April '10 Home & Family—Susie Isaacs Column

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Two BIG Announcements

H

e is finally going to do it. My dear friend of many decades, Tom McEvoy is going to get married. His long awaited wedding will be followed by a poker tournament, “Tom’s Ultimate Gamble Poker Tournament” will be open to the public. It will take place Tuesday, May 25, at 2:00 PMp.m. at Tom on Bended Knee, Yolanda said, ''Yes!''

Tom on Bended Knee, Yolanda said, ''Yes!''

Caesar’s Palace Poker Room. Here is the best part. There will be celebrity pro players in this event with a $1,000 bounty on their heads. There will be a passel, including: TJ Cloutier, Kathy Liebert, Chad Brown, Vanessa Rousso, Barbara Enright, and me! Possible, but yet to confirm is TV and big movie star James Woods, poker pros Mike Matasow, and Daniel Negreanu. This will be a lot of fun and the buy-in is only $250. You’ll start this competition with $4,000 in chips and have 20 minute rounds. There is a player limit of 300. The top 27 will be paid. Register early to assure yourself a seat!

On another big announcement subject:
Just released:

HIGH HEELS POKER TOUR MAKING
WOMEN’S PRESENCE KNOWN AT THE WSOP
The Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.
June 9th , 2010
Ft. Lauderdale, FL (April 8, 2010) – The High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT) will be hosting the first ever hospitality suite devoted specifically to women’s poker during the WSOP Ladies week June 9th–11th. During the three days HHPT along with other female focused poker companies and organizations will be catering to the women who come to the WSOP; located in Brasila 5 at the RIO Hotel and Suites in Las Vegas. Women will be able to come and interact with the HHPTA Poker Pros, relax and enjoy refreshments, network with other players, and explore some of the corporations and organizations that cater to or are owned by women. Some of the organizations and corporations participating are: PMS PokerWear.com, PokerJetsetter.com, Card Player Cruises, Susie Isaacs books and products, Pink Ladies PT and others.

The hospitality suite will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the three days and is complimentary. It will be closed to the public on June 10th until 5 p.m. when the HighHeelsPokerTour Academy will be offering their annual Ladies Academy in preparation for the $1,000 Ladies Event held the following day at the RIO.

This is the first time an organization has focused on the women who play poker during poker’s most prestigious event season. Women are the fastest growing poker demographic and are ready to be heard, seen, and respected as a force to be reckoned with in the poker community.

Along with the HHPT Hospitality Suite and Academy, the HHPT is running 2 tournaments for the women during Ladies Week both being held @ The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino: June 10th @ 7 p.m., $125 buy-in sit-n-go extravaganza to win a seat to the $1,000 Ladies Event on June 11th @ The RIO, and June 12th both HHPT and Pink Ladies Poker Tour are co-sponsoring a ladies event together.