World Poker Showdown gets ready to hit Costa Rica Aug 18

August 17, 2006 - After launching there first poker cruise in February of 2005 World Poker Showdown is on the move as the poker tournament of choice for the average poker player. And now, as this weekend approaches the WPS is set to Kickoff its 10-day tournament in beautiful San Jose, Costa Rica. Come one come all, the WPS hits Costa Rica. In a letter from founder Herb Van Dyke states:

When we came up with the concept of the WPS, we saw a void that needed to be filled for more affordable and fun tournaments. We wanted to do something different than what was being done with all the mega poker tournaments that have sprouted up all around the world. So we created WPS to be affordable poker fun and sun for poker fans. Professional, but fun.

Producing poker tournament events on cruise ships and in land-based casinos, our events are filled with fun and excitement. Our poker events are targeting the tournament lovers of mainstream America .

We realize that Americans have a new love affair with poker tournaments, and we schedule several Caribbean poker cruise tournaments during the course of the year. Our philosophy is very simple. Our tournaments are fun. We want to provide what our players need to have a fun few days or week with us playing the game we all love and getting to know other lovers of the game. We want to produce fun-filled poker events that are affordable and offer generous prize pools, all in a warm location.

Our two poker cruises of 2005 were very successful. We were proud to have some poker royalty on each of our poker cruises, namely 2003 World Champion Chris Moneymaker in February, and 2004 World Champion Greg Raymer in December. In 2006, we are happy to produce WPS poker tournaments in such exciting destinations as St. Maarten and Costa Rica . We are also looking at future events in Puerto Rico and Panama .

WPS will continue to work with CI Travel to handle the travel and hotel reservations for our players.

You will see their contact number all over the website. To reserve your best room or cabin, we always suggest you make your reservations as far in advance as possible. Use our convenient online registration forms to reserve your spot in each of the tournaments.

We appreciate your visit to our website and look forward to meeting you in person soon at one of the many WPS Poker Tournament Events that will be taking place in exotic locations in the Caribbean in 2006.

Sincerely,
Herb Van Dyke