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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Contact: Marie-Lizette Acoba World Team Poker 149 S. Barrington Ave., Suite 118 Los Angeles, CA 90049 lizette@marie-lizette.com Tel: 949.371.5254 Fax: 866.720.8104

LIZ MEDINA WINS $30,000 AT THE CELEBRITY/PRO AM KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT FEATURING WORLD TEAM POKER PLAYERS AT THE BICYCLE CASINO
World Team Poker Players, Celebrities and Amateurs Play in a No Limit Holdem Tournament at the Bike

(Los Angeles, March 5, 2012) World Team Poker players and celebrities lined up on the red carpet to participate in the no limit holdem event at the Bike. Team China's David Chiu, Maria Ho and Rich Zhu attended as did Team Vietnam's Men "The Master Nguyen" Phi Nguyen, Karina Jett, John Phan and David Pham. Also taking part in the event were Team Mexico's Mario Esquerra; Team Lebanon's Dany Joe George and Shannon Elizabeth; Team Armenia's Chris Grigorian, Henry Minasyan, Vahan Sudzhyan; Team Australia's Marsha Waggoner, Team Iran's Reza Golestani; Team Czech Republics George Kozel and Eric Aude; Team Pakistan's Owais Ahmed; and Team Philippine's Toto Leonidas.

Celebrities in attendance included Mimi Rogers, Adrian Paul, Carl Weathers, Willie Garson, Tony Dennison, Ashton Holmes, Kirk Acevedo, and poker pros Tiffany Michelle, Jeff Madsen and Phyllis Caro. The no limit holdem event kicked off the Bikes 23rd annual Winnin O the Green tournament series. Players received a $100 bounty for each celebrity/pro they knocked out. Liz Medina took home both the first place prize of $30,000 and won a seat on World Team Pokers Celebrity Team at the next World Team Poker Championship Event. ABOUT THE BICYCLE CASINO The Bicycle Casino is the premiere place for poker in the Los Angeles area and is open for business 24-hours a day, every day of the year including the holidays. The Bike is one of the largest tournament casinos on the globe. Providing 175 tables with a wide array of games and limits, the Bike features Blackjack, EZ Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Pan 9, Chinese Poker, Pai Gow Tiles, as well as a wide range of poker games spread to accommodate all levels of play, including the ever popular No Limit Holdem, Omaha, 7Card Stud and 3-Card Poker. Its home of the innovative project, Live at the Bike!, the

March 5, 2012 Page 2 only live, high stakes cash game streamed via the Internet. The Bicycle Casino is located at 7301 Eastern Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA 90201, just off the 710 freeway and only minutes from the LAX and downtown Los Angeles areas. To find out more about the Bike visit www.thebike.com. ABOUT WORLD TEAM POKER World Team Poker brings exciting, unique elements to the game of poker that are seen in professional team sports. World Team Poker has signed the best players from countries from around the world to act as captains for their respective national teams. Each Team Captain has handpicked his/her team of professional poker players. World Team Poker will hold four divisional events each year, which will culminate in an annual World Team Poker Championship Event that will take place in Las Vegas, where the Teams battle it out for Pride, Passion, Country. To find out more about World Team Poker, visit www.worldteampoker.com.

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