UKIPT Brighton starts today

UKIPT Brighton starts today

Wednesday, 13 July 2011

The PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) makes a very welcome return this week with Brighton's Hilton Metropole the venue for the five-day festival.

The action gets under way at 7pm this evening with a couple of side events prior to the first of two opening flights for the £500+£60 Main Event which starts tomorrow. Organisers are expecting a bumper field for the Main Event with capacity expanded for the second opening flight on Friday.


The full schedule is as follows:


Wednesday July 13
19:00 100 6 Max NL Freezeout £100 + £10
22:00 Super Sat F/O To Main Event. £75 + £10
00:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5


Thursday July 14
14:00 Main Event 1 A £500 + £60
18:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
20:00 100 NL Freezeout 1 Day Event £100 + £10
22:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
00:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5


Friday July 15
14:00 Main Event 1 B  
16:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
18:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
20:00 100 NL Freezeout 1 Day Event £100 + £10
22:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
00:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5


Saturday July 16
14:00 Main Event Day 2  
16:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
18:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
20:00 300 NL Freezeout Day 1 £300 + £30
22:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5
00:00 NL Turbo £50 + £5


Sunday July 17
14:00 Main Event Final Day  
15:00 300 NL Freezeout Day 2  
17:00 100 NL Freezeout Charity Bounty (£20 to the charity) £100 + £10 + £20
19:00 Super Sat To UKIPT Edinburgh £75 + £10


Jamie Burland outlasted a 259-runner field to win last year's UKIPT Brighton Main Event, pocketing £65,000 in the process.



Tags: UKIPT Brighton, Jamie Burland