The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) joins forces with the mighty European Poker Festival (EPT) for the London Poker Festival where there will be millions of pounds to be won.
This event has become a favourite with poker players from all around the World at Pokerstars who offer their players a chance to get in on the action for a fraction of the buy in direct with low cost satellites running for both EPT London and the UKIPT Grand Final around the clock.
The choice is yours which event you set your sights on, or why not play in both EPT and UKIPT wide range of satellites and increase the odds of getting to this poker extravaganza?
EPT London
The EPT London Poker Festival will take place this October 8th to 18th in the heart of London, England. At the British Poker Awards 2013 EPT London was voted ‘Best UK Tournament’ which is no surprise because last year there was over £10,000,000 awarded in prize money with £560,000 going to the winner of the Main Event. This year promises to be as good, if not better, than last year.
EPT London Prize Packages
At Pokerstars you can play for a prize package which will include:
- £4,250 Main Event seat
- £750 expenses (travel and hotel)
There are also Main Event seat only prizes to be won.
EPT London Satellites
These satellites have only recently come online and will increase as the EPT London gets closer, at the weekends when player numbers increase there are usually a couple of extra tournaments to play in. At the moment this is what can be found in the Pokerstars lobby through Events / EPT / All.
| Buy in | When | Prize |
| £2.20 + re buy | 3 x daily | Seat to £215 qualifier |
| £8.80 + re buy turbo | 2 x daily | Seat to £215 qualifier |
| £33 turbo | 1 x daily | Seat to £215 qualifier |
| £33.00 | 1 x daily | Seat to £215 qualifier |
| £55 turbo | 2 x daily | Seat to £215 qualifier |
| £215 qualifier | 1 x daily | 1 x EPT London package for each £5000 in prize pool |
UKIPT Grand Final, London
The Grand Final of UKIPT Season 4 is to take place 8th to 12th October alongside the richer EPT London. Nevertheless, with a guaranteed prize pool of £500,000, there’s still big money to be won in this smaller tournament with a capacity of just 600 players.
UKIPT Grand Final Satellites
It’s still early days for these UKIPT London satellites to come online but there are a few running daily where you can win a Main Event seat worth £770 or, at the weekends, win a package prize which includes Main Event seat and £430 in cash. At the moment these are already online:
- Buy in £8.80 + Rebuy, 3 x turbo – nightly at 9.02pm UK time – seat only to be won
- Buy in £82, hyper turbo, deep – Saturdays and Sundays at 10.32pm UK – full prize packages to be won
There will be many more to come online in the following weeks leading up to the event. Typically these UKIPT low cost satellites will start with buy ins of £1.10.
The UKIPT London satellites can be found Events / More / UKIPT in the Pokerstars lobby.
Live Events Players Choice
Players Choice Satellites to Pokerstars live events enables players to win €1,100 (£873 approx) tickets to use to buy in to selected live events, UKIPT London Grand Final being one of them. Players Choice satellites run all year round from just €1.50 and can be found under the Events / More tab in the Pokerstars lobby.
The Players Choice satellites feed into the qualifiers where the Players Choice tickets are won.
| Players’ Choice Satellite | Date & Times | Buy-in | Prizes |
| €82 -1 rebuy, 1 add-on | Tuesdays & Saturdays at 9.05pm UK time | €82 | 1 x Players’ Choice ticket GTD 1 x Players’ Choice ticket + €400 cash for every €1,500 in the prize pool |
| €215 Freezeout | Wednesdays at 9.05pm UK time | €215 | 1 x Players’ Choice ticket GTD 1 x Players’ Choice ticket + €400 cash for every €1,500 in the prize pool |
| €215 Freezeout | Sundays at 9.05pm UK time | €215 | 2 x Players’ Choice tickets GTD 1 x Players’ Choice ticket + €400 cash for every €1,500 in the prize pool |
Once you have won your Players Choice qualifier Pokerstars will email you with instructions on how to proceed. Your Players choice ticket is valid for 12 months.
