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First Offline Poker Tournament Planned By Sky Poker
Birmingham chosen to debut Sky Poker’s 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.
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