Dusk Till Dawn continues to break records
Augusts £300 Deepstack at Dusk Till Dawn saw a turnout of 385 , September was 339 , not bad considering also taking place was PSOP at the International , EPT Barcelona , GUKPT Cardiff and WCOOP on Pokerstars .
Since January the average attendance for the Deepstack has been 330 players resulting in a first place circa £30,000 ! This one was just £19 short at £29,981 and with 4 remaining the total prizepool was £65,504 , a deal was struck guaranteeing each player £15,000 and they played on for the balance , the eventual winner was James Keys beating Chris Rose , James's key hand took place earlier when 3 handed his 99 cracked the AA of Ben Turnstill , 90% of the chips in play went in the middle on the Q 6 4 flop but cruelly for Ben a 9 rivered.
Having achieved 190 in August , then a record , the £150 this month broke through 200 attracting 206 resulting in a first prize of £10,042 !
The improved field was partly due to the starting stacks that have been increased from 6000 to 10,000 with a 30 minute clock. Winner Lee Noon took the first prize of £10,042 when with a huge chip lead a deal was agreed 4 ways that also secured an equal split of £3995 each for 2nd to 4th .
The same structure of 10,000 chips / 30 minute clock will feature in our new weekend event commencing 24th / 25th October . Called 20twenty it comprises of 2 x £100 No Limit Freezeouts each with a £20,000 guarantee and 270 player cap .
Based on Septembers field for the £150 the demand for these events is expected to be high.
Cheers
Simon Trumper
Live Poker Director