British Poker Awards Welcomes Special Guest Jorryt van Hoof

British Poker Awards Welcomes Special Guest Jorryt van Hoof

British Poker Awards Welcomes Special Guest Jorryt van HoofWorld Series of Poker third-place finisher to play in special pro-am tournament at London ceremony

19 February 2015, London, UK (Press Release) — Organisers of the British Poker Awards, taking place in London on 23 February 2015, are proud to announce a special guest at this year’s ceremony at London’s Hippodrome Casino: World Series of Poker third-place finisher Jorryt van Hoof.

Van Hoof, one of Europe’s most respected players with more than $4m in live poker earnings, will have a bounty on his head at a specially-arranged pro-am tournament after the ceremony, organised by poker magazine Bluff Europe and sponsored by leading poker site Unibet.

Unibet will be giving away a range of special prizes, both for the winner of the tournament and for anyone who knocks out any of the five bounties. Poker fans can guarantee themselves a seat in the tournament by buying a ticket from www.hippodrome.com.

All guests will be able to enjoy a glitzy drinks reception courtesy of RankingHero.com, the world’s fastest-growing social poker platform. Some of the stars of the UK poker scene, including Liv Boeree, Neil Channing and Victoria Coren Mitchell, have already confirmed their attendance.

“With the awards just a few days away, we’re hugely excited to welcome one of the standout poker players of 2014 for our fifth anniversary. Whoever knocks out Jorryt van Hoof from our pro-am tournament is set for a fantastic prize, so you won’t want to miss out!” said Michael Caselli, Bluff Europe Editor-in-Chief.

Tickets for the British Poker Awards are available to the public from www.hippodromecasino.com.

 

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About The British Poker Awards (www.thebritishpokerawards.com)
The British Poker Awards is an annual event created in order to honour the best poker players, leagues, clubs and tournaments in the UK. Organised by Bluff Europe, in association with several other media outlets including Pokernews, PokerStrategy, RankingHero.com and CalvinAyre.com to ensure impartiality, nominees are chosen by a committee of journalists, before being put to public online vote. Players and industry figures are then invited to attend an awards presentation ceremony.