Pro-Am Poker Players Expo To Kickoff - National Tour

Oklahoma City, OK (PRWEB) March 9, 2005 -- The Poker Player?s Expo will feature vendors and special guests from around the world. Among the industry representatives will be poker authors, casino personnel, tournament promoters, gaming device manufacturers and a host of others. The expositions will also feature a vast array of poker collectibles including chips, playing decks, felts, gaming devices, books, videos, DVDs, apparel, posters and more.

The inaugural expo at the Biltmore Hotel features an impressive roster of industry luminaries:

Renowned professional gambler turned author, Oklahoma?s own "Pody" Poe will be the featured guest on Thursday and Friday. He will be conducting a humorous and often titillating lecture on his life that no poker player, pro or amateur, will want to miss.

Gary Carson is the author of The Complete Book of Hold ?em Poker and The Complete Book of Casino Poker. Additionally, Gary has written articles for Card Player, Poker Digest, and Live Action Poker.

Guest Speaker Dan Michalski authors a weekly poker column for theSPORTSpage in Dallas, is a contributing editor at All In magazine, and runs the blog Pokerati.com. Dan?s r?sum? also includes award-winning work for several publications including Texas Monthly, Maxim, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, and Men's Journal.

Speakers start at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, 4:00 P.M. on Friday and Saturday.

Event information:
Biltmore Hotel Oklahoma
401 S. Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73108
(405) 947-7681

The Pro-Am Poker Player?s Expo is an all-ages event. Tickets are $20 at the door with a 50% discount for military, students, and senior citizens. Children under 12 are admitted free. Convention-goers can get their $20 admission fee back at The Gaming Club Poker Room's booth by registering a new online poker account. This offer is limited to the first 350 people through the door.

No gambling will be allowed at the convention or on the hotel premises. Cameras and video cameras are welcome.

For media credentials, contact Gary Stone at (405) 821-4565 or via email at e-mail protected from spam bots

News Added: 09 March, 2005

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