GUKPT Grand Final Schedule and Online Qualifiers
The GUKPT Grand Final takes place in London between 20th Novemebr and 30th November 2008. Here is the poker festival schedule:
GUKPT Grand Final Schedule 20/11/2008 £250 + £25 7 Card Stud DC Freezeout 7.45pm 1 day event 70 21/11/2008 £500 + £50 PL Omaha Hi/Lo 7.45pm 1 day event 70 22/11/2008 £1000 + £60 NL Hold'em DC Freezeout 4pm 1 day event 100 23/11/2008 £500 + £50 PL Omaha DC Freezeout 4pm 1 day event 100 24/11/2008 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 day event 150 25/11/2008 £500 + £50 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 day event 150 26/11/2008 £200 + £20 NL Hold'em Rebuy 8pm 1 day event 80 27/11/2008 £3000 + £150 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 1a of 3 200 per day 28/11/2008 £3000 + £150 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 1b of 3 200 per day 29/11/2008 £3000 + £150 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 2 of 3 all remaining players 30/11/2008 £3000 + £150 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 3 of 3 all remaining players 30/11/2008 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 6pm 1 day event 100
Registration closes 15 minutes before the start of each tournament. Alternates accepted in all events. The winners of all events will get a seat in the Champion of Champion's tournament. Super satellites for the main event take place at 2pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the festival week.
Casino: Grosvenor Victoria 150-162 Edgware Road London W2 2DT T: 0207 262 7777 F: 0207 724 1214 Online GUKPT Qualification for the GUKPT Grand Final You can qualify online exclusively at Blue Square Poker for every leg of the GUKPT. There are 4 weeks of qualifying for each leg of the tour. The following 5 events will run every week, all starting at 9.15pm: Monday $25 + $2.50 Rebuy ($25) GUKPT Side Event £330 Tuesday $0 + $2.50 Rebuy ($25) GUKPT Main Event $2750 Wednesday $100 + $9 Rebuy ($100) GUKPT Main Event $2750 Friday $100 + $9 Rebuy ($100) GUKPT Main Event $2750 Sunday $250 + $20 Freezeout GUKPT Main Event $2750
There are three standard super satellites a week, on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. One package will be awarded for every $2750 in the prize pool, which consists of a £1060 buy in to a GUKPT Main Event and the remainder in expenses. The Wednesday and Friday super satellites are $100 rebuy tournaments. The Sunday super satellites are $250 freezeout tournaments. You can buy in directly to these super satellite qualifiers, or win a seat in them through one of the daily satellites or freerolls (see flow chart above).
One Bargain Bumper Satellite will run every week on Tuesday evenings. This events will have a zero buy-in with only an entry fee of $2.50 being charged to enter. However it will allow rebuys for $25 as well as a double chip add on for a further $25 cost. With the standard super satellites having buy-ins of no less than $100 this is likely to be the cheapest route to GUKPT glory.
One Side Event Satellite will run every week on Monday evenings. This event will award packages worth £330 (or the USD equivalent in the poker client) and can be used to buy in to any £330 entry GUKPT side event. Please Note: These packages do not include expenses.
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