ESPN360.com Provides Live Coverage of 2008, 2009
World Series of Poker® Events
Agreement with Bluff Media Adds 2009 World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker Europe, More to Live Coverage Lineup
ESPN Mobile TV Also With Live Coverage; ESPN.com Revamps Poker Site, Features Chance to Win Seat In Main Event
For the first time ever, ESPN360.com will provide live coverage of 24 bracelet events from the 2008 World Series of Poker, and has also reached an agreement with Bluff Media to provide live streaming coverage of next year’s 2009 World Series of Poker. ESPN Mobile TV, the 24/7 mobile video network, will also provide select live coverage. In addition, ESPN360.com and ESPN Mobile TV will cover September’s World Series of Poker Europe as well as select 2008-2009 World Series of Poker Circuit Events.
Beginning June 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET, the signature ESPN broadband network will cover each event live, in their entirety - straight through to July 2. The events will range in length, with live coverage continuing until the final flop. ESPN Mobile TV will feature live coverage of select events. Additionally ESPN.com’s World Series of Poker page (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/wsop) will feature original content and video to supplement ESPN’s broadband, mobile and TV coverage of the World Series of Poker.
ESPN360.com live coverage of the World Series of Poker bracelet events includes (All events will begin at 5:00 p.m. ET, unless otherwise noted - ESPN Mobile TV will feature select events):
Date Event# Buy-In Tournament
June 6* 8 10,000 World Championship Mixed
June 7 9 1,500 No Limit Hold'Em Six handed
June 8 11 5,000 No Limit Hold'Em Shootout
June 9 13 2,500 No Limit Hold'Em
June 10 15 1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'Em
June 12 * 20 2,000 Limit Hold'Em
June 13 21 5,000 No Limit Hold'Em
June 14 * 24 2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'Em/Omaha
June 15 25 10,000 Heads Up NLHE
June 16 * 28 5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys
June 17 * 30 10,000 Limit Hold'Em
June 18 31 2,500 No Limit Hold'Em 6 Handed
June 19 32 1,500 No Limit Hold'Em
June 20 34 1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys
June 21 36 1,500 No Limit Hold'Em
June 22 38 2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'Em
June 23 39 1,500 No Limit Hold'Em
June 24 41 1,500 Mixed Hold'Em
June 25 42 1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'Em
June 26 43 1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha split
June 27 44 1,000 No Limit Hold'Em w/rebuys
June 28 46 5,000 No Limit Hold'Em 6 handed
June 30 49 1,500 No Limit Hold'Em
July 2 53 1,500 Limit Hold'Em Shootout
*Starts at 6:00 p.m. ET
ESPN Poker Offers Enhanced Game, Chance At Seat In Main Event
In addition to its live broadband and mobile coverage, ESPN has enhanced its ESPN Poker site (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker/index) and online game, ESPN Poker Club, with a complete redesign, enhanced game play and easier navigation. For the fourth year in a row offers fans a chance to win a seat at the main event of the world’s largest poker tournament. Fans can play everyday to earn points for Sunday Qualifier tournaments online. If a player finishes in the top 25 in any Sunday Qualifier, they will be eligible for the final tournament. The winner of the final tournament wins the trip to the Main Event.
ESPN.com’s free online poker game is for users over the age of 21 and allows poker aficionados of every skill level to play free, competitive poker against other ESPN Poker players at online poker tables in single- and multi-table tournaments. More than half a million players already choose from six different games: Texas Hold’Em, 7 Card Stud, 7 Card Hi/Lo, Omaha, Omaha Hi/Lo and 5 Card Stud.
ESPNdeportes.com offers the same free online game to Spanish-speaking poker fans.
ESPN Poker also features a robust collection of editorial content including news, tips, analysis and more. The ESPN MVP on Verizon Wireless will feature news coverage, video shorts, and customizable alerts, and ESPN will also showcase coverage of the event in the “hot corner” section of its mobile Web (WAP) site.
About ESPN360.com
ESPN360.com is ESPN's signature 24/7 broadband sports network, and the online home for live sports – delivering more than 2,500 live global sports events a year. The service is available at no additional charge to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection from an affiliated service provider, and is currently available in approximately 20 million homes nationwide. It has more than doubled its distribution since November 2006, and is available via more than 20 Internet service providers around the country including AT&T, Verizon, RCN, Insight, Frontier, Cavalier, Charter, Mediacom, Conway, Grande Communications and many more. It is also now available at no cost to approximately 18 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via on-campus educational networks (with a “.edu” domain) and military networks (with a “.mil” domain).
About ESPN Mobile Properties
ESPN Mobile Properties is devoted to extending the ESPN brand and content over wireless and encompasses a wide variety of products, including the industry's most trafficked sports content wireless site (WAP); ESPN MVP, the immersive sports content application with real-time scores, news, video, personalization for favorite teams and much more; more than 100 daily on-demand video and audio clips; live video and audio content; mobile games; messaging based alert products; and a library of ESPN themed ringtones and wallpapers. ESPN content from ESPN Mobile Properties is available through licensing agreements with every major domestic wireless carrier and in more than 30 countries internationally.
ESPN Mobile TV, ESPN’s first 24/7 channel for wireless is not a simulcast of any existing ESPN network. ESPN Mobile TV is available through MobiTV and on MediaFLO USA’s mobile entertainment service.
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