Burlington Vermont Wins With Poker Players
Results of an internet poll conducted by smalltownpokertour.com, picks Burlington Vermont, as top vote, Hampton Roads Virginia was second. For the first United States stop of the Small Town Poker Tour, a new poker tour dedicated to raising money for charity.
(PRWEB) December 23, 2004 -- In an Internet Poll, more people from
Burlington, Vermont nominated their town to host the first stop on the Small
Town Poker Tour. The second place honor goes to Hampton Roads Virginia. "We were
surprised at the amount of interest from the state of Vermont," Stated Mark
Fracalossi, Executive producer of the Tour. "I know there are many civic minded
people in Vermont and a few I spoke to stated how they wanted to give to the
community in a unique way."
The Small Town Poker Tour is the first
Charity Poker Tour to travel the country in search of the best amateur poker
player in America. The tour will travel all 50 United States. You can nominate a
town by visiting www.smalltownpokertour.com. The Tour donates 100% of the money
to charity. The tour works with local charities. When you sign up to play, you
pick a charity to play for, and the top three finisher’s charities are paid. The
top three players are that state's Small Town Poker Tour Champs.
"We want
to make this the finest traveling fund raiser in the world," Fracalossi said.
The Tour will be filmed for television, with production duties going to Make It
Happen Productions of Los Angeles. A European Tour is set for the spring of
2005.
Any local charities are urged to contact the tour. The times and
dates of the stop will be announced soon. "Our Team will be visiting Burlington
the next few weeks, looking at a few sites and meeting with local charities and
officials," Fracalossi said.
"We are going to take poker back to where
it all started," Fracalossi said. "Everyone views the shows now with their high
stakes, and flashy sets, but the roots of Poker games can be found in every
small town in the USA."
The next few months the tour will travel the East
Coast before hitting the mid west in late spring. Any one can nominate a town,
simply by visiting the web site.
So don't be surprised if you see someone
who looks like the grandmother next door or the guy who bags items at your local
store at the final table. "Our goal is to make this a fund raising machine for
the towns we visit."
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/12/prweb191032.htm