International Federation of Match Poker

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International Federation of Match Poker
AbbreviationIFMP
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Worldwide

The International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) is a non-profit organization whose stated purpose is to "serve as the global governing body for Match Poker". [1] [2] [3] [4] IFMP is incorporated as a legal entity pursuant to articles 60 to 79 of the Swiss Civil Code and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. [1]

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History

IFMP was founded in Lausanne on April 29, 2009. [5] IFMP is structured as an International Sports Federation and is recognized by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. [3]

Goals

The goals of IFMP are to promote the development of Match Poker worldwide and to secure its recognition as a Mind Sport based on strategic skill, played without any discrimination of race, sex and creed. IFMP also seeks to assist its national Member Federations in securing legislation that gives players the right to play poker safely and legally, both online and in bricks & mortar establishments.

Match Poker’s recognition as a ‘Mind Sport’

In April 2010, IFMP secured provisional membership of the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) at IMSA's annual congress in Dubai. [6]

Tournaments

As part of the first UK Mind Sports Festival, IFMP hosted its inaugural tournaments in November, 2011, in London’s County Hall: [7] the IFP Duplicate Poker Nations Cup (now Match Poker Nations Cup), a team event contested by IFMP’s Member Federations, and the IFMP World Poker Championship, also called ‘The Table’, in which individual players compete for the title of World Champion. The only organisation to mount international tournaments using Duplicate Poker, in its own version known as Match Poker, IFMP staged the opening hands of the 2011 IFMP Nations Cup in the capsules of the London Eye. [7]

Membership

Membership of IFMP consists of national poker associations and federations from around the world. [8] The IFMP currently has 60 national member federations, including the original seven member nations. [8]

The seven founding member nations of IFMP, which today form the nucleus of its executive board, are:

Additional national member federations that have joined IFMP since its foundation include:

Internal structure

The supreme authority of IFMP is the Congress, the assembly of all the members of IFMP on a one-country-one-vote system. Congress meets once a year. The Executive Board of IFMP is elected by Congress for a period of three years and is the managing body of IFMP. The Board elects a President from among its members for a term of four years, which can be renewed. IFMP's first president was Anthony Holden. [9]

IFMP's president and executive board take counsel, at their discretion, from an advisory board of poker players including, among others, Al Alvarez, Doyle Brunson, Humberto Brenes, Gus Hansen, Mel Judah, James McManus and Tom McEvoy.

IFMP Books

IFMP established its own publishing imprint in association with Limehouse Books in November 2011. [10] Its first title, published in August 2012, was The Rules of Poker, edited by David Flusfeder, chairman of IFP's Rules Committee. [11]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 ""International Federation of Poker: About the IFP"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  2. ↑ "Poker Federation seeks global role" Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine Nic Szeremeta, Poker Europa (June 2009)
  3. 1 2 "International Federation of Poker: Governing Body for the Industry?" Earl Burton, Poker News Daily (September 25, 2009)
  4. ↑ "International Federation of Match Poker established in Lausanne, Switzerland" Lou Krieger, Keep Flopping Aces (June 10, 2009)
  5. ↑ "New International Poker Governing Body Established" Brendan Murray, Card Player (June 10, 2009)
  6. ↑ "IFP Becomes Member of IMSA" Archived 2021-06-17 at the Wayback Machine Sportcal: Sports Market Intelligence (April 30, 2010)
  7. 1 2 ""International Federation of Poker: Events"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  8. 1 2 ""International Federation of Poker: Member Nations"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Holden Heads Up International Federation of Poker" Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Jennifer Newell, Poker Works (June 25, 2009)
  10. ↑ ""International Federation of Poker: IFP and Limehouse create IFP Books"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  11. ↑ ""International Federation of Poker: Rules"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-04-01.

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