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The Zen Gaming Network, through its subsidiary the National League of Poker (“NLOP.com” or the “Company”), announced today that world renowned poker icon Oklahoma Johnny Hale has partnered with NLOP.com to offer Oklahoma Johnny’s Free Online Poker Room.

Players can join The Oklahoma Johnny Free Online Poker Room ( www.ok-j.com/poker.html : ) and play with Oklahoma Johnny and a chance

to win over $75,000 in cash and prizes each month. Hale will host The Seniors Open tournament series on NLOP.com. In addition to cash prizes, the monthly winner of The Seniors Open on NLOP.com will receive an autographed copy of Hale’s Book, “The Life and Times of a Gentleman Gambler”.

“I am very excited to be associated with NLOP.com,” said Hale. The Oklahoma Johnny Free Online Poker Room ( www.ok-j.com/poker.html : ) is a place where seniors and other poker players can go to play competitive poker and win cash and prizes, all while playing for free.
Players will be able to play with Hale online each Tuesday at 7 p.m.

(ET). The last Tuesday of each month will be a Seniors Championship hosted by Hale offering cash prizes and a copy of Hale’s book.

“No one has done more to promote poker for seniors than Oklahoma Johnny,” said Roy Evans, NLOP chief financial officer. “There are already a large number of seniors on NLOP.com and we are quite pleased to have Oklahoma Johnny join our network. Hale’s website joins other websites including newspapers, radio stations and web portals that have added a free online poker offering to their members by utilizing the NLOP.com Authorized Tour Stop affiliate program.”


Oklahoma Johnny Hale, the Elder Statesmen of Poker, is a World Series of Poker (“WSOP”) bracelet winner and was personally awarded a WSOP bracelet for winning the first ever “Best All Around Poker Player Award”. Hale is the founder of “The Seniors World Championship of Poker,” now an event at the WSOP. Hale also created the Seniors Poker Players Hall of Fame with members including Johnny Moss, Benny Binion, Puggy Pearson, Tom McEvoy, “Amarillo Slim" Preston, Doyle Brunson and Hale himself. The State of Oklahoma honored Hale by granting him “Favorite Son” status.

ABOUT NLOP


The Zen Gaming Network, through its subsidiary the National League of Poker, is the leading free-to-play, online poker site in the U.S.
Players can enjoy the thrill of real-money tournament-style poker without any financial risk. Registration on NLOP.com is free and players receive free points every day they log in to play. They then use those points to enter poker tournaments, risk-free, to win cash and prizes.
The Company is owned and operated by Advergaming, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Las Vegas-based Zen Gaming, Inc. ( www.zengaming.com : )

National League of PokerMichael Clebnik, 508-405-2224, ext. 224 Michael@nlop.com : mailto:Michael@nlop.com