The International Federation of Poker has announced that no teams will be cut after Day One of its inaugural Nations Cup of Duplicate Poker, being played in London.

All 12 teams which played in yesterday’s first round will take part in a re-formatted second day.The decision was taken to ensure the fairness of the competition after technical issues gave rise to uncertainty over scoring during yesterday’s first stage in which games were played in capsules on the EDF Energy London Eye.IFP President Anthony Holden said: “Our sole concern is to ensure fairness for all of the players and because of that this was not a difficult decision.

“Yesterday’s play clearly demonstrated the tremendous appetite players have for team duplicate poker and the chance to represent their countries.
“We go into Day 2 with a lot of great poker to be played and the prospect of a thrilling finale this evening.

The revised schedule is:

12. Noon Group A: ( six teams) Play 36 hands
13.30: Group B – 36 hands
15.00 – Announcement of results
16.00 – Six qualified finalists play 72 hands
19.00 ( Approx) Announcement of winner and Torphy presentation.