At Midnight on the 21st of February, the Grosvenor Casino on Dunstable Road in Luton will be closing its doors for the very last time. The home of many a player such as Richard Prew, Steve Templeman, Tracey Dell and Damon D'Cruz, not to mention the starting point for wonderboy JP Kelly, Luton was a popular jaunt that attracted various 'names' from across the nation.
With festivals such as the SpringFest, Grand Challenge and Christmas Cracker all selling out in a flash, it is obvious that Grosvenor Luton means a lot to many players, and although the parking, muggers alley and the ambiance weren't particularly rewarding attractions, I doubt many would deny the softspot they held for a venue that made a permanent and familiar mark on the tourney schedule.
But fear not, because although the old hunting ground will cease to be, the Grosvenor Luton will be moving onto newer and better pastures just around the corner - with bigger and better facilities (including 180 seater cardroom - 240 for festivals), yet still remaining in that highly accessible location just off the M1.
And in honour of the new venue, Grosvenor Luton will also be utilising a brand new tournament schedule which includes a rather mouth-watering £20 rebuy on Thursday nights with a tasty $5,000 guaranteed prize pool. The schedule for March will be as follows:
Thu 1st (8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em (Guarantee £5,000)
Fri 2nd (8pm) -- £75 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sat 3rd (3pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 No Limit Hold'em
Sat 3rd (6pm) -- £50 Super Satellite for £1,000 SPRINGFEST Main Event
Sat 3rd (8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 4th (6pm) -- £100 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 4th (9pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Mon 5th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Tue 6th (7pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 Pot Limit Hold'em
Tue 6th (8pm)-- £20 Pot Limit Omaha
Tue 6th (10pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Wed 7th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em 1Rebuy/Add On
Thu 8th (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit Hold'em (Guarantee £5,000)
Fri 9th (8pm) -- £75 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sat 10th (3pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 No Limit Hold'em
Sat 10th (6pm) -- £30 Super Satellite for £500 No Limit Double Chance Freeze-out
Sat 10th(8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 11th (6pm) -- £100 Pot Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 11th (9pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Mon 12th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Tue 13th (7pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 Pot Limit Hold'em
Tue 13th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em super satellite for the
Tue 13th -- GUKPT event at Cardiff - Friday 23rd March
Tue 13th (10pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Wed 14th (8pm) -- £50 Pot Limit Hold'em 1Rebuy/Add On
Thu 15th (8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em (Guarantee £5,000)
Fri 16th (8pm) -- £75 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sat 17th (3pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 No Limit Hold'em
Sat 17th (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit 3 Card Irish
Sun 18th (6pm) -- £100 No Limit Hold'em REBUY
Sun 18th (9pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Mon 19th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Tue 20th (7pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 Pot Limit Hold'em
Tue 20th (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit Omaha
Tue 20th (10pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Wed 21st (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em 1Rebuy/Add On
Thu 22nd (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit Hold'em (Guarantee £5,000)
Fri 23rd (8pm) -- £75 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sat 24th (3pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 No Limit Hold'em
Sat 24th (6pm) -- £50 Super Satellite for £1,000 SPRINGFEST Main Event
Sat 24th (8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 25th (6pm) -- £250 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sun 25th (9pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Mon 26th (8pm) -- £50 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Tue 27th (7pm) -- ROOKIE TOURNAMENT' £10 Pot Limit Hold'em
Tue 27th (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit Omaha
Tue 27th (10pm) -- £20 Turbo No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Wed 28th (8pm) -- £50 Pot Limit Hold'em 1Rebuy/Add On
Thu 29th (8pm) -- £20 No Limit Hold'em (Guarantee £5,000)
Fri 30th (8pm) -- £75 No Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT
Sat 31st (3pm) -- £10 No Limit Hold'em
Sat 31st (6pm) -- £30 Super Satellite for £500 No Limit Double Chance Freeze-out
Sat 31st (8pm) -- £20 Pot Limit Hold'em FREEZEOUT