The winner of the bout will be awarded the newly created World Poker Heavyweight Championship (WPHC) title, currently vacant, and take possession of the Championship Belt.  The custom designed belt has been commissioned for the title bout and all future rematches associated with the World Poker Heavyweight Championship.  The holder of the WPHC title will be guaranteed a rematch within 6 months of the initial championship with a challenger provided by the The Poker Farm website.

A PokerFarm.com spokesman commented, “The response has been what we expected, especially considering that Jungleman is generally recognized as the best when it comes to No Limit Heads Up Hold’em.  There has been some interest, mostly from players looking for some kind of angle.  We have one challenger who is relatively unknown that will be making a decision within the next 48 hours.  We will be providing compensation to every champion for their title defences, but the bouts themselves must be contested on a level playing field.  It’s pretty simple.  Only the best need apply.”

For his part, Jungleman is not surprised that no one has yet taken up the offer.  “A lot has been said that there is no incentive to play me.  For me, competing for a world title and keeping it says more than money, and holding onto this title for a long period of time is something I'm keen to do to prove myself.  It’s true that I haven’t played much live and that anything can happen in four hours of poker, but to me these are just excuses for players scared to put up the money.” When asked who has shown interest so far, Cates said, “There has been talk of a challenge from Gus Hansen or Tony G, but talk is all it is.  All I can tell you is that come December 6^th, I’ll be sitting at the table with my 100,000 euros.”

In addition to the headlining WPHC Title Match on Dec. 6^th, the live stream will also feature an undercard bout to determine the number one ranked challenger for the WPHC title.  The winner of the undercard bout will have the first opportunity to take on the WPHC champion in his title defence.

The match will be streamed on the Internet, with hole cards revealed on a fifteen minute delay, both on www.thepokerfarm.com and www.worldpokertour.com.