teaulc Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Hi We`re probably slightly biased, maybe even a tad arrogant, or perhaps we`re just a bit thick but we believe that the Virgin Poker Festival is the most downright fun poker event out there. And the rush is about to begin to qualify for the next one. On the 4-5th April 2009 Virgin are heading to the Asper`s casino in Newcastle having held a hugely enjoyable festival there earlier this year. Take a look below at what Virgin are conjuring up for this festival and ask yourself ~ what`s not to like!? What are Virgin promising? A €150 two day deep stacked poker event £5,000 added to the main event prize pool £1,000 worth bounties and prizes For those that have played in a previous festival all the usual favourites will be there such as, fun value added side events, Virgin girls, a bar promotion and prizes for the Nintendo Mario Kart Wii to ensure that everyone is thoroughly entertained throughout the weekend. Players must win their seats online in order to play. Here`s how: Virgin Festival Sat (€1.65 + €0.15). These run everyday at 8pm (GMT) starting on Monday 8th December. 1 in 10 players will win a seat to the Virgin Festival Final (first seat guaranteed). Virgin Festival Final (€15 + €1.50). These run every Sunday at 6pm(GMT) starting on 14th December. 1 in 10 players will win a seat to the Virgin Poker Festival main event in Newcastle. Festival Super Sat (€7.50 + €0.70). These rebuy tournaments will have one main event qualifier for every €150 added to the prize pot. They run every Thursday at 8.30pm (GMT). Don`t forget you can also win an open Virgin Poker Festival seat through the Festival League for which cheap tournaments run every Monday and Tuesday. So why not get on the road to qualification next week. If you have not played on Virgin since 19th November you will notice a few changes to the product and you will need to validate your account. All the best, Ollie The Virgin Poker team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle List of Qualifiers for the Newcastle Virgin Festival: 1. Morlspin 2. Beanolizzy 3. Eyesallinn 4. Fluence 5. Runadrum 6. McG 7. Mad Duke 8 .Ooblio 9. Girlywirly 10 .Ste Clarke 11. Robbiebox 12. Golden Jaguar 13. Geordiegaz 14. 1Borokp 15. Roscopiko 16. TDDC 17. Washman 18. Rivrd 19.SteveO 20.Dave488 21.Burnley Joe 22.Fonzie14 23.Slapdash 24.Rosco 25. Gazblades ;) 26. Philossify 27. AAHall 28. Kippe 29. Glceud 30. Spannerjago 31. Milber 32. Heniek31 33. McG Junior 34. AvonGirl If you have an open seat and are using it for Newcastle, please post up here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluence Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Yep I have an open seat and 95% sure I'll use it for Aspers. Look forward to meeting you, missed you all at Loose Cannon as you were at DTD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avongirl Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Well done guys. :clap Looks like we have a html problem with this thread, probably to do with the copy email in post 1. Am trying to sort it. Edit: re-posted from my copy and it seems to have got rid of all the brown text. :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyesallin Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Just qualified tonight, not bad following winning the €1.65 satellite last week, I missed the first hour, forgot it started that early.:wall Never mind cards came good and so did the few bluffs, cracking game well done to all PL'ers that qualified tonight.:ok My two lads had better get their fingers out now to catch the old man.:rollin:rollin Get moving AA_Hall & MrCrown, you youngsters should be mopping the floor with us oldun's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluence Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Get moving AA_Hall & MrCrown, you youngsters should be mopping the floor with us oldun's. There is no substitute for experience. ;) Which is just as well at my age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runadrum Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle when I get details from Virgin of the open seat I recently won via the PL games I will confirm I'll be using it for Newcastle :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Will almost certainly be using mine for Aspers in April :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Yep I have an open seat and 95% sure I'll use it for Aspers. Look forward to meeting you, missed you all at Loose Cannon as you were at DTD. when I get details from Virgin of the open seat I recently won via the PL games I will confirm I'll be using it for Newcastle :ok Will almost certainly be using mine for Aspers in April :ok Have added you to the list (easy to remove if u change ur mind):clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AA_Hall Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle WP Eyesallin and Morls for getting your seat last night :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap Will certainly be joining you and will win mine soon enough:ok:hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Duke Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Got mine tonight and girlywhirly qualified 2 - ooblios better half i think :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Got mine tonight and girlywhirly qualified 2 - ooblios better half i think :ok well done MD! :clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Well done mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooblio Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Got mine tonight and girlywhirly qualified 2 - ooblios better half i think :ok Yep, and I'm there playing too :ok Good luck PL :hope:hope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Well done to Ste Clarke who qualified today too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooblio Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Well done to Ste Clarke who qualified today too Yep well done Ste, it will be a lot colder than sun city so pack your thermals m8 :clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB80 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle I'm going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbiebox Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Im a newby on PL, but you can add me to the list as I made it last month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Im a newby on PL' date=' but you can add me to the list as I made it last month.[/quote'] Nice one Robbie, cheers and well done!:cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenjaguar Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle IIm qualified :D Morlspin, you ready for another heads up m8 :spank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle IIm qualified :D Morlspin' date=' you ready for another heads up m8 :spank[/quote'] Would be my pleasure mate!:cheers Just make the blinds a little lower this time so its not push or fold tho:ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenjaguar Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Would be my pleasure mate!:cheers Just make the blinds a little lower this time so its not push or fold tho:ok TBH, im not sure what happen that day, i jokingly said "i wouldnt last long" and thought that the blinds were going to be lowered or frozen lol, then it was just a crapshoot. Anyway mate you can have the STT trophy or the Terminator trophy, ive already got them 2 lol, im after the full set!! Cant wait to go, love Newcastle and like Aspers also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chanso Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle bubbled in the rebuy 5 3 k on flop allin with k 3 guy calls with 5 8 and rivers a 5 people thought it was a chip dump gone wrong:cry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle bubbled in the rebuy 5 3 k on flop allin with k 3 guy calls with 5 8 and rivers a 5 people thought it was a chip dump gone wrong:cry i seen that keith..... very unlucky.... we both went in miles ahead and got sucked out on on the bubble. was laughing at ppl thinkin it was a chip dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieGaz Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle finally got my seat tonight :ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Well done son! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooblio Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle And wd John and Dianne too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morlspin Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Just a word of advice for anyone travelling up and staying over for the sky poker or virgin festivals coming up. There have been 2 big hotel closures in the last 8 weeks and rooms will be at a premium come kick off, so if you havent booked up yet, get doing so asap. The hotels that have closed are : Legacy Springfield Hotel Durham Road, Gateshead, NE9 5BT Tel: 0870 832 9948 Fax: 0870 832 9949 and The Quality Hotel in Newcastle We are sorry to inform you that the Quality Hotel Newcastle Upon Tyne and Comfort Inn Thetford are closed with immediate effect and you will be unable to book accommodation at these hotels. Both hotels were operated by The Real Hotel Group Plc under licence with Choice Hotels Europe and have been closed by BDO Stoy Hayward as a result of The Real Hotel Group Plc entering administration. All other Choice-branded hotels in the UK remain fully operational and open for business. If you would like to talk with anyone about these closures or need advice about booking alternative hotel accommodation please do not hesitate to contact us on 0800 44 44 44. A number of members have used both hotels in the past and if anyone has bookings with either of them, i suggest you give them a call asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runadrum Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Avon and I stayed at the Quality last time we played at Aspers - nothing special but really handy for the casino so a pity it's closed. For now have made do with booking the Travelodge although not cheap at £85 plus looks like £5 for overnight parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooblio Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Re: Virgin Festival 4th-5th April / Newcastle Avon and I stayed at the Quality last time we played at Aspers - nothing special but really handy for the casino so a pity it's closed. For now have made do with booking the Travelodge although not cheap at £85 plus looks like £5 for overnight parking. have you rang holiday inn about 400yds away, dont do online cos says no rooms, ring them, its £85 inc breakfast. There is also hol inn 4 mile away just off a1 cheaper, and free parking just taxi ride away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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