Top Of The Poker Christmas Wish List
Published: Friday, December 17, 2004 Online-Casinos.com
TOP OF THE POKER CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
But you'll have to be fast - these are selling like hot cakes!
What do poker players want this Christmas? A product that has become a raging success as the result of the poker phenomenon.
Try to buy an "Official World Poker Tour(TM)" (WPT) Poker Set this holiday season. You might find one if you just happen to be there when the merchandisers bring out a new consignement, but don't wait too long because if your store is like most, the display will be empty in short order.
Scott Kling, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the U.S. Playing Card Company, the manufacturers of the much covetted poker sets has had no problem selling, in fact the company is having hassles keeping pace with demand. "Poker products are the biggest hit of the holiday season and the WPT is sure making us feel like we played our cards right betting on this one," he reports.
The products, manufactured under a license from WPT Enterprises, Inc. have taken the retail marketplace by storm.
The "Official World Poker Tour(TM)" (WPT) Poker Set comes in a handmade wood presentation case with a suggested retail price of $199.99. It features 400 11.5-gram heavyweight, professional quality clay-filled poker chips (125 blue, 100 red and 75 black). The 11.5-gram chip, known as the "true" poker player's chip, is similar to those used by the top casinos on the WPT tour. An exclusive WPT spade design and casino stripes are molded into the chip using two colors. USPC WPT chips are easier to shuffle and manipulate than other poker chips in the market because they have specially designed rounded edges and a rough clay surface. Two colorful decks of casino quality WPT cards are included, along with Texas Hold 'Em instructions.
Internet search engine Lycos lists poker items as its No. 1 researched topic on its annual list of "Top 10 Most-Researched Toys of 2004," upending video games from 2003. In issuing the list, Lycos cited, "The popularity of poker gifts has been fueled by the global phenomenon of the World Poker Tour, which continues to average a 'millionaire a month' in its 16-tournament season."
Many of these products are also available online at http://www.worldpokertour.com. For more information, go to http://www.worldpokertour.com or http://www.usplayingcard.com.
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