GBPT Announce Grand Final Venue

by NoflopsHomer
Submitted by: snoopy on Sun, 29/04/2007 - 8:49am
 
Gala Casinos and galapoker.co.uk today announce that The Great British Poker Tour Grand Final – the climax of the inaugural 2007 Tour - is to be held at the Gala Casino Harbourside, in Bristol, UK.

Satellites into the £2,500 + £50 Great British Poker Tour Grand Final event are scheduled within selected Gala Casinos over the next few months, and online via www.galapoker.co.uk where you can qualify for one of six £3,000 GBPT Main Event Grand Final Packages – absolutely free.

Galapoker.co.uk is running daily qualification satellites from as little as $10 + $1 through the website, in addition to a weekly freeroll every Wednesday afternoon. All satellites build towards each of the online finals, which will play-out on the following dates:

10th June
8th July
5th August
2nd September
30th September
28th October

As well as being crowned ‘Great British Poker Champion 2007’, the Grand Final winner will walk away with a tasty £165,000, and a fully expensed package to the 'Five Diamond World Poker Classic' at the world famous Bellagio in Las Vegas.

In other GBPT news, the upcoming third Festival takes place from 9th - 13th May at the superb Gala Casino Maid Marian Way, in Nottingham, UK, with live and online satellite qualification into the £500 + £50 Main Event now the only opportunity to qualify for the last few remaining seats! The estimated prize pool is £100,000, which includes an expected £60,000 Main Event – including £5,000 added by Gala Casinos.  

Following on from sell-outs at both Edinburgh and Teesside GBPT Festivals, Nottingham will host 110 player tournaments  for what’s expected to be another superb event.

Edinburgh and Teesside Festival winners Eddie Gaines and Colin Pearson have already booked their seats at the Grand Final. Who will be next?

The dates for the remaining tournaments are as follows:
+ Bournemouth GBPT Festival - June 13th-17th (including a 3 day Main Event)
+ Leeds GBPT Festival - August 15th-19th
+ Bristol GBPT Grand Final - October 29th-November 4th