DTD Xmas Grand Prix £250,000 GTD 12th-18th December

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Online day ones start tonight on party

start at 8pm, late reg to 9.41pm

highest stack from your day ones through to old trafford at the weekend

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GPPT Blog. Today Michelle Orpe visits another Manchester Landmark

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Interview with Simon Trumper by pocketfives

http://www.pocketfives.com/articles/gppt-heads-old-trafford-january-16-17-591876/

remember online day ones START TONIGHT 8pm

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The latest Michelle Orpe GPPT Blog for GPPT Old Trafford this week.

This time, mixing sport with culture

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F YOU ARE COMING TO OLD TRAFFORD THIS WEEKEND: PLEASE READ

- If you are intending to play a Saturday Day One please register for it in advance on partypoker.
- You cannot buy in with cash on Saturday and will save yourself time and queues if you have bought in online rather than waiting for terminals at the stadium to buy in direct
- Please bring Photo ID and come to the registration desk on arrival
- If you think you may have issues with partypoker passwords, deposit limits, forgotten details etc please contact partypoker customer service this week to resolve before arrival. This, again, will save you time.
- There will be a full running order of activities and times released shortly
- There are no cash games at the stadium, but shuttle buses will run all evening to and from the 235 casino in Manchester for those wishing to play cash

We'll do our best to answer questions on here or via the chat page on www.gppt.poker this week.

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These mega sats are great value

7pm and 9pm tonight, 50 seats GTD in each and cent rolls and feeders from 4pm today

first two night these have been running, around 150 entries per satellite, so a 1 in 3 shot of winning a $109 day one entry.

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and each night this week at 8pm, with registration until 9.40pm

Old Trafford GPPT Online day one

last night 130 runners

play 18x12 minute levels, take end of day stacks through to day 2 Old Trafford Sunday 11am

play multiple day ones, highest stack through

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As part of the pre-event activities on Saturday at Old Trafford: Legends Q and A with David May and Norman Whiteside, hosted by Simon Lazenby of Sky Sports

This will take place at 12.30pm Saturday. Simon will ask David and Norman a selection of the best questions submitted by you the players. Football/Poker/Life..its up to you!

Please post questions here and I will collate. Lsten to the answers on Saturday and Highlights of the Q and A session will be posted up afterwards, too

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Sorry if it's been asked before, are they rolling the blinds back on day 2

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Sorry if it's been asked before, are they rolling the blinds back on day 2

by two levels

day 2 starts at 2500-5000/ra 500

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cheers Tighty

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Schedule and timings for this weekend

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If you are coming to Old Trafford this weekend

If you are coming to Old Trafford this weekend, you will obviously be looking forward to the Grand Prix Poker Tour Old Trafford leg guaranteed with a £250,000 prize pool, with two day Ones on Saturday, playing to a finish on Sunday.

As well as the Main event there are a range of activities from the moment the doors at the famous stadium at 11am on Saturday morning. The party poker lounge will offer casual games such as pool and table football as well as an area for both players and their friends to relax over the weekend.

At 12pm Day 2 of the GPPT High Roller begins in the tournament area in the presence of Simon Trumper whilst from midday legendary poker personality Marty Wilson will be conducting “Free Flip N Gos”, giving players a 1 in 9 chance to win a seat to a future GPPT leg in a single hand.

At 12.40pm, hosted by Sky Sports’ Simon Lazenby, Old Trafford legends David May and Norman Whiteside will be present for a Legends Q and A. Look out for posts on the Grand Prix Poker Tour and party poker Facebook accounts where you will get the opportunity to ask David and Norman questions. Simon will ask the best ones!

At 1pm the first of the GPPT Day Ones begins and that is open for registration until 5.40pm. At 6pm the second GPPT Day One begins, open for registrations until 9pm. At 1am the party poker lounge closes for the night.

For those players who make it through day One on Saturday, they will join the players already qualified for Sunday’s day two from online and 235 casino Day ones, as the excitement really starts. Play begins at 11am. Everyone who makes it to day two of the main event is guaranteed to cash.

On Sunday Marty Wilson will be running speed pool tournaments ahead of the side events that afternoon, turbo tournaments which start at 12pm and 4pm

On Sunday evening we will find out GPPT Old Trafford Champion, who will win at least £35,000. Now that will be a weekend to remember.

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GPPT Blog: Eastenders? Manchester has an Albert Square too? Michelle Orpe investigates...

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These mega sats are great value

7pm and 9pm tonight, 50 seats GTD in each and cent rolls and feeders from 4pm today

first three nights these have been running, around 150 entries per satellite, so a 1 in 3 shot of winning a $109 day one entry.