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UK poker pro Liv Boeree will be on hand at Poker in the Park this weekend to dispense knowledge. (Bodog Beat Image)

Just over a month before the 2008 WSOP Europe kicks off at Empire Casino in Leicester Square, the square will play host to the largest poker festival in the UK this weekend. Poker in the Park will host over 25,000 poker enthusiasts in Leicester Square for free hourly poker tournaments, lectures from the biggest stars of the game, photo opportunities and autographs with pro poker players, exhibitions from top name card rooms, and Las Vegas-style showgirl entertainment. Hey, that last bit is something we can really get on board with.

The poker pros in attendance will be a who's who of the UK poker scene, including Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Liv Boeree, Mark Goodwin and Neil Channing. The event will also feature several live tournaments put on by a number of local London poker leagues and European Media and will include The Sky Poker Cup, The SubTV Student Poker League Cup, The LondonPubPoker.co.uk Trophy, The Royal Surrey Trophy, The Nuts Poker League Challenge, The LondonPokerMeetup.co.uk Cup, The England Poker League Cup and The Bluff Europe Magazine Championship.

The festival is designed to show how popular and supportive the poker scene is in London and will accomplish this in spades. London has become one of the premiere poker cities in the world and will continue to prove that as it hosts the 2008 WSOP Europe in mid-September.

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