UK&IPT 2010
The UKIPT is a fresh and exciting poker tour for amateur and professional players in the UK and Ireland. It was launched in late 2009 with the first event being held at Galway in Ireland from December 11-14, 2009, in the Radisson Hotel. The UKIPT Galway was included as part of the popular Irish Poker Championships. The first UK-based UKIPT event will be held in Manchester from February 11–14, 2010 at the Grosvenor G-Casino.
Team Live UK Poker Tour are convinced the UKIPT event’s will attract top names from around the UK and Ireland due to the backing of PokerStars.. The UKIPT events will have a range of buy-in levels; from £500+£50 to £1,000+£100 for UK-based tournaments and €1,000+€100 and €2,000 for events in Ireland see schedule.
In addition to a UKIPT title and prize money, players will also win a buy-in to the PokerStars.com EPT London main event in October 2010, which will also be the European poker championship. This will give regular season UKIPT finalists the chance to experience the exciting atmosphere playing in one of the biggest live poker tournaments outside of Vegas, alongside some of the biggest names in the world of poker.
The UKIPT will have its own Points Leader Board that will be regularly updated on PokerStars Click on UKIPT link on the PokerStars homepage to see the 2010 UKIPT leader board.. Players will be able to track their progress against other local players and professionals; including their favourite Team PokerStars PROs. At the end of the season the top players from the UKIPT leader board will be rewarded with great prizes, including: a £10,000 freeroll for the top 100 players over the season; and the top three players will receive various levels of PokerStars sponsorship to events during the UKIPT’s second season.
The PokerStars UKIPT will visit Manchester, Nottingham, Killarney, Brighton, Scotland and Dublin with the Grand Final taking place as part of the EPT London main event in October 2010.
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