Virtue Poker’s Celebrity Poker Tournament Event Information
Virtue Poker will host a Celebrity Charity Poker tournament beginning this Sunday September 26th at 11 pm UTC (4pm PST, 7pm EST).
The event will be streamed on YouTube - we will share the streaming link before the event on Sunday.
The participants will include Hall of Famer and Virtue Poker Team Pro, Phil Ivey, Hall of Fame NBA player Paul Pierce, YouTube phenom Mr. Beast, Polygon Co-Founder Sandeep Nailwal, and Ethereum Co-Founder and Consensys Founder Joe Lubin. The participants of the event will compete for a $100,000 prize pool for charity.
We are pleased to announce Lon McEachern and Norman Chad will be our announcers for the featured table for this Sunday!
Due to the immense challenge in scheduling this event (our 12 players are spread across 7 time zones ranging from Dubai, Asia, Australia, Pacific and East coast US, Central Europe) - we've decided to run the event over multiple days.
Event Description
12 players across two tables will compete for a $100,000 prize pool for charity. The 12 players will be broken down into two separate tables of 6 players. Each table will play down to a winner - with the winner’s facing off for the Virtue Poker Championship Title.
Table 1: 9/26 11 pm UTC
Table 2: 9/28 3 pm UTC
Final Table: Date TBA
Table 1 will include:
Nick Rose: Founder of Ethernity
Paul Pierce: NBA Hall of Famer
Phil Ivey: 10-time World Series of Poker Champion
Mr. Beast: Largest US YouTube Channel, 70 million subscribers
Sam Trabucco: CEO of Alameda (FTX)
Joe Lubin: Co-Founder of Ethereum, Founder of Consensys
Prizes for Participants
- All 12 players select the charity of their choice to receive $2,500
- The winners from each Semi-Final table win $10,000 more for their charity
- The Overall Champion win $50,000 for their charity
The Giving Block
We encourage our viewers to also donate to charity through our Official Charity Partner, The Giving Block.
Donate to any nonprofit on https://thegivingblock.com/donate using cryptocurrency. Leave your name and email when donating, and one person will win 2 ETH! ($50 minimum donation)
Prizes for Viewers
5 ETH in Drawings
- 1 ETH Drawing: Join Virtue Poker Telegram
- 1 ETH Drawing: Follow Virtue Poker on Twitter
- 1 ETH Drawing: Join Virtue Email List
- 2 ETH Drawing: Donate to the Giving Block
The Winning Hand
Virtue Poker in partnership with Binance NFT created 11,801 NFTs representing each card in a 52 card deck. Players can assemble hands through purchasing (2) cards. All users who hold the winning hand for each knockout share $50k in prizes.
For Each Knockout:
- All holders of the winning hand for each knockout split $2,500
Championship Table
- All holders of the winning hand for the championship knockout are entered into a drawing where one winner wins $25,000
Users can still go to Binance NFT to purchase
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Stay tuned, before the event begins Virtue Poker will have Lon and Norman make a major announcement on behalf of Virtue Poker.
Conclusion
Thank you as always to our community for supporting our company throughout the years. We are excited to showcase the Virtue Poker platform to a wide audience while also raising money for a good cause.
We look forward to seeing you on Sunday!
The Virtue Poker Team