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Sunday, January 15, 2006

Harrah's Creates Players' Committee for WSOP

In hopes of improving the quality of play, tournament structure, and the future of the World Series of Poker, Harrah's has created the Players Advisory Council. This group of poker pros will aid Harrah's executives.

The Players Committee include some of the best and brightest les by Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson and Scotty Nguyen. Other members of the council are Jennifer Harman, Howard 'The Professor' Lederer, and Daniel Negreanu.

World Series of Poker commissioner and Harrah's vice president of sports and entertainment, Jeffery Pollack said the move towards working more closely with the players was inevitable. "Harrah's is recognized worldwide for outstanding customer service and we're going to bring even more of that spirit to the World Series of Poker. Working with the Players Advisory Council and the outstanding operations team at the Rio, we are going to make a great tournament even better and send a clear "player first" message."

Even the players are excited on teh role that they will be playing on this undertaking. "Now that players have a voice, I believe we'll see changes that will be in their best interests as a whole," says poker darling Negreanu.

"By giving player's a voice, Harrah's is making a sound investment in the future of the World Series of Poker. I am excited to be a part of a dialog whose ultimate beneficiary will be the game of poker itself." Lederer added.

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