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SUNDAY’S MONTHLY MILLION WILL OFFER AMAZING VALUE! THE ‘CARD RUSH’ PROMOTION STARTS MONDAY THREE ASIAN POKER TOUR MACAU PACKAGES GUARANTEED THIS WEEKEND

Gibraltar – 30 July 2009 — As this Sunday’s Monthly Million gets closer, extra qualifiers are now online at http://www.partypoker.com for the $1 million guaranteed online poker tournament which promises to offer great value. The next running of the Monthly Million takes place at the end of this week on Sunday 2 August at 12.45 EST (17.45 BST, 18.45 CEST) and features a championship blind structure. The buy-in is $600+$40 but the diverse qualifying paths means you can join the qualifiers from as little as $1.

The “50 Seat Frenzy” will run this Saturday at 11:25 EST (16.25 BST, 17.25 CEST) with 50 seats guaranteed. There are also “Super8” qualifiers running over the weekend which feature an $88 buy-in and a one in eight chance of getting through. Further to this there is an “Ultimate Qualifier” which is to be held on Sunday at 11:15 EST (16.15 BST, 17.15 CEST) which has a buy-in of $340 and 10 seats guaranteed in the one in two chance. The PartyPoker.com Monthly Million is a $1 million guaranteed online poker tournament every first Sunday of the month. The wide range of qualifiers includes $64+$4 daily satellites with 18 seats guaranteed, a MEGA Friday $50+$5 satellite that guarantees 20 seats and Super Satellite Saturday qualifiers with a $32+$3 buy-in and 18 seats guaranteed.

The paths into the Monthly Million are many – check out: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/monthly_million1.html

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “With it being summer season in Europe, Sunday’s Monthly Million is highly likely to offer fantastic value – in fact, we think there won’t be a more attractive proposition that day anywhere else.”

On Monday 3 August, PartyPoker.com introduces the new ‘Card Rush’ promotion. For every 20 PartyPoints earned playing at PartyPoker.com, a player receives an online scratchcard. The ‘Card Rush’ lasts for one million cards rather than a fixed date. Prizes on the cards feature points and cash, for example, there are cards worth $5 and one card that pays $50,000.There is no limit on the number of cards that a player can win. It only takes 10 points to get started.

For more details see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/card_rush.html

This weekend marks the final opportunity to win online packages for the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival Main Event with THREE packages guaranteed. The Asian Poker Tour Macau is a 12-day festival of poker featuring the likes of Johnny Chan, JC Tran, Nam Le, Steve Sung, Quinn Do and David ‘Chino’ Rheem with the main event running from the 20-23 August. The Asian Poker Tour Macau will also be the backdrop to the filming of the first Chinese language poker film, ‘Poker King,’ starring A-list Chinese actors, actresses and pop stars. With such a high profile film being made, many believe it could have the same impact on the Asian region as 1998 Hollywood movie Rounders did on aspiring poker players in the western world. The Asian Poker Tour is famed for its brilliant parties and this year introduces a huge number of new side events. The main satellite is 15.55 EST this Sunday, with chances to qualify for this daily from as little as $3.

For more information see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/apt_macau_2009.html

THE ASIAN POKER TOUR MACAU FESTIVAL PUBLISHES FULL SCHEDULE FIRST FOUR SIDE EVENTS FEATURE GUARANTEED PRIZE POOLS DEBUTS FOR LADIES’ AND HEADS-UP EVENTS

Manila, Philippines – 28th July 2009 – The Asian Poker Tour, http://www.asianpt.com/ Asia’s original poker tour, is delighted to publish the full schedule for The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival which will run from August 12–23, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau. The schedule is attached and can also be found at: http://www.asianpt.com/APT_Macau/Macau_2009/Asian_Poker_Tour_2009_Macau_Schedule

Last year’s six day event has doubled in size and will be transformed into a record breaking 12 day extravaganza, creating Asia’s first festival of poker. The success of the Asian Poker Tour sponsored poker room at the Starworld has led organizers to lay out these ambitious plans that represent another huge leap forward for poker in the region. The Asian Poker Tour Macau will also be the backdrop to the filming of the first Chinese language poker film, ‘Poker King,’ starring A-list Chinese actors, actresses and pop stars. With such a high profile film being made, many believe it could have the same impact on the Asian region as 1998 Hollywood movie Rounders did on aspiring poker players in the western world.

