The Hendon Mob Kick Off Global Prima Poker Tour

Curacao (OTS) - Poker's Fab Four, London's incomparable Hendon Mob
have partnered up with PrimaPoker.com, the most exciting name in
on-line poker, in the biggest sponsorship deal that online poker has
ever seen. Starting this month The Mob, sponsored by Prima Poker, are
embarking on an unprecedented global tour, taking on the world's best
players in international tournament poker events.

The tour begins on September 23rd in Las Vegas, with the
prestigious Four Queens festival. Over the following months, The Mob
will represent Prima Poker in London, Dublin, Amsterdam, Helsinki and
elsewhere. The tour will culminate in January in Melbourne's Crown
Casino where they won the first ever "Poker Ashes" two years ago.

The Mob have won titles and broken records in each of these
places. Over the next five months, playing over sixty high profile
events, they aim to cement their position as Europe's leading players
and bring a string of trophies back to Britain. With the Prima Poker
Tour, poker has come of age. The Mob have been at the forefront of
poker's growing popularity as a pastime as well as a serious
spectator sport. The Prima Poker Tour makes them the "Manchester
United" of the game.

"Prima Poker is our online poker of choice. With the great playing
experience, speed of play and security, we are happy to put The
Hendon Mob name behind Prima Poker. Online poker is a booming new
market, and Prima Poker is well positioned to become the leader. We
have a natural synergy with Prima Poker, and believe this partnership
will be beneficial to online poker as whole, raising its profile
globally," commented Barny Boatman of The Hendon Mob.

The Mob are:

Barny Boatman. Known to millions as TV's "Voice of Poker." Twice,
the U.K.'s highest finisher at the World Series of Poker he set a new
record last year by making three successive World Championship
finals, winning the title "European Tournament performance of the
year."

Ram Vaswani. Widely considered to be Europe's greatest tournament
player. Former snooker professional Ram has won countless titles
including the prestigious Amsterdam Master Classics. Europe's biggest
event.

Ross Boatman. Known outside poker as a popular TV and movie actor,
Ross in known in the game as a fearsome poker pro. He is defending
British champion and last year was the highest money winner on the
European circuit.

Joe Beevers. The consummate poker professional. He impressed a
huge TV audience when finishing second in this year's Poker Million -
The Masters. Among his many achievements he is the current Irish
champion.

The Hendon Mob invites you to follow the progress of the tour each
day on the Prima Poker diary at http://www.thehendonmob.com/primatour

For more information: mailto:[email protected] or call Barny
Boatman on 07956 342 328.

About Prima Poker:

Prima Poker is a global poker network offering the most popular
games, connecting players in all Prima Poker Rooms to play each other
on the best online poker tables. Players can play for fun or for real
cash, accessing tables and players who fit their skill level, simply
by going to www.primapoker.com or by logging in to any of the twenty
and counting participating network poker rooms.

To learn more about Prima Poker, please go to
http://www.primapoker.com.

The Prima Poker software is powered by Microgaming, the leader in
interactive gaming systems since 1994. Like all Microgaming products,
Prima Poker software incorporates cutting edge technology and rich
interface features to bring you the best online poker games.

To learn more about Microgaming, please go to
http://www.microgaming.com.

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