It may be a Bank Holiday weekend but that doesn’t mean that you cannot look forward to a lot of poker action and excitement. In fact this is the perfect weekend for a lot of poker action and you should be looking to do whatever you can to enjoy some poker fun. If you are not going to be allowed to slip off from the family for too long, finding some great value online poker events this weekend could be the best solution. There are always brilliant online poker events to enjoy and with no work on Monday, you can really make the most of it.
However, if you do have a free pass this weekend and you want to make the most of your weekend, how about heading to Stockton on Sunday? This may not seem like the best way for you to spend your time this weekend, or any weekend but it may just be the start of the best few poker days of your life. You should know that the GUKPT has been serving up some fantastic poker tournaments and events of late and the next event is upon us, starting this Sunday.
Get ready to play for Main Event seats
The opening poker event of the GUKPT Stockton schedule will take place on Sunday, the 5th of May. The game is a £30+£5 NLHE re-buy satellite event. This seems like a casual start to the big poker action but the fact that there will be a minimum of 10 seats on offer of the Main Event of the GUKPT schedule has to make it worthwhile. There will be other satellite events taking place during the week but that may not fit with your schedule. Getting in early on Sunday may be the best for for your free time and there is also the fact that once you have booked your seat, you can sit back and relax while all the other players sweat it out in their attempts to join you. Taking the pressure off of qualification at an early stage can really help you to look forward to an event.
All of the satellite events that will be taking place during the week will be leading towards to the big GUKPT Stockton Main Event. This event is a £500+£50 event and will take place over three days. The guaranteed prize pool for the event is £50,000 but if it turns out to be a popular event, there could be more money to play for. However, there is no doubt that even if the guarantee stays as it is, it will be a big step on from last year when the guaranteed prize pool was £36,500. This is still a decent poker prize but you would always choose to play for £50,000 as opposed to play for £50,000.
Last year there were 73 entrants battling it out for that prize and this year you can be confident that this figure will be higher. There has been a great level of interest in the GUKPT event this season and more players are taking an interest. The players this season will be looking to emulate the success of Allan Peers. This is because it was Peers who triumphed in the final last year, taking home £11,000. The winner of the GUKPT Stockton Main Event 2013 can rest assured that they will pick up more than £11,000 for their efforts.
There are also going to be plenty of side events for players who get knocked out or who would rather focus on the other games. The Main Event may be too daunting for some players whereas others may not wish to spend the money required to get involved. Regardless, there will be something for everyone at the GUKPT Stockton event and the poker action starts on Sunday if you are keen to make a fast start.