The first tournament of the Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) in association with Gala Casinos kicks off at the Gala Maybury Casino in Edinburgh on the 21st February and is expected to be a great opening night. The tour, which will take in 6 cities across the UK, is being televised and offers a £2,500 buy-in Grand Final for a significant prize pool.Pro players confirmed for Edinburgh so far include Joe Beevers, Ross Boatman, Barny Boatman, Surinder Sunar, Neil Channing, Arshad Hussain and Iwan Jones as well as snooker legends John Higgins and Mathew Stephens and local comedians Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan of Still Game on BBC 2 Scotland.
Furthermore, keen poker player Michelle Heaton from pop group Liberty X, will exclusively front the GBPT as ‘Queen Of Hearts’ with the aim of encouraging more women to take up the sport. Michelle will be present at the Edinburgh event, playing alongside the public. The number of entries to the tournament has been high, so players who want to take part should register soon on the GBPT website to avoid missing out:
http://www.gbpokertour.com
For further information please contact:
Jeremy Lloyd/Mai Amin
Porter Novelli
0207 853 2264/0207 853 2277
[Ed Note: Who says sex doesn't sell?! Woohoo!!!]