Momentum is building behind the Genting Stanley National Poker Championships and at the start of January there were already 150 seats pre booked across the festivals. Online qualifiers are currently running on the Boss network and Full Tilt Poker, with Playtech probably starting in the near future, there is plenty of opportunity for players to qualify. It is early days, but it looks like the three festivals (Manchester, Nottingham and Southend) could be sell outs.
The Genting Stanley National Poker League starts on Monday and is the first of its kind, with 23 casinos running ten week leagues across the UK. All the buy-ins for the league are paid out on the nights as the normal prize pool, but the registration fees are used to create end of league prizes of packages to the GSNP Championships. This represents great value to the players. At the end of the league in the middle of March the casinos will be running live satellites to the GSNP Championships. The dates and times of these super satellites will be displayed on the league website.
Players can also buy in by visiting their nearest Genting Stanley Casino. Alternatively if people prefer registering from the comfort of their own home they can contact Team Europe on +44 (0) 1752 675375.
The introduction of the GSNP League and GSNP Championships is creating some healthy competition for the Grovesnor UK Poker Tour. This can only be good for the UK Poker scene and if the festivals are successful it should lead to bigger and better tournaments being organised in the future.
The structure for the main event is going to give lots of play and with very reasonable tournament start and finish times, players will have plenty of time to engage in the lucrative cash games. Genting Stanley has already promised that the charges for cash games will be minimal, which is good news for all those players who view the ring games as the real icing on the cake.
More details on the league and championships including the structure, can be found at the respective websites www.GSNPLeague.com and www.GSNPChampionships.com.
The Genting Stanley National Poker League starts on Monday and is the first of its kind, with 23 casinos running ten week leagues across the UK. All the buy-ins for the league are paid out on the nights as the normal prize pool, but the registration fees are used to create end of league prizes of packages to the GSNP Championships. This represents great value to the players. At the end of the league in the middle of March the casinos will be running live satellites to the GSNP Championships. The dates and times of these super satellites will be displayed on the league website.
Players can also buy in by visiting their nearest Genting Stanley Casino. Alternatively if people prefer registering from the comfort of their own home they can contact Team Europe on +44 (0) 1752 675375.
The introduction of the GSNP League and GSNP Championships is creating some healthy competition for the Grovesnor UK Poker Tour. This can only be good for the UK Poker scene and if the festivals are successful it should lead to bigger and better tournaments being organised in the future.
The structure for the main event is going to give lots of play and with very reasonable tournament start and finish times, players will have plenty of time to engage in the lucrative cash games. Genting Stanley has already promised that the charges for cash games will be minimal, which is good news for all those players who view the ring games as the real icing on the cake.
More details on the league and championships including the structure, can be found at the respective websites www.GSNPLeague.com and www.GSNPChampionships.com.