May 14th 2008

The Poker Occasions Festival will be held over the weekend of Friday 25th July 2008 at the wonderful Napoleon's Owlerton Casino in Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK.  Action will commence at 2000 on Friday (registration 1900) and complete by 2030 Sunday at the latest.

The Festival has only three specific routes from which players can gain entry:

1st - sign up as a member, for free, of Poker Occasions and then register your interest via the Tournament Information page (menu bar above) to purchase a direct buy-in ticket which gives entry to both tournaments.  Tickets will be allocated via a ballot system from all players who have registered their interest to play.

2nd - win your seat through one of our Associates who host live events throughout Great Britain and Ireland (you will need to be a member of Poker Occasions to be allocated your seat at the Festival).

3rd - qualify via exclusive online satellites with the online poker provider and official sponsor of the Poker Occasions Festival (negotiations continue to secure the Sponsorship rights to the Poker Occasions Festival).

Check out our Tournament Information page (menu bar above)for further details on the Poker Occasions Festival.

March 21st 2008

Congratulations to Tracy Hutchinson on being crowned the very first 'UK Pub Poker Champion' - selecting the car as her prize.

See you next year Tracy!

March 1st 2008

Poker Occasions opened its doors for business on 1st March 2008.

Formed from an amalgamation of several poker-related companies the Board of Directors have a combined experience-base of over 200 years in the poker and gaming industry and have organised and managed in excess of 10,000 local, regional and national events throughout the years - ranging from free entry to 'wage packet' buy-ins.

We are now able to bring those opportunities to the vast audience of today's poker community throughout Great Britain and Ireland, and via our website we offer exclusive guaranteed seats to all associated tournaments.

With our varied and wide-ranging business associates we offer exciting, competitive and affordable poker tournaments,holidays and corporate entertainment to enthusiasts throughout Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales - so simply sign up now, for free, to take advantage of early pre-registration notices and the opportunity to bag a guaranteed seat at the wide range of poker events available in Great Britain and Ireland.