Tuesday, August 08, 2006

PokerShare.com and Mikey the chimp have not given up on their mission to
earn Mikey his retirement money from poker tournament winnings. Despite
Jeffrey Pollock, Vice President of Harrah's Entertainment's statement to the
press Thursday, July 27, 2006 saying Mikey would not be allowed into the
World Series of Poker, PokerShare.com will search hard to find another poker
tournament that will let Mikey play."Mikey will overcome this rejection into
the WSOP 2006 and keep practicing until another poker tournament picks him
up. We will sponsor him in whatever tournament will accept him because we
know a chimp can beat a chump," says Max Wright, PokerShare.com Poker
Room Manager.
Trainer Sheds Tears

With appearances on Good Morning America, Inside Edition, CBS, FOX News, and
others, Mikey, the brainiest baboon around has made an impact on the hearts
of America, and had thousands rooting for him to earn the retirement money
it would take to keep him living with his trainer, owner, and mother, Judie
Harrison. When Harrison heard the sad news Thursday evening, before the
first day of the World Series of Poker main event, she broke into tears.

"Mikey has been training for months and really had a shot at winning money
to live with me for the rest of his life. I can't believe they won't let him
in. I take him everywhere and he is just like a human, and I am his mother.
I am his everything," said Harrison.

Professionally trained to recognize colors, shapes, perform on television,
and wear a green poker visor and sunglasses; Mikey was prepared to play with
the best poker players in the world.

Pro Reactions to Chimp Rejection

Not only the trainer and sentimental citizens felt the wrath of the
disappointing decision. Professional poker players were also upset, saying
they were looking forward to playing against Mikey.

Pro player Marcel Luske enjoyed playing against Mikey in the MonkeyShare.net
press conference at the Palms on July 27, 2006.

"Mikey played quite a few good hands. After looking at his cards, he knew he
didn't want to bet because he had a bad hand. Playing against Mikey was
certainly interesting, he was well behaved and the game was a lot more civil
than other games I have played in my poker career" said Luske.

Marcel Luske was the star performer at the Bluff Rocks Party on Sunday night
at the Hard Rock Café. His dazzling debut performance showed he has more in
his repertoire than simply poker.

No More Monkeying Around

Mikey and his PokerShare.com sponsors are making a statement and not
monkeying around, as he tries to find another tournament that will allow him
to play. With the positive responses Mikey has received from poker players
and poker fans alike, odds are that tournament executives will be going
all-in for this poker-playing chimp.

New Poker Face

Mikey the chimp's high profile and army of poker-playing fans, have led
PokerShare.com to use Mikey's image and identity as the new face of
PokerShare.com.

"Mikey has stolen the show at the 2006 WSOP and he is the perfect marketing
vehicle with which we want to brand ourselves. He embodies the brand of
PokerShare.com because he is playful, fun, and different. All very positive
attributes which contribute to the most generous site on the Web-
PokerShare.com," said PokerShare.com and CasinoShare.com Poker Room Manager,
Wright.

ENDS

About PokerShare.com (www.PokerShare.com)

The Poker Share Trust has the ultimate benefit of 40% ownership of
PokerShare.com. It receives cash every month which it returns to the
players, through its unique Share Point Loyalty Programme. If PokerShare.com
floats on the stock exchange or is bought by another company, players will
receive cash based on the number of Share Points they have.

PokerShare.com is operated by Playit Ownit Limited and licensed by the
Kahnawake Gaming Commission through its parent company, GamShare Limited.
Both GamShare Limited and Playit Ownit Limited are based in Gibraltar.
PokerShare.com is powered by, Sweden based, Tain AB, the largest online
poker network in Europe.

How The Concept Works

When you play on PokerShare.com, you earn Frequent Player Points (FPP) which
can be used for betting and entering tournaments. For every FPP you earn,
you get a Share Point for free.

Your Share Points give you exclusive access to the Poker Share Trust,
allowing you to buy merchandise from T-Shirts to cars, entry to land based
tournaments around the world or just cold hard cash. The more you play, the
more Share Points you earn. The Share Point Total will always be recorded,
whether you choose to redeem your points or not. Share Points are important
because this is the ultimate measure of loyalty for the Poker Share Trust,
the more points you have, the more benefit you receive.

About Mikey

Mikey is a chimp who loves life in the limelight! Like his human
counterparts and other exotic animals in show business, Mikey has several
years allotted to earn money for his retirement fund.

He has been professionally trained to recognize the colors and shapes of
suits and numbers on playing cards and perform on television.His favorite
move is going "all in" but don't tell his competition.

Appearances in Vogue and the Black Eyed Peas CD cover are only a few
highlights of Mikey's illustrious career in show business.