The Asian Poker Tour Macau hosts over 20 events with 14 official side events – the first four taking place between the 12^th – 16^th August featuring guaranteed prize pools. These are the HK$2,500 welcome event that guarantees HK$100,000, an Asian Poker Tour Open re-buy and add-on event with a $1,150 entry fee that guarantees HK$50,000 – a Greed event that costs HK$2,500 to enter but offers the chance for one player to scoop all the HK$100,000 guaranteed prize pool if they choose, and a super HK$1,150 re-buy and add-on tournament that guarantees HK$150,000. This and much more is all ahead of Day 1A of the Main Event which kicks off on the 20^th August.

There is also other headhunter, six-handed, eight-handed, invitational, and celebrity tournaments. There will also be a ladies’ tournament and heads-up event, both believed to be firsts for the region and an example of just how far the game has moved on in Asia in the last 12 months. Taking part in the headhunter tournaments will be ‘The Poker Pack’ the top professionals who are ambassadors of The Asian Poker Tour on the world circuit, as well as other famous names such as Johnny Chan. The Pack, who will also have prominent roles in the ‘Poker King’ movie, are made up of the awesome poker abilities of JC Tran, Nam Le, Steve Sung, David ‘Chino’ Rheem, Quinn Do and Kwang Soo Lee.

The comprehensive side event schedule also includes a HK$164,000 buy-in high rollers event with other side events having a buy-in as little as HK$1,000. Another highlight includes the ‘Battle of the Nations’ team event. This is a team No Limit Hold’em tournament. Teams are composed of three members from the same country. There will be two teams facing each other at each table, so the tables will be six-handed. The goal is to eliminate all the members of the other team. This will play down until there is one team left! Sponsors of the side events and collaterals include the Hong Kong Game Club, DafaPoker, Dafa888, The Poker King Movie, JBet, PartyPoker, BWin, 777babycasino and PKR.

The cards are in the air for the first of two day one’s of the Main Event on the 20^th August, with the final table recorded in front of cameras on the 23^rd August.  

Matt Savage, the world’s leading Tournament Director overseeing the action said: “This is an ambitious tournament schedule and there is something for everybody within it, there’s no doubt it is player friendly. Macau’s poker scene is booming and some of the formats will certainly be firsts for the region. The guarantees are great and it is exciting to see the heads-up and ladies event on the schedule. What shouldn’t be forgotten as well though is that The Asian Poker Tour hosts the most legendary parties – the one in Macau even won awards last year!”  

Tom Hall, CEO of AsianLogic, owners of the Asian Poker Tour said: “We’re delighted with this schedule – it really shows just how far the game has come in this part of the world. Our objective was to put player’s interests first in all scheduling as Macau will be a poker heaven in August!”

Amongst the online networks already committed to sending players are The Ongame Network, the iPoker Network and PartyPoker. In addition, online rooms Bwin, PKR, Dafa Poker, JBET Poker, Betfriends, 888, Titan Poker and 32Red are in on the action guaranteeing a significant online qualifier contingent. Last year, the event attracted some of the most famous names in the game including Doyle Brunson, Jack Binion, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Huck Seed, Liz Lieu, Todd Brunson, Kenny Tran and ‘The Poker Pack.’ The 2008 Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event was won by then 20-year-old US hotshot Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who scooped US$500,000 after emerging triumphant from the star-studded field that featured players from over 40 countries. Timoshenko has since gone on to win the WPT Championship and is currently one of the hottest prospects in the game.

The buy-in for the Main Event is set at HK$34,400, while high-limit games and sit-n-go tables will run throughout the duration of the festival. As well as the action on the felt, the play off the felt promises to be extremely lively too with The Asian Poker Tour looking to top the legendary and award winning party held in Macau last year.

The last Asian Poker Tour event was held in the Philippines in January 2009 and was won by Manila rounder Neil Arce, who scooped US$185,000 for first prize after overcoming a field of 262 players from over 40 countries. The runner-up was the Republic of Korea’s Steve Yea, who repeated his second place in the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008. Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/

ABOUT ASIANLOGIC (ALOG) OWNERS OF THE ASIAN POKER TOUR

AsianLogic is a leading online and land-based gaming company focusing on the Asia-Pacific markets. AsianLogic owns and operates eight online casino brands and two online poker rooms as well as land-based sportsbook operations through its MegaSportsWorld brand. It is a specialist in Asia-specific games such as Mahjong, Cho-Da-Di, Do-Di-Zhu and 13 Card Poker. The Company owns and operates the Asian Poker Tour. The Company also maintains a corporate advisory team specialising in the gaming sector which is an active investor in gaming-related businesses as well as providing consultancy and analytical services. AsianLogic enjoys strong commercial relationships with leading gaming providers including Playtech, ID Games and LVS. Founded as ESL in 2002, AsianLogic employs over 300 employees, the majority of whom are based in the Philippines.

