Organisers of Poker in the Park V, the world’s largest free poker festival, have confirmed the line-up for the Pokerfarm Lecture Marquee, which will be running free strategy lectures around the clock from some of the best-known faces in UK poker. Amongst the roster of top names sharing their advice will be Neil Channing, Sam Trickett, Roland De Wolfe and JP Kelly. The Lecture Marquee presents a unique opportunity for members of the public to obtain free poker tuition from top players and interact with them through Q&A sessions.

Poker in the Park is worlds’s largest free poker festival and descends on London’s Hanover Square on 2nd and 3rd September. As well as sit n’ go’s running every hour, visitors can expect heads up tournaments, surprise celebrity guests, music, entertainment and much, much and more.

“They say you have to pay to get a poker education,” said organiser Michael Caselli, “but at Poker in the Park we give it all away free. The lecture tent is one of the most popular attractions of the festival and always draws a big crowd. It really is one of the few opportunities you’ll get to get free and invaluable advice from the biggest names in poker.”

Speaker Schedule
Friday
3.30 Nick Wealthall
4.30 James Mitchell
5.30 John Tabatabai
6.30 Alex Rousso / Nik Persaud
7.30 Sam Razavi
8.30 Neil Channing
Saturday
12.30 John Conroy BadBeat.com
1.30 Kevin Williams
2.30 JJ Hazan
3.00 – 4.30 British Poker Awards
4.30 Roland de Wolfe
5.30 Sam Trickett
6.30 Paul Zimbler
7.30 Toby Lewis
8.30 JP Kelly

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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

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As Poker in the Park prepares to open its doors to the public this Friday, 2nd September, organisers have announced the official line-up of entertainment for the PokerStars Festival Stage. Kicking off proceedings at 3pm, and belting out all your favourite cover classics, will be the music of the Palm Beach’s very own Richard Poyner. Next up will be chess International Master Malcolm Pein, taking on multiple players at once, with members of the public invited to pit their wits against the great man.

Taking the stage at 4.30 will be The Swinging Little Big Band (www.littlebigband.co.uk) one of the UK’s most exciting live acts, who will be performing Rat Pack style jazz with a modern twist.

Following that will be a spot of celebrity “Indian Poker” before the Incredible Card Sharks take the stage. At 7pm Bigblindmedia will present a one hour masterclass in card manipulation. Hosted by award-winning sleight of hand magician Andi Gladwin (a globe trotting performer, publisher of over 20 books on close up magic and consultant and writer for numerous magic television shows), it promises to lift the veil on the secretive world of card sharps.

Andi will be joined onstage by Scott Thompson, one of the UK’s leading proponents of XCM (eXtreme Card Manipulation), for a display of playing-card gymnastics that will positively fry your eyeballs.
On Saturday 3rd, at 12pm, chess Grand Master Simon Williams will be playing spot of speed chess against the public, before comedian Lucy Porter takes the stage to present the British Poker Awards at 3pm. The ceremony will include a charity auction to raise money for Peace and Sport (www.peace-sport.org). Among the items to go under Lucy’s hammer will be Barcelona and Arsenal shirts signed by the teams. The public is encouraged to participate in the auction to raise money for this worthy cause.
Next up, we have a card ninja, Javier Jarquin, in whose hands a playing card becomes a lethal weapon and it has to be seen to be believed.

Rounding off proceedings, after another musical interlude from Poyner, will be the final table of the Poker in the Park 2011 poker final table, as well as the final table of the record-breaking Mahjong tournament (the biggest ever in the UK), followed by the crowning of the winners.

