Partypoker to host NHS charity tournament
A minimum of 50 per cent of the prize pool will be matched and doubled by Partypoker.
UK.- Online poker giant Partypoker will host a charity tournament in aid of NHS workers fighting the outbreak of Coronavirus in the United Kingdom.
A minimum of 50 per cent of the prize pool will be matched and doubled by Partypoker.
The operator will donate the collected funds to the NHS Charities Together, the umbrella organisation which represents over 140 National Health Service charities in the UK.
The tournament will be held tonight (April 16th), at 20:30 BST. Only players based in the UK on Partypoker will be eligible to enter.
Players can join the cause for a £50 buy-in with no limitation to the number of re-entries allowed for both registration and the first 12 blind levels.
Starting stacks will be 50,000 chips with blinds increasing every six minutes.
Partypoker Managing Director, Tom Waters, said: “We are delighted to play our part in helping the poker community support the NHS and contribute to the national effort in combating Covid-19.”
“Poker players have a long and proud history of coming together to support charitable causes. At this moment, that support has never been more needed.”
Partypoker has also confirmed it will take zero commission or fee for the tournament.
The remaining prize pool will be paid out to players as per the standard tournament payout structure.
Many sports betting outlets in the UK have organised events or donated profits to the NHS in recent weeks, including bookmakers from the Virtual Grand National.
