Netjets Poker Tournament 2017
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The company also owns the rights to U.S. Poker tournaments including the World Series of Poker, which it bought from ESPN in 2017. PokerGO broadcasts virtual poker tournaments on traditional. Technically, this tournament is open to anybody — so long as you sign up for NetJets, whose membership options, according to Forbes in 2017, start at $550,000 and go up to $4.4 million. Silicon Valley cash game. Poker is probably one of the most popular casino games with numerous tournaments being held annually. With so many, it can be perplexing to select which ones to enter. These are some of the best poker tournaments slated for 2017. Crown Australian Poker Championship. In the Pacific region, this is the largest poker tournament around.
Poker Tournament August 5, 2020
8:30-10:30 PM at the Hotel following the FEF/FPEG Annual Dinner
There is a $0 entry fee but a suggested donation of $50.
If you have any questions please email Michele Miller at mmiller.fef@gmail.com, Robert Trompke at robert.trompke@psiusa.com or Guillermo Madriz at Guillermo.Madriz@kisingercampo.com.
The tournament format is intended to be a fun event for both the beginner and experienced player.
The FEF fundraising Poker Tournaments are held twice each year. Typically, the first tournament occurs in January in conjunction with the Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) opening reception in Orlando.
The second event will occur, as usual, at the Florida Engineering Society (FES) and Florida Institute of Consulting Engineers (FICE) Annual Meeting.
Engineers and their friends join together to have fun and raise revenue to support the various FEF programs.
The Annual Meeting Tournament is typically held in conjunction with the FEF Annual Dinner on Wednesday evening of the Meeting week.
Historically, the two tournaments have raised $6,000 to $12,000 each year to support Foundation programs.
FEF is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit entity whose mission is to encourage and assist students in pursuing engineering careers and to educate the public about engineering.
Randall Lane, editor of Forbes Magazine, has written about his experiences at a prestigious poker tournament hosted by Warren Buffett, for the Forbes issue of September 10, 2012. Warren Buffett, who is known for his passion for bridge, recently confessed to Lane that every hand fascinates him.
Over the last seven-year period, Buffet has become the host of one of the most exclusive live poker tournaments in the world—the NetJets Poker Invitational.
Taking part in the NetJets Poker Invitational, a live poker tournament run by the private jet subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway is meant exclusively for players who either have a share in NetJets or own a Marquis Jet Card.
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The prize pool is $500,000 plus 10 hours worth $150k on a Bombardier Global 5000, along with prizes for the top ten players of the tournament. The player field comprises highly successful entrepreneurs. Besides, the highlight of the event is Warren Buffet, who is the mascot, host, and target of the event.
Lane was one of the 240 players who took part in this tournament in June. The tournament usually lasts for seven hours and is held on a Saturday, which makes it one of the longest poker corporate tournaments. Most of those taking part spend the entire year learning strategies and fixing their skills in preparation for this tournament. The tournament began with 24 tables at around 10:00 a.m. with Phil Gordon as the commentator.
The most exciting feature of this tournament is its bounty. Each table has one prominent business personality, and the player who knocks him/her out gets a prize of $5,000.
Just before the tournament, Buffet had emailed Lane, saying,
You will find me about five minutes after the tournament starts on the sidelines—knocked out as usual in the first round.” Explaining the difference between bridge and poker, he said, “I just don’t care about poker as much.
While Lane finished in the 181st place in that tournament, Buffett lasted for one more hour. He was defeated by Dennis Jones, a pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and finished in the 121st place. He spent the rest of his time having his picture taken with almost anybody who requested for it.
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The tournament dwindled into a heads-up match between Jeff Corzine and Sue Decker late that afternoon. Ultimately, it was Corzine who won the championship title while Decker won a barrel of Dalmore whiskey and a vacation package to Skibo Castle in Scotland.