A PAIR of Worcester pub poker players will head to the bright lights of Las Vegas to compete to be crowned the UK Pub Poker Champion.
Andrew Hope of the Virgin Tavern on Tolladine Road and Christopher Gibbs of the Crown Inn on Main Road are Worcester’s qualifiers for the VEGAS100.
Now in its thirteenth year, VEGAS100, organised by Redtooth Poker, is the UK’s largest live pub poker league with more than 1,000 venues and more than 200,000 players registered with the league since it was launched.
Qualifiers for the prestigious VEGAS100 event secure their place at various live events around the UK. Redtooth Poker gives away over £270,000 in prizes to pub poker players throughout the year.
Attention will turn to Las Vegas as the 100 qualifiers and guests travel to America on Thursday (May 23) for a trip of a lifetime and the chance to win a slice of the £25,000 prize pool.
Included in the winner’s prize is a £5,000 sponsorship deal for the year ahead. One player will also receive the title of Player of Year during the visit to Las Vegas.
The VEGAS100 players and guests will have the opportunity to take part in an additional tournament with more than $6000 worth of prizes which includes a return trip to Las Vegas and a seat into a World Series of Poker event in 2020.
2018 champion Tim Osborne will be travelling to Las Vegas to defend his title. Tim has taken part in multiple events around the country this year at Grosvenor Casinos as part of his sponsorship prize.
Visit www.redtoothpoker.com for more.
