Gala Casinos and Galapoker.co.uk have today announced that The Great British Poker Tour Grand Final - to be held at the Gala Casino Harbourside, in Bristol, UK - is to be moved forward to 5th – 11th November 2007.
The Grand Final, which is expected to conclude the ‘GBPT 2007’ in spectacular style with a week of big money tournaments culminating in the £500,000 Main Event, has been specifically timed to integrate well with the very busy Autumn tournament programme, giving poker fans the opportunity to play in the biggest season of poker events the UK has ever seen.
Four GBPT Festival winners have already won £2500 + £50 seats and will be vying for the prestigious title of Great British poker champion.
The 7-day GBPT Grand Final Festival is planned to play-out as follows:
£300 + £30 NLHE Freeze-Out |
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Monday 5th November |
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Number of Players: | 120 |
Start Time: | 17:00 |
Clock: | 30 mins |
Starting Chips: | 7500 |
Estimated Prize Pool: | £36,000 |
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Bonus Seat Prizes |
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Winner collects: | Prize Money & seat into £1,000 + £50 event |
£1000 + £50 NLHE Freeze-Out |
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Tuesday 6th - Wednesday 7th November (2 days) |
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Number of Players: | 120 |
Start Time: | 17:00 |
Clock: | 60 mins |
Starting Chips: | 10,000 |
Estimated Prize Pool: | £120,000 |
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Bonus Seat Prizes |
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Winner collects: | Prize Money & seat into £2,500 + £50 Grand Final Main Event |
Runner-up collects bonus seat: | Prize Money & £500 + £50 Main Event buy-in to a 2008 GBPT festival of choice |
£2500 + £50 NLHE Freeze-Out Grand Final Main Event |
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Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th November (4 days) |
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Number of Players: | 200 |
Start Time: | 14:00 |
Clock: | 60 mins |
Starting Chips: | 15,000 |
Estimated Prize Pool: | £500,000 |
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Grand Final Main Event Prizes |
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Great British Poker Champion 2007 collects: | Est. £165,000 & Package to Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic (worth $20,000) in Las Vegas in December 2007 |
Runner-up collects: | Prize Money & Package to Aussie Millions in Melbourne, Australia |
3rd placed finisher collects: | Prize Money & Package to EPT 2008 event |
4th placed finisher collects: | Prize Money & £500 + £50 main event buy-in to a 2008 GBPT festival of choice |
5th placed finisher collects: | Prize Money & £500 + £50 main event buy-in to a 2008 GBPT festival of choice |
Over the course of the first three days, players will also have the chance to compete in 10-seater STT satellites for entry into the £2500 Main Event. These are currently proposed as £350 entry with 2000 starting chips and the winner will pick up a £2500 + £50 Main Event seat with 2nd place winning £600 and 3rd spot £350.
Over the next few months, players can qualify into the GBPT Grand Final via selected Gala Casinos or online via www.galapoker.co.uk where they can qualify for one of six £3,000 GBPT Main Event Grand Final Packages – absolutely free.
All satellites will build towards each of the remaining online finals currently scheduled, which will play-out on the following remaining dates:
2nd September
30th September
28th October
In other GBPT news, the upcoming Leeds Festival takes place 15th - 19th August at the Gala Casino, Wellington Bridge Street, in Leeds, UK. The Main Event is now fully sold-out with 110 runners, and limited availability remains for the £100 and £200 freeze-out events.
Gala Casinos British Poker Tour is brought to you in association with Gala Casinos, and in partnership with Galapoker.co.uk, Coralpoker.com and Eurobetpoker.com The GCBPT offers a full range of qualifying options both online and offline. Copyright © 2008 Gala Coral Group Ltd. Gala is the registered trade mark of Gala Group Investments Ltd. All rights reserved.
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