Grosvenor UK Poker Tour 2009 Schedule ReleasedNine Main Legs, Grand Final, Summer Series, and £150,000 Added to GUKPT 2009 |
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The BlueSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour has announced the dates and venues of the tour for its third season starting January 2009. The sponsor is adding £150,000 to the tour next year which will see the return of the Cardiff leg, the first Scottish leg (Aberdeen), two online festivals, a mini-GUKPT summer series for those not attending the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, two high-roller tournaments and increased prize pools for the Champion of Champions event (£100,000) and GUKPT rankings (£50,000).
The full schedule for the tour (including location and festival dates) is:
Leg 1: Brighton -- January 12th - 18th
Online Short Handed Festival: Blue Square Poker -- January 19th - 23rd
Leg 2: Walsall -- February 21st - March 1st
Leg 3: London -- March 19th -29th
Leg 4: Manchester -- April 18th - 26th
Leg 5: Newcastle -- May 18th - 24th
Summer Series 1: Bolton -- June 11th - 14th
Summer Series 2: Aberdeen -- June 18th - 21st
Summer Series 3: Walsall -- June 25th - 28th
Online Summer Festival: Blue Square Poker -- July 20th - 24th
Leg 6: Luton -- August 1st - 9th
Leg 7: Cardiff -- August 31st - September 6th
Leg 8: Thanet -- October 12th - 18th
Leg 9: Blackpool -- November 7th - 15th
Grand Final: London -- November 19th - 29th
Champion of Champions Festival: Luton -- November 30th - December 6th