Friday 2nd September
15:00- The Music of Richard Poyner
15:45-Chess Grand Master- Simultaneous Play Exhibition (attendees invited to play!)
16:30- The Swinging Little Big Band ACT 1
18:00- Indian Poker Pow Wow
19:00- Incredible Card Sharks- The Magic of Card Manipulation
20:00- The Swinging Little Big Band ACT 2

Saturday 3rd September 2011
12:00- Play a Chess Grand Master- Speed Chess Exhibition Match (attendees invited to play!)
13:30-Card Ninja Javier Jarquin’s Deadly Card Throwing
15:00- Lucy Porter presents The British Poker Awards and Charity Auction
16:30- The Music of Richard Poyner
17:30- Indian Poker Pow Wow
18:30- The Music of Richard Poyner
20:00- PIP and Mahjong Final Table
21:15- PIP and Mahjong Champion Award

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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

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Last year 20,000 poker fans came to Poker in the Park to celebrate all things poker and rub shoulders with the likes of Liv Boeree, Devilfish, Neil Channing and Evander Holyfield. Poker in the Park V takes place on 2nd and 3rd September at the new venue of Hanover Square, a stone’s throw from Oxford Circus.

“The bar is the social hub of Poker in the Park,” said organiser Michael Caselli, “And we’re thrilled that such an industry heavyweight as Paysafecard has come on board. With the main stage banging out music and entertainment and the Paysafecard Bar looking after our guests, we’ll have even more of a festival atmosphere this year.”

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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

Hanover Square, just around the corner from Oxford Circus, is the location for the festival that is once again completely free to all those attending. The fifth annual event of its kind will see 20,000 come through the gates and the exciting new set-up will have attendees excited at what all the fuss is about.

Those making the trip will also be able to meet CalvinAyre.com’s newest poker reporter, as the uber-fit Tatjana Pasalic takes to the camera for the first time as part of the tablog team. The event will be covered with the trademark vigour that the tablog has become known, with all the parties and frolics that will make up an amazing two days in central London.

One of this year’s new features is the Main Stage. It will play host to live music, magicians and entertainment. It is also home to this year’s British Poker Awards. In addition, it gives those that have been conditioning their livers at festivals all summer long the chance to show off their skills in drinking on a field of grass in front of a stage!

As with previous years there will be free poker tournaments starting every hour with both poker domes running a number of sit-and-go’s across the weekend. One of the most popular features of the past returns, as a number of the world’s best poker players take part in the Poker Pro Lecture Marquee.

This unique event only comes round once a year and missing out clearly isn’t an option. For more information on this free event visit http://www.pokerinthepark.com and then head to London on 2nd and 3rd of September.

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Lyceum Media
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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

Among the entertainment on offer will be the Swinging Little Big Band, one of the UK’s most exciting live acts, which will be belting out Rat Pack-style jazz, while an array of magicians and “card ninjas” will be wowing the crowds. The main stage will also host the British Poker Awards, a ceremony to honour the movers and shakers of the UK poker scene in a year when British players have excelled on the world stage. The winners are decided by the public and voting is up and running at www.thebritishpokerawards.com.

PokerStars serves the world’s largest poker community, with more than 48 million registered members. More hands have been dealt on PokerStars than any other site; that’s over 65 billion hands and more than 410 million tournaments played.

“We’re thrilled that PokerStars has come on board,” said festival organiser Michael Caselli. “Having the most popular poker room in the world on board is not only great for Poker in the Park, but shows how committed PokerStars is to the entire sport of poker.”

Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest free poker festival and descends on London’s Hanover Square on 2nd and 3rd September. As well as sit n’ go’s running every hour, visitors can expect heads up tournaments, cut price deals on the latest books and merchandise, surprise celebrity guests, music, entertainment and much, much and more.

“They say you have to pay to get a poker education,” said organiser Michael Caselli, “but at Poker in the Park we give it all away free. The lecture tent is one of the most popular attractions of the festival and always draws a big crowd. It really is one of the few opportunities you’ll get to get free and invaluable advice from the biggest names in poker.”

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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Rummy is the 3rd most popular game in the entire world, following Monopoly and Scrabble, a game that most people grew up playing. RummyRoyal is the first and largest online multiplayer software of Rummy games. Offering nine game variations localized in 15 languages, RummyRoyal caters to the needs of the broadest spectrum of online Rummy players today. In the UK, the popular versions of Rummy are called Kalooki (also spelled Kaluki) and Gin.

