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.