Genting Poker Series Gets Underway in UKFirst Main Event of New Tour Starts in Birmingham |
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The Genting Poker Series gets underway today with the first £400 + 40 main event taking place at Star City Casino in Birmingham, England.
Each stop on the new tour, of which there are seven between now and December, will have a main event with a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 with the £1,500 buy in grand final having a guaranteed prize pool of £200,000.
The structure of the three-day main events (with two day 1s in Birmingham) sees players start with 25,000 in chips and a 60 minute clock.
The tour marks another significant move by Genting into the UK poker scene having recently sponsored The Hendon Mob and bought the Fox Poker Club in London.