Virtue Poker has revealed plans to host a 12-player high-stakes celebrity poker tournament on its platform, broadcast live on Twitch, with the winner donating the proceeds of the event to their favorite charity.
Celebrity Charity Tournament with NFT and Freebies
Virtue Poker, one of the first decentralized casinos to use Ethereum and peer-to-peer networking, will soon be hosting a charity poker tournament on its platform. Scheduled for June 22, the event will feature several renowned industry figures as well as exclusive prizes and giveaways.
Pro poker players Brian Rast, Poker Hall of Fame member Phil Ivey, NBA Hall of Fame member Paul Pierce, Consensys co-founder Joe Lubin, Crypto entrepreneurs Nick Rose of Ethernity and Superfarm’s Elliotrades, and other influencers will participate. In addition to the celebrities, Virtue Poker will also select three lucky community members, one each from Ethernity, Virtue Poker and Superfarm, to participate at the table.
The event will be a standard no-limit Texas Hold’em poker tournament, consisting of two rounds, with six players per table. After the first round, three players from each table will advance to the final round. The winner will determine which charity will receive the proceeds from the event. In addition to the charitable cause, Virtue Poker, in partnership with Superfarm, will also issue NFTs to each celebrity, which will be used as a “bonus” during the tournament.
Streamed live on Twitch and the player’s private channels, this event also includes plenty of prizes and giveaways for viewers. By tapping into the live stream and making real-time predictions, viewers can increase their eligibility for special prizes announced during the event. Led by Ryan Gittleson, the decentralized poker platform has been part of several successful funding rounds. It is backed by some of the biggest names in venture capital and private investors including Pantera Capital, Fenbushi Capital, JRR, etc.
CEO Ryan Gittleson is confident about the upcoming tournament, commenting,
Virtue Poker is delighted to take this next step to promote and adopt the world’s first blockchain-based P2P poker platform. Through our execution of our Celebrity Poker charity event, Virtue Poker will be able to develop the foundation of our community and present the platform to a wide audience.
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