The SF Tech Poker Tournament #1
♠️ The Biggest Tech Poker Tournament in London Is Back!
We’re launching the High Stakes Founders newsletter—a curated drop of the sharpest tech games in London, SF, and NYC (poker, chess, Catan, paintball, and more).
To celebrate, we’re running:
🏅 The Founders’ Olympics!
12 curated events. 3 cities. 1 goal: crown the sharpest minds in tech.
Each city will host:
♠️ Tech Poker
♟️ Tech Chess
🎲 Tech Catan
🔫 Tech Paintball
You’ll be playing alongside some of the sharpest VC-backed founders, operators, and investors in tech—plus friends from places like Nvidia, Lovable, Sequoia, Thiel Fellowship, and Oxbridge or Harvard dropouts who build like their life depends on it.
This is SF’s Tech Poker tournament—a TexasHold'em tournament where every hand is a test of instinct, psychology, and nerve. Expect big bluffs, sharper reads, and a room full of killers. The final three at the table will be crowned.
Why games? Because they attract the highest-signal people in tech—like Demis Hassabis (chess), Zuck (poker), and Reid Hoffman (Catan).
Each event ends with a winner. Each city will crown 3 champions.
Will one of them be you? 🏆😏
🧠 Who it’s for:
We’re curating every seat for:
Tech founders with burn in their eyes
Operators ready to jump off the sidelines
Investors who know signal when they see it
Every attendee has shown proof of exceptional ability, unusual ambition, and a deep obsession with building.
You’ll be surrounded by people who make things happen.
❌ No consultants.
❌ No agencies
❌ No students
✅ Just killers.
And yes—all poker skill levels are welcome! :)
🃏 Tournament Format:
3-4 tables
No-Limit Texas Hold’em
$20 buy-in
5000 chips
Blinds double every 30 minutes
No rebuys. No rake.
Payouts: 1st (50%), 2nd (30%), 3rd (20%)
Welcome drink + pro dealers included
Venue: Sent to accepted players only
💸 Total: $50 (entry + dealers + drink)
⚡️ This isn’t just another poker night.
It’s the kind of room where:
You walk in curious and walk out connected.
Someone makes you laugh so hard you forget you're networking.
And by the end, you feel like you’ve found your people—people who push you, back you, and move fast like you.
You’ll leave hyped, seen, and moving quicker than you came in.
🎟 Apply to play.
Seats are tight. The tables always fill.