Card Player Named Official Magazine of 2006 WSOPLive Updates, Exclusive Content and even a Printed Newspaper Will Be Provided |
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Card Player Magazine has been named the official magazine of this year's World Series of Poker. The partnership gives Card Player exclusive rights to the real-time coverage of all the WSOP events this summer.
As the official magazine of the WSOP, Card Player.com will offer hand-by-hand reporting from the tournament floor, streaming video of player interviews, real-time chip counts and everything else that makes CardPlayer.com the place to visit to keep up with tournament poker year-long.
Card Player will also provide all the content for the WSOP's official website, WorldSeriesofPoker.com, as well as AOL.
The partnership doesn't stop online.
Card Player will produce a daily on-site poker WSOP newspaper for the duration of the series. The newspaper, which is a first in the WSOP's history, will offer event recaps and interviews with winners of the events, as well as other stories. The newspaper will be offered for free onsite at the Rio.
"We're thrilled to be in business with Card Player," said Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner of the WSOP. "Real-time online coverage of our tournament will be better than ever and satisfy the information needs of fans worldwide. There will be only three online sources for our official news, updates and results: Card Player, WorldSeriesofPoker.com, and AOL."
Barry Shulman, Card Player Chairman, had this to say about the partnership:
"Working with the World Series of Poker once again demonstrates Card Player's commitment to providing the world's premier poker multimedia coverage and we are excited to be the official magazine of the World Series of Poker."
Card Player will also publish the official program of the 2006 World Series of Poker. The WSOP takes place at the Rio runs from June 25 until Aug. 6. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for all your WSOP needs.