GUKPT Festival Starts This Weekend

The 6th leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour begins this weekend at G Casino Luton, bringing back a full set of side events to this very popular stop on the tour. The £1000 + £70 Main Event (starting Thursday 12th and Friday 13th August) was won last year by Richard Gryko, who took down £88,850 for his top finish. The 2010 Champion’s spot is ready to be filled next week, and the battle for the GUKPT ranking points leaderboard is still on – for the full list and complete details on the festival, please visit www.gukpt.com.

The schedule of tournaments taking place is as follows:

Saturday 7th August – £150 + £15 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (1 day) Sunday 8th – £100 + £10 NL Hold’em Rebuy 7.30pm (2 days) Monday 9th – £200 + £20 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (2 days) Tuesday 10th – £500 + £50 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (2 days) Wednesday 11th – £300 + £30 PL Omaha Double Chance Freezeout 6.00pm (1 day) Wednesday 11th – £150 + £15 NL Hold’em Freezeout Super Satellite to Main Event 8.30pm (1 day) Thursday 12th – £100 + £10 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (1 day) Thursday 12th – £1,000 + £70 NL Hold’em Main Event Day 1a 2pm (3 days) Friday 13th – £1,000 + £70 NL Hold’em Main Event Day 1b 2pm (3 days) Friday 13th – £100 + £10 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (1 day) Saturday 14th – £60 NL Hold’em Rebuy Super Satellite to Grand Final 2.30pm (1 day) Saturday 14th – £300 + £30 NL Hold’em Freezeout 7.30pm (2 days) Sunday 15th – £250 + £25 NL Hold’em Bounty Tournament 5.00pm (1 day)

A 10-seat Guaranteed Super Satellite runs at 7:30pm on Friday 6th August (assuming 40 players) which will be a £50 rebuy NL Hold’em tournament representing a good last-minute option if you fancy taking on the Main Event. Also check with Luton G Casino for further information about the £50 or £30 rebuy super satellites planned for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 2pm. For details of online satellites, as well as information on all G Casino venues, please visit www.gcasino.com/poker.

News on August 4th 2010, from Anthony McGregor Clarke

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