Top poker pros, Hollywood stars invest in leading poker media organization
Las Vegas, Nev., August 23, 2005. Poker's most successful players and top Hollywood talent have joined forces at "The Poker Authority." Card Player Media, in its first private equity placement, recently brought on board poker players Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, Jennifer Harman, and Thomas Keller, along with Hollywood stars Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson, and Chris Masterson. This investor group will serve as strategic business and media advisors.
"This talented group brings significant poker and media expertise that will be invaluable as we continue to execute our plan of growing the Card Player brand," says Card Player Media, LLC Chairman Barry Shulman. "These strategic advisors will help Card Player greatly expand its reach."
"For the past 18 years, Card Player has remained the go-to source for everything poker," says nine-time World Series of Poker Champion Phil Hellmuth. "As a longtime Card Player fan and writer, I am very excited to assume a larger role with the perennial leader in the poker industry."
About Card Player Media
Card Player Media is the leading media resource for poker enthusiasts at every level of interest and ability. With more than 18 years of service to the poker industry, Card Player Media is the publisher of Card Player, Card Player College and Card Player Europe. These magazines have a combined monthly circulation of nearly 500,000.
Card Player Media also owns and operates the leading poker information portal on the Internet, CardPlayer.com. The site offers an array of useful tools and insightful content that ranges from basic rules of the game to advanced strategy analysis. An opt-in poker newsletter is distributed twice a month to more than 350,000 subscribers through the site.
