LONDON, March 15 /PRNewswire/ --

- Students Across The U.K. to Compete Online for a Coveted Spot on the Hottest Televised Poker Phenomenon

University students looking for a chance at fame, fortune and a place in poker history will have the chance of a lifetime today, as InterPoker.com officially opens online qualifying tournaments for the InterPoker.com University Poker Clash. In the latest program to tap the excitement of live poker, the University Poker Clash combines the intense strategy and action of Texas Hold 'em with the intrigue and drama of reality television.

The InterPoker.com University Poker Clash tracks the emotional journey of 71 college students, each with the lofty goal of becoming the next international poker celebrity. Contestants will receive tips and pointers from globally renowned professionals, compete in "Extreme Poker" challenges and fight one another (on and off the poker felt) to prove once and for all that they have what it takes to live a life of wealth and luxury on the professional poker circuit.

"The InterPoker.com University Poker Clash will revolutionize televised poker as we know it," said InterPoker spokesperson Peter Marcus. "As the University students live together, compare strategies and ultimately match wits and attempt to psychologically derail their opponents, fans of live poker and Survivor-style reality television are in for an exciting ride."

Filming through June and transmitting on Challenge in September 2006, the 13-episode season will showcase students competing for the grand prize of a buy-in at two of the biggest poker events of the year -- the World Series of Poker and the Caribbean Poker Classic. University students can log onto InterPoker.com/uni from March 20 to May 29, 2006 for a chance to win a spot on the InterPoker.com University Poker Clash.

Check out http://www.interpoker.com/uni for additional details.

About InterPoker

Founded in 2002, InterPoker has quickly become one of the largest and most respected online poker rooms. Owned and operated by InterCasino, one of the oldest, most awarded and largest online casinos in the world, InterPoker partners with NETELLER.com, a publicly traded company on the London AIM exchange to transfer funds securely and conveniently, ECash Direct, one of the most reliable and trusted e-commerce applications in the world, which has processed more than US$39 Billion in uncompromised electronic transactions for customers in more than 240 countries and industry software leader CryptoLogic, Inc., a long-established publicly listed company and one of the few software companies in the world with gaming software certified to strict standards similar to land-based gaming.

About Challenge

It's 'Saturday night, every night' on Challenge in 2006 with big entertainment formats, quizzes, showbiz poker and blackjack. Daytime is packed with classic stars of British television, teatime stuffed with action driven, entertaining sports and adventure programming, and a full interactive experience throughout. In the evening we continue with the massive brand that is Classic Who Wants to be Millionaire and the game show gods of our time (Bullseye). Challenge continues to be the dominant poker provider in the UK with the biggest and best poker brands in the market. This is the year of the game show and the year of Challenge.

About Flextech Television

Flextech Television provides entertainment and transactional channels to the UK multi-channel television market. Flextech owns 6 entertainment channels -- LIVINGtv, LIVINGtv 2, Bravo, Challenge, Trouble, Ftn (plus their time shifted variants) and transactional channels price-drop tv, bid tv, speed auction tv and screenshop.

Flextech also has a 50% interest in UKTV, a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, which consists of ten channels: UKTV Gold, UKTV G2, UKTV Drama, UKTV Style, UKTV Style Gardens, UKTV Food, UKTV History, UKTV Documentary, UKTV People and UK Bright Ideas. Together Flextech and UKTV are the largest supplier of basic channels to the UK pay-TV market.

Web site: http://www.interpoker.com/uni

Landon Cowan of The Pollack PR Marketing Group, +1-310-556-4443, lcowan@ppmgcorp.com, for InterPoker.com