Check out the great tourney qualifiers running on all major poker rooms for this week!
UBOC 4
The Ultimate Bet Online Championship 4 offers 18 online MTT tournaments with huge prize pools running till the end of January. The MINI UBOC, a series of identical tournaments with smaller buy ins, runs on the same dates.
Qualify at:
UB.com
Absolute Poker
WBCOOP
The World Blogger Championship of Online Poker gives bloggers from all over the world the chance to play tournament poker for great prizes. It’s the perfect way to challenge other poker writers, and compete to prove that you are the best in the business. This year you can win seats to the Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), plus SCOOP Steps satellite tickets.
Qualify at:
PokerStars
European Poker Tour
The richest live poker tournament series in Europe is back for Season 6, with new venues added and more events than ever before. Satellites are running now in a wide range of buy-ins to suit ALL players, no matter how big your bankroll is. This means that everyone has a shot at winning a seat at the next EPT, becoming the next Champion and taking home a huge payday. Last Season included a total prize pool of more than $60,000,000, and looks set to be even more this time round.
EPT Deauville
January 20-25 at the Casino Barriere de Deauville, the EPT Deauville has a €5,000 + 300 buy in.
Qualify at:
PokerStars
EPT Copenhagen
February 16-21 at the Casino Copenhagen, the EPT Copenhagen has a DKK 35,000 + 2,250 buy in.
Qualify at:
PokerStars
Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT) Season 3
Get set for more sizzling action in the sun, because the PokerStars-sponsored Latin American Poker Tour is back for Season 3. Satellites are running now, with prize packages that give you everything you need to enjoy a great trip and take your shot at being the next LAPT Champion.
Season 3 is scheduled to make stops in Playa Conchal (Costa Rica), Punta del Este (Uruguay), Vina del Mar (Chile) and Argentina. The tour will even be making a stop in The Bahamas, held as part of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). This is your chance to play live poker for huge sums of cash in many of the most beautiful, exotic and sun-drenched locations on the planet.
LAPT Punta del Este
February 24-27, 2010 at the Manta Casino & Resort, the LAPT Punta del Este has a $3,500 + $200 buy in.
Qualify at:
PokerStars
LAPT Vina del Mar
March 20-23, 2010 at the Enjoy Hotel & Casino, the LAPT Vina del Mar has a $2,500 + $200 buy in.
Qualify at:
PokerStars
ANZPT Season 2
The PokerStars Australia New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT) is back for Season 2, with events taking place across both countries in 2010. You can qualify with PokerStars satellites now, with a prize package that includes your Main Event buy-in for the next leg of the tour, plus hotel accommodation and money for expenses.
ANZPT Adelaide
February 9-14, 2010 Skycity Casino AUD $3,000
Qualify at:
PokerStars
Italian Poker Tour
Italy’s biggest and best series of live poker tournaments. Each event will see the world’s greatest poker players take their seats to battle it out for huge sums of cash in Italy’s best locations, including San Remo and Venice. As an added bonus, the tour also includes two stops in Nova Gorica in Slovenia. The season culminates with the Grand Final in April, 2010, held as part of the EPT San Remo festiva
IPT SAN REMO 5
February 25-March 1, 2010 €2,000 + €200
Qualify at:
PokerStars
UKIPT
PokerStars is proud to introduce Season 1 of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) - a brand new series of live poker tournaments across both countries. Satellite qualifiers are running now, with prize packages up for grabs that give you everything you need for a great poker trip.
The UKIPT will take in the best locations on the poker map. Highlights include a stop in Galway for the always-popular Irish Poker Championship, and a trip to Nottingham at the renowned Dusk Till Dawn poker room. All roads will lead towards the Grand Final in London, October 2010 - held as part of the Season 7 European Poker Tour London festival. See the schedule below to find out about the next event.
UKIPT Manchester February 11-14, 2010 G Casino £500 + 50
Qualify at:
PokerStars
GUKPT 2010 Walsall
Now beginning its fourth season, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has been bringing top quality tournament action to casinos around
Britain for over three years. The GUKPT Walsall Main Event has featured in all three previous seasons and each time the first place finisher has won in excess of £80,000.
Qualify at:
Bet365 Poker
Blue Square Poker
ECPokerTour Barcelona
ECPokerTour Barcelona will be held at the Casino Gran de Barcelona, Spain. The tournament will take place over three days from March 19th – March 21st, 2010.
Qualify at:
Titan Poker
Bet365 Poker
Centrebet Poker
Les A London Open
Les A London Open Tournament will be held in the Red Room at one of the world’s most exclusive casinos, Les Ambassadeurs Club, in London’s Mayfair. The tournament will take place over two days on the 23rd & 24th of February, 2010.
