championship boxing; and Figure Skating including the national championships. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition. TSN is available in eight million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
*Source: Nielsen Media Research. Audience figures are 2+
**2004/2005 Roper Canada – Winter
MEDIA ADVISORY
May 1, 2006
What: Degree Poker Championship
Public Walk-Up Draw
Dates: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
Time: Registration 8am to 10am
Draw 10:15am
Where: The Main Entrance Area
Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
6380 Fallsview Boulevard
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This is the first of four chances for ordinary Canadians to win a seat in the 2006 Degree Poker Championships being held at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort from May 3 to May 12. One hundred seats in the Championship will be given away on May 3. Media interested in covering the draw are asked to adhere to the following rules:
1. All journalists must register with Security at the Information Booth located in the resort’s main entrance area before beginning their coverage of the draw.
2. Journalists must restrict their coverage to the dome entrance area. Filming on the gaming floor and in other parts of the resort is strictly prohibited.
3. Coverage of the subsequent walk-up draws scheduled for May 4, 5 and 7 will not be permitted.
-30-
For more information contact:
Greg Medulun
Manager, Corporate Communications
905-358-3255, ext. 53010
gmedulun@fallsviewcasinoresort.com
Degree Poker Championship Attracts 20,000 Online EntriesÂ
- Fans Invited On-Site to Draw for Minimum 350 Additional Seats -
-- TSN to air seven-part series in September --
Toronto, ON (May 1, 2006) – TSN and Degree for Men today announced a staggering 20,000 online entries have been logged at www.degreepoker.com from poker fans nationwide looking to compete in the second annual Degree Poker Championship, 20 percent more than last year. The 2006 Degree Poker Championship begins Wednesday, May 3 through May 12 at the elegant Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls, Ont.Â
A total of three thousand Canadians are set to compete in this year’s event. Fans who did not receive a seat at the tournament through online entry are invited to make their way to the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort on May 3, 4, 5 and 7 to test their luck in draws for additional seats to the event. Each day, a minimum of 80 seats will be drawn at 10:15 a.m. ET in the main lobby of the facility. Fans are asked to arrive at the Casino between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. ET each day to enter the draws. The draws are open to Canadians over the age of 21 (excluding residents of Quebec).
“There seems to be no end in sight for the popularity of poker in Canada,†said Steve Wolstenholme, General Manager, Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. “We only gave away 100 seats last year and we were inundated with entries, so we decided to up the ante to a minimum of 350 seats this year.â€
The Degree Poker Championship is the country’s richest free-roll tournament with a first place prize of more than $100,000 and a chance to win an additional $1 million (all figures Canadian). Along with the lump sum payout of $100,000, the grand prize winner will also compete for a chance to win up to $1 million in a dramatic final-hand Texas Hold ‘Em promotional showdown (also awarded as a lump sum payout). Additionally, all final table contestants will be awarded cash prizes.
TSN and TSN HD will televise the Degree Poker Championship in prime time in September 2006, in seven one-hour episodes. Each of the six playoff broadcasts features a table of six players, with the winner of each table moving on to the final championship round. TSN will also televise encore broadcasts of all seven episodes in Western prime time.
TSN’s Michael Landsberg will host the Degree Poker Championship for the second consecutive year alongside returning card-by-card commentator, Alistair Cameron, the Salon Privé Manager at the Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort.
The inaugural Degree Poker Championship attracted a national average audience of 318,000 viewers*. The event culminated with Liam Greig, a Vancouver online game designer, taking home a grand prize of $105,000.Â
This year’s tournament marks the second of a three-year deal between TSN Events and Unilever’s Degree antiperspirant brand, the event’s title sponsor. The Degree Poker Championship has been developed in coordination with TSN Events, Segal Communications and Casino Amusements Canada.
About Degree
Degree is a brand of Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer products companies with annual sales of approximately U.S. $48 billion in 2003. Unilever operates in 100 countries around the globe and employs approximately 250,000 people.
About Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort
The elegant Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort is the premier casino and resort facility in Canada, with over 3,000 slot machines, 140 gaming tables, a dedicated poker room, a 368-room luxury hotel, a full-service spa and fitness facility, a 1,500-seat showroom, 30,000 square feet of convention, conference and meeting space, a wide selection of restaurants and boutiques, a wedding chapel and one of the most famous and spectacular views in the entire world. It opened to the public on June 10, 2004.
About Casino Amusements Canada
Casino Amusements Canada, Strategists in International Tourism, Entertainment and Gaming for over 30 years, is registered with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario.
About TSN Events
Established in 2003, TSN Events was created to develop a wide-variety of original branded programming and event platforms to supplement the network's traditional live sports and news coverage. TSN Events acquires sports marketing rights, develops original programming and grassroots initiatives, and leverages the strength and capabilities of the TSN brand to meet customer objectives and exceed fan expectations. TSN Events’ assets include NASCAR Canada, the 9-Ball Billiards Border Battle and the Degree Poker Championship.
About TSN
TSN is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program, SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans from across the country.** TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Championship Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; 2006 FIFA World Cup; UEFA Champions League Soccer; HBO World Championship boxing; and Figure Skating including the national championships. TSN HD offers more sports coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition. TSN is available in eight million households. TSN's programming and news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
*Source: Nielsen Media Research. Audience figures are 2+
**2004/2005 Roper Canada – Winter
Comments
Oh, god. Did they get ANY feedback on just how horrible this pairing was???
eg. 1 in 595 is the odds for quads, 1 in 33.1 is for a flush, 1 in 20.7 is for trips, etc...
these odds are calculated for the best 5-card hand in 7 cards dealt (ie. for omaha, holdem, 7cs, and any other 7 card game). these odds are different than the standard ones quoted for 5 cards dealt.
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