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Important Message from
Captain Tom Franklin
Chairman World Poker Association Attention All Poker Players! Are you ready for an IRS audit? Card Player Magazine
(August 2002) reports that based on insider
experience, the number of audits of card players
is on the rise. And the online poker magazine,
NotedPokerAuthority, also reports that IRS audits of
card players is on the rise. We at the World Poker Association know that you
need to protect yourself from the IRS. The IRS is getting more aggressive every day and
is targeting more of you for audit than ever before.
Because this is so important to you, the World Poker
Association is bringing to Las Vegas the nation’s
number 1 authority on IRS defense strategies-Dan
Pilla. Dan is a nationally known Tax Litigation Consultant
and author of 11 books on taxpayers’ rights issues
and IRS defense strategies. Dan has helped people
like you protect themselves from the IRS for over 30
years. Dan has helped many of our members survive
audits and come out ahead when dealing with the
IRS. Dan’s book, The IRS Problem Solver, is ranked
the number 1 tax book in America. Dan is simply
the best in the country at dealing with the IRS and
avoiding tax problems in the first place. Read More |  |  | | —"Captain" Tom Franklin,
WPA Chairman |
 | "The formation of the WPA is one the most important steps in lifting our game to a truly professional status. I truly urge all players to join and help grow our great profession." | —Joseph Hachem,
2005 WSOP Champion |
 | "The WPA is what poker players worldwide have been asking about for ages. It's great to see that someone is actually doing something about it and not just talking about it." | | —Joe Beevers, Hendon Mob |
 | "The need is great for a well-organized, truly non-profit poker organization. The WPA fits the bill, and I will support it 100%." | | —Blair Rodman, Author of Kill Phil |
 | "I support the WPA's efforts to define tournament poker & institute rules & regulations that first & foremost establish & protect the integrity of the competition on the playing field." | | —Casey Kastle |
 | "It is my dream that poker players, casino management, and television producers will work in conjunction for the betterment of the game of poker and I hope the WPA can make my dream reality." | | —Matt Savage, Tournament Director |
 | "Players should embrace the WPA. It is the bridge that will protect, promote, and preserve our great game of poker for generations to come." | | —Kenna James | |
