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H. Scot Krause

Visiting or playing in New York? You can win a seat for the World Poker Classic via satellite tournaments ($60 buy-in) held every Thursday at Seneca Allegany Poker Room. The Seneca World Poker Classic will be held on February 2, 2006 at Seneca Niagara Casino.

The confirmed attendees thus far for the Seneca World Poker Classic include: Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak (aka Unabomber,) Tom McEvoy, Linda Johnson, Jan Fisher, Miami John Cernuto, Scotty Nuygen, Men the Master, Antonio (the Magician) Esfandiari and Jennifer Harman.

Also, players at Seneca Allegany or Seneca Niagara can participate in “Punt, Pass & Pick,” a weekly football contest with more than $6800 given out in weekly prizes. Pick the winners of the Sunday and Monday NFL games for your shot at cash prizes. For those who are able to participate every week, a grand prize of $10,000 will be given away to the player with the most correct picks for the entire season.

Ready for an adventure? This year Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), offering what many consider the greatest powder skiing in the world, joins forces with the man who is reputed to be the greatest poker instructor in the world for the first ever “Powder and Poker” trip - an exclusive seven day retreat for snow and Texas Hold ‘Em fans. Canadian Mountain Holidays invented Heli-Skiing forty years ago and continues to offer the world’s most comprehensive and spectacular wilderness skiing experience. Their twelve distinct ski areas in the remote mountains of British Columbia cover over 6,000 square miles. “Powder and Poker” will take place at the Adamant Lodge.

Phil Gordon, (www.philgordonpoker.com) expert poker analyst and co-host of television’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, is a world-class poker player, author, adventure traveler, sports fan, and accomplished businessman. He took the poker world by storm at the 2001 World Series of Poker championship event, where he finished fourth.

Phil has developed an in-demand series of lectures on many aspects of playing Texas Hold ‘Em. From April 22 -29, 2006, he will be Heli-Boarding with CMH during the days and teaching poker at night. Each lecture will be followed by tournament play with a champion to be crowned at the end of the week. For more information, visit: www.canadianmountainholidays.com In Horton, Kansas, the Golden Eagle Casino is offering several exciting opportunities and holiday promotions throughout December with cash giveaways on Monday and Friday, blackjack tournaments and the New Year’s Eve Cash Blast. In addition to daily poker tournaments in the Eagle’s Nest Poker room, Players’ Club members can enter the Stuff Your Stocking with Cash Wind Tunnel filled with $2,500 in total cash. Players will test their skills as they attempt to grab as much cash as they can and stuff a stocking in 18 seconds. Stuff Your Stocking with Cash is set for Monday, Dec. 12, and Dec. 19.

Golden Eagle will give away a total of $16,000 in cash prizes in December in the Christmas Cash promotion. Guests can register for a chance to win up to $1,000 in cash prizes each Friday. Between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., on Fridays, Dec. 16 and Dec. 23, drawings will be held each half-hour and 21 winners will win cash.

For blackjack players, Golden Eagle will be the place to be in December with two tournaments. A free tournament will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13 through Saturday, Dec. 17. Players will use Golden Eagle’s chips and cash for a chance to win the first-place prize of $500. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13. The monthly tournament is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 28 at 7:00 p.m. Buy-in for the monthly tournament is $25 with a 100 percent payback.

Guests can ring in 2006 with the $7006 Cash Blast. Each half-hour between 6:00 p.m. and 11:30 p.m., two winners will earn a chance to win their share of $5,000. At 12:30 a.m., January 1, one winner will be selected to win the grand prize of $2,006. See the complete details on all promotions posted at the Player’s Club booth. That’s it for this week!

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