WPT and ELC Gaming to Host Poker and Esports Collaborative Event
This was published 01-10-2017The World Poker Tour will soon be teaming up with the European division of Allied Esports, ELC Gaming that will see the two being brought together in the first-of-its-kind integrated poker and esports event at Holland Casino in Valkenburg in the Netherlands.
This revolutionary event is due to take place during the WPTDeepStacks series at Holland Casino between Monday, 9th and Sunday, 15th October offering a packed schedule that will feature integrated poker and esports events. Players can expect to find the regular DeepStacks schedule offerings including a €1,100 Main Event between Thursday, 12th and Sunday, 15th October as well as a range of additional menu items.
ELC Gaming’s 18-wheel mobile esports arena “Big Betty” will be onsite outside of the casino where it will host events with lots of opportunities for players and fans to win seats into the poker tournaments and esports competitions. They will also be offered an interactive virtual reality experience, daily esports battles between local universities giving players a chance to win additional prizes as well as a casual gaming lounge.
Adam Pliska, the CEO of World Poker Tour explained why they chose to launch the inaugural collaborative event at the WPTDeepStacks Netherlands by saying that the crossover between the poker and esports communities is undeniable, and the addition of a live esports event to one of the WPT’s live poker festivals is a perfect fit to provide an even greater experience for their players.
Frank Ng, CEO of Ourgame International, commented on the merging of the two realms by saying that as Ourgame International is the parent company of both WPT and Allied Esports, it is well positional to bring forth this collaboration between poker and esports. He added that with prominent business in poker and esports, Ourgame is uniquely positioned to raise the bar with a new breed of events across the globe to give all of their players more of what they want.
Leon Groenewoud, COO of ELC Gaming, added that they are thrilled to be working with their sister company, the World Poker Tour, and Holland Casino to create the first-ever crossover experience between poker and esports.
