Watch next week as famous poker players take on eSports pros to determine which is the tougher game.

The marriage between poker and Hearthstone continues, as Amazon Coins and Poker Central have announced a crossover tournament between the two games.

Worlds Collide will see a team of poker players against a team of Hearthstone professionals, played in a Swiss tournament format (ie. a non-elimination format where both poker and Hearthstone will be played), on May 24 at 14:00 PDT on Twitch.

Team Poker Central will consist of Maria Ho, Doug Polk and Twitch's poker boss Scott Ball. Team Amazon Coins will consist of eSports pros Jason Chan, Esteban Serrano and 'HSdogdog'.

Which game is the toughest?

Doug Polk

The game comes at a time when a lot of poker players are discovering Hearthstone, and likewise a lot of gamers are discovering poker because of its visibility on Twitch. The event should prove a fascinating insight into both games and a great way to attract a new audience to each.

It will also show off the similarities between Hearthstone and poker and offer a glimpse into which one is tougher.

Hearthstone has become very popular with poker players, even Daniel Negreanu is a fan. Meanwhile ElkY recently became the first player to be sponsored by both a poker site and a Hearthstone team, and this year he won his first Hearthstone tournament.

If the event is a success it would seem that the next logical move would be to create an open crossover event for the public to play each other in each format.

Do you like the idea of this event? Would you play a crossover tournament? Which team is more likely to win?

Barry Carter Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. Twitter

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