PARTYCASINO.COM GOLD MEGA JACKPOT EXCEEDS A STAGGERING $3,000,000! WIN A PORSCHE BY JUST HAVING A CRACK AT THE RECORD JACKPOT!

Gibraltar – 24^th July 2009 – In recent minutes the http://www.partycasino.com/ Gold Mega Jackpot has exceeded a record $3,000,000! To celebrate this landmark, the world’s largest online casino has introduced the chance to win a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S to the player who has earned the most PartyPoints by the time the jackpot is won, starting today!

If the jackpot is won within two weeks from today (Friday 24^th July) the player who earns the most PartyPoints by playing the Gold Mega Jackpot games: The Godfather, Mega Fortune Wheel, Super Joker, Super Mystic, Super Fortune Wheel and Super Star wins the sports car. There is a leaderboard running through PartyAccount and if the jackpot is won within two weeks one of PartyGaming’s http://www.palladiumlounge.com/ VIP hosts will call with the news that the Porsche has been won.

If the Gold Mega Jackpot is not won within two weeks from the 24^th July cash prizes will be awarded to players 1^st – 300^th on the leaderboard. 1^st to 5^th ranked players will share a prize pool of $50,000.* From there on, players ranked in every 10^th place will get $1,000. Winners will have the choice of a cash alternative of $80,000 in place of the Porsche.  In all cases PartyCasino.com will pay the value of the Porsche or the Porsche itself only (worth £67,000), but will not pay any taxes that may apply to the winner in their country of residence.  This is based on UK prices of a new Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. For more details and terms and conditions please see your individual PartyAccount.

A PartyCasino.com spokesman said: “The Gold Mega Jackpot has exceeded a staggering $3,000,000 and the Porsche promotion has kicked-in. The Gold Mega Jackpot may not have hit for a while but the Super Jackpot has been hit three times this week alone and twice within 24 hours! Three separate players have walked away with $285,831.61, $56,746.14 and $51,386.44.”

http://www.partycasino.com/ now offers over 120 games and pays out well over $10 million EVERY DAY to players. The world’s largest online casino continues to expand rapidly – in fact the number of games on PartyCasino.com has DOUBLED in just six months and there are a lot more games to come! Recent popular additions include old school classics such as King Kong and Wheel of Fortune.

For the status of all jackpots on PartyCasino.com see: https://secure.partyaccount.com/casino/JackpotGameDtls.do?productID=CASINO&brandID=PARTY&isInWebSite=yes

CAN YOU WIN 5 STT’S IN A ROW AND BECOME THE JACKPOT HUNTER? GENIUS CONTINUES – SIX PLAYERS WIN OVER $16,000 EACH ON 10/25 CENT TABLE!

Gibraltar – 20^th July – http://www.partypoker.com/ today introduces a new single table tournament (STT) promotion: The Jackpot Hunter! This promotion offers three huge jackpots totalling $80,000 to players who manage to win five consecutive STT’s !

The Jackpot Hunter prizes are as follows:

$50,000 gold jackpot ($55+ buy-in tournaments)

$20,000 silver jackpot ($12 – $54 buy-in tournaments)

$10,000 bronze jackpot ($3 to $11 buy-in tournaments)

There’s only one jackpot at each level so players have to move fast! Once a player has won five consecutive STT’s at a particular buy-in they should e-mail jackpot@partypoker.com. The first person to e-mail in will secure the jackpot. For full terms and conditions and more details please see http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/jp_hunter.html

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “How hard is it to win five consecutive single table tournaments in a row? With the introduction of the Jackpot Hunter, we’re sure it will not be too long until we find out!”

Cash game promotion ‘The Genius’ continues and the countdown is on to the closing 15 millionth hand which pays out $50,000. Estimates suggest this could happen this Thursday. Six players on a 10 CENT/25 CENT CASH GAME TABLE each won over $16,000 when the 10 millionth $100k genius hand hit last Thursday! The promotion, which started on Monday 6^th July, involves PartyPoker.com squaring the pot of every 50,000^th hand that’s played on cash tables to create mind-blowing jackpots, from a minimum of $250 up to a staggering $5,000. Better still, everyone involved in the hand will get an equal share of the payout, the winner will also take the original pot. In addition, every millionth hand during The Genius will have a guaranteed $10,000 prize pool. All the players dealt into these special Genius hands will share these fantastic cash prizes.

