PR: Genting Stanley launch their National Poker Championship

[DJ Durban]

Those of you that played in the Golden Sands Poker Festival in Torquay last August, will be pleased to know that due to the success of that event, we are now launching the Genting Stanley National Poker Championships.

This will consist of three individual festivals running simultaneously over the 26th – 30th March 2008 in Circus Casino Manchester, Circus Casino Nottingham and Mint Casino Southend formerly known as Spielers Rivercard Room. All the venues have good transport links as Southend is located just outside London and Manchester has its own international airport.

All the tournaments will be no rake, no fee events so every penny collected will be paid out to the winners. The Golden Sands Festival achieved a prize pool of $120,000 and we are looking to far exceed that figure at each of the GSNP Championship events with prize pools of at least $200,000 expected. The structure for the £500 main event will be the same as the Golden Sands as all the players seemed to appreciate the very generous amount of play that it allowed. However the main event will now be spread over four days to accommodate the expected increase in player numbers.

For those people looking for alternatives to buying in directly to the championships, the GSNP League will be launching on the 7th January 2008 in 23 Genting Stanley casinos across the UK. This is a ten week league where each casino runs their normal weekly poker tournaments, but the registration fees go to creating seats in the GSNP Championships for the winners and those players who reach the end of league playoffs. All the normal prize money generated by the buy-ins is still paid out to the players who make the money on the individual league nights. This gives players the opportunity to qualify for a big poker festival through live play as opposed to online.

Of course if you do prefer the convenience of online play then qualifiers are available on the Boss Network and Full Tilt Poker. Satellites are already up and running on the Boss Network with buy-ins from as little as $1 + $0.1. The Full Tilt satellites are starting in January 2008 with weekly qualifiers leading to a monthly satellite tournament.

Those players wishing to buy-in directly can do so at any Genting Stanley Casino or over the phone by calling Team Europe on +(44) (0) 1752 675375.

More details on the festivals and the league can be found on their respective websites www.GSNPChampionships.com and www.GSNPLeague.com.

[DJ Durban]

JOE BEEVERS, BARNY BOATMAN AND DAVE COLCLOUGH ALL CONFIRMED FOR THE GSNP CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Genting Stanley National Poker League got off to a flying start with over 4,000 unique players taking part in the first month that saw over £500,000 pounds paid out in prize money. The players are all battling for a free ride to the Genting Stanley National Poker Championships where they will be able to compete against players such as Joe Beevers, Barny Boatman and Dave Colclough who will all be attending.

The festivals promise to be cosmopolitan affairs with players from across Europe already registered to take part. There are also 10 players from www.pokerinthepub.com the UK’s premier pub poker league. At the time of going to press at the start of February there were already over 200 players registered for the championships.

Most of the major networks ONGAME, Playtech (from the 5th February), Boss and Full Tilt have all been running qualifiers to the event and will continue to do so throughout February.

Genting Stanley have already shown their commitment to poker in the UK by putting all the league registration fees back into the prize pool and they are continuing this trend by offering dealer dealt cash games at the three festivals, for just £5 an hour.

Live super satellite qualifiers are running in various Genting Stanley Casinos across the UK and more information can be found on the GSNP League website.

Players can buy in by visiting their nearest Genting Stanley Casino. Alternatively if people prefer registering from the comfort of their own home they can contact Team Europe on + 44 (0)1752 675375 09:00 -17:30 Monday to Friday.

More details on the league and championships including the structure, can be found at the respective websites www.GSNPLeague.com and www.GSNPChampionships.com.