First off, we wanted to thank our players, our NFT purchasers and our community for supporting the first part of our event.
We apologize for the production failure as a summary:
✔️ There were 0 issues on Sunday with the Virtue Poker Software
✔️ There were multiple tests (5) done before the event with our production partner. Obviously with no issues
❌ There was a bug in the production company’s software that didn’t allow 4 of the 6 players to share their screen (which is needed for the stream for us to display private cards)
❌ There also happened to be an Internet outage at Phil Ivey’s House as the event began where Ivey, Mr. Beast, and (myself) were located
Going forward:
✔️ We will ensure our next batch of players have no technical issues with the production software (or internet issues) before starting the table.
✔️And we will be adding additional partners to support events we host going forward.
Winning Hands
Despite the difficulty with the event production, we did see a potentially new poker pro emerge through one of the most dominating performances we’ve seen on a poker table.
Joe Lubin - a poker newbie - was able to knock out 4 of the 5 other players in the event in dramatic fashion!
A summary of each of these hands is provided below:
Knockout #1: Joe Lubin Knocks Out Nick Rose
Winning Hand: King of Diamonds + King of Clubs
MrBeast (1494)(Seat 01)[ 8♡ 7♢ ]
JoeLubin (3532)(Seat 11)[ K♢ K♣ ]
SamAlameda (1464)(Seat 21)[ J♡ 7♣ ]
NickRose (10)(Seat 31)[ 6♠ 7♡ ]
PaulPierce (1006)(Seat 41)[ 3♢ A♠ ]
Ivey (1494)(Seat 51)[ 8♣ T♣ ]
NickRose posts ante 3
PaulPierce posts ante 3
MrBeast posts ante 3
JoeLubin posts ante 3
SamAlameda posts ante 3
Ivey posts ante 3
NickRose posts small blind 7 (allin)
PaulPierce posts big blind 20
Ivey folds
MrBeast folds
JoeLubin bets 40
SamAlameda folds
PaulPierce folds
JoeLubin returned bet 20
JoeLubin shows cards [ K♢ K♣ ]
NickRose shows cards [ 6♠ 7♡ ]
*** FLOP *** [ T♡ 9♣ Q♢ ]
*** TURN *** [ J♣ ]
*** RIVER *** [ 9♠ ]
*** SHOWDOWN ***
JoeLubin wins main pot 39 [ K♢ K♣ ]
JoeLubin wins side pot 26 [ K♢ K♣ ]
NickRose loses at showdown [ 6♠ 7♡ ]
*** HAND COMPLETED ***
Knockout #2: Mr. Beast Knocks out Paul Pierce
Winning Hand: Jack of Spades + 3 of Spades
MrBeast (2480)(Seat 01)[ J♠ 3♠ ]
JoeLubin (3820)(Seat 11)[ 7♣ T♠ ]
SamAlameda (1953)(Seat 21)[ 4♠ 6♢ ]
PaulPierce (157)(Seat 41)[ 6♡ 4♢ ]
Ivey (590)(Seat 51)[ K♡ A♡ ]
Ivey posts ante 10
SamAlameda posts ante 10
PaulPierce posts ante 10
JoeLubin posts ante 10
MrBeast posts ante 10
Ivey posts small blind 40
MrBeast posts big blind 80
JoeLubin folds
SamAlameda folds
PaulPierce bets 147 (allin)
Ivey folds
MrBeast calls 67
MrBeast shows cards [ J♠ 3♠ ]
PaulPierce shows cards [ 6♡ 4♢ ]
*** FLOP *** [ 7♢ 2♠ 5♠ ]
*** TURN *** [ A♢ ]
*** RIVER *** [ 5♣ ]
*** SHOWDOWN ***
MrBeast wins main pot 384 [ J♠ 3♠ ]
PaulPierce loses at showdown [ 6♡ 4♢ ]
