Tikay mentioned to me a while ago that people have been asking on this forum about the Showdown Poker Tour and he asked me to post some information on here.
I have been speaking with the organisers and they tell me that they are expecting in excess of seventy runners, perhaps a lot more, for the inaugural event at the Gutshot on the 6th of May. There are three sites running on-line qualifiers and at the last count about twenty seats have been generated. So it won't just be the usual suspects.
To those have cited Gustshot's retro-chic surroundings as possible factor in deciding whether to play, I can reveal that Gustshot are expanding next door and Barry Martin assures me that 260 players can be accommodated in comfort and style for the 5,000 Euro event.
You can see the full Showdown schedule here:
http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/circuit.php?a=e&n=SDPT
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