Celebrating its 4th year of online operation this September, RummyRoyal continues to see exponential growth yearly, while constantly adding more game room features that make the online Rummy platform even more attractive than the offline games. At RummyRoyal, players can play their favourite Rummy variations 24/7. Among the daily and monthly multi-table tournaments, players can find special freerolls, loyalty point’s tournaments and large guaranteed prize tournaments. RummyRoyal players also enjoy a variety of promotional offers such as weekly and monthly leader boards.

Online Poker players will find RummyRoyal’s platform very familiar, as both the platform and the game are similar to Poker. Skilled and seasoned Poker players are able to carry over their focused and methodical gaming techniques into all Rummy game variations and enjoy similar tournaments and payouts.

All are invited to come by and join RummyRoyal at Poker in the Park to learn some game tricks from pros, play a few rounds of Kalooki, and get free bonus cash for registering on the spot.

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About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

“It’s the marriage of old Vegas cool and modern pop culture that makes the Little Swing Band the perfect soundtrack to Poker in the Park,” said organiser Michael Caselli.

Poker in the Park is Europe’s biggest free poker festival and hits London’s Hanover Square on 2nd and 3rd September. Last year 20,000 poker fans flocked through its doors to celebrate all things poker and rub shoulders with the likes of Liv Boeree, Devilfish, Neil Channing and Evander Holyfield.

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About Poker in the Park (http://www.pokerinthepark.com)
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

The Swinging Little Big Band, one of the UK’s most exciting live acts, will be belting out Rat Pack style jazz, while an array of magicians and “card ninjas” will be wowing the crowds with their card manipulation. Amongst other acts in the line-up will be chess experts Malcolm Pein and Simon Williams, International Master and Grand Master, respectively, showcasing their speed chess skills and taking on multiple players at once. Members of the public will also have the chance to play heads up against celebrity poker players.

The main stage will also host the British Poker Awards, an awards ceremony to honour the movers and shakers of the UK poker scene in a year when British players have excelled on the world stage. The winners are decided by the public and voting is up and running at www.thebritishpokerawards.com.

Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest free poker festival and descends on London’s Hanover Square on 2nd and 3rd September. As well as sit n’ go’s running around the clock, visitors can expect free strategy lectures from some of the world’s top players, live tuition, autograph signings and photos, heads-up tournaments on cutting edge electronic poker tables, cut price deals on the latest books and merchandise, surprise celebrity guests and more.

Media contact:
Jessica Tomsett
jessica@lyceummedia.com
+44 (0) 7771 124 513

About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com

Nominees have been chosen by a committee with representatives from Bluff Europe and PokerNews, as well as the “Voice of Poker” himself, Jesse May. Categories include Best Cash Game Player, Best Tournament Player, Best Online Player, Best Mixed Game Player and Best PLO player, as well as Best Blogger, Best Social Media User and Best Poker League and more. You can cast your votes by visiting Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-British-Poker-Awards/120402951340257] or going to www.thebritishpokerawards.com

“This isn’t about self-congratulatory back-slapping,” cautioned Philip Conneller, Editor of Bluff Europe. “It’s about honouring the players who have done us so proud on the world stage this year. It’s about applauding the bloggers and social media users who have kept us entertained through a challenging year in poker, and it’s about praising the poker leagues that tirelessly support the game on a grassroots level in the pubs and clubs of Great Britain.”
Visit: www.thebritishpokerawards.com

Media contact:
Jessica Tomsett
jessica@lyceummedia.com
+44 (0) 7771 124 513

About Poker in the Park
Poker in the Park is Europe’s largest poker festival. With 20,000 eager visitors last year, Poker in the Park is now a permanent fixture on the poker calendar. Now, as it enters its fifth year Poker in the Park 2011 promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more marquees, more lectures and activities, and, most important of all, more live poker. Poker in the Park V will take place in Hanover Square London on 2nd-3rd September.

Follow Poker in the Park on Twitter at http://twitter.com/pokerinthepark or visit online at http://www.pokerinthepark.com