Qualify at:
Boyles Poker
Bet365 Poker
Centrebet Poker
European Deepstack Poker Championship
The third European Deepstack Poker Championship, which will be held at the Ballsbridge Inn Hotel in Dublin from Feb 5th – Feb 7th, 2010.
Qualify at:
Boyles Poker
Irish Poker Open
The Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker, Las Vegas.
First organized in 1981 by Terry Rogers, a well known Irish bookmaker, the tournament has experienced tremendous growth over the years. Well known for the electric atmosphere and character like no other, this poker festival is now a firm fixture on the international poker calendar and a 'must attend' for many of the top poker players in the world.
Qualify at:
Centrebet Poker
Will Hill
Titan Poker
Paddy Power Poker
888
InterPoker
Doyle’s Room
Boyles Poker
Bet365 Poker
Betfair
Stan James Poker
South African Trip
Play for your chance to win a once in a lifetime package for two to South Africa, worth £24,000. The package includes: Return flights, luxury hotels, a safari and trips to Cape Town and Johannesburg including semi final and final tickets. Over the next 4 months Stan James Poker will run monthly races that will place the winners into a final tournament that will take place on 16/05/2010. Top 2 raking players on the private cash tables and top 2 raking players on the sit and go tournaments will advance to the final, simple!
Qualify at:
Stan James Poker
FTOPS XV
The Full Tilt Online Poker Series is one of the largest online poker series to be found in any year, and Full Tilt Poker is now up to FTOPS XV and is loaded with MTT events of all kinds. Guarnteed prize pools total in the millions, and if the price is too high you can always play in the MINI FTOPS.
Twenty-seven events, 1/10th of the buy-in, over $6 million in guaranteed prize money. Play in MiniFTOPS this March and turn a small buy-in into a huge score.
Starting February 10th, FTOPS XV offers 27 events with a total guaranteed prize pool worth more than $17 million. This series features a wide selection of tournaments, each hosted by a Full Tilt Pro, including:
* Knockout, Shootout, Turbo and Super Turbo events
* The Two-Day Event, featuring two days of play and a guaranteed prize pool of $2 million
* The massive $2.5 million guaranteed Main Event
Qualify at:
Full Tilt Poker
Casino Austria Poker Tour- CAPT
The Casinos Austria Poker Tour 2010 qualifiers offer you the choice of which CAPT event that you would like to play in, with some spectacular cities to choose from. See below:
CAPT Bregenz
Bregenz 21.02.-28.02.2010 € 2,000
CAPT Salzburg
Salzburg 06.04.-11.04.2010 € 2,000
CAPT Innsbruck
Innsbruck 09.05.-16.05.2010 € 2,000
CAPT Velden
Velden 11.07.-18.07.2010 € 2,000
CAPT Graz
Graz 24.08.-29.08.2010 € 2,000
Poker EM - CAPT
Baden Baden TBC
Qualify at:
Interpoker
Grand Series of Poker
There are 17 huge tournaments making up the first stage of the GSOP and there's something in store for everybody. New additions are the 5 Card Stud and 7 Card Draw Events, which both begin at 21:30 (GMT +1). All other events begin at 20:00 (GMT +1) and there will be regular qualifiers for each event. The GSOP then culminates on 14.02.2010 with a $5,000 buy-in Grand Final – The Grand Slam.
This exclusive tournament will see all 17 Main Event winners, together with the Leaderboard winners and daily qualifier winners, battle it out in an epic $5,000 buy-in tournament, to see who is crowned the King of the GSOP.
Qualify at:
Bwin Poker
World Poker Tour Events
LA Classic
Commerce Casino -- Feb 20 - 21, 2010
The L.A. Poker Classic Tournament includes a series of open poker events of varying limits. Scheduled Jan./Feb. are No Limit Hold ‘Em, Pot Limit Omaha High, 7-Card Stud, Omaha Hi/Low Split and Stud Hi/Low Split tournaments.
Qualify at:
Party Poker
Full Tilt Poker
WPT Invitational
WPT Celebrity Invitational – Commerce Casino -- Feb 20
Each year, the World Poker Tour and Commerce Casino in Los Angeles roll out the red carpet for the most glamorous stop on the poker circuit – the WPT Invitational. This exclusive, invitation-only event welcomes Hollywood celebrities and world-class poker professionals who go head-to-head in a freeroll Texas Hold 'Em poker tournament for charity, $200,000 in cash prizes, and eternal bragging rights. With many repeat celebrity attendees, this event has grown to be a must-attend for celebrities and VIPs.
Qualify at:
Party Poker
Bay 101
Bay 101 Shooting Star will be held at the Bay 101 Casino from Mar 8 - 12, 2010, and features a bounty format. In addition to the normal excitement of a MTT WPT event, each table has a poker pro with a target on his or her back!
Qualify at:
Full Tilt Poker