PokerTek's Heads Up Table Invades WSOP

Filed in archive Poker Products on June 22, 2007

Having personally played the new PokerTek Heads Up Challenge tables, there's a lot of potential fun from the most avid bar poker player to two world champions facing off at the World Series of Poker.

PokerTek has just announced the unveiling of their Heads Up Challenge World Series of Poker Edition will occur on July 5th at the big tourney that is currently in its 3rd week of play. This innovation should make heads up poker games become as easy to play as sitting down to gobble up poker pellets on a table top Ms. Pac-Man machine (but this might cost you more then a quarter).

Here's the offical press release from PokerTek:

Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracy Egan
704.849.0860 x106
POKERTEK LAUNCHES HEADS-UP CHALLENGE™,
GROUND-BREAKING AMUSEMENT GAME

Innovative new product branded with World Series of Poker®
Matthews, NC - June 13, 2007: PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK) announces Heads-Up
Challenge™, an innovative new heads-up poker table that enables two players to compete
against each other in a game of Texas Hold'em poker for entertainment purposes. The
company anticipates placing units in bars and restaurants around the world, starting this
summer.

"People love to play heads-up poker," said James Crawford, President of PokerTek. "It's
fast-paced, it's one-on-one and the competition is intense. Bringing the world's greatest
card game into the amusement space is an exciting next step for our company."
PokerTek is leveraging its agreement with Harrah's License Company, LLC, an affiliate
of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc (NYSE: HET) to co-brand this new table with the World
Series of Poker, a name synonymous with excellence in poker.
"The success of any sports property is directly related to its ability to introduce the brand
to new audiences," said World Series of Poker Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "The
Heads-Up Challenge™ World Series of Poker® Edition fits right into our strategic plan
by creating new ways to experience our unique blend of thrills, strategy, and
entertainment."

Heads-Up Challenge™ World Series of Poker® Edition marks the first venture into the
amusements category for PokerTek. "This product extends our reach into a large market
outside the gaming space, leverages our intellectual property and maintains focus within
our area of expertise, which is Poker," said James Crawford. "The World Series of Poker
brand is a powerful addition to an already amazing product, and we look forward to
introducing this new game to players in bars."

The Heads-Up Challenge™ World Series of Poker® Edition table will be revealed --
fittingly -- at the 2007 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Pollack will host the
unveiling, which will take place at noon on July 5th in the Milwaukee's Best Light NoLimit
Lounge on the Main Event floor at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Pro players
and friendly rivals Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari will be the first challengers to play
on the table after its public introduction. The tables will be placed in the PokerPro®
booth at the Gaming Life Expo the remainder of the week, allowing all visitors an
opportunity to experience the ultimate heads-up battle.

The 2007 World Series of Poker Presented by Milwaukee's Best Light, the world's
richest sporting event, began June 1st at the Rio® All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas. More information on the tournament is available at
www.worldseriesofpoker.com.

About PokerTek, Inc.
PokerTek™, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), headquartered in Matthews, NC, develops and
markets PokerPro® and PokerPro® Heads-Up™, automated poker tables and related
software applications developed to increase casino revenue, reduce expenses and attract
new players into poker rooms. PokerTek entered the amusement space by introducing
Heads-Up Challenge™, a heads-up poker table targeted to bars and entertainment venues
that adults play for amusement only. PokerPro® tables are located in the United States,
the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and on several major cruise lines. For more
information, please visit the company's website at www.pokertek.com or contact Tracy
Egan at 704.849.0860 x106.
World Series of Poker® is a registered trademark of Harrah's License Company, LLC.
Heads-Up Challenge™ is a trademark of PokerTek, Inc.