CelebPoker Unveils New Faces of Team CelebPoker…

In June 2007, CelebPoker.com began its worldwide search for poker players to represent them at major Live European poker events, with an innovative promotion entitled Team CelebPoker. After months of intense competition, and unprecedented online activity, this weekend saw the emergence of eight new potential poker superstars…From day one, Team CelebPoker had generated tremendous excitement throughout the poker world with thousands of online poker players heading straight for the tables. Qualification for the final stages was tough and the standard of play over the final weekend was electric.The final hunt for the first Team Celebpoker players was over and at 0100 hours (BST) on Monday 17th September 2007 the line up was discovered – the eight lucky winners will now do battle with some of the top poker players in the world at live EPT events in London (UK) and Baden (Austria) for millions in prize money.
The eight new faces of Team CelebPoker are
• S. Hollaar (playing at EPT London)
• T. Wolfer (playing at EPT London)
• R. Schut (playing at EPT London)
• D. Anadon (playing at EPT Baden)
• C. Kibler-Melby (playing at EPT Baden)
• C. Hohendorf (playing at EPT Baden)
• E. Halvorsen (playing at EPT Baden)
• T. Koguc (playing at EPT Baden)
Poker Room Manager, Linda Donovan, commented:“These players are to be congratulated on this incredible achievement. Gaining a slot on the first ever Team CelebPoker is a real honour and, consequently, the competition for places was fierce. We have had thousands and thousands of entrants from all over the world and these eight players represent the hottest online poker talent around. I am convinced they will be a real force to be reckoned with at the EPT events.
”The success of Team CelebPoker proves that there’s nothing quite like the thrill of testing your poker skills against other players in a live tournament. Indeed during recent years, a number of online poker players have made the transition and proved themselves worthy winners at many high profile live events. “Team CelebPoker is a fantastic concept and has even exceeded our expectations. It doesn’t stop here either… we will continue our search for the best online players, provide them with further opportunities to compete in the world’s top live events and become the next poker celebrity! ”About CelebPoker.comCelebPoker.com is an exciting, fully licensed and regulated online poker room dedicated to providing the ultimate poker playing experience to the worldwide poker community. CelebPoker’s realistic and player-friendly software offers a wide range of poker tournament and ring game play, including sit 'n' go tournaments and offering prizes as high as $250,000. For more information, please visit: www.CelebPoker.com More About Team CelebPokerTeam CelebPoker provides the unique opportunity for ANY CelebPoker player to represent CelebPoker at a major worldwide poker tournaments! Become part of Team CelebPoker and play LIVE in Prague, Monte Carlo, Las Vegas and beyond!http://www.CelebPoker.com