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Online Casino Sponsors Upcoming Female Poker Player

Mansion Online back Erica Schoenberg after $100K win at Bellagio

Friday 28th April 2006



Mansion Online has announced their sponsorship of one of poker’s brightest female professional tournament players, Erica Schoenberg. The three-year deal with the 28-year-old Schoenberg comes after she finished 16th in a field of 605 at the 4th Annual Five Star World Poker Classic WPT event in Las Vegas.

'It is with great excitement that we welcome Erica to the Mansion team. Mansion is thrilled to endorse a player with Erica’s obvious talents and skills that extend far beyond the poker table, and we look forward to developing a successful partnership with her,' said David Kinsman, Chief Operating Officer of Mansion Limited.

'Erica is an intelligent woman with a bright future on the international poker circuit. She is poised to become one of the stand-out players and personalities of the game, and we congratulate Erica on a fantastic 16th place get.'

Erica herself was equally thrilled, saying, 'I am so excited to have joined with Mansion, and thrilled to have shown a top-twenty result at one of the most respected poker events worldwide. It is truly a premiere event with all the best players in the game.'

If you fancy taking on Erica at the poker table, you can find her playing under her new handle, 'str8flushin', at Mansionpoker.com.




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