Poker in the Park was a huge success and almost 20,000 people from all over the UK merged onto London’s Leicester Square last week for this annual festival. There were plenty of free tournaments, live tutorials and chances to learn from the professionals.
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest annual poker event and it was held from noon on the 13th August to nine thirty in the evening on the 14th of August. The sponsors of this event were PKR and in addition to being sponsors they also hosted tournaments that featured a number of the UK’s top pub leagues in their Poker Dome.
Unibet held another part of this event which was the Poker Lecture marquee and this is where some of the world’s most successful poker players addressed the crowds during a series of talks that were given. Jamie Gold who won the World Series of Poker in 2006 spoke on both days of this festival and he also hosted his Charity Tournament in the Casino At The Empire on Thursday evening. Other speakers at the event included Peter Eastgate, Neil Channing, Paul Jackson, Ian Frazer, Nik Persaud, John Tabatabai, Liv Boeree, and Alex Rousso.
Littlewoods Poker were also present at the festival and they had their own Littlewoods Poker Tuition Tent where players could come and compete against celebrity players including Mark Goodwin, Michael Greco, and Tony Cascsarino.
Bluff Europe also has their very own Heads Up Tent where people were offered the chance to pit their wits against each other on the PokerTek Heads Up Challenge electronic tables and they were introduced to the PTG Poker from Prime Table Games.
In the Poker Multi Tent there were things for both the amateurs and the experts and here you could find Neteller, London Poker Circuit, GamCare, Poker Shop UK, and many more great poker companies.
The event organisers Bluff Europe have stated that Poker in the Park will definitely return next year and they have promised that the event will be better than ever.
Until next time,
Play Safely
Bluff Europe the leading poker publication has announced that the third annual Poker in the Park festival which will be taking place next month August 2009 has been endorsed by British registered charity GamCare.
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest annual poker festival and it will take place from 5pm on August 13th to 9.30pm in London’s Leicester Square. There will also be more poker party action on August 14th from 12 noon till 9.30pm.
This two day event will see professional players including signing autographs and answering questions. These professionals include Ian Frazer, Neil Channing, Kara Scott, Nick Persaud, and Paul Jackson. They will also be available to offer personal advice and insight into the world of poker. It is expected that almost 15,000 people will attend this two day festival.
According to Michael Caselli who is the Editor in Chief for Bluff Europe Poker in the Park should be seen to promote poker as a safe and enjoyable activity and this is the third year in a row that GamCare have been invited to participate in the event.
GamCare are the leading international authority when it comes to gambling and there provide advice, practical help, support and counselling for anyone who needs it. They are a non-profit organisation and they will be present at Poker in the Park to offer advice and leaflets on responsible gambling.
This sounds like it will be a fun packed two day event and anyone interested should head over to bluffeurope.com or viewlondon.co.uk for more detailed information on the two day event. I will be reporting more information for you as the event draws nearer and will bring you the latest updates as they arrive. This really is going to be a great event and I can’t wait to see what is in store for poker lovers.
Until next time,
Gamble Wisely
