Caribbean Poker Classic Plays Hands in the Sands

Some of the world's best Internet poker players will move from on-line to 'on-land' at the third annual Caribbean Poker Classic™, an event featuring world-class poker action in the splendor
The Caribbean Poker Classic will soon get underway.  of a tropical paradise. The tournament, offered exclusively through licensees of WagerLogic, CryptoLogic's wholly owned subsidiary, will take place in St. Kitts from November 24th to December 3rd, 2006.

This year's Caribbean Poker Classic will be held at the exclusive St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino. Internet poker players are now vying to win coveted seats at the $6,300 main event, and a chance to win the estimated $1.5 million prize pot.

"For world-class poker action, the Caribbean Poker Classic is the place to be," said Andy Goetsch, CryptoLogic's Vice President of Poker Software Development. "Like CryptoLogic's poker software, the Caribbean Poker Classic attracts the best of the best - whether they learned their skills on-line or on-land. And with the addition of the first land-based Hold'Em Blackjack™ tournament, 2006 will be bigger and better than ever."

This year's event lineup has some of the game's top professionals competing for the top prize, including World Series of Poker winners Rob Varkonyi and Kathy Liebert, and some of the most recognizable faces of poker in Europe, including Willie Tann, Simon Trumper, Dave Colclough, Marc Goodwin, Ram Vaswani and Surinder Sunar.

The 2006 Caribbean Poker Classic also marks the debut on land of Hold'Em Blackjack, an exciting, easy-to-learn new game that combines the intensity of poker with the simplicity of blackjack. Developed exclusively for WagerLogic licensees by Goetsch and his team, Hold'Em Blackjack has already become a favourite with online players all over the world since its launch earlier this fall.

Hosted by WagerLogic licensees in association with Thomas Kremser's TK Poker Consulting GMBH, the Caribbean Poker Classic will also offer action-packed side tournaments and satellite games. Online players can qualify for the ultimate CPC prize pass through tournaments at williamhillpoker.com, interpoker.com, ukbettingpoker.co.uk, littlewoodspoker.com, sunpoker.com, classicpoker.com and pokerplex.com. The $11,300 prize package includes the $6,300 buy-in for the championship event, a nine-night package for two at the exclusive St. Kitts Marriot Resort and return airfare for two.

"From Internet hopefuls to professional players, the Caribbean Poker Classic proves that our software delivers what today's players want most," said A.J. Slivinski, WagerLogic's Managing Director. "While there will be just one champ, this event offers a winning hand for everyone: it's an exciting way for us to help our customers engage and drive players to their sites. And for players, it provides world-class poker action - in paradise."

CryptoLogic-developed software powers the world's largest shared poker network that excludes US players. The network includes some of the world's top Internet gaming brands, including soon-to-be launched sites from Playboy and Betsafe. For more information on the Caribbean Poker Classic, including how to qualify, visit www.caribbeanpokerclassic.com.