AUTHOR: Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
TITLE: NLOP Announces New Tournament Series 12 World Series of Poker(TM) Seats Up for Grabs
DATE: 7:07 AM
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&quot;We are really excited about our new tournament series where 12 people will<br>win qualifier seats to the 2007 WSOP in Las Vegas,&quot; said Michael Clebnik COO<br>of Power Play. The prize package includes the seat buy-in and travel<br>allowance, and gives any poker player a totally free chance at playing in<br>the World Series of Poker.&quot; The newly launched NLOP.com site features a<br>suite of new contests and invitational events, a redesigned lobby, leader<br>board, and the introduction of some exciting game-play formats. &quot;The<br>redesign is just a glimpse of some of the new additions that will be<br>released in the second half of the year,&quot; explained Kevin Vonasek, CTO and<br>Chief Architect. &quot;The poker players on our site are about to get a<br>substantially enhanced game experience where they can bring customized<br>avatars, create private tables, chat and blog with others, and have access<br>to poker news and rich-media content.&quot; &quot;We have committed huge resources<br>into building out our architecture to handle this enormous increase in<br>players, and will soon be able to handle well over 15,000 concurrent<br>players,&quot; stated Vonasek. NLOP(TM), which launched to the public in June<br>2006, is the first completely free-to-play online poker portal that offers<br>players a risk-free poker environment that also awards cash and prizes to<br>winners. During the month of March 2007, NLOP(TM) administered over 20<br>Million minutes of poker- play had over 650,000 unique poker sessions, and<br>generated over 75 million advertising impressions. &quot;The Unlawful Gambling<br>Enforcement Act has changed the online poker landscape forever,&quot; noted<br>Clebnik. &quot;The withdrawal of offshore sites like Party Poker from the US<br>market has left millions of Americans abandoned. If you love poker, and<br>would like to win real cash and prizes, then NLOP is the only logical choice<br>for US residents. We provide the thrill of real-money poker without the risk<br>of losing money.&quot;
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