All poker players who are looking forward to find an affordable live poker tournament on the territory of the UK and Ireland to join can consider themselves lucky. It seems that August 2016 is to bring not one, not two, but a whole bunch of thrilling poker events you can participate in.
What is really convenient is the fact that most of the below-mentioned live poker tour operators feature poker websites which provide players with the opportunity to qualify for their events quickly and easily.
The first tournament, which started on July 28th and is to end on August 7th, is the 2016 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Goliath. It takes place in the Ricoh Arena in Coventry and has a guaranteed prize pool of £250,000. The tournament is one of the greatest ones being organised in the region and is known as a place where many poker pros’ careers have started. Players can participate in the tournament after paying £120.
Several Grosvenor 25/25 Series are to take place in August. Two tournaments are to be active between August 11th and 14th at the Grosvenor Casino in Huddersfield and the Grosvenor Casino in Portsmouth, respectively. The Grosvenor Casino in Stockton is to host another one of the 25/25 Series in the period between August 18th and August 21st. All events feature £25,000 guaranteed prize pools.
The £110 buy-in 888 Max Poker Event is to take place between August 4th and 7th at the Aspers Casino in London. It has a guaranteed £28,000 prize and features a 28,000 starting stack for each player. Eight-handed poker is to be played at all tables from start to finish.
Another tournament you can take part is the £500 Deepstack tournament at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham which is to happen on August 6th. And if you want to try both your skills and luck in an event with a £250,000 guaranteed prize pool, you can join the £500 Deepstack £250K GTD that is to kick off on August 25th.
The Super Stack Poker Tournament Series is back in the UK in 2016. The event is to take place at Poker Room formerly The Vic, London between August 11th and 14th. Another poker tournament starts on August 17th and is to end on August 21st – the Genting Poker Series Mini Birmingham, which is to take place at the Resorts World.
The Aspers in Milton Keynes and the Alea Casino in Glasgow are to host two events of the Grand Prix Poker Tour Mini, from August 17th to 21st, and August 24th to 28th, respectively. Poker players can also join the JP Poker & LSPkr Summer Series on August 20th or the UKIPT Super Series. The latter will take place at the Hippodrome Casino in London from August 31st to September 4th.
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Harry Evans
