British Poker Festival Opens Saturday, August 28th
This was published 26-08-2010September is London’s month for poker. London will be hosting events for the World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker Europe, and the European Poker Tour. These three big events will make London, England the number one destination for professional poker players in the month of September, even before the announcement of the British Poker Festival.
The British Poker Festival begins August 28th, runs all month until the tail end of September, and will consist of over 100 different events. If you’re a poker player, you’re sure to find something to match your style at the Festival.
September 2-3 will see one of the most popular events of the festival, Poker in the Park. This event will allow fans and players to see some of poker’s top professional players in action. Organizers expect over 20,000 people to attend the event, which will be opened by EPT San Remo winner Liv Boeree. For autograph seekers, Evander Holyfield will be giving out his autograph and promoting RealDealPoker.
Festival organizer Michael Caselli said “We are thrilled to have a superstar like Evander on board at Poker in the Park. We’re used to having the most famous players in poker drop by, but Evander’s presence really illustrates the synergy between poker and mainstream sports and the exciting growth of poker in general.”
Attendees will be able to hear speeches from the likes of Phil Laak, David Ulliot, and Jamie Gold. For those more interested in doing than in listening, there will be Turbo Sit and Go tournaments avaulable in the two ‘Poker Domes’ set up for the event. The tournaments will run overnight, making sure that nobody is left out.
Saturday, September 4th, Bluff’s Poker Academy will be open, and players will be able to learn from Neil Channing and Alex Rousso in a lecture on ‘Poker Psychology: Tells and Tilts.’ On the thirteenth of September, the British Poker Awards will take place at the Kensington Close Hotel. Prizes will be awarded for Best Cash Player, Best Tournament Player, Best Online Player, Best International Player, Best Poker League, Best UK Card Room, Best Contribution to Poker, Best UK Poker Forum, Best All Around Player, Best New Player, and Player of the Year.
Just in case the festival seemed too serious, don’t worry. There’s also a Strip Poker Championship. To make sure that the championship game is interesting, the Stringfellows Gentlemen’s Club will be hosting the event, and their dancers will be doing the stripping in lieu of the players.
