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Delaware Park Celebrates Poker Room with Beth Shak

The Poker Room, located on the second floor of the casino, showcases some popular West Coast games, such as H.O.R.S.E. (a combination of Hold'em, Omaha, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8/B) in addition to the traditional East Coast favorites. Delaware Park's Poker Room is open 24 hours a day, except Christmas and Easter.

In addition to the Poker Room, the Casino at Delaware Park offers 42 live table games, including blackjack, roulette, craps, mini and midi baccarat, Let it Ride, Texas Hold'em, Three-Card Poker, Four-Card Poker and Pai-Gow Poker, as well as 2,500 of the area's best paying slot machines.

About Beth Shak

Ms. Shak is a seven-year veteran in the professional poker world, but she is also a mother of three, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She has quickly risen to become one of the most well known poker players in the world, by placing 8th in the 2005 World Series of Poker Ladies' event and 2nd (out of over 800 players) in the 2007 World Series of Poker $3K No-Limit Hold'em event. Ms. Shak also made it to the final day of Season 5 of the European Poker Tour (EPT) finishing in the top 30 out of over 500 players. This year, Ms. Shak placed 27^th during the $25,000, six-handed 2010 World Series of Poker event.

Always enterprising, Ms. Shak has designed custom poker denim jackets and high-end shoes. She has also patented a new type of medical robe to ensure each patient's comfort without sacrificing care.

Ms. Shak often plays in charitable tournaments and raises both money and awareness for organizations such as the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Most recently, Ms. Shak donated her winnings from the 2010 Celebrity Derby Poker Championship which benefitted Kentucky Harvest: Blessings in a Backpack and the Health & Climate Foundation.

About Delaware Park

Delaware Park is a multi-faceted gaming facility offering guests live seasonal thoroughbred racing, year-round simulcasting from around the globe, 42 table games, a 20-table poker room, 2,500 exciting slot machines on two spacious levels, one of only three sports parlay betting venues on the East Coast, and White Clay Creek Country Club, featuring a world class 18-hole championship golf course. Delaware Park is located minutes south of Wilmington and the Delaware Memorial Bridge and just north of the Maryland state line on I-95 at exit 4B. For more information on Delaware Park, visit www.delawarepark.com.

Tipton Communications (for Delaware Park)
Dan Tipton, 302-454-7901
dan@tiptoncommunications.com