The promotion runs for 15 million hands, counted from 12.00 ET on Monday 6^th July. The details are as follows:

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $70, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $4,900: $70 X $70 = $4,900

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $20, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $400: $20 x $20 = $400

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $8, PartyPoker.com will give all the players an equal share of $250

For more details and the ability to look at the Genius hand history see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/genius.html

The Asian Poker Tour Macau To Star As Backdrop For New Chinese Poker Film

First Chinese language film, working title ‘Poker King’, to focus on Poker

July 20, 2009 (Manila, Philippines) AsianLogic, owners of the Asian Poker Tour, are delighted to announce a historic first for poker in Asia. The hotly anticipated Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival, taking place 12-23 August 2009 at the Galaxy Starworld, will be featured in a ground-breaking Chinese language poker movie. Many believe the film will have a similar impact on poker in Asia as the 1998 Hollywood film Rounders did in the western world.

The movie is provisionally titled ‘Poker King’ and will be directed by famous Chinese language director Chan Hing-Kai and Janet Chun and, produced by Amy Chin and Chan Hing-Kai.  It tells the story of two bitter poker rivals competing for world championship glory. The cast will be all-star, A list Chinese actors and pop stars with a cinema release across the region set for later this year.  Actors with the coveted starring roles include Louis Koo, Sean Lau Ching –Wan, Stephy Tang, Cherrie In and Josie Ho.

There have been several famous gaming films in the region, most notably the 1989 Chinese language classic ‘God of Gambler’s’ starring Chow-Yun-Fat which spawned dozens of spin-offs – but ‘Poker King’ is set to be the first release that focuses on poker.

Tom Hall, CEO of Asian Logic, owners of the Asian Poker Tour said: “This is a very exciting project and is sure to provoke even more excitement about The Asian Poker Macau Festival in August. Players across the region and throughout the world are encouraged to come to the Starworld and play at the Asian Poker Tour Macau – the movie crew will be needing lots of extras and even players to take on roles if they choose! Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, is always highlighted as a key catalyst for the growth of poker in the western world. ‘Poker King’ has the promise to deliver this and potentially much more. Gross revenue from poker in Macau is estimated to have risen by 400% in 2008 alone and continues to rise and with this blockbuster movie the game could become even more popular in a land where baccarat is king. Think of how many people have seen Rounders and at least quadruple it and you can only speculate at the kind of impact ‘Poker King’ could have on the game. We’re delighted to be involved.”

The Asian Poker Tour Macau is a hotbed for the world’s top poker professionals and negotiations are ongoing about giving the Tour’s sponsored ambassadors ‘The Poker Pack’ significant roles in the film. The Pack includes recent World Series of Poker bracelet winners JC Tran and Steve Sung, as well as Quinn Do, Nam Le, David ‘Chino’ Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee. Together, they are amongst the most feared players on the world circuit.

The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12–23, 2009 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino in Macau.  Last year, the event attracted some of the most famous names in the game. Poker legend Doyle Brunson was one of those that attended and said:  “I thought Las Vegas was the gambling capital of the world but I was wrong, it feels like coming home.” The Main Event was won by 20-year-old US hotshot Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who scooped US$500,000 after emerging triumphant from the star-studded field that featured players from over 40 countries. Timoshenko has gone on to become one of the hottest talents in the game after taking down the WPT Championship earlier this year.

This year’s Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will be bigger and better with 12 days of non-stop poker action and fun.  The buy-in is set at US$4,300 (US$4000+$300). Aside from the Main Event, the Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature the largest range of side events ever seen in Asia – guaranteed to make the poker fest even more exciting and appealing to players at all levels. Organizers and tournament director Matt Savage promise a lengthy and varied side event schedule that will appeal to all tastes, details of which will be confirmed in the near future. High-limit games and sit-n-go tables will run throughout the duration of the festival.

The last Asian Poker Tour event was held in the Philippines in January 2009 and was won by Manila rounder Neil Arce, who scooped US$185,000 for first prize after overcoming a field of 262 players from over 40 countries. The runner-up was the Republic of Korea’s Steve Yea, who repeated his second place in the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008.

Like 2008, online qualifiers are also expected to flock to the StarWorld as the Asian Poker Tour continues to gain support from leading online poker networks hosting satellites to the Main Event. The Asian Poker Tour is supported by the iPoker Network, Titan Poker, DafaPoker, PKR, PartyPoker, , 32 Red Poker, Betfriends, Ongame Network, Red Kings, 888.com, and Bwin. Full details can be found at http://www.asianpt.com/

GENIUS PROMOTION EXTENDED BY 5 MILLION HANDS! ONE MONSTER $100K PAYOUT LOOKS IMMINENT – MIGHT IT BE THURSDAY?

