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POKERSTARS.NET SIGNS ON AS OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE HIGH HEELS POKER TOUR TO BRING THE EXCITEMENT OF ONLINE PLAY TO THE FELT

ISLE OF MAN, UK –SEPTEMBER, 2009 –While men have traditionally taken center stage at the
world’s biggest tournaments, interest among women in poker, both online and offline, is skyrocketing.
According to recent poll, women account for up to 25 percent of the poker playing public, up dramatically
from just five years ago. Of course, women have been playing poker in their own home games since the
game took hold in America, one hundred years ago.
Today, PokerStars.net, the world’s largest poker school, announced its sponsorship of the acclaimed
High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT). Founded in 2007, the HHPT was created to empower women who want
to become champions in the growing world of poker. Like PokerStars, The HHPT seeks to provide the
best competitive environment where women can explore, develop, and continue growing and learning
top strategies to perfect their “A” game.
The PokerStars sponsorship will include support for HHPT’s growing roster of tournaments; the first of
began this month at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY. After New York, the tour
heads south to Florida for three outstanding events in Dania, Hollywood and Tampa, where the nation’s
female champions of tomorrow will vie for not only a generous prize pool, but great friendships,
camaraderie and competition at the tables.
“PokerStars has all of the attributes in a online partner that female players crave: an incredible variety of
quick, entertaining games that range from low buy in sit and goes and cash games to serious
tournament play, all in an environment where women can learn the game, develop their skills, and truly
become champions,” said Lauren Failla, founder of the High Heels Poker Tour. “With champions like
Vanessa Rousso, Katja Thater, and Vicky Coren, our players have a whole new set of role models to
emulate and challenge, online and at the tables.
In addition to the tour sponsorship, PokerStars.net and HHPT will also be collaborating on the HHPT
Grand Finale and PokerStars $1000 buy-in ladies event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in
January 2010.

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