by Jack Gray
Sunday ,2 Nov 2008
Debut poker tournament will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Poker Lounge in Las Vegas, November 7 - 9 and is hosted by Dream Team Gaming.
Get your dream team together and set course for Vegas. A totally new concept in poker tournaments is being launched by Dream Team Gaming during November. Traditional poker tournaments are usually based on individuals, this new concept requires team effort. Each team of three has to put up a buy-in of $3,000, the buy-in goes entirely to the prize pool. The poker tournament has a limit of 25 teams only. As part of the concept, registered players will qualify for special room rates, a VIP check-in and welcome package plus an invite to a private soiree at the Hard Rock Penthouse.
A patent pending scoring system developed by Dream Team Gaming will be used during the poker tournament. Prizes will be awarded to team and individual winners, this increases the chances of winning money for players. Even if an individual team member is eliminated from the poker tournament, he still has a vested interest in the performance of his team mates. This new team concept provides the experienced players with an opportunity to acquire new team skills and to have a more socially interactive poker experience. Less experienced players can improve their poker skills by playing as part of a team
Edward Fishman, co-founder of Dream Team Gaming says that Dream Team Poker is a valuable and effective way for inexperience players to gain individual skills. He added that playing poker as a team not only captures the poker player segment but also generates new revenue for host properties through expanded player development. Co-founder Edward Fishman is considered on of the top game executives in the industry. He is also founder of Players International which has since been sold off to Harrahs and he is also credited for inventing the first gaming tournament. Alongside him is Larry Cohen, former CEO for Mrev Griffin’s Investment and Management Company. The company purchased, managed and sold businesses in the casino and hotel industries. Then there is Jimmy Delshad formerly Mayor of City of Beverley who has been credited for making the City of Beverley Hills one of the best cities in the world. Mario Ayala is the chief game architect for the company as well as co-founder and Homan Sefaradi is president of the company.