2015 Genting Poker Series

[TightEnd]

http://uk.pokernews.com/news/2014/11/genting-poker-series-announced-2015-tour-dates-15641.htm

extracts from the report

The number of events has increased from eight to 10 for the 2015 season, with the GPS now heading to new locations in Liverpool Queens Square, GIC Birmingham, Reading and Luton, although all four of those new stops feature what is being labelled as the GPS Mini.

three of the eight legs in 2014 have failed to hit their £125,000 guarantee and this is reflected in the 2015 guarantees.

While the 2015 GPS Main Event still costs £400+£40 to buy into, the guarantees have been slashed to £100,000. Another cut seems to be the removal of the Grand Final and its £200,000 guarantee, one of the most popular stops on previous seasons.

2015 Genting Poker Series Schedule

Leg   Venue   Dates   Type   Buy-in   Guarantee
1   Star City   February 4-8   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000
2   Westcliff   March 18-21   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000
3   Newcastle   April 15-19   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000
4   Reading   May 14-17   GPS Mini   £200+£20   £30,000
5   Liverpool Queens Street   June 17-20   GPS Mini   £200+£20   £30,000
6   Luton   July 16-19   GPS Mini   £200+£20   £30,000
7   GIC Birmingham   TBC   GPS Mini   £200+£20   £30,000
8   Stoke   September 2-6   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000
9   Edinburgh   September 30-October 4   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000
10   Sheffield   October 28-November 1   Main Event   £400+£40   £100,000

[Tal]

GIC Birmingham?

[kp24]

No leg at dtd surprised about that

[theprawnidentity]

GIC Birmingham?

No leg at dtd surprised about that

[Tal]

Genting in Chinatown?

[baldock92]

No leg at dtd surprised about that

[SteveF]

GIC Birmingham?

I suspect this may be the new Genting gaff by Birmingham NEC. Still being built.

http://www.resortsworldbirmingham.co.uk/

[bergeroo]

I like this series and it is I think the biggest tournament all year in the West Midlands? now there is no GUKPT Walsall and the Broadway doesn't run any big tournies, so I will be playing the first leg for sure. Hope there are sats on DTD again so I don't have to play on Genting.

[Woodsey]

GIC Birmingham?

I suspect this may be the new Genting gaff by Birmingham NEC. Still being built.

http://www.resortsworldbirmingham.co.uk/

Hmmm, resorts world Singapore, manila, Langkawi, New York City and er.......Birmingham FAF.

[cambridgealex]

Everything going downhill

Hope todays GUKPT doesn't overlay otherwise that'll have guarantees and buyins slashed for next year too. These are both great tours and well needed competition to stars events imo, shame to see them decline like this.

[VBlue]

Liverpool on my birthday is my target. Fancy getting into some says for a few decent live event this year. Just need to learn how to win sats now.  I run terrible over a puny sample size.

[The Camel]

Everything going downhill

Hope todays GUKPT doesn't overlay otherwise that'll have guarantees and buyins slashed for next year too. These are both great tours and well needed competition to stars events imo, shame to see them decline like this.

As much as I love overlays I really hope Grosvenor top brass realise this has only not met the guarantee because of the clash with the WPT

Although I do think a monkey buyin is more suitable for this leg

[cambridgealex]

Overlays so bad for the economy long term.

Agree the planning was terrible. I think GUKPT released their schedule first (pretty sure, but don't quote me) but even so, I think when DTD put a £1m GTE on, they have to backdown. All it would take would be a shift of one day even - the day twos clashing was the problem - you really had to decide between the two. Whereas a one day shift would've meant you could have a bash at both.

[scotty77]

If Grosvenor wasn't gonna back down, then they should have just realised this was gonna happen and decided to overlay I'm sat instead.  Ensure the GTE was 'met', recoup some with sat entries/extra play, keep local low stakes and online players happy with some chances at playing a 1k for a small buy in sat/local league etc and also dilute the overlay money around to a few extra min cashes.

Since I've been playing the GUKPT sats have just stayed the same wheras every other operator have tried different thing.

You know for sure you are gonna overlay, then put on a 15 seat online GTD sat.  And quite often with these big GTD sats, word spreads and they fill up.

Don't think Blackpool should be a £500.  It's a long one to travel too for a lot of circuit regs and needs to be a £1k.

[bergeroo]

GUKPTs guarantees are the same for next season I think btw.