

by TechGames
The London Tech Poker Tournament is back! 🙌🙌
Part of the global Techgames.xyz series of curated strategy game nights for founders, operators, and investors across NYC, SF, London, and other major tech hubs.
Expect London’s sharpest founders, operators, and investors rotating across tables in a high‑energy tournament and genuinely friendly competition.
New here? Welcome. If you’ve been before, you know the drill.
🧠 Who this is for
Tech founders with fire in their eyesOperators ready to get off the sidelinesInvestors who know a poker table reveals more than a coffee chat ever could
Regular attendees?✅ T1-investors (Sequoia, Bessemer Ventures, a16z, Dawn Capital, etc)✅ Operators with evidence of exceptional abilities (early at now unicorns, Olympiad winners, etc)✅ VC-Backed founders ($1M-$100M+ raised)
❌ No Consultancies/agencies❌ No Sales people❌ No unexceptional students❌ Sweaty unsocial poker player (this is a social event, not a casino!)
✅ All poker experience levels welcome — even if it’s your first time playing
🃏 Format
No-Limit Texas Hold’em TournamentBlinds increasing every 20-30'£20 buy-in - 1st hour rebuys allowed
👾 Why games?
We believe the best minds in tech are game thinkers.
Demis Hassabis crushed at chess before DeepMind. Zuck plays poker. Reid Hoffman reimagined Catan. Great players make great builders.
Poker reveals how someone thinks. It's instinct, math, timing, and emotional control — in public.
Zuck used to play poker every night with his cofounder Eduard Saverin in the early days of building Facebook
🕒 Logistics
📍 Location: Central location (exact address shared upon approval)🕕 Doors open: 6pm🃏 Cards on the table: 6:30pm
🎟️ Don’t miss out — request your seat
Space is tight and seats always fill fast. Apply early to secure your spot.
👾 About TechGames
TechGames.xyz runs curated game nights for founders, operators, and investors who prefer ideas over small talk and would rather build trust over a board than over drinks.
We’ve hosted 300+ events with 10,000+ startup attendees across SF, NYC, London, Berlin, and more.
If you’re interested in supporting or helping host future games in your city, click the below links & we'll message you:
👉 Support via sponsorship
👉 Help us run TechGames.xyz
This is a private, not-for-profit social game hosted by TechGames.xyz. Every event is held in full compliance with the relevant local gambling laws (e.g. Gambling Act 2005 – private gaming provisions for poker if the UK). Entry is by approval only. By signing up, you will also be added to the TechGames.xyz mailing list to hear about the next ones. Don't worry, it’s very easy to unsubscribe & we won’t be offended :)
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