Tom McAlpin, CEO of Virgin Voyages, said: â€œAs a new brand with an innovative spirit, weâ€™ve been fortunate to introduce many industry firsts, including our partnership with the World Poker Tour and WPT at Sea. Beginner training and cash games will be offered, as well as satellites and WPT Prize Package tournaments, with buy-ins ranging from around Â£65 to Â£250. The room has utilised eight custom poker tables and will be staffed with professional dealers. The cruise line has partnered with the World Poker Tour (WPT) to deliver a world-class poker experience during every sailing aboard the Scarlet Lady.Īs an industry first, Virgin Voyages has established a standing poker venue, named â€˜WPT at Seaâ€™. Jan was inducted into the Women in Poker Hall of Fame, in June of 2009.Virgin Voyages plays the ace with World Poker Tour partnership

She gives poker seminars and lessons around the country, is an instructor for WPT Boot Camp, and is involved in many charity projects.Īs a co-founder of Poker Gives, she is realizing a dream of truly making a difference to so many worthwhile organizations. Jan was seen on the Travel Channel as the live studio announcer for the Professional Poker Tour and also was the statistician for the World Poker Tour for its first six seasons. She is a past member of the Board of Directors for the Poker Players Alliance and still is very active in the PPA and their mission. Jan wrote the Poker 101 column for Card Player magazine for ten years and currently writes the column 'Fishing Around' for Poker Player newspaper. She is a founder of the Tournament Directors Association and has served as the tournament director for the highly successful Million events. Having dealt in many of the cardrooms in Las Vegas during about a 15-year period, Jan moved on to semi-professional playing and poker management.īesides being a partner in Card Player Cruises, she also hosts and directs the semi-annual Eureka Open poker tournament held at the Eureka Resort and Casino in Mesquite, Nevada.

Jan Fisher started her poker career in 1977 when she moved from Seattle, Washington to Las Vegas, Nevada to become a poker dealer. Jan Fisher - Card Player Cruises partners.

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