Online and Live Worlds Combine for £1 Million Guaranteed partypoker presents: WPT500 at Dusk Till Dawn and £1 Million Guaranteed WPT UK Main Event
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Los Angeles, CA (September 16, 2015) – World Poker Tour®, Dusk Till Dawn, and partypoker today announced the dates for a 16-day, nine-event WPT® UK festival with £2.5 million in guaranteed prize pools. The action kicks off in London on October 24 with the first of 12 starting flights for the partypoker presents: WPT500, and concludes on November 8 in Nottingham with the WPT UK Main Event final table. Both the partypoker presents: WPT500 and WPT UK Main Event feature a £1 million guarantee, and the top 50 finishers in the partypoker presents: WPT500 will also receive a seat into the WPT UK Main Event.
Of the dozen starting flights for the £1 million guaranteed partypoker presents: WPT500, three will take place at Aspers Casino in West Stratford City, four will take place online at partypoker.com, and five will take place at Dusk Till Dawn.
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Aspers Casino |
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| Date | Time | Starting Flight | Buy-in |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 | 2 pm | Day 1A | £500 + £50 |
| Sunday, Oct. 25 | 2 pm | Day 1B | £500 + £50 |
| Friday, Oct. 30 | 5 pm | Day 1C | £500 + £50 |
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partypoker.com |
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| Date | Time | Starting Flight | Buy-in |
| Monday, Oct. 26 | 20:00 | Day 1A | £500 + £50 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 27 | 20:00 | Day 1B | £500 + £50 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 28 | 20:00 | Day 1C | £500 + £50 |
| Thursday, Oct. 29 | 20:00 | Day 1D | £500 + £50 |
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Dusk Till Dawn |
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| Date | Time | Starting Flight | Buy-in |
| Saturday, Oct. 31 | 12 pm | Day 1A | £500 + £50 |
| 5 pm | Day 1B | £500 + £50 | |
| Sunday, Nov. 1 | 12 pm | Day 1C | £500 + £50 |
| 5 pm | Day 1D | £500 + £50 | |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | 10 am | Day 1E Turbo | £500 + £50 |
One entry is allowed per starting flight, and players can play as many starting flights as they wish, bringing their best stack forward to Day 2. All players who bag on a Day 1 will combine for Day 2 at Dusk Till Dawn at 2:30 pm on Monday, November 2. The final day will play out on Tuesday, November 3.
Following the partypoker presents: WPT500, the WPT UK Main Event kicks off with another £1 million guarantee. The £2,200 buy-in event begins on Tuesday, November 3 with the first of two starting flights. Players who are eliminated on Day 1A may re-enter on Day 1B, but players on Day 1B may not re-enter on the same day. Like the partypoker presents: WPT500, players who bag after both starting flights may bring their best stack forward.
The festival concludes on Sunday, November 8 with the WPT UK Main Event final table. Players who are unable to go deep in the Main Event will have a chance to compete in seven different side events:
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WPT UK Side Events |
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| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee |
| Monday, Nov. 2 | 5 pm | High Roller | £5,000 + £250 | £250,000 |
| Thursday, Nov. 5 | 5 pm | Eight-Max | £2,000 + £200 | £100,000 |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | 5 pm | Six-Max | £1,000 + £100 | £60,000 |
| Friday, Nov. 6 | 5 pm | Super High Roller* | £10,000 + £250 | TBD |
| Saturday, Nov. 7 | 12 pm | Deep Stack | £300 + £30 | £50,000 |
| Saturday, Nov. 7 | 5 pm | PLO | £1,000 + £100 | £30,000 |
| Sunday, Nov. 8 | 2 pm | Turbo | £300 + £30 | £10,000 |
*The Super High Roller is a one-day event, and will be live-streamed. For a full schedule of events, click here.
“Last year’s WPT was brilliant and will be a hard act to follow but with WPT, partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn, we have unique combination of online, live and event management expertise so I believe we can improve on last year, specifically by qualifying over 300 players for the Main Event, giving us a chance of breaking the record for a WPT in Europe,” said Rob Yong, owner of Dusk Till Dawn. “It’s a pleasure for me personally and the DTD to work with WPT and partypoker and I am looking forward to developing our relationship with Aspers and really hope their Day 1’s for the WPT 500 will be a success.”
WPT President Adam Pliska adds, “We are proud to partner with both Dusk Till Dawn and partypoker for this impressive, nine-event poker festival with £2.5 million in guaranteed prize pools. In Season XIII, Eleanor Gudger outlasted a field of more than 2,100 entries to win the partypoker presents: WPT500 at Dusk Till Dawn, and this year players can compete in starting flights from the comfort of their own home on partypoker.com. With high rollers and affordable deep-stacked side events, this schedule has something for every player who attends.”
For great deals on hotels for the entire WPT UK festival, be sure to check out WPT Travel.
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