Published: Thursday, April 27, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
WPT SURVIVOR TO BE SPONSORED BY MANSION ONLINE GAMBLING GROUP
Fresh from the Battle at the Bellagio, Schoenberg to be sponsored by Mansion gambling group
Erica Schoenberg gave a spirited and skilled performance before being knocked out at 16 in a field of 606 starters at the recent 4th WPT World Championships in Vegas, one of the last two women still in the fight with Vanessa Rousso.
Recognising this and other great gaming by the 28 year old top player, Mansion, the international Poker, Casino, Sportsbook and Sports Exchange gaming entertainment company, has provided a multi-layered sponsorship for what it describes as poker's newest rising star.
The Mansion sponsorship is a three-year partnership with Schoenberg. The endorsement requires that Schoenberg devote more time to live tournament play as a roving poker ambassador for Mansion, to compete on the international circuit in prestige land-based tournaments, plus represent the gaming brand at key industry conferences, exhibitions, and events.
Schoenberg will receive front line support from Mansion that offers her more than just a generous bank-roll. The glamorous Schoenberg will be groomed as a Mansion spokes-model and on-air media presenter, and will be actively promoted as the face of Mansion at the forefront of some very exciting projects for the company in the future.
"It is with great excitement that we welcome Erica to the Mansion team. Mansion is thrilled to endorse a player with Erica's obvious talents and skills that extend far beyond the poker table, and we look forward to developing a successful partnership with her," says David Kinsman, Chief Operating Officer of Mansion Limited.
Winning at cards is definitely not a new phenomenon for the former Blackjack professional, trained by the notoriously successful MIT Blackjack outfit. Competitive by nature, with a tournament beach volleyball career also on her resume, Poker is Schoenberg's new game of choice. Her results at the Bellagio and Foxwoods prove her ever-evolving style of poker will be a formidable force on the Texas Hold'em Tournament circuit.
"I am so excited to have joined with Mansion, and thrilled to have shown a top-twenty result at one of the most respected poker events worldwide. It is truly a premiere event with all the best players in the game," Schoenberg enthuses.
The partnerhip between Schoenberg and Mansion is both well-timed for the gaming giant, coming on the eve of the launch of MansionPoker.com, and preceding a multi-million-dollar roll out of a portfolio of sponsorships, investments and marketing initiatives set to substantially raise the company's global profile.