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Design #1: I like the type treatment of the I'Maul but need the word "In" added to it. I also think the No Limit Texas Hold'em type gets too hard to read.
Design #2: I like the size of the rugby character image and the words Poker Tournament, however the main words "I'Maul In" are lost in the circle to type.
A few additional revisions, first off rugby players do not wear helmets. If you need further reference do a Google image search for rugby players - they most often wrap white athletic tape around their heads to tape down their ears protecting them from injury. Character in this logo will need to have his head/ears taped in this manner.
Secondly, his jersey should be horizontally striped in contrasting colors such as red and blue or green and yellow - some combination like that.
Next, the wording in the logo should read as three elements. First, "I'Maul In", which is a play on words referring to a rugby technique, a maul. Second, "No Limit Texas Hold 'em". And third, "Poker Tournament".
As for the poker chips, I'd like to see a variety of stack colors like white, blue, black and red.