Monday, July 10, 2006

The countdown has begun. Set to sizzle through the summer months of August
and September, the qualifying tournaments for the Norwegian FHM/Purple
Lounge Poker Tour started in earnest this month with sponsor Purple Lounge
offering ten opportunities to win a free seat on the tour. The freeroll
tournaments, held at 20:30 BST, spanned over a period of four weeks giving
players the option to choose in which tour stop they wanted to play. From
Bergen to Stavenger, they simply entered the appropriate freeroll tournament
and won their seat at that tournament. The tour has generated a great deal
of interest in recent weeks in both the UK and in the Norwegian market, with
coverage by TV2 and all the popular print magazines. This is in no small
part due to the uniqueness of the event itself. More than just your average
tournament, The Norwegian Purple Lounge/FHM Poker Tour has launched itself
onto the circuit with a dazzling extravaganza of entertainment events from
live shows to themed activities. What's more, the all girl, FHM glamour
model card-dealing team, led by feisty Nordic beauty Aylar, have lent an
irresistible twist to the dealing of cards.

"This is certainly a tremendous addition to the poker tour circuit, with
Purple-Lounge.com again raising the bar in glamour and fame stakes of
poker," purred cyber siren and spokesperson for Purple Lounge, Tara.
"Confirmed qualifiers for the event included poker titans such as Jenny Woo,
and an extremely talented body of worldwide Purple Lounge players all
playing to win this new title. We are very excited."

Tour stops include Frederikstad. Lillehammer, Kristiansand, Sandefjord,
Tonsberg, Stravenger, Haugeund, Bergen, Trondheim, and Oslo, where the final
will take place on the 15th of September.