WSOP Final9
August 19th, 2010With the 2010 World Series of Poker down to the Main Event November Nine, and with record breaking participation in this, its 41st year, the world’s most popular poker brand is launching an exciting social network poker online app. The competition is just heating up on Facebook with the launch of WSOP poker. Poker players across the globe will be able to engage in the WSOP experience all year long. Harrah’s Interactive Entertainment, Inc. (HIE) has entered into an agreement with privately-held Playdom, Inc., a Mountain View, California-based social games company, with more than 46 million active monthly users across their network of online poker games. Playdom will re-launch its existing online poker game, Poker Palace, by re-branding the Facebook game with the “World Series of Poker” brand and will work with the HIE team to create one of the most fun and social poker games available on social networks. The WSOP-branded poker game launches globally this week and can be found initially by visiting http://www.facebook.com/WSOP, with added social networks like MySpace and others following soon. Game enthusiasts will be able to choose from a variety of different poker offerings at WSOP on Facebook including single table play money, virtual cash games and single-table tournaments featuring both full-table and short-handed play. All poker play will feature play money only. Among the offerings coming soon include the battle for virtual WSOP bracelets, as well as opportunities to enter sweepstakes that award prizes including trips to Las Vegas and seats to live WSOP events.