Best poker player in Michigan

[SunPoker.com]

Auburn Hills, MI - SunPoker.com was looking for the best Texas Hold ‘Em poker player in Michigan to represent ‘Sun’ in the 2006 World Series of Poker. Claude Mason, 35, from Taylor, Michigan has been crowned by SunPoker.com as their “King of the Palace” Champion. Mason’s Grand Prize is a $10,000 seat to play in the 2006 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, as well as round trip airfare and accommodations.

Mason won by taking part in the four month long “King of the Palace” tournament, a series of online and live poker tournaments to find the best poker player in Michigan, sponsored and organized by SunPoker.com.

Mason, a father of three, battled it out against thousands of other online poker players, and beat out nine other WSOP hopefuls live at the Palace of Auburn Hills to win his seat to the richest poker event in history. “Playing in the World Series of Poker has always been a dream of mine” says Claude Mason “I’m playing very well right now and I plan on shocking the world by winning the event! I also look forward to sharing this trip with my family”

Not only will Mason’s family be there, so will poker professional Kenna James who has invited Claude to a private Sun Poker Party for a few lessons before the big event.

Sunpoker.com is looking to get all of Michigan on Mason’s side as he gets ready for the biggest tournament of his life. The 2006 World Series of Poker is estimated to have a total prize pool in excess of over $80 Million dollars and we want Claude to have all the support he can get!!!!

The “King of the Palace” Tournament is part of the country’s first-ever live poker room on wheels tour. SunPoker.com is taking its 35-foot fully functional poker room on a year-long, nationwide tour to teach America how to play like the pros. As SunPoker continues its mission to teach America how to play and win at poker, participants can try and win a seat at the granddaddy of all poker tournaments, the World Series Of Poker (WSOP). SunPoker.com is giving away a $10,000 seat to the Main Event for free. Launched on December 30th at the Peach Bowl, the SunPoker.com RV will visit more than 30 cities throughout the U.S. in 2006. Be on the look out in your town, and you could make poker history.

Mark