Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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PokerTek improves Heads-Up software

By Sarah Polson

PokerTek announced last week that it has enhanced its Heads-Up Challenge amusement game with multi-player tournament software.

The upgrade allows up to eight players to play heads-up poker in a bracketed tournament, just like the pros do in major tournaments such as the NBC National Heads-Up Championship or at the World Series of Poker heads-up events.

"Bracketed tournaments on Heads-Up Challenge are an exciting addition to our platform," said James Crawford, President of PokerTek and General Manager of the company's amusement division.

"Our customers and operators have been asking for this as an added feature and we're pleased to bring it to them now."

Heads-Up Challenge allows players to play heads-up Texas Hold'em for amusement purposes only. It's a coin-operated game that has been installed at restaurants and bars in various locations.

"This new multi-player tournament software is just fantastic," said Terry Farr, president of Cosmic Video, the European distributor for Heads-Up Challenge. "The implementation is fun and players are going to love this. These knockout tournaments will take Heads-Up Challenge to a whole new level."

According to PokerTek, by offering tournaments for up to eight players, Heads-Up Challenge will give bar owners and route operators another new tool to draw players to an establishment without having to add staff or other people to direct the action.

"This is a great addition to an already fun game," said Zack Luttrell, National Sales Manager for PokerTek. "After all, the only thing better than beating one friend in a heads-up match is beating several of them in a tournament."

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