Major dates during the festival include August 30th, when the WPT London Poker Classic opens at Mayfair's Palm Beach Casino. Following that, the world's largest poker fair, Poker in the Park (www.pokerinthepark.com), takes place on the 2nd and 3rd of September in Leicester Square. Following the WPT at The Palm Beach Casino is the English Poker Open, starting on the 11th of September. September 13th will see the British poker community's first poker awards at The British Poker Awards taking place at the Fox Poker Club. On September 14th, the Casino at the Empire hosts the World Series of Poker Europe.
Throughout the entire month-long London Poker Festival, there will be additional tournaments, cash games, parties, charity events, educational lectures and other various hospitality events for poker players to attend throughout London. There are, of course, tournaments and cash games to suit all pockets on each day of the festival at over a dozen participating card rooms throughout the city, and poker enthusiasts are invited to attend all the listed public events.
Festival brochures can be obtained in September issues of Bluff Europe Magazine and Poker Europa Magazine and at participating card rooms. Otherwise, events can be viewed online at www.BritishPokerFestival.com
The London Poker Festival brings the local poker community and visiting players a full calendar of events throughout September. The London Poker Festival is Europe's largest poker festival.