Premier Online Poker Tournament Featured by Bravo
14 October 2005

BravoTV.com is set to release its brand new and first online tournament – “Celebrity Pokers Showdown Online Tournament”. This unique event has been designed so that customers who play will be able to win a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada as well as a chance to appear on Bravo TV’s “Celebrity Poker Showdown”.

There will be daily rounds of Texas Hold’Em held at BravoTV.com for players who wish to qualify for the big showdown. All players who qualify will be advanced to the final round where hundreds of players will battle it out until there are 5 remaining competitors, each of which will win a trip to Las Vegas. These 5 lucky winners will be decided from the grand finale qualifying rounds that take place on Sunday, November 20, 2005.

The 5 winners will travel to Las Vegas and battle one another face to face, until one of them is declared the champion and moves on to the big event. At the event they will get the chance to sit with Celebrities at the poker table for the taping of the popular TV series “Celebrity Poker Showdown”.

The first online poker games that were launched on BravoTV.com occurred on Thursday, September 22, 2005, and have been a big hit among their many visitors. The featured poker games are for the fun of competing at Bravo’s virtual tables in live matches of Texas Hold’Em. Therefore, anyone who is interested in getting a taste of what it feels like to experience the excitement of poker, before they enter the hot seat of a tournament, can test their skills by first playing one of these great games which are offered all day and night on the Bravo site.

The President of Bravo, Lauren Zalaznick has comment that the “Celebrity Poker Showdown Online Tournament” is fun and appealing for players, as it provides them with a stronger connection to the show and game they’ve always loved.