FIRST OFFLINE POKER TOURNAMENT PLANNED BY SKY POKER
Birmingham chosen to debut Sky Pokers first venture into live poker
The English Midlands city of Birmingham has been chosen as the venue Sky Poker's first ever offline poker tournament, with the city's Broadway Casino as the venue.
100 of the top Sky Poker online players have been exclusively invited to travel to Birmingham to enjoy the tournament, meet fellow Sky Poker players and play for generous prizes. After previously playing their hands online and through set top boxes, this will be a whole new poker experience, meeting rivals face to face and playing in a real card room setting.
Sky film crews will capture the whole event, and poker experts will be on hand to advise and chat, including Norman Pace and Ed Giddens.
The tournament takes place on Saturday 23 June with registration at 1pm followed by a series of tutorials by expert presenters and a 4pm start to the action.
Birmingham chosen to debut Sky Pokers first venture into live poker
The English Midlands city of Birmingham has been chosen as the venue Sky Poker's first ever offline poker tournament, with the city's Broadway Casino as the venue.
100 of the top Sky Poker online players have been exclusively invited to travel to Birmingham to enjoy the tournament, meet fellow Sky Poker players and play for generous prizes. After previously playing their hands online and through set top boxes, this will be a whole new poker experience, meeting rivals face to face and playing in a real card room setting.
Sky film crews will capture the whole event, and poker experts will be on hand to advise and chat, including Norman Pace and Ed Giddens.
The tournament takes place on Saturday 23 June with registration at 1pm followed by a series of tutorials by expert presenters and a 4pm start to the action.
