GUKPT 2009 Schedule(credit: GUKPT official web site)
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour will be back for a third year in 2009. As per 2008, it will feature nine main legs and a Grand Final, but there are also several new events that have been added to the UK’s largest poker tour. Grosvenor/G casinos and Blue Square Poker, who jointly operate the tour, will also be contributing £150,000 of added prize money in 2009.
2009 Highlights
* Champion of Champions Tournament prize pool raised to £100,000.
* GUKPT Rankings prize money increased to £50,000.
* Two high-roller Heads Up tournaments (at the Vic in March and November).
* £1,500 main event for leg 3 at the Vic in March.
* £1,000 main events at all other legs.
* £3,000 Grand Final at the Vic in November.
* New ‘Summer Series’ of three mini GUKPT festivals in June.
* First Scottish GUKPT event in Aberdeen (Summer Series)
* GUKPT returns to Cardiff (leg 7)
* Two online festivals on Blue Square Poker, including a short-handed festival in January
2009 Festival Dates
- Leg 1 -- Brighton (January 12th - 18th) * January 15th - 18th
- Online Short Handed Festival -- Blue Square Poker (January 19th - 23rd) * January 23rd
- Leg 2 -- Walsall (February 21st - March 1st) * February 26th - March 1st
- Leg 3 -- London (March 19th -29th) * March 26th - 29th
- Leg 4 -- Manchester (April 18th - 26th) * April 23rd - 26th
- Leg 5 -- Newcastle (May 18th - 24th) * May 21st - 24th
- Summer Series 1 -- Bolton (June 11th - 14th) * June 13th - 14th
- Summer Series 2 -- Aberdeen (June 18th - 21st) * June 20th - 21st
- Summer Series 3 -- Walsall (June 25th - 28th) * June 27th - 28th
- Online Summer Festival -- Blue Square Poker (July 20th - 24th) * July 24th
- Leg 6 - - Luton (August 1st - 9th) * August 6th - 9th
- Leg 7 - - Cardiff (August 31st - September 6th) * September 3rd - 6th
- Leg 8 - - Thanet (October 12th - 18th) * October 15th - 18th
- Leg 9 - - Blackpool (November 7th - 15th) * November 12th - 15th
- Grand Final - - London (November 19th - 29th) * November 26th - 29th
- Champion of Champions Festival -- Luton (November 30th - December 6th) * December 5th - 6th
Please note that the dates for leg 7 have changed. It was originally scheduled to take place from September 7th-13th, but will now take place a week earlier. Please also note that the Champion of Champions tournament will now be preceded by a week of support events. The Champion of Champions tournament itself is an invite only event, but the support events are open to all.
Players can qualify online at Blue Square Poker!