Moneymaker says "Cha Ching" Again?

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Poker Champ Launches Company

LOS ANGELES, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Poker is all the rage and it ranges from big business in gaming casinos to home games in basements across America. Celebrity poker is in its 3rd season of television and everyone wants to get in the game! Poker is said by analysts to account for between $3 billion and $5 billion in annual revenue. Just ask Chris Moneymaker who parlayed his $10,000 World Series entrance fee into $2.5 million in winnings and now is launching Moneymaker Gaming.

Moneymaker Gaming manufactures everything poker, from high-end poker sets, gaming accessories, apparel and licensed commemorative chips! Moneymaker gaming has license agreements with Death Row Records, Johnny Chan and FHM Hottie, Vida Guerra! The interest in poker is so great, that the year after Moneymaker beat out 837 players to win the World Series of Poker's main event, the field tripled in size to 2,576. This year, organizers expect 5,000 people to pay the $10,000 World Series entry fee. "After Moneymaker, poker hit a real critical mass," says Bhu Srinivasan, publisher of the new poker magazine, All In. "The growth was tremendous." With an estimated 70 million Americans now playing the game, media companies are betting big on poker.

Saturday's press conference will give Moneymaker a chance to talk about his story, launch his company and unveil the first commemorative chip of Vida Guerra. Johnny Chan will be making a special guest appearance and promoting his book, "How to Play Like Johnny Chan." Vida Guerra will be present as well. The conference will be at Benny's on the Jacksonville Landing at 10:00am, Saturday Feb. 5th, press check in is at 9:30a.m. Interviews and photo opportunities available.