*** HAND COMPLETED ***
Knockout #3: Joe Lubin Knocks out Mr. Beast
Winning Hand: Ace of Hearts + Queen of Clubs
MrBeast (2637)(Seat 01)[ Q♡ K♠ ]
JoeLubin (2660)(Seat 11)[ A♡ Q♣ ]
SamAlameda (3433)(Seat 21)[ 4♢ 4♡ ]
Ivey (270)(Seat 51)[ 2♠ 7♠ ]
MrBeast posts ante 15
Ivey posts ante 15
JoeLubin posts ante 15
SamAlameda posts ante 15
Ivey posts small blind 60
MrBeast posts big blind 120
JoeLubin bets 240
SamAlameda bets 480
Ivey folds
MrBeast bets 2502 (allin)
JoeLubin calls 2382
SamAlameda folds
JoeLubin shows cards [ A♡ Q♣ ]
MrBeast shows cards [ Q♡ K♠ ]
*** FLOP *** [ 8♢ J♢ 3♡ ]
*** TURN *** [ K♡ ]
*** RIVER *** [ T♢ ]
*** SHOWDOWN ***
JoeLubin wins main pot 5844 [ A♡ Q♣ ]
MrBeast loses at showdown [ Q♡ K♠ ]
*** HAND COMPLETED ***
Knockout #4: Joe Lubin Knocks out Phil Ivey
Winning Hand: Ace of Hearts + 2 of Hearts
JoeLubin (7262)(Seat 11)[ A♡ 2♡ ]
SamAlameda (1468)(Seat 21)[ 7♠ 4♢ ]
Ivey (270)(Seat 51)[ A♣ 9♠ ]
Ivey posts ante 15
JoeLubin posts ante 15
SamAlameda posts ante 15
Ivey posts small blind 60
JoeLubin posts big blind 120
SamAlameda folds
Ivey bets 195 (allin)
JoeLubin calls 135
JoeLubin shows cards [ A♡ 2♡ ]
Ivey shows cards [ A♣ 9♠ ]
*** FLOP *** [ T♢ 5♣ 2♣ ]
*** TURN *** [ K♣ ]
*** RIVER *** [ 8♠ ]
*** SHOWDOWN ***
JoeLubin wins main pot 555 [ A♡ 2♡ ]
Ivey loses at showdown [ A♣ 9♠ ]
*** HAND COMPLETED ***
Knockout #5: Joe Lubin Knocks out Sam Trabucco
Winning Hand: Queen of Spades and Queen of Clubs
JoeLubin (7412)(Seat 11)[ Q♠ Q♣ ]
SamAlameda (1588)(Seat 21)[ A♠ K♠ ]
JoeLubin posts ante 15
SamAlameda posts ante 15
JoeLubin posts small blind 60
SamAlameda posts big blind 120
JoeLubin bets 180
SamAlameda bets 1453 (allin)
JoeLubin calls 1333
JoeLubin shows cards [ Q♠ Q♣ ]
SamAlameda shows cards [ A♠ K♠ ]
*** FLOP *** [ 6♢ 9♢ 8♢ ]
*** TURN *** [ 4♣ ]
*** RIVER *** [ 7♢ ]
*** SHOWDOWN ***
JoeLubin wins main pot 3176 [ Q♠ Q♣ ]
SamAlameda loses at showdown [ A♠ K♠ ]
*** HAND COMPLETED ***
If you hold NFTs for the winnings hands above please email support@nfkings.io by 10/3 with your UIDs and a screenshot of your NFTs to claim your prize! As a reminder each knockout had a $2,500 prize (to be split if there were multiple winners).
Conclusion
Thank you to all who tuned in to watch table 1. We will work to improve events like this going forward and will provide more information on our next tables when the new dates are solidified.
Most importantly - Virtue Gaming will be launching in the United States using a play-to-earn model that we have already received a legal opinion on and is patent pending.
We will provide more information for our American community members on how to join and play to earn on Virtue Gaming. The scale of our community is about to increase dramatically and we here at Virtue are excited about what the future holds.
Stay tuned for more announcements!
The Virtue Poker Team