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GALA CASINOS BRITISH POKER TOUR 2008 KICKS OFF |
The Great British Poker Tour - re-branded as the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour - is back for a second exciting season giving players of all abilities the chance to win a slice of the £1 million+ prize pool and the opportunity to be crowned Gala Casinos British Poker Champion 2008. And you can qualify for a seat on the tour for free with GalaPoker.co.uk
The 2008 tour kicked off with the first of five regional Festivals, successfully be hosted by Gala’s Edinburgh Maybury Casino on 27th February.
Next it is on to Nottingham to Gala’s Maid Marian Way Casino, for a week of poker events start of the 16th April, climaxing with a three-day £500+£50 NLHE Freeze-out Main Event including £5,000 cash added by Gala Casinos. All Regional Festival winners go forward to the £300,000 Grand Final that will be held at Gala Casino Harbourside, Bristol, 1st - 7th December. There are also a number of lower buy-in events at each Festival to give less experienced players the chance to play at a live event.
Further Festivals running throughout the year will be hosted by Gala Casinos in Bristol; Liverpool and Teesside. The schedule has been specially designed to ensure there are no clashes with other 2008 poker tournaments.
Qualification for a GCBPT event is very easy and doesn’t cost the earth. You can register and qualify for free now at GalaPoker.co.uk, with at least 30 satellites a week including daily freerolls and weekly finals with four guaranteed packages. In addition, live qualification events are also being held in Gala Casinos across the country, with up to 50 seats up for grabs. There is also limited direct buy-in to the Main Event itself.
The Gala Casinos British Poker Tour 2008 comes on the back of a successful inaugural year that with 2,257 runners and £870,000 in cash prizes. This year’s tour promises to be even better with more runners and more money.
Reigning champion, Joe “The Elegance” Beevers, will be back to defend his title, while less seasoned players will be hoping to emulate Rob Akery – last year’s amateur runner up to Joe.
Joe Beevers said: “I really enjoyed playing the Gala Casinos British Poker Tour events all over the UK last year and will be playing the tour in 2008 trying to defend my title. I will be in Edinburgh when the tour kicks off again in February - with fellow Mobster, Barny Boatman, who’ll be trying to go better than his third place finish in the Grand Final at Bristol.”
Mark O’Donnell, Gala Casinos British Poker Tour Manager, said: “What sets us apart is that we attract the best poker talent from across Britain and Europe alongside amateur players and relative newcomers to the game. The tour promises to have something for everyone – nail-biting clashes, absolute professionalism and the unique Gala Casinos atmosphere of the live events. A prize at the final table is genuinely within everyone’s grasp. The Gala Casinos British Poker Tour really is the people’s poker tour.”
GALA CASINOS BRITISH POKER TOUR 2008 SCHEDULE
27 Feb - 2 March; Gala Maybury Casino, Edinburgh: Buy in £500+50
16 - 20 April; Gala Casino Maid Marian Way, Nottingham: Buy in: £500+50
18 - 22 June; Gala Harbourside Casino, Bristol: Buy in £500+50
17-21 Sept; Gala Casino, Liverpool: Buy in £500+50
22 - 26 Oct; Gala Casino Stockton-on-Tees: Buy in £500+50
1 - 7 Dec; Grand Final, Gala Harbourside Casino, Bristol: Buy in £1, 500+50
GCBPT FESTIVAL ITINERARY
Date: Wednesday
Event:£100+£10 NLHE Freeze-out (Main Event Bonus Seat)
Clock: 30 min
Chips: 7,500
Date: Thursday
Event: £200 + £20 NLHE Freeze-out (Main Event Bonus)
Clock: 30 min
Chips: 7,500
Date: Friday
Event: MAIN EVENT (Day 1a) £500 + £50 NLHE Freeze-out (£5k added)
Clock: 60 min
Chips: 10,000
Date: Saturday
Event: MAIN EVENT (Day 1b) £500 + £50 NLHE Freeze-out (£5k added)
Clock: 60 min
Chips: 10,000
Date: Sunday
Event: MAIN EVENT (Day 2)
Clock: 60 min
Chips: 10,000
Date: Sunday
Event: £50 Single Rebuy or Top-up
Clock: 30 min
Chips: 3,500
To register for any of these GalaPoker.co.uk events - click here.
