Poker is New Golf for CEOs According to WorldCEOEntertainment.com

Golf for many years was the sport of choice by executives to network, now poker is taking the limelight away from golf. There is even a new tournament exclusively for CEOs—the black tie CEO Poker tournament.

World CEO Entertainment LLC, creator of CEO entertainment and event productions is inviting CEOs to play at the black tie CEO Poker tournament. This is the first poker tournament where only CEOs will be competing against other CEOs in No Limit Texas Holdem to win the title of Poker Chairman and for the Chairman’s Poker Tournament Ring.

Poker is definitely the new golf,” says Maria Gomez, President of World CEO Entertainment. “If you are a woman or man you can compete in the game. It is a level playing field, and only your ability to bluff, fold, and win, separates the men from the boys. Another reason poker is so popular among CEOs is the game itself. There is an element of constant danger that CEOs thrive on, where you can go out on any one hand.”

A testament to the popularity of poker among top tier executives is the quick response that CEO Poker had when it launched the poker tour. Over 400 CEOs have applied to play in CEO Poker in only 10 days and the online reservations keep coming in via the www.WorldCEOEntertainment.com website.

“CEOs are applying online for the chance to play in the CEO Poker tournament, and not all will make the cut,” says Gomez. “Poker is so hot right now that CEOs keep sending me e-mails hoping that it will make a difference in the final choice of CEO players. However, we have a board that will review all the applications and make the final decision as to who gets to play.”

Instead of a new breed of golf players, a new breed of poker star roams the tournament circuit—day traders, dotcom millionaires, high powered women, grandmothers, online poker hotshots, and mathematical geniuses.

“Poker is both math and instinct, and CEOs understand the bottom line and the odds,” says Gomez. “But knowing the numbers is not enough, they have to know how to read people.”

CEOs who are ready to try their poker luck against other CEOs can apply to CEO Poker online by logging on to www.worldceoentertainment.com. All submissions will be reviewed. Buy ins start at ($1,500-$10,000).

Press Release - 2005-10-03 02:19:08