All eyes may be on the boat race this weekend, but the two centuries-old academic rivals will be squaring up to each other in a rather different contest at 8pm this Sunday evening. Just a matter of hours after sixteen varsity beefcakes have battled it out on the Thames, up to 100 of the country's finest young minds will go head-to-head in the inaugural Oxford vs Cambridge Online/Offline Poker Cup sponsored by Victor Chandler Poker.

Have fun with new friends and take money off them! That’s the irresistible promise of a new gay table at the world’s premier Internet poker site.

The skill, nerve and mind games involved in playing poker make it a great ice-breaker. Now, Victor Chandler, a leading name in gaming, has teamed up with lifestyle Internet site RainbowNetwork.com to create a special area in which gay people can meet, chat and play.

The new “Rainbow” table can be found at vcpoker.com, the world’s first downloadable player-to-player poker destination.

Players of all abilities can participate. Beginners can watch and learn from the sidelines while the more experienced compete for money and take part in organised tournaments.

Victor Chandler launches new Internet poker room and gathers partners to become the worldís biggest epoker destination

Player to player online poker was today dealt a superb hand by the news that Victor Chandler has launched its own site vcpoker.com.

The destination will draw on a huge player base as participants will also be recruited from partner sites including www.racingpost.co.uk, www.freeserve.co.uk, www.tiscali.co.uk and www.virgin.co.uk.

Gambling giant Victor Chandler teamed up with a legendary name in poker, Tribeca Tables, to create the proprietary software to drive the site.

It aims to bring together poker players of all abilities from across the world in a friendly community environment. Beginners can watch and learn from the sidelines while the more experienced compete for money and take part in organised tournaments. All players are welcome except those from the US and other territories where online gambling is prohibited.