by Mario Alfonsi | Published on Mar 22, 2012 | Updated on Mar 22, 2012Several of the world’s top poker players are lined up to participate in iSeriesLIVE, a poker series that will give fans of the game (and other gamblers) the opportunity to bet on the results of the tournament in real time.The iSeriesLIVE is the idea of Poker Royalty, an agency that promotes many of the world’s most recognizable professional poker players. The series will begin on April 5, when a €10,000 buy-in event will be held. This ten-player, winner-take-all sit-and-go will feature a number of notable players, including Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu. The tournament will be held during the course of the Irish Poker Open.Events that are part of the iSeriesLIVE tournament series will have numerous special features that make these tournaments different for both spectators and players. During the tournaments, fans will be able to wager on which player will win the tournament, with odds changing in real time. In addition, wagering will be available on the next player to be eliminated or on last longer bets between two competitors. There are even betting options based on the composition of the flop or board for those who enjoy making prop bets. To make this process even more engaging, fans will be able to watch these events in real time with all hole cards revealed.Not surprisingly, the players are getting a few perks out of this arrangement, too. Each player participating in an iSeriesLIVE event will be given a portion of the proceeds made on all bets for or against themselves – meaning that players can potentially make a profit even if they don’t actually finish in the money during a given event.Hellmuth and other players seem excited about the innovative nature of these events.“For poker to continue to grow, the game needs to become more immediate to our fans,” Hellmuth said. “By allowing fans to view a poker event as it actually happens…and bet on the action just as they would on horse racing, iSeriesLIVE can help take our game to the next level.”
