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PokerStars sponsoring High Heel Poker Tour

ISLE OF MAN -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- While men have traditionally taken center stage at the world's biggest tournaments, interest among women in poker, both online and offline, is skyrocketing. According to recent poll, women account for up to 25 percent of the poker playing public, up dramatically from just five years ago. Of course, women have been playing poker in their own home games since the game took hold in America, one hundred years ago.

Today, PokerStars.net, the world's largest poker school, announced its sponsorship of the acclaimed High Heels Poker Tour (HHPT). Founded in 2007, the HHPT was created to empower women who want to become champions in the growing world of poker. Like PokerStars, The HHPT seeks to provide the best competitive environment where women can explore, develop, and continue growing and learning top strategies to perfect their "A" game.

The PokerStars sponsorship will include support for HHPT's growing roster of tournaments; the first of began this month at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY. After New York, the tour heads south to Florida for three outstanding events in Dania, Hollywood and Tampa, where the nation's female champions of tomorrow will vie for not only a generous prize pool, but great friendships, camaraderie and competition at the tables.

"PokerStars has all of the attributes in a online partner that female players crave: an incredible variety of quick, entertaining games that range from low buy in sit and goes and cash games to serious tournament play, all in an environment where women can learn the game, develop their skills, and truly become champions," said Lauren Failla, founder of the High Heels Poker Tour. "With champions like Vanessa Rousso, Katja Thater, and Vicky Coren, our players have a whole new set of role models to emulate and challenge, online and at the tables.

In addition to the tour sponsorship, PokerStars.net and HHPT will also be collaborating on the HHPT Grand Finale and PokerStars $1000 buy-in ladies event at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure in January 2010.

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