Hansen Gray & Company Announces North American Poker Tour & International Poker Association to Kick Off 2006-2007 Season at Hollywood Park-Casino
LAS VEGAS, March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hansen Gray & Company, Inc.
(OTC: HGCP) subsidiary NAPP Tour, Inc., announces that Hollywood Park-Casino
will host the inaugural tournament of the NAPP Tour's 2006-2007 season.
The Hollywood Park Open will take place May 8th - 19th. The tournament
will feature a number of events culminating with a guaranteed $2,000,000 Prize
Pool No-Limit Hold-em Championship Event. NAPP Tour events will feature the
top professional players in the world who will showcase their skills in their
quest to become the first Champion.
With its high-stakes competition, national reach, and the commitment of
over 50 of the world's best players, the NAPP Tour will launch in May 2006,
offering a concept tantamount to a royal flush. Distinguished as the first
professional, standardized poker tour, with a limited number of qualified
competitors in each of its main events building up toward a multi-million
dollar championship, the Tour is currently finalizing its agreements with
sponsors and a broadcast partner, fulfilling its intention to televise each
event.
The events include $300 No Limit, $500 No Limit, $1000 No Limit, $2000 No
Limit, $5000 Chinese Poker, $5000 Mixed Event and $10,000 No Limit Hold-em.
The playing format developed by Matt Savage will allow the professionals to
showcase their abilities in a fun-filled competitive environment.
Hollywood Park Casino, located at world famous Hollywood Park Racetrack,
the beautiful art deco-styled casino opened on July 1, 1994 to
standing-room-only crowds. The first casino in the U.S. located at a
racetrack, Hollywood Park-Casino combines the action and excitement of the
most popular live casino card games with the thrill of live & simulcast
thoroughbred wagering! In addition, Hollywood Park-Casino is home to the
largest charity bingo hall this side of the Mississippi and a diverse range of
entertainment and special events.
NAPP Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hansen Gray & Company, Inc.
(OTC: HGCP), is an event management and television production company that
promotes, manages, hosts and televises national professional poker
tournaments. NAPP Tour, Inc. will televise its events under the brands North
American Poker Tour(TM) and International Poker Association(TM).
Hansen Gray and Company, Inc. (OTC: HGCP) is a strategic venture capital
firm that acquires or invests in companies, which through growth or
acquisition, have the potential to become leaders in their respective markets. |
