Poker Pro Offers Half His Winnings “For a Song”

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire - 02/08/10) - A professional poker player and award-winning songwriter, Jason Mershon, has come up with a unique and ambitious plan to promote his new poker song called “Playin’ Poker for a Livin’.” In what is believed to be the first offering of its kind, Mershon is planning on entering the 2010 Main Event at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this summer, and …

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Mon, February 8th, 2010

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