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The Ashalon Invitationals ♠️

A private poker evening celebrating entrepreneurship, reinvention, and the story behind The Ashalon.

Welcome to The Ashalon Invitationals — an exclusive single-table poker event celebrating the launch of The Ashalon and the unlikely poker journey of its founder, Henry McDonald.

What started as a passion for poker became part of the story of rebuilding a dormant business. After winning money playing poker, Henry used his winnings to clear the final outstanding company fines and help restart the business — turning a poker victory into a new chapter for The Ashalon.

Now, we're bringing that story to the card room.

♠️ The Event

The Ashalon Invitationals is a 10-player, single-table poker tournament designed to be intimate, competitive and social.

Every player begins with 20,000 chips, with a £25 rebuy available. The event features a £500 prize pool, with the winner taking the entire prize.

Entry is free.

Henry will also be playing at the table — so the founder isn't just hosting the event. He's putting his own poker skills back on the line.

🪙 The Ashalon Poker Chip Exchange

Alongside the tournament, Henry will host The Ashalon Poker Chip Exchange.

This is an opportunity for guests to bring eligible poker chips from casinos and collections and speak directly with The Ashalon about purchasing them.

Whether you're a poker player, casino-chip collector, entrepreneur, or simply curious about the world of tangible assets, the exchange gives guests a chance to discover how seemingly ordinary objects can become pieces of history.

🏛️ Why The Ashalon?

The Ashalon is built around Freedom, Assets and Control; exploring the value of tangible assets, heritage, collecting and ownership in an increasingly digital world.

The Invitationals brings those ideas into a setting Henry knows particularly well: the poker table.

One table. Nine players. One winner. One story behind it all.

Join us for the inaugural The Ashalon Invitationals and become part of the beginning of the next chapter.

Free entry | 10 players | £500 prize pool | £25 rebuy | Leicester Square

Read Henry's story: South London entrepreneur revives dormant business using poker winnings to clear company fines and rebuild his dream

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