Worldpx College Shootout sponsored by Popular Poker Site World Poker Exchange
26 October 2005

Currently World Poker Exchange (Worldpx) is one of the fastest growing online poker sites, and as proof of their popularity they have recently announced that they will be the proud sponsors of the 2006 Worldpx College Shootout tournament. This unique tournament takes place at 219 schools across America, and is designed to showcase the poker talent that is constantly emerging among young adults.

The players of the tournament consist of 399 winners, who compete against one another for a chance to win one of the prizes, all of which total to a staggering $90 thousand dollars. Some of the prizes include a spring break trip for 2, a mini Cooper, Dell™ Computers, iPod Nanos and scholarships. Preliminaries for the tournament start on the 16th of January, 2006, and all those interested in participating can register at Collegeshootout.com. All participants must be 18 years old, and registered in an American institution of higher learning in order to qualify.

October 24th is when the on-site registrations begin, and Worldpx tournament representatives will promote the tournament across America and conduct sign-ups at 219 school campuses. Furthermore, potential qualifiers can play poker for free, and practice their skills at the Worldpx.net site until the preliminaries actually begin.

Haden Ware, the managing director of World Poker Exchange, has said that of all the demographic segments of online poker, the college sector has become the fastest growing in the industry. Without question, the sector shows promise as there has been a lot of talent displayed among American college students.