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SHANA HIATT NAMED OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN FOR PARTYPOKER.COM
Actress/Host of World Poker Tour Chips In To Welcome Online Players
to the World's Largest Multi-Player Site
The beautiful and sparkling host of World Poker Tour has taken
on a new role in the poker world. Shana Hiatt has parlayed her charm and poker popularity into a spot as the newest spokesperson for the world's biggest Poker Showdown at Party Poker.com.
Hiatt assumes her role just in time for PartyPoker.com's big
event, PartyPoker.com Million III, a record-breaking $3.5-million
tournament aboard Holland America's luxurious ms Ryndam during
a Mexican Riviera cruise, March 14-18. The event will draw more
than 500 players, vying for a coveted $1 million first prize.
Players may win their way into the PartyPoker.com Million III
by playing preliminary qualifying tournaments at PartyPoker.com.
For the past two years, Shana Hiatt, has been the elegant guide
to the exciting and glamorous world of high stakes poker on the
World Poker Tour, introducing viewers to the exotic resorts, the
unique lifestyle of poker players and esoteric facts about the
game. But Hiatt is more than just a TV show host. A talented actress,
dancer and acclaimed model, she has carved out a career that combines
both her beauty and brains.
Raised mostly in Tabernacle New Jersey, near Philadelphia, Hiatt
spent her formative years traveling around the country as an "Army
brat." But that traveling ignited a wanderlust that has been
a dominant theme in her life. During her youth, another interest
also began to take root. At eight, she was transfixed in front
of the television set, watching newscasts, studying news broadcasters,
convinced she wanted a career as a television news reporter.
After a stellar high school career as a champion lacrosse and
field hockey player--and a cheerleader--Hiatt entered Burlington
County College to study broadcast journalism. But she got sidetracked
when she began modeling on the side, and registered instant success.
After securing a well-respected agent, Hiatt landed an opportunity
to model in Milan. That in turn led to other European modeling
jobs on the runways of Spain and Paris, fulfilling some of Hiatt's
love for travel. Returning to the states, she was selected to
be Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA, making personal appearances for the
company around the U.S. While attending a fundraiser in Hawaii
to help fund shelters for battered women, she met her future husband
Jimmy, who encouraged her to rekindle her interest in working
in front of the camera.
Embarking for Hollywood, Hiatt was approached by agents attracted
to her bubbly personality. By then she had made the decision that
she wanted to work in entertainment news, which she felt fit her
personality better than hard news coverage. Soon she was landing
hosting roles on E! Entertainment's "Wild On," an adventure
series filmed in South Africa, the "Making of The Fourth
Tenor", "The Baywatch Tennis Tour" and "Dish
on Demand." Her big break came along with the "The World
Poker Tour," and she is seen weekly on The Travel Channel
as the WPT's guide to the world of poker. Now she indulges in
her whim to travel, going with the WPT crew to Paris, Aruba, Las
Vegas and, of course, the Mexican Riviera with the PartyPoker.com
Million III.
Hiatt will make personal appearances in behalf of PartyPoker.com
and help the site with attracting newcomers to online poker. Launched
in August 2001, PartyPoker.com is the world's largest online multi-player
poker room offering players a safe, secure and friendly environment
to play poker. With more than one million satisfied users, PartyPoker.com
is the market leader in the popular and fast growing online poker
games market. PartyPoker.com is fully licensed and regulated by
the Kahnawake Gaming Commission, Quebec, Canada. The site typically
hosts more than 35,000 simultaneous players playing an assortment
of live classic poker games including Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha Hi/Low,
and Seven Card Stud and single and multi-table tournaments.
For more information on the The PartyPoker.com Million III, go
to www.PartyPoker.com.
# # # Images are available at www.PartyPoker.com
in the media section.
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