University is often the best time of life for many people and it is certainly a great time to get your head down and do some studying. Of course, you don’t always want to waste your time by studying unimportant stuff in the classroom, it seems as though many students are spending their time going over the finer arts of poker. Well, this is probably as relevant and as useful for students as the majority of their degrees so why shouldn’t they have some fun while they learn new skills that may benefit them in life.
Of course, for many UK students, playing poker is not just a casual past-time to while away the hours between lectures, for many, it is an activity that brings fun, some money and the opportunity to travel. It is serious business and this can be shown in the fact that the UK Student Poker Championships is not far away from celebrating its 10th year.
Students and poker have a fine tradition
It was back in the heady days of 2004 that students from St Andrews University decided to create a poker tournament for students across the UK. The tournament has gone from strength to strength, becoming the biggest poker event that is only open to students. This year, the event will be hosted in the Ricoh Arena in
Coventry and the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour is a major sponsor of the event.
This may well see a lot more money in the event but there is no doubt that it will bring a lot more prestige to the event, which can only be a good thing. With that 10th anniversary to come next year, some added awareness of the event this year can only help to set things up for a massive poker party.
In sport, international boundaries are no longer what they used to be. A perfect example of this is the fact that the Tour De France makes various detours into other countries and in 2014, the race will be starting in Yorkshire! This may not be the picturesque French mountainside that people normally associate with the epic cycling race but it just goes to show how things are stretching out. In a way, it is fun that this is happening but underneath it all, there is clearly a marketing focus to create awareness and draw more people to an event or tournament.
There is often a lot of money to be made when playing poker at a popular casino venue and there are definitely a lot of people that come away from a casino thinking that they have been robbed. However, it is not nice when these two elements come together after robberies or attempted robberies at popular casino venues. The current economic situation may be grim for many people these days, causing them to contemplate actions they normally wouldn’t but that still doesn’t justify what some people do.
With more and more people taking part in the 
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has been long awaited and even though the first couple of days of the opening leg have already seen some great poker action take place, Thursday the 28th of February is the day that poker players have been waiting for. The Victoria Grosvenor Casino found in the heartbeat of London is host to the first of a dozen stop-offs during this tour and there is no doubt that the Main Event, beginning on Thursday, is where the main focus lies.
Even though the Ivey Poker site and app is yet to launch, another new name has been added to the list of professional poker players on its list. Toby Lewis, the Southampton born poker player has been announced and he won’t have far to look for British company at Ivey Poker. This is down to the fact that he is joining a roster which already contains John Eames, Matthew Frankland and James Dempsey.
When it comes to British institutions, it would be fair to say that Ladbrokes is one of the biggest and best around. Even in the modern era where it seems that sports betting, online gaming and casino games are everywhere, Ladbrokes still manages to be a big name in the industry. The company may have moved away from only being a name on the High Street to being a name known all over the world online but there is still something traditional about them that marks them for the average UK gaming fan.
This is why the Genting group have been working hard to improve their services. The company has recently announced that they have entered into a partnership with Virgin Media Business. This will ensure that the firm has a superfast fibre optic network which will be able to provider great connectivity to everything it does. Not only will this improve the network at their headquarters, it will also see the 40 Genting casinos across the country benefit too. With Genting becoming a bigger name in the online casino and poker business too, this is likely to be good news for everyone that likes a game or two of poker.
The night was also used to showcase much of the talent and facilities offered by the college. Guests were serenaded by the college jazz band, while guests were provided with a buffet and drinks from the college students in the cookery classes. A number of cookery demonstrations were also provided so anyone that was looking for a break from the poker action could take it easy in the kitchen.