Cardschat Exclusive: Lunar Poker Tour - Powered by Virgin Galactic

#1 31st March 2011, 11:08 PM

Hey All,

I've had to keep quiet about this for ages so I'm super excited to finally announce the first ever poker tournament in space!

Cardschat has the exclusive announcement: Richard Branson & Virgin Galactic will be hosting Phil Ivey vs Daniel Negreanu live in space!

For more information see www.cardschat.com/lunar-poker-tour.php

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CardsChat, in association with Virgin Galactic, announces the Lunar Poker Tour

CardsChat.com, in association with Virgin Galactic, is proud to announce the poker game of the century. Ivey will face off against Negreanu in a match that will make poker history by being played on board the International Space Station (ISS).

Branson, who’s Virgin Racing has had sponsorship deals with Full Tilt Poker in the past, is famous for making a splash when it comes to promotions. “I wanted to do something huge for Virgin Galactic and poker doesn’t get any bigger than Ivey and Negreanu. When I heard NASA had some room on the space shuttle the idea for the poker game of the century was born,” he told CardsChat.

Virgin Galactic has arranged for Ivey and Negreanu to be carried up to the ISS by the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which will fly its last mission at the end of June. There they will face off for a whopping $10 million prize pot. In addition, these poker gladiators will also be fighting for their respective sites to partner up with Virgin Galactic for the Lunar Poker Tour 2012 which will be held on board the Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo.

Spread the word - this is going to be huge!

#2 31st March 2011, 11:14 PM

Brilliant.

#3 31st March 2011, 11:18 PM

WOW !

What a scoop for CC.

#4 31st March 2011, 11:51 PM

Fantastic For CC...Makes me proud

#5 1st April 2011, 12:38 AM

DING DING DING. The clock strikes midnight in the UK. Great idea Nick, but I'd rather see Phil Hellmuth and say, oh I don't Liv Bouree! I'd love to see her in zero gravity.

#6 1st April 2011, 12:50 AM

Awesome link! I "liked it"

#7 1st April 2011, 12:51 AM

Gonna be so hard to stop the burn cards turning themselves over in zero gravity IMO

#8 1st April 2011, 2:52 AM

Its going to be out of this world.

#9 1st April 2011, 2:53 AM

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Originally Posted by OzExorcist

Gonna be so hard to stop the burn cards turning themselves over in zero gravity IMO

Probably be magnetic cards.

#10 1st April 2011, 2:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu_Ungar

Probably be magnetic cards.

read the release, cant use magnets. velcro instead

#11 1st April 2011, 3:00 AM

Nick. Just started to to spread the word. Holy shit is the right response to this. WOW. This could be the biggest thing ever to be seen by the poker world and thats not exaggerating.

#12 1st April 2011, 3:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bonflizubi

read the release, cant use magnets. velcro instead

That makes sense.

#13 1st April 2011, 3:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bonflizubi

read the release, cant use magnets. velcro instead

Yeah, just read that. Clever.

#14 1st April 2011, 3:21 AM

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Originally Posted by OzExorcist

Yeah, just read that. Clever.

more clever than you know. think about it. deeply.

#15 1st April 2011, 3:27 AM

Holy crap! This is for real!?

#16 1st April 2011, 3:31 AM

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Originally Posted by bonflizubi

more clever than you know. think about it. deeply.

Yeah its going to be difficult to shuffle. I guess they will have figured it all out.

#17 1st April 2011, 3:35 AM

wow nice for Cardschat !

#18 1st April 2011, 3:36 AM

Who's gonna deal this game? One of the crew?

#19 1st April 2011, 3:43 AM

Phricenawesome!

Its a word.....

#20 1st April 2011, 4:10 AM

Since this is breaking news on Cardschat and I've heard by early next week there will be a huge media push and it will probably appear on many news programs around the world, help spread the word - click the facebook 'like' button on the page.

#21 1st April 2011, 4:12 AM

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Originally Posted by brank

Who's gonna deal this game? One of the crew?

I volunteered, then withdrew when I realised that in space nobody cares how well you pitch.

#22 1st April 2011, 4:27 AM

Wowza Fricken coolness

#23 1st April 2011, 5:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick

Since this is breaking news on Cardschat and I've heard by early next week there will be a huge media push and it will probably appear on many news programs around the world, help spread the word - click the facebook 'like' button on the page.

Done. This is awesome.

#24 1st April 2011, 5:40 AM

Wonder what time zone they'll be playing in? Some zones are a day ahead of others

#25 1st April 2011, 6:11 AM

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Imagine running satellites

lol'd

#26 1st April 2011, 6:24 AM

Obviously Negreanu takes this one down in the first couple orbits when he picks up rockets.

#27 1st April 2011, 8:24 AM

I am puzzled by the timing of this announcement.

#28 1st April 2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Poker Orifice

Obviously Negreanu takes this one down in the first couple orbits when he picks up rockets.

#29 1st April 2011, 11:37 AM

My thought also, but some great reading. It would be a great event.

#30 1st April 2011, 1:07 PM

hahaha awesome

#31 1st April 2011, 3:26 PM

Hahahaha, this is awesome (even better when you see the photoshopped space image of them)! I wonder how many people will pay attention to the banner on the homepage?

#32 1st April 2011, 4:01 PM

Thats great. Awesome!

#33 1st April 2011, 6:33 PM

Congratulations on landing this Nick! I know you've been working long and hard on securing contacts, etc. to put Cardschat at the forefront of this phenomenal venture. Mad props sir.

#34 1st April 2011, 7:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Egon Towst

I am puzzled by the timing of this announcement.

Makes me wish this announcement came like 2 weeks from now...either way.

#35 3rd April 2011, 7:02 PM

This is incredible! Way to go Nick!

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