Because of a software update that will go live in early 2020 in Tesla vehicles that are being sold in China, Elon Musk has the potential to be an improbable driving force in the rise of the popularity of poker worldwide.
The electric car manufacturer has made the announcement that it will provide internet-connected games for the very first time in its vehicles. Chinese owners will have the option to amuse themselves with the incredibly popular mahjong game and two different poker variants.
The automaker based in Silicon Valley is widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of in-car infotainment. The company’s products for sale on the markets in the United States and Europe feature a variety of games, but they do not have internet connectivity.
It is important to note that Chinese Tesla owners can only play these new games when their vehicles are parked in an appropriate space for their Tesla.
Big Time Poker Kicks Off 2020
There is a great deal of live poker available in this day and age, and the year 2020 will start off with two “biggies” just a few days after the new year has begun.
The Aussie Millions has been going on since 1998, and this year’s main event will feature some well-known players. The tournament will begin on January 4.
The winner in 2006, Lee Nelson, wrote a book called “Kill Phil,” and the winner in 2007 was Gus Hanson, who used this event as the backdrop to write a book called “ever hand revealed.”
Tony Bloom, who was victorious in 2004, is now the chairman of Brighton FC, and Bryn Kenney, who was victorious in 2017, is currently the No. 1 player on the all-time winning list, having amassed $56 million in total winnings over the course of his career.
A Nottingham Celebration Costing $5 Million
However, on the other side of the world in the middle of England, more specifically in Nottingham, a card room known as Dusk ’til Dawn may be able to beat the Australians with its Partypoker UK MILLIONS tournament.
A “mini event” that begins on January 4 and has an entry fee of $1,100 and a guaranteed prize pool of $1 million will require players to pay the entry fee.
However, the enormous main event with a buy-in of $10,300 will attract many of the best players in the world, and they will all be hoping that the prize pool of $5 million that is guaranteed will fall short of its numbers. The Hold’em competition is scheduled to take place between January 9 and 12.
In other parts of Europe, there will be a French Poker Open in Paris from January 1-13 with the main event worth €540, a ‘Merit Poker Western’ in Cyprus from January 8-20 with the main event worth $2,000, and a Casinos Austria Poker Tour leg in OKBET Affiliate, the beautiful ski resort near Innsbruck, running between January 8-19 with a main event worth €1,000. All of these events will take place in January.
