Virgin Poker Festival Media Man Australia

Virgin Poker Festival

In 2007 we decided that there were lots of great poker tournaments around but they were all bloody expensive to enter and if you were lucky enough to get to play in them it was all a bit too serious so we decided to run a Virgin Poker Festival - a big tourney for the smaller players!!

We wanted an affordable buy-in (approx £100), a deep structure (10,000 chips), a reasonable clock (40 mins) and extra value (£5000 added) so that everyday players could experience real live tournament poker as it's meant to be.

However, we are Virgin and have a reputation to live up to so there had to be fun involved too. Wii Bowling, player bounties, bar games, drinks promotions and fun side events were decided upon and we had just created the Virgin Poker Festival.

The first event was run in Birmingham in November 2007 and everyone enjoyed it so much that we now try to run 3 to 4 a year all over the country (and beyond…). It's a chance for us to meet all of you guys and an opportunity for all ours players to meet up in the flesh (i.e. rather than in cyber space - where everyone, well nearly everyone, wears clothes!) and share a beer or two.

Upon announcement every Virgin Poker Festival will be heavily promoted on virginpoker.com and in the Virgin poker room. All players must qualify online. Virgin runs direct satellites for the main event and satellites for a seat at the regular online Festival Finals to make the event as inclusive as possible.

Players also have the chance to win a seat to their choice of future Virgin Poker Festival by entering the Festival League tournaments.

What's the big idea?

To host a weekend of poker fun! There are thousands of budding poker players out there who like their poker to be about having a laugh, having a few drinks, being relaxed and sociable.

There will be no muddy fields or pouring rain at this festival. What we can promise is:

* €150 two day, deep stacked main event with £5000 added to the main event prize pot!
* Virgin bounties including flights to Vegas and Virgin Experience Days such as rally driving.
* Professional dealers on all tables.
* Value added side events for friends, family and knocked out players on both days.
* A bad beat jackpot of a flight to Vegas.

There are also plenty of quirky Virgin features involving all our favourite things, drinking promos, Virgin girls, charity games, and even Nintendo Wii Bowling!

All this adds up to a cracking weekend of poker that is memorable, action packed and above all fun!

How can players qualify?
Upon announcement every Virgin Poker Festival will be heavily promoted on virginpoker.com and in the Virgin poker room. All players must qualify online. Virgin runs direct satellites for the main event and satellites for a seat at the regular online Festival Finals to make the event as inclusive as possible.

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