Poker Powher Partners With World College Poker to Host Global Women’s Poker Tournament on PokerStars.netThe Free-to-Play Event Celebrating Women’s History Month Will Run On Mar. 27, 2021 |
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Registration for this FREE event closes at noon EST March 26. Visit www.worldcollegepoker.com/registration to sign up today!
Poker Powher is set to celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting a free to play global women’s online poker tournament on Mar. 27, 2021. The women-led company, which teaches women to develop and build their skills through the game of poker, is set to host the event in conjunction with World College Poker,. the leading provider of campus-based poker education and tournaments. The event is powered by PokerStars and will be taking place on the free-to-play social gaming site PokerStars.net.
The tournament will be open to all women over the age of 18. The top nine players that make the final table will not only compete for the title, but will also have a number of exciting prizes on the line, including a vacation package to Cancun provided by PLOQuickPro.com, an engraved trophy presented by PokerStars, a ladies-only poker night donated by Poker Powher, and a number of one-on-one lessons top poker pros. The lessons would be with the likes of Jonathan Little of PokerCoaching.com, World College Poker’s head coach Alex Fitzgerald, 2009 WSOP main event champion Joe Cada, 2004 WSOP main event champion Greg Raymer, 2003 WSOP main event champion Chris Moneymaker, and Jennifer Shahade, who will coach the winner in either poker or chess. The final nine will all receive a year’s subscription to Card Player. These are just some of the many prizes up for grabs, so make sure check out the prizes page on World College Poker for more info.
Poker Powher is joining forces with female poker pros Melanie Weisner and Xuan Liu, who will take part in the event, playing with bounties on their heads and commentating on the action.
The tournament will be broadcast online on YouTube. The week prior to the tournament, Poker Powher and World College Poker are teaming up to host a poker 101 webinar on the World College Poker YouTube channel to prepare new players interested in trying out the game for the competition. The webinar begins at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time on Saturday, Mar. 20.
Poker Powher was founded in 2020 to ‘flip the table’ on the male-dominated card game and empower women of all ages to become the leaders of tomorrow by helping them develop the strategy, risk assessment, discipline, and social skills needed to succeed – both in the game of poker, and the game of life. Providing and supporting education for women further delivers Poker Powher’s mission to teach one million women to play the game.
“Poker Powher is committed to helping women stack their skills through teaching and practicing the game of poker,” said Managing Director and General Manager of Poker Powher, Erin Lydon. “This tournament will bring leading female poker pros and teachers to the table to inspire women everywhere to play this game-changing card game.”
World College Poker runs free-to-play online poker tournaments geared toward college students. Poker Powher and World College Poker partnered to increase female college student participation in the game. Poker Powher is the exclusive provider of female-focused poker education via the World College Poker EDU website. Through 4, 8, and 12-week free lessons, Poker Powher prepares women to take their seat at the table and compete in the WCP tournaments.
“World College Poker is thrilled to work with Poker Powher to expand their reach globally with the upcoming tourney in honor of Women’s History Month,” said co-founder of WCP, Craig Tapscott. "Together, we can flip the table on this male-dominated game and inspire dedicated female players to leave their mark.”
Rebecca McAdam Willetts, Associate Director of Consumer Engagement and Public Relations at PokerStars added: “We are very passionate about empowering women in poker and bringing more women to the game, so we are excited to host this one-of-a-kind tournament on PokerStars.net and help pave the way for more women to get involved in the game. We have held numerous activities to shine a spotlight and celebrate our female community over the years including the launch of ‘Our Voices’ earlier this month, a female insights community for all women in poker to engage in discussion and give us feedback to help ensure the game is as inclusive and engaging as possible for every player. We know there’s an amazing community of women who love poker and we look forward to seeing everyone battling at the tables in conjunction with Poker Powher and World College Poker.”
To register for the event, please visit: www.worldcollegepoker.com/registration.
To learn more about Poker Powher, visit pokerpowher.com and follow #pokerpowher on social media.
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ABOUT POKER POWHER
POKER POWHER is a company led by women for women with the goal of teaching one million women how to play the game. Through a global network of clubs, tournaments and corporate events, Poker Powher utilizes gameplay to build confidence, challenge the status quo, learn strategy and assess risk. By empowering women with these skills, we can change the future for generations to come. To learn more about Poker Powher, please visit: www.pokerpowher.com/
ABOUT WORLD COLLEGE POKER
World College Poker was created to cultivate an online community of college players who have both passion and intrigue for the game. Its ultimate mission is to elevate the college poker player’s experience and offer burgeoning players a launching pad to up their game, strut their stuff, and cement their name in poker history. Registration for the 2021 World College Poker Championship will open in April. The event will be hosted by PokerStars.net this coming summer. To learn more about World College Poker, please visit: www.worldcollegepoker.com.
ABOUT POKERSTARS
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