GUKPT Walsall Main Event starts today

GUKPT Walsall Main Event starts today

Friday, 29 April 2011

Anyone wishing to escape the blanket coverage of the royal wedding could do worse than heading to Walsall's Grosvenor Casino which is hosting the latest leg of the GUKPT.

The first of two opening flights for the £1,000+£70 Main Event starts at noon today with a second following at 6pm. Players taking part in the three day event will start with 15,000 chips and a 1 hour clock.


If a grand is a bit steep on the bankroll there are plenty of other events scheduled for the long weekend, full details of which can be seen below.


Friday 29th April £1,000 + £70 NL Hold'em Main Event Day 1a 12pm 3 days
Friday 29th April £1,000 + £70 NL Hold'em Main Event Day 1b 6pm 3 days 15,000 1 hour
Sunday 24th April £30 + £5 NL Hold'em Rebuy 10 Seat Gtd Super Satellite to Main Event 7.30pm (1 day)
Monday 25th April £100 + £10 £NL Hold'em Freezeout - *£10,000 Guaranteed* 7.30pm (1 day)
Tuesday 26th April £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 7.30pm (2 days)
Wednesday27th April £150 + £15 Omaha D/C Freezeout 6.00pm (1 day)
Wednesday 27th April £150 + £15 NL Hold'em Freezeout Super Satellite to Main Event 8.30pm (1 day)
Thursday 28th April £200 + £20 NL Hold'em 6 Max Freezeout 7.30pm (1 day)
Thursday 28th April £50 + £5 Main Event Super Satellite 1 x Re-Buy or Add-On 9.00pm (1 day)
Saturday 30th April £250 + £25 NL Hold'em Freezeout Re-entry 6.00pm (2 days)
Sunday 1st May £100 + £10 NL Hold'em Bounty Booster Tournament 5.00pm (1 day)


Colin McTaggart took last year's GUKPT title, beating the likes of Priyan de Mel, Praz Bansi and Karl Mahrenholz to the £57,700 first prize.


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