Canadian Poker Tour Signs Deal with Deepstacks Live
June 10 2010 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. (Pinksheets: HDUP)
operators of the Canadian Poker Tour (CPT) and Canadian Poker
Player Magazine are pleased to announce that they have entered into
an agreement to hold a Deepstacks Live seminar at the 2010 Canadian
Open Poker Championships. Numerous Team DeepStacks Pros, led by
champion poker player Mike “The Mouth” Matusow will be on hand for
this full day special event.
This deal marks the beginning of a long term partnership between
the two companies to market poker training seminars across Canada
and capitalize on the infrastructure that the Canadian Poker Tour
has built. DeepStacks CEO Chris Torina and HeadsUp Entertainment
President Kelly Kellner are meeting this week in Las Vegas at the
World Series of Poker to finalize the strategic partnership. More
details will be forthcoming.
This deal is another in the vertical integration strategy that
HeadsUp is implementing to maximize revenues through strategic
partnerships aimed at monetizing the poker marketplace.
About HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc.
HeadsUp Entertainment International Inc. is a global media and
entertainment company engaged in the creation of branded
entertainment through the development, production and marketing of
televised programming based on poker and other entertainment
themes. For more information see the Company's website
www.headsupentertainment.com.
About DeepStacks Live
DeepStacks Live (www.DeepStacks.com) was developed to radically
improve the abilities of poker players. Based on military and law
enforcement scenario-based high risk training techniques,
DeepStacks Live seminars are offered at casinos and card rooms
across the U.S. and Canada. DeepStacks Live instructors, dubbed
Team DeepStacks, are the best in the world. Led by such legendary
professional poker players as Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Justin
“Boosted J” Smith, Poker Hall of Fame Inductee TJ Cloutier and WSOP
Main Event Champion Tom McEvoy, Team DeepStacks has combined to
capture 1 WSOP World Championship, 16 WSOP bracelets and more than
$40 million in lifetime tournament earnings.
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