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Schedule

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour 2008 - leg 9 (blackpool)

Tournament Info

Date Buy In Tournament Start Time Length
08/11/2008 £100 + £10 NL Hold'em Rebuy 8pm 2 day event
09/11/2008 £150 + £15 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 day event
10/11/2008 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 day event
11/11/2008 £500 + £50 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 2 day event
12/11/2008 £250 + £25 PL Omaha 1 Rebuy 8pm 1 day event
13/11/2008 £1000 + £60 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 1a of 3
13/11/2008 £100 + £10.50 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 1 day event
14/11/2008 £1000 + £60 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 1b of 3
14/11/2008 £100 + £10.50 NL Hold'em Freezeout 8pm 1 day event
15/11/2008 £1000 + £60 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 2 of 3
15/11/2008 £300 + £30 NL Hold'em Freezeout 6pm 2 day event
16/11/2008 £1000 + £60 NL Hold'em Main Event 2pm Day 3 of 3
16/11/2008 £200 + £20 NL Hold'em Rebuy 4pm 1 day event


Registration closes 15 minutes before the start of each tournament. Alternates accepted in all events. The winners of all events will get a seat in the Champion of Champion's tournament. Super satellites for the main event take place at 2pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the festival week.

Travel Info

Travel Info GUKPT

By Car - All routes:
Approach using the M6 North or South bound
At junction 32 take the slip road to join the west bound M55.
Follow the M55 all the way until it terminates.
At the elevated roundabout keep to the left and take the first exit.
Next roundabout (only about 100 yards) take third exit signed Blackpool Squires Gate.
Follow the dual carriageway straight on through several sets of traffic lights.(Beware of speed cameras).
At the final set of lights on the seafront turn right (North bound).
Follow the promenade North for about one mile (keeping to the speed limit there is a fixed camera!)
Passing the Pleasure beach on your right look out for the Sandcastle building on your left.
Look for the entry to the casino forecourt on your left to the North side of the Sandcastle building just past the taxi rank (if you get to the traffic lights you’ve missed it !), be sure to watch out for trams and pedestrians as you cross over the promenade.

By Train - Blackpool Pleasure Beach/Blackpool North

Nearest Airport - Blackpool

Accomodation

Travel Info GUKPT

Big Blue Hotel, Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 1ND 0845 367 3333

Premier Travel Inn, Yeadon Way, South Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire FY1 6BF 0870 197 7032.

Address

GUKPT Poker Tour
Grosvenor Blackpool
The Sandcastle,
South Promenade, Blackpool,
FY4 1BB
T: 01253 341 222
F: 01253 405 637

Opening Hours

Sun-Fri 12noon-6am
Sat 12noon-4am

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