Hands-On Mobile™, the world’s leading developer of connected games and applications, has announced the launch of multiplayer World Poker Tour® (WPT®) Texas Hold ‘Em 2 with T-Mobile in Austria. The launch enables T-Mobile’s Austrian customers to play the world’s most popular multiplayer poker game in real time against up to five other people anywhere in the world on their mobile phones.

“We are delighted to be the first network in Austria to be able to release Hands-On Mobile’s WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2,” said Andrea Karner spokesperson at T-Mobile Austria. “The real time multiplayer aspect of WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 is a significant part of this game’s appeal and we expect that T-Mobile customers to be excited about being able to play poker wherever they may be.”

WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2’s feature list allows players to play on their own, against other players, or against their friends and family in private games – all of which are ‘play for fun’ games where no real money is at stake. The game also has revolutionary web-to-mobile gameplay, enabling mobile users to compete against other people playing both on their phones and on their PCs through the website: www.WPTMobile.net. Both the mobile and web versions of the game also feature many community elements, including instant messaging options and the option to play as one of a wide selection of different characters.

“We are excited with this latest launch of WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 as it shows the growth in demand for online multiplayer mobile across the world – an area that this title is the clear leader in,” said Greg Robinson, General Manager, EMEA for Hands-On Mobile. “With this launch, Hands-On Mobile is able to put WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 into the hands of more mobile gamers from yet another territory. This allows the network and diversity of players to grow significantly which adds to the overall enjoyment for everyone around the world who is playing this innovative game.”

More than 19 million hands have been played worldwide since the launch of WPT Texas Hold ‘Em 2 in the US in July 2007. The game launched on T-Mobile in the UK earlier in January and has received rave reviews and a string of accolades.