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Lock Poker Welcomes 7 PPI Pros/Eric "Rizen"Lynch named VP of Product Development |
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Friday, 07 August 2009 00:27 |
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Lock Poker Welcomes 7 Pros into the Family. Eric "Rizen" Lynch becomes VP of Product development.
ABERDEEN, New Jersey (August 1, 2009) – Seven of the best and most respected players in the poker world have joined Lock Pro. Eric "Rizen" Lynch has accepted the position at Lock Poker as VP of Product Development.
The newly announced Lock Pros are: WSOP bracelet winner Jason Young; Mike Leah who is currently ranked 6th in Cardplayer’s POY race; online phenoms Matt ‘AllInat420’ Stout (he also owns a WSOP Circuit Ring), Joe ‘JoeytheB’ Brooks and Kyle ‘kwob20’ Bowker (the first player to win two WCOOP events in the same year); 2007 WSOP ME 7th place finisher Lee Childs and up-and-coming superstar Jonathan Jaffe.
"One of the most exciting aspects and driving forces behind me joining Lock Poker was getting an opportunity to have an impact on the business direction of the company” said Eric "Rizen" Lynch. “Accepting the position of VP of product development will allow me to really create the room for the player. This will give us at Lock Poker some really innovative and unique opportunities that leverage the unique abilities and personalities of these new pros moving forward."
“We are thrilled to welcome this incredible group of players as part of the Lock Poker family,” said Jennifer Larson, sole founder and CEO of Lock Poker. “We will be integrating them into all aspects of the business. These Pro's are the insight we need to really create the best online poker experience worldwide"
All seven players, as well as Eric ‘Rizen’ Lynch, are clients of Poker Players International, the world’s largest poker agency. PPI founders Eugene Castro and Randall Kasper expressed their enthusiasm with respect to the signings as well as the direction Lock Poker is headed.
“We basically worked together to construct a Pro Program from the ground up. The parameters were fleshed out for Eric and even further for this expansion phase. Lock truly wants to create a partnership with its pro players, and was willing to go beyond traditional industry measures to create a phenomenal package for these guys” remarked PPI’s Agency Leader Randy Kasper. “I think the poker world is going to be blown away by Lock’s plans for these players.”
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PPI Hall of Famer - T.J. Cloutier |
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Monday, 20 April 2009 14:24 |
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TJ info |
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PPI Sponsors Nephcure Charity Pledge Program |
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 01:04 |
PPI has initiated the “ALL IN FOR A CURE” poker pledge program for the Nephcure Foundation. Nephcure is the only organization solely committed to finding a cause and a cure to Nephrotic Syndrome and FSGS. The pledge program was set up to give poker players around the world the opportunity to donate a % of their tournament winnings to help raise awareness and funds for these two devastating diseases.
http://www.nephcure.org/Your-Poker-Pledge.htm
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PPI Founders Win Events at the BWO |
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Wednesday, 04 February 2009 20:57 |
PPI Founders Eugene Castro and Randy Kasper Win Events at the BWO: PPI Co-Founders Eugene Castro and Randall Kasper have a lot in common. For starters, they were born on the same day (August 11th) in the same town (Bronx, NY) and yes, even in the same hospital (Jacobi). They adore their families, have a great love for poker, and share a passion to help others enrich their lives. Bringing it current, and skipping myriad similar traits, the two co-founded PPI and are also widely respected as players. Oh, and one other trait they share is their competitive nature. When PPI client Jason Young won Event #1 at The Borgata, Gene Castro went out and bested 536 entrants to win Event # 2 to keep the PPI flag flying high. After several clients came close to winning Events 3 & 4, Randy Kasper continued to show his prowess in games other than NLHE by capturing the PLO championship (event # 5) in a highly competitive field of 250 .Considering the BWO was only a soft launch for PPI, we'd say the founders helped make a pretty loud splash for PPI's debut in the poker world.
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PPI Joins Forces With Prevent Cancer Foundation |
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Thursday, 15 January 2009 00:44 |
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January 13, 2009
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Top-Rated Poker Players Join Forces to Take the 1% Pledge for the Prevent Cancer Foundation
Professional Poker Players Lee Childs and Eric “Rizen” Lynch Go “All-In” and Pledge 1% of Their Tournament Winnings in Support of Cancer Research, Education and Outreach
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Prevent Cancer Foundation and Poker Players International are proud to announce Lee Childs and Eric “Rizen” Lynch, two of the best tournament players in the world, have joined the Foundation’s Bad Beat on Cancer™ and pledged one percent of their winnings to fight the disease.
Bad Beat on Cancer™ was launched by professional poker players and Prevent Cancer Board members Phil Gordon and Rafe Furst at the 2003 World Series of Poker. Since its inception, it has raised over $2 million and grown to include other major poker tournaments, leagues and home games. The initiative has inspired amateurs and pros alike to pledge one percent of their winnings for life, including stars Phil Hellmuth, Jr., Paul Wasicka, Andy Bloch, Annie Duke, Phil Ivey, Howard Lederer, Chris Ferguson, and Dennis Phillips, to name just a few.
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