Magazine and online poker room bring Bubble Insurance back to WSOP
Wednesday 24th May 2006
Atlanta, GA –23 May 2006. Bluff Magazine (www.bluffmagazine.com), America’s leading poker magazine, announced today that they’ve teamed up with MansionPoker.net to bring Bubble Insurance back for 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. They’ve also blown up the Bubble Insurance even larger than last year.
In 2005, Bluff Magazine introduced Bubble Insurance at the WSOP Main Event, and had over 350 people participate by wearing a Bubble Insurance shirt. Bluff Magazine, knowing the mindset of the modern poker player better than anyone, imagined the last five people missing out on cashing in at the World Series of Poker. Normally you would be a nervous wreck, but by signing up for Bluff/MansionPoker.net Bubble Insurance at www.bluffmagazine.com, you are guaranteed your buy-in to next years WSOP Main Event.
Not only will Bluff and Mansion Poker buy you in to next years World Series of Poker Main Event if you bust out within 5 spots of money, but the top six finishers wearing a Bubble Insurance shirt will also win a spot to face off against each other on Pokers newest stage, the MansionPoker.net Poker Dome. A package valued at $8,000, with the winner taking home $25,000, and a shot at the million dollar first prize.
For those of you unfamiliar, The MansionPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge is turning the televised poker tournament into a live spectator sport. The revolutionary arena constructed from soundproof one-way glass will allow players to compete in complete isolation and free from the influence of fans’ reactions, while an outside audience of 200 will see and hear everything that happens within, including each players’ hole cards, heart rate and chip count.
The top 6 bubble insurance finishers will join 210 other participants in the Poker Dome Challenge. They will play in one of 36 televised qualifiers. The winner of each qualifier will win $25,000, and a seat in one of the six televised semi finals. Winners of the semi-finals will receive a $50,000 cash prize and a seat at the televised final, which will be broadcast live on March 17, 2007. The final will award the winner take all million dollar prize pool.
For more information on Bluff/MansionPoker.net Bubble Insurance, please contact:
Jimmy Shapiro, Zucker Media Group
425-818-8883 js@zuckermediagroup.com
About Bluff Magazine (www.bluffmagazine.com)
Bluff Magazine is America's Largest Poker Magazine with 250,000 copies printed and distributed nationwide. Bluff provides eager poker enthusiasts quality content which keeps them up with the fast-paced modern poker lifestyle. Regular contributors to Bluff Magazine include: Jennifer Tilly, Josh Arieh, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, and Annie Duke.
About MansionPoker.net (www.MansionPoker.net)
MansionPoker.net is headquartered in Gibraltar and has been focused on establishing itself as a leading brand in online poker. The company is funded by private equity investors who share a passion for the thrill of games of skill and who see the potential of the Internet to provide a forum for players from all over the world over to compete. Through the MansionPoker.net portal, the company will provide a community for poker players to develop their skills and compete in a challenging environment amongst players of all levels. MansionPoker.net will provide a fun and challenging free site for players to hone their strategy and work their way up to televised tournaments where tomorrow’s new poker celebrities are created.
Atlanta, GA –23 May 2006. Bluff Magazine (www.bluffmagazine.com), America’s leading poker magazine, announced today that they’ve teamed up with MansionPoker.net to bring Bubble Insurance back for 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event. They’ve also blown up the Bubble Insurance even larger than last year.