ADVISORY, July 3, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --
WHAT: The Burlesque Party by Dita Von Teese performing her
signature Martini Dance to celebrate PokerStars and its 2000
players at the 2008 World Series of Poker. To view invite,
click: http://www.pokerstars.com/sites/burlesque-party/
WHO: Poker Stars and Movie Stars Shine at the PokerStars.net
Burlesque Party to Celebrate the World Series of Poker at
the PALMS famed nightclub RAIN. Dita Von Teese will perform
her signature Martini Dance to celebrate PokerStars and its
2000 players at the 2008 World Series of Poker.
Confirmed celebrities include Mekhi Phifer, Jason Alexander,
Nick Cannon, Sam Simon, Brandy Williams, MLB Great David
Wells, MMA Fighters Chuck Liddell and Frank Trigg, NHL Pros
Brad May and Travis Green. Team PokerStars Pros Daniel
Negreanu, Vanessa Rousso and WSOP Champs Joe Hachem, Chris
Moneymaker, Greg Raymer and many more will walk the red
carpet.
WHERE: Rain Nightclub, The Palms Hotel & Casino Resort
4321 West Flamingo Rd.
Las Vegas, NV 89103
702-942-6832
WHEN: Red Carpet: Monday, July 7, from 9:00-9:45 p.m.
Party at Rain 9:30-1 a.m.
VIP Lounge
MEDIA Chris Capra/Matt Clark, Lotus Public Relations
CONTACT: Email: chris.capra AT lotus-pr.com matt.clark AT lotus-pr.com
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS / PHOTO DESK EDITORS:
Please RSVP to jamie.edelsberg@lotus-pr.com to gain access
to the red carpet area. For talent submissions contact:
Francine Marseille at 310-738-0340 or fmarseille@yahoo.com.
About PokerStars.net
PokerStars (www.pokerstars.net is not just the world's largest online poker room (with 14 million players worldwide) - it's also the world's leading poker tournament site. As the premier destination for amateurs and pros alike - with over 100,000 tournaments running every day, PokerStars has dealt over 18 billion hands, run more than 90 million poker tournaments and consistently paid out more than $300 million in tournament prize money every month. In 2008, PokerStars entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the first and only poker website to reach the 160,000 simultaneous players mark.
PokerStars is the official sponsor of the European Poker Tour (www.ept.com), PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA), Latin American Poker Tour (www.lapt.com), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (www.appt.com) and the World Cup of Poker. PokerStars is the home of Team PokerStars Pro (www.pokerstars.net/team-pokerstars), a group of 28 veteran and up-and-coming players from around the world who play online at PokerStars and are sponsored by the site in international tournaments. For more information please visit www.pokerstars.net
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