- For the second year running the poker portion of the Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) goes online, with PokerStars playing host.
- Like last year, every MSO poker event is scheduled in the PokerStars play money client, meaning they all are free-to-enter and open to players from almost all over the world.
- The MSO is an annual event running since 1997 and usually held live in the UK and is a month-long gathering of the best board game players from around the world.
- Games such as chess, poker, backgammon and go as well as board game favorites such as Settlers of Catan, Magic the Gathering and Carcassonne are all represented during the MSO.
For the second year running, the poker portion of the Mind Sports Olympiad (MSO) goes online, with PokerStars playing host. The MSO is already underway and will run through until early September on the platform.
Like last year, every MSO poker event is scheduled in the PokerStars play money client, meaning they all are free-to-enter and open to players from all over the world.
The MSO, a month-long gathering of the best board game players from around the world, is an annual event running since 1997, usually in the UK. Games such as chess, poker, backgammon and go as well as board game favorites like Settlers of Catan, Magic the Gathering and Carcassonne are all represented.
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and its continued effects, the MSO is being held online again.