Gibraltar – 14^th July –  http://www.partypoker.com/ promotion ‘The Genius ’ has been extended by 5 million hands! This means that as well as one monster $100k payout for the 10 millionth hand there will also be a $50k payout for the 15 millionth hand. There have already been over 7.5 million ‘Genius’ hands, paying out over $147,000 in prizes.

The promotion, which started on Monday 6^th July, involves PartyPoker.com squaring the pot of every 50,000^th hand that’s played on cash tables to create mind-blowing jackpots, from a minimum of $250 up to a staggering $5,000. Better still, everyone involved in the hand will get an equal share of the payout, while the winner will also take the original pot. Due to great feedback, the minimum genius jackpot has already been raised to $250 from $100! In addition, every millionth hand during The Genius will have a guaranteed $10,000 prize pool. All the players dealt into these special Genius hands will share these fantastic cash prizes.

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “It didn’t take a genius to extend this promotion as the feedback has been great. With over 7.5 million hands dealt already the golden $100k ten millionth hand is fast approaching. It is difficult to tell when this might happen but our initial estimation is that Thursday could be a seriously genius day!”

The promotion runs for 15 million hands, counted from 12.00 ET on Monday 6^th July. The details are as follows:

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $70, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $4,900: $70 X $70 = $4,900

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $20, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $400: $20 x $20 = $400

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $8, PartyPoker.com will give all the players an equal share of $250

For more details and the ability to look at the Genius hand history see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/genius.html

IT’S GENIUS! OVER 3 MILLION HANDS AND OVER $50,000 IN JACKPOTS PAID OUT ALREADY!

Gibraltar – 9^th July – It doesn’t take the finest minds on the planet to work out that the new http://www.partypoker.com/ promotion ‘The Genius ’ is already off to a flying start! There have already been over three million ‘Genius’ hands, paying out over $50,000, and, in response to great feedback, the minimum genius jackpot has been raised to $250 from $100!

The promotion, which started on Monday 6^th July, involves PartyPoker.com squaring the pot of every 50,000^th hand that’s played on cash tables to create mind-blowing jackpots, from a NEW MINIMUM of $250 up to a staggering $5,000. Better still, everyone involved in the hand will get an equal share of the payout, while the winner will also take the original pot.

In addition, every millionth hand during The Genius will have a guaranteed $10,000 prize pool and the final 10 millionth hand of the promotion will be worth an astounding

guaranteed $100,000. All the players dealt into these special Genius hands will share these fantastic cash prizes.

The promotion runs for 10 million hands, counted from 12.00 ET on Monday 6^th July. The details are as follows:

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $70, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $4,900: $70 X $70 = $4,900

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $20, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $400: $20 x $20 = $400

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $8, PartyPoker.com will give all the players an equal share of $250 (the new minimum Genius jackpot)

A PartyPoker.com spokesman said: “We are not even a week into the promotion and there have already been over three million hands. We have some time to run but you don’t have to be Einstein to work out that someone may hit that golden ten millionth hand quicker than we first imagined!”

For more details and the ability to look at the Genius hand history see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/genius.html

PARTYPOKER.COM INTRODUCE A NEW PROMOTION THAT’S ABSOLUTE GENIUS

Gibraltar – 6^th July – http://www.partypoker.com/ has tapped into the brilliance of the finest scientific minds around to formulate a new promotion that’s absolute genius.

Starting on Monday 6^th July, PartyPoker.com are going to square the pot of every 50,000^th hand that’s played on cash tables to create some mind-blowing jackpots, from a minimum of $100 up to a staggering $5,000. Better still, everyone involved in the hand will get an equal share of the payout , while the winner will also take the original pot.

In addition, every millionth hand during The Genius will have a guaranteed $10,000 prize pool and the final 10 millionth hand of the promotion will be worth an astounding

guaranteed $100,000. All the players dealt into these special Genius hands will share these fantastic cash prizes.

The promotion runs for 10 million hands, counted from 12.00 ET on Monday 6^th July. The details are as follows:

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $70, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $4,900: $70 X $70 = $4,900

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $20, PartyPoker.com will square it to give all the players an equal share of $400: $20 x $20 = $400

• If a Genius hand hits on a table where the pot stands at $8, PartyPoker.com will give all the players an equal share of $100 (the minimum Genius jackpot)

For more details see: http://www.partypoker.com/news/items/genius.html

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