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Sunday, July 6, 2008
David Sklansky to advise PokerTek
A man who certainly knows his poker.
By Sarah Polson
David Sklansky is well-known for his books and advice for poker players, and now he'll be putting some of that poker authority to work as a poker consultant for PokerTek Inc.
PokerTek is the maker of PokerPro and Heads-Up dealerless poker tables that are used in casinos and other establishments around the world. Sklansky will join the company to offer his industry expertise and guidance to further enhance the PokerPro casino product.
"I believe this product is truly changing the game," Sklansky said. "When I look at this platform, [with its] functionality and player benefits, I can't help but see the possibilities. There is just so much you can do with this technology that is simply not possible at a manual table."
PokerPro is a fully automated, dealerless poker table that has a screen at each seat on which the players' electronic cards are dealt and where their digital chips are displayed as well.
PokerTek has claimed in the past that the tables allow for casinos to add more poker without having to hire more dealers, and the tables offer faster play as well, which translates to higher earnings off the tables.
"PokerTek has already ensured that the fundamentals are there. You can play all of the variations of the most popular games, and it's working in poker rooms around the world," Sklansky said.
"With PokerPro, we can give serious poker players new features that will make the world's greatest card game even better."
Sklansky is a professional poker player with three World Series of Poker bracelet wins on his resume. He's also authored or coauthored 13 books on poker and gambling theory, many of which have become staples of poker players' libraries.
"We're excited to work with David," said Chris Halligan, PokerTek's CEO. "His poker experience and technical aptitude make him an ideal partner for us. We believe he will provide incredible insight to help take PokerPro to another level."
More than 200 PokerPro tables are currently installed in licensed casinos and cardrooms around the world. The company also recently announced that its Heads-Up Challenge tables would be debuting soon in Europe.
PokerTek's European distributor, Cosmic Video Amusements, has placed more than 100 Heads-Up tables in 10 countries across Europe - United Kingdom, Switzerland, Ireland, France, Germany, Finland, Norway, Spain, Luxembourg and Iceland.
Heads-Up Challenge is a two-player game that allows people to play Texas Hold'em for fun. The game is marketed for bars and restaurants and made its debut in the United States in July 2007.
"Distributors, operators, pub owners and patrons are euphoric about this game, and so are we," said Terry Farr, CEO of Cosmic Video Amusements.
"We have begun working with some great distributors and operators to place units so far, some of whom have already placed their second and third orders with us. We are now actively looking to sign-up additional, proactive partners to meet the demand that we are seeing for this product throughout Europe."
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