East End Live Returns To Aspers Casino

Black Belt Poker LogoIt seems like almost every day or so that there is a new poker press release or story breaking that involves the Aspers Casino. This venue has been the host of some great poker events recently, notably the Sky Poker London leg and it seems as though there is plenty more poker action coming up. This is down to the fact that Black Belt Poker have announced that this is the venue for their East End Live II event. Given the popularity of the venue and its located in the East of London, this is hardly the biggest upset in the world of poker but having it confirmed allows players to take action and plan ahead.

The event, which starts on Friday the 10th of May, will have a prize pool which is guaranteed at $50,000. There will be two opening day flights for the event and the buy-in for the event has been cited as $200+$25. If this sounds a little bit too expensive for your tastes, the organisers have promised that there will be satellite opportunities from as little as $5, which will help to make the event a lot more accessible for many poker players.

A lot to live up to

Neil Channing

Last year’s event, which took place in April, attracted close to 400 poker players but it was a 20 year old who shocked the pack by coming home in first place. Sonny Pomroy overcame Elliot Aspden at the final table and he took home $13,300 and the kudos of beating a pack of big name poker players and a lot of poker players with much more experience.

Neil Channing, one of the co-founders of Black Belt Poker, said;

“We’re delighted to be returning to Aspers for East End Live. It’s quickly become one of the best places to play poker in the country, and if last time is anything to go by, players can look forward to another fun and exciting event.”

There is a genuine sense that Aspers in Stratford City is becoming one of the key poker venues in Britain and it is likely to keep on playing host to an increasing number of events in the months and years to come. The rise of the supercasinos that will come may have an impact but given its prime location in London, Aspers is likely to remain one of the venues that players want to play in and venues want to host their nights in.