Poker has enjoyed a huge surge in popularity over the past few years thanks to online sites and television coverage. There are now a number of poker tours that visit or are based in the United Kingdom.
The tour events feature a number of top professional players but they are not exclusively for these players. Unlike a golf tour, anyone can grab a seat at a tour event if they have the buy-in money.
The tour will stop off at a local casino for day or a weekend depending on the popularity of the event. They are usually multiple table events where the players will have to battle through a number of rounds to get to the final table and play for the big prize money. The event gives local players an opportunity to enjoy that big poker atmosphere and compete against some of the best in the game.
Online poker player are advised to visit a tour event held at their local casino where they could gain some great experience of a live game and maybe make a name on one of the poker tours.