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Poker in the Park

No matter what you are doing in London on August 13th to August 14th you will not be able to miss the massive amount of crowds and players at Poker in the Park at Leicester Square Park. This ultra popular event is celebrating its third anniversary and promises to be even more impressive than the previous year.

This outdoor poker tournament brings card players out from the casino and into the public light. This massive event is slated to showcase not only the love London has for poker but will demonstrate once and for all that London continues to stand as a poker capital. This is the one poker event where the bells and whistles of a casino are not needed.

Leicester Square will turn into a gigantic casino where thousands will show up to enjoy poker under the sun. Included in the tournament are generous giveaways, and pockets of entertainment. If you are an avid poker player or just simply love the mystique of the game than this is a festival for you. Not to mention, Poker in the Park is consider the largest open air poker event in Europe.

This “poker under the sun” concept also shows that poker is no longer a man’s game supported by a certain type of male instead it is a universal game which can be celebrated by all cultures, ages and sexes. The poker of yesteryear with its macho, male dominated, tables are gone, and left in its place is a poker based in entertainment and overall fun.
Novices will certainly be out in force at Poker in the Park and will be sure to soak up as many free tips and tricks as they can. Throughout the day, tutorials and free advice will be shouted at them from a handful of poker experts. From the bluffing pro to the skilled poker ace, this event will show the most inexperienced player the moves he/she need in order to survive and thrive at the poker table.

Poker in the Park takes place from Thursdsay 13th August - Friday 14th in Leicester Square Park. 5pm - 9.30pm Thursday and 12pm - 9.30pm Friday. Admission is free - 18 and older.

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Get ready for the London Poker Festival - Schedule Announced


The London Poker Festival this September will be one of the biggest months for live poker the city has ever experienced.  With more than 100 poker events and more than £12 million in real money poker tournaments the city of London is certainly excited. The Festival will include poker tournaments of all sizes and will feature events  like the huge WPT London Poker Classic. This event will begin August 30th at the Mayfairs, Palm Beach casino. Following this live happening is the highly anticipated “Poker in the Park,” which will set Leicester Square the poker room for London between September 2nd and 3rd.

Meanwhile, beginning on September 11th is the English Poker Open. Following this seminal event is the inauguration of a new ceremonial event called The British Poker Awards. Here you will find the who’s who from the British poker community and will be held at new recently unveiled Shaftesbury avenue poker club, The Fox Club. Finally, September 14th at The Casino at the Empire will be home to the World Series of Poker Europe. Now that’s a lot of poker!

Spotlight on: The London Poker Festival.
For the third consecutive year The London Poker Festival has maintained its mystique as the Europe’s largest single poker event. Poker enthusiasts, from novice to expert throughout Europe come to Leicester Square anything for free poker lessons and tutorials hourly free poker tournaments as well as parties, music and entertainment. Included in the festivities are great deals on poker paraphernalia.

All of UK’s biggest poker leagues will be present and you never know what they will bring with along. You can be sure to see your favourite celebrity poker players including WSOP Main Event Winner Jamie Gold, who is set to host a charity tournament. For a comprehensive look at the scheduled events log onto: www.BritishPokerFestival.com.
Thursday 13th of August – (17:00 – 21:30)
Friday 14th of August – (12:00 – 21:30)

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Brits Rule!

The 2009 World Series of Poker saw three UK Players win Bracelets, while one of them made it all the way to the final table of the main event. This episode of play was considered great for U.K poker at the time. 2009 was perhaps the ‘Year of the Brit’, if you will, but as we see today it may have only been the beginning of recognizable U.K. poker play on the world’s stage.

2009 would not be the last year of impressive U.K. play. This year too, U.K. players showed up to snatch a total of five World Series of Poker Bracelets in Vegas. Between this year’s Poker in the Park, and now the victory of these six pioneers U.K. poker is finally being recognized as it rightfully deserves.

2010 proved to not only be the most successful year for the U.K. but can also be celebrated as the largest amount of winnings from a non US country. Furthermore, it should be noted here that not only did the Brit out play many of the other nationals in Vegas, but worldwide, the UK has been picking up tremendous steam. Just look at this; Jake Cody defeated EPT Deauville, James Mitchell was crowned the victor of the Irish Open and Liv Boeree shocked most when by defeating all odds by winning EPT San Remo.

Here is a brief look at the British World Series of Poker players and their good fortunate. Praz Bansi was able to win his second bracelet by taking down Event Number #5: $1,500 No Limit for $515,501. James Dempsey ripped through Event Number # 9: $1500 Pot Limit Hold’em and following in his trailblazing footsteps was Richard Ashby who earned $197,470 and went onto win Event #21: $1,500 Seven Card Stud for $140,467. Finally you have Grand Final Champ Mike Ellis who went in to win Event #30: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em for $581,851, and of course the amazing Steve Jelinek defeated all in Event #41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better for $245,871.

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