June 25th 2008

Starting today, Wednesday 25th June, Virgin Poker will be hosting exclusive Online Satellites for the Poker Occasions Festival.

Every Wednesday and Sunday at 1900 GMT from 25th June to 16th July a €5 Satellite will guarantee 1 in 10 players a place in the Poker Occasions Online Satellite Final to be held at 1900 GMT on Saturday 19th July.  1 in every 10 players in the Online Satellite Final will win Poker Occasions Festival Ticket.

Members may also buy in direct to the Online Satellite Final by paying the entry fee of €50.

To open a virgin account click on the link below and then click on the Virgin Poker banner and download the software to benefit from the exclusive sign-up bonus.

www.pokeroccasions.com/pokeroccasionsfestival

June 14th 2008

The following prize fund % has been allocated to the Poker Occasions Festival, with payout figures shown based on 100 players for each tournament:

100% of all buy-in fees has been allocated to the prize fund payout.

Furthr details are available at http://pokeroccasions.com/pokeroccasionsfestival

June 2nd 2008

The Poker Occasions Festival, to be held over the weekend of 25th July 2008, has the blind and structure now posted under the Tournament Information page.

The £100 NLTH FO is a 'Tempered' Structure with Blinds set at 20 minute intervals and with a starting stack of 5,000 chips.  Played over 8 hours on Friday 25th July from 1900 (registration) to 0359, the nature of the structure is set to test the more aggressive and forceful nature of our players.

The £250 NLTH FO is a 'Deepstack' Structure with Blinds set at 40 minutes and rising to 60 minute intervals and with a starting stack of 10,000 chips.  Played over 2 days on Saturday 27th (1400 to 0310) and Sunday 28th July (1400 to 2030) this will test your patience, tact and self-discipline.

Only those who can truly 'mix it up' and adopt their game to the situation can be truly recognised as a good, if not great, poker player.....

Further details are available at http://pokeroccasions.com/pokeroccasionsfestival

May 28th 2008

We are both delighted and proud to announce that the official online Sponsors of the Poker Occasions Festival will be Virgin Poker.

With a hugely successful Virgin Poker Festival to back up the Sponsorship deal, Virgin Poker are the ideal online Sponsors with both online and live poker experience that will no doubt benefit the Poker Occasions Festival.  In touch with all levels of poker, they know the needs of players from grass roots to professionals and we are delighted to have them at our side.

To open an account, free of charge, with VirginPoker.com, simply follow the link below and click on the Virgin Poker Banner to download the software and benefit from both the exclusive sign-up bonus and online Satellites for the Poker Occasions Festival - Virgin Poker are the only Online Poker Site holding Satellites for the Poker Occasions Festival.

http://pokeroccasions.com/pokeroccasionsfestival

May 16th 2008

The race to secure sponsorship for the Poker Occasions Festival has now been closed to any new offer.  With 7 online poker providers vying for the exclusive right of Sponsor, their offers will be looked at over the coming weeks, and negotiations will continue apace, to secure the deal prior for 1st June.