With many of the known faces on the tour across the pond, the doors are wide open for the opportunists closer to home.
The new Blue Square Poker GUKPT Summer Series are four day mini festivals with smaller buy-in events: a £200, £300 and a £500 main event.
Blue Square are running Super Satellites at 8.30pm on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays which will offer $2250 packages to each event of the mini festival.
While the pros slog it out in Vegas, take your chance to cash in at the GUKPT Summer Series!
Summer Series 1 - Bolton
June 11th - 14th
Date Buy In Event Start Time Length Starting Chips
11/06/2009 £200 + £20 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 6,000
12/06/2009 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 7,000
13/06/2009 £500 + £50 NL Hold'em Main Event 6pm Day 1 10,000
14/06/2009 --- NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 2 - -
Blind levels will last 45 minutes in all competitions
Summer Series 2 - Aberdeen
June 18th - 21st
Date Buy In Event Start Time Length Starting Chips
18/06/2009 £200 + £20 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 6,000
19/06/2009 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 7,000
20/06/2009 £500 + £50 NL Hold'em Main Event 6pm Day 1 10,000
21/06/2009 --- NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 2 - -
Blind levels will last 45 minutes in all competitions
Summer Series 3 - Walsall
June 25th - 28th
Date Buy In Event Start Time Length Starting Chips
25/06/2009 £200 + £20 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 6,000
26/06/2009 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 days 7,000
27/06/2009 £500 + £50 NL Hold'em Main Event 6pm Day 1 10,000
28/06/2009 --- NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 2 - -
Blind levels will last 45 minutes in all competitions
Qualify online at Blue Square Poker for your place. Use the code MAXIMUMBONUS when you sign-up for their top bonus.