TonyBet Announces first ever Open Face Chinese Poker World Championship

Antanas Guoga, better known as Tony G, is one of the most recognizable faces in poker. Lately, he has pretty much retired from the game, he is far too busy spending time with his new wife and with his new duties as a member of the European Parliament. His Open-Face Chinese Poker site, Tonybet has been thriving however, and will organize the first ever OFC Championship during the Prague Poker Festival.

The championship will run between December 8 - 10 and will have two Pineapple OFC tournaments. The Main Event will have a €1,000 buy-in, while the High Roller plays with a €10,000 buy-in. 

There will be plenty of satellites and freerolls running on the site, which organizes the tournaments as a celebration of Tonybet's 1-year birthday. 

A Tonybet representative gave a press release with some information regarding the tournaments:

"Open Face Chinese poker is a fun and exciting game, which has grown incredibly fast. Being the biggest online Open  Face Chinese poker site, we decided to seize the opportunity and provide some live action for our players. With the OFC community coming to Prague in December, this is the perfect time to host an OFC tournament and we are determined to host the the biggest event in history. We also decided to run an ambitious €10,000 High Roller event, which was requested from some of our best players. We are expecting this tournament to attract some of the biggest players in the world and should show some of the best OFC play in the world."

The best OFC players in the world include Jason Mercier and Shaun Deeb, if you want to learn more about the game, it's advisable to watch the video below, where the two players share their thoughts and experiences regarding this new, exciting game. 

OFC Championship schedule: 

Place: King's Casino at Corinthia Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic

Events:

12.08: €10,000 High Roller, Open Face Chinese Pineapple (Re-entry)

12.08: Last Minute Satellite to Main Event, Open Face Chinese Pineapple 10 Seats GTD

12.09: Day 1 €1,000 Main Event, Open Face Chinese Pineapple (Re-entry)

12.10: Day 2 €1,000 Main Event, Final Day