Poker Pros Head For New Zealand
Published: Thursday, February 16, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
POKER PROS HEAD FOR THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD
New Zealand casino is the venue for a major new tournament
Christchurch Casino (which also operates Kiwi online casino) has been selected
as the venue for the New Zealand Poker Championships scheduled for 1 to 8 April
this year.
Some of the world's greatest poker players are expected to enter the competition,
with a total of around 150 players from around the world taking part. Among them,
renowned Kiwi poker player Lee Nelson, who recently won the Aussie Millions poker
tournament.
The winner of the Championships will take away the lion's share of a $200 000
prize pool and receive a fully sponsored seat at this year's World Series of Poker
in Las Vegas.
Christchurch Casino's Gaming Manager, Peter Arbuckle, is in no doubt that the
competition will attract some of the world's best poker players: "Not only
is this New Zealand's only nationwide poker competition with the richest prize
pool, it is one of only a few seats for the World Series that has been offered
in the Southern Hemisphere."
The week will begin on Saturday, 1 April 2006 with a '$20,000 Celebrity Challenge
for Charity' in which the winning celebrity will donate their $20,000 winnings
to their charity of choice.
The following day the Canterbury Championships will be held with the South Island
Champs following on Wednesday, 5 April. The New Zealand Poker Championships will
be held over Friday, 7 and Saturday, 8 April 2006.
