This isn't your dad's Sunday game at the club. In an event that combines the wagering format of high stakes poker with the skill of golf, The Full Tilt Poker.net World Series of Golf® tees off on the CBS television network, June 28 and 29, 2008, at 2PM EST, for the national broadcast of its second annual tournament.

This special sports presentation features all the thrills of the game of golf along with the character intrigue of a reality television program. Two one-hour episodes chronicle the field of eighty amateur golfers as they come to Las Vegas to vie for a first-place $250K cash prize in an event that combines high stakes, high class, and high drama into a golf event that has been described as the most innovative golf format since the Skins Games.

While the players are largely comprised of "weekend warriors," viewers will also be familiar with some participants from the worlds of sports, entertainment, and professional poker. Tournament competitors includes high-profile participants including:

• Ray Romano, actor (Everyone Loves Raymond), comedian
• Phil Gordon, world-class poker pro, author and television host
• Phil Ivey, five-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner
• Tom Schneider, 2007 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
• Daniel Negreanu, two World Poker Tour titles
• Rhett Butler, 2006 World Series of Poker main event 5th-place finisher
• Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, 2000 World Series of Poker Champion
• Erick Lindgren, 2004 World Series of Poker Player of the Year
• Dusty Allen, former major league baseball player
• Emily Jillette, wife of magician Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller)

The World Series of Golf combines the betting stratagems of Texas Hold 'Em with the skill of golf in a format that allows for high-stakes to ride on each golf hole. Players ante up on each tee, then can bet, raise, call, check, or fold on each subsequent shot. Similar to no limit poker, golfers can go "all in" on any shot. Rather than shooting the lowest golf course score, the object of the game is to claim the pot on each hole, eventually eliminating your opponents by winning all of their chips. With a $10,000 buy-in, the event attracted amateur golfers from Europe to the United States and Canada. Participants represented all walks of life ranging from private equity investors and Las Vegas high rollers to electricians and construction contractors. Golfers, gamers, and gamblers have never seen the game played like this before.

Terry Leiweke, president and CEO of the World Series of Golf, is uniquely qualified to reimagine this popular sport for the twenty-first century. An NCAA football record holder, Mr. Leiweke followed his championship college football years with the University of Houston Cougars with a broadcast career at ABC Sports and tenure as director of sports and entertainment for the Houston Summit arena. Terry and his three brothers - Tod, Tim, and Tracey - created the first major Indoor Soccer League in 1978. Together, the Leiweke brothers represent a veritable American sports family dynasty: Tod is chief executive officer of the Seattle Seahawks and helps manage the Portland Trailblazers; Tim is president of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which manages the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the L.A. Kings hockey team and the L.A. Galaxy soccer team.

Visit www.worldseriesofgolf.com to learn more.