Sisters are kicking up their heels

01/04/2008

In a concept developed last year, high-energy promoter Lauren Failla introduced a new dimension in women's live poker branded The High Heels Poker Tour. The tour is supported by a website at High Heels Poker Tour.com and features a club where a $30 annual fee secures membership and delivers information on upcoming events, hotel discounts, giveaways, eligibility for free seat drawings, specials, and perks, such as private receptions and hospitality rooms.

In only six months the Florida-based HHPT has expanded across the Gulf and East Coasts, affirming its popularity with the gentle gender.

Next week, on January 6 the HHPT will host its inaugural live event at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi as part of the World Series of Poker Circuit stop. A second event is planned for February 24, 2008 at Harrah's Horseshoe in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Failla reports that Harrah's staff have been obliging in cooperating with her to make the event more interesting and exciting for female players, and this year the starting stack will be 10 000 chips with 40-minute rounds.

The affiliation with the WSOP Academy brokered by Failla last year gave HHPT members the opportunity to win their way to the 'Ladies Only' poker camp scheduled for January 25-26 at Caesars Palace, with membership of the HHPT the only requirement to become eligible for the draw. This was carried out on New Year's Day with Paula Ettline of Fort Lauderdale, Florida won the tuition.