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Benji Weatherley and Bobby Martinez join PartyPoker.net's Big Throwdown
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 July, 2006 : - - Los Angeles, Calif. - The "PartyPoker.net Big ThrowDown” is an all-new action sports, Texas Hold ‘em poker tournament featuring athletes from six disciplines playing to represent their sport and win a seat at the grand finale to be held on Friday, August 4 at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles.
PartyPoker.net Big ThrowDown qualifying rounds each feature a minimum of six athletes and take place at prominent action sports events: wakeboarding, snowboarding, BMX, skateboarding, FMX and surfing (Bank of the West Beach Games/US Open of Surfing on July 27-29 in Huntington Beach, California). One athlete/representative will be selected from each sport to move onto the championship.
The PartyPoker.net Big ThrowDown championship will include the six winning action sport stars from their respective qualifying events to play for bragging rights and fun at the first annual Big ThrowDown.
PartyPoker.net spokesman Warren Lush said: “We’re very pleased to be involved with this brand new concept. These guys and girls are used to taking it to the limit but we’ll soon find out if they are any good at no limit.”
The PartyPoker.net bank provides $2,500 in chips for the qualifying events and $5,000 for the championship rounds. Seating is random draw. Confimed athletes include Parks Bonifay and Josh Sanders (wake), Keir Dillon and Olympic Gold Medalist Ross Powers (snow), Brian Patch and Jake Brown (skate), X Games veterans Kevin Robinson and Chad Kagy (BMX), Jeff Tilton and Mike Mason (FMX) and Benji Weatherley and Bobby Martinez (surf).
"For these action sports stars, playing poker is an enjoyable part of their lifestyle while on the road," says James Leitz, Vice President of IMG Action Sports and co-creator of the Big ThrowDown. "PartyPoker.net has created a forum for these athletes to show their stuff and determine who is the Poker Champion of the action sports world."
Each of the six qualifying events will be featured in 12-minute vignettes on “Fusion TV” airing in Q3 (July – September) and Q4 (October – December) 2006 on the Outdoor Life Network (OLN). Each show will focus on one qualifying event and will include highlights of that event along with footage/interviews of each of the six competitors. The championship round/finale will be made into a one-hour special to air preceding the airing of the six features during the 4th quarter of 2006 on Fusion TV
About PartyPoker.net
Founded in 1997, PartyGaming Plc is the world's leading online gaming company and owns and operates PartyPoker.net, ‘The World's Largest Poker School.’ PartyGaming Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker PRTY.
www.partypokerbigthrowdown.net.
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