£500,000 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Announced
Sky Poker has announced it will host the inaugural UK Poker Championship at one of Europe's leading poker venues Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham in February 2014. The highlight of the seven-day festival will be the Championship Event and its guaranteed £500,000 prize pool.
The Sky Poker UK Poker Championship will take place 20th-23rd February 2014 at Dusk Till Dawn. The £1000+£100 event will include two Day 1 flights on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th February, with the champion crowned on Sunday 23rd February. The event will be broadcast on Sky Sports.
The UK Poker Championship Event will be the finale to a seven day long Sky Poker UK Poker Festival which kicks off on Monday 17th February which will include a High Roller event as well as a two-day Pot Limit Omaha tournament. The winner of a UK Poker Festival leaderboard will also secure themselves a $15,000 Las Vegas Holiday Package.
Details of Satellites into the £500,000 UK Poker Championship will be announced in the coming weeks on www.skypoker.com with freeroll satellites confirmed as part of the schedule.
“Everyone at Sky Poker is really excited about the UK Poker Championships,” said Richard Milner, Head of Sky Poker. “It will be the biggest live event we have ever had and comes hot on the heels of another successful season of the Sky Poker Tour, which culminated in our Grand Final, also at DTD”. He added, “It also comes at a time when there are many other exciting developments to our poker product and promotions at skypoker.com. We’re delighted to be working with Rob and his great team at DTD on this event - we’ve had many excellent events there in the past and this will be even bigger and better!”
Monday 17th Feb 8pm Main Event Mega Satellite £100 + £10
Tuesday 18th Feb 1pm High Roller Mega Satellite £300 + £30
6pm High Roller – Day 1 (2 day event) £3000 + £150
8pm Main Event Mega Satellite £100 + £10
Wednesday 19th Feb 1pm Main Event - Day 1a (4 day event) £1000 + £100
2pm High Roller – Day 2
8pm Main Event Mega Satellite £100 + £10
Thursday 20th Feb 1pm Main Event – Day 1b
Heads-up (by arrangement) £500 + £50
Friday 21st Feb 1pm Main Event - Day 2
2pm Pot Limit Omaha – Day 1 (2 day event) £500 + £50
Saturday 22nd Feb 1pm Main Event – Day 3
2pm Pot Limit Omaha – Day 2
2pm Six Max – Day 1 (2 day event) £500 + £50
Sunday 23rd Feb 1pm Main Event – Day 4
2pm Six-Max – Day 2
2pm Turbo NLHE £500 + £50
Contact
Dave Bland
Sky Poker Content Manager
T: 0113 389 9217
david.bland@bskyb.com
£500,000 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Announced at DTD
Submitted by: TightEnd on Mon, 28/10/2013 - 10:24am