EPT and UKIPT London Poker Festival Schedule
Here’s the latest schedule for both the EPT and UKIPT tournaments in order of date and time.
| Time | Event | Tournament | Buy in | |||
| October 7th | ||||||
| 7.30pm | 1 | NL – Super Satellite to UKIPT Main Event | £165.00 | |||
| October 8th | ||||||
| Midday | 2 | UKIPT Main Event – Day 1A | £770.00 | |||
| 6.00pm | NL – Super Satellite to UKIPT Main Event | £165.00 | ||||
| 9.00pm | 4 | NL – Turbo – Win the Button! | £220.00 | |||
| 9th October | ||||||
| Midday | 2 | UKIPT Main Event – Day 1B | £770.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 5 | NL – One Rebuy/One Add on Super Satellite to EPT Main Event (Max Spend Allowed) | £550.00 | |||
| 7.00pm | 6 | NL – UKIPT London Cup 1A (Single Re-Entry Per Day) | £330.00 | |||
| 10th October | ||||||
| Midday | 2 | UKIPT Main Event – Day 2 | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 7 | PLO – "8 Handed" – Day 1 | £5,300.00 | |||
| 2.00pm | 8 | NL – Turbo Deepstack | £220.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 9 | NL – One Rebuy/One Add on Super Satellite to EPT Main Event (Max Spend Allowed) | £550.00 | |||
| 6.00pm | 10 | NL – UKIPT London Cup 1B (Single Re-Entry Per Day) | £330.00 | |||
| 9.00pm | 11 | NL – Super Satellite to EPT Main Event | £800.00 | |||
| 11th October | ||||||
| Midday | 2 | UKIPT Main Event – Day 3 | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 7 | PLO – "8 Handed" – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 10 | NL – UKIPT London Cup – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 12 | NL – UKIPT High Roller – Day 1 (Single Re-Entry) | £2,200.00 | |||
| 2.00pm | 13 | NL – Hold’em Deepstack | £330.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 14 | NL – One Rebuy/One Add on Super Satellite to EPT Main Event (Max Spend Allowed) | £550.00 | |||
| 7.00pm | 15 | PL 7 Card Stud – DeepStack Turbo | £330.00 | |||
| 9.00pm | 16 | NL – Super Satellite to EPT Main Event | £800.00 | |||
| 12th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 1A | £4,250.00 | |||
| 12.30pm | 2 | UKIPT Main Event – Final Table | CLOSED | |||
| 12.30pm | 18 | NL – Senior’s Event – Players must be 50 years or older to play | £220.00 | |||
| 12.30pm | 19 | NL – Hold’em – Women’s Event | £220.00 | |||
| 2.00pm | 20 | PLO – Double Chance | £330.00 | |||
| 2.00pm | 12 | NL – UKIPT High Roller – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| 5.00pm | 21 | NL – One Rebuy/One Add on Super Satellite to EPT Main Event (Max Spend Allowed) | £550.00 | |||
| 6.00pm | 22 | NL – Hold’em | £330.00 | |||
| 8.00pm | 23 | NL – Last Chance Turbo Super Satellite to EPT Main Event Day 1B | £800.00 | |||
| 13th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 1B | £4,250.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 24 | NL – Super Satellite to EPT 2K #26 | £330.00 | |||
| 8.00pm | 25 | NL – Turbo = 8 Handed | £2,150.00 | |||
| 14th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 2 | £4,250.00 | |||
| 4.00pm | 26 | NL – Hold’em – Day 1 | £2,200.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 27 | NL – Super Satellite to EPT 1K Re-Entry #29 | £165.00 | |||
| 9.00pm | 28 | NL – Turbo – Win the Button! | £220.00 | |||
| 15th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 3 | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 26 | NL – Hold’em – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 29 | NL – Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Flight 1A | £1,100.00 | |||
| 3.00pm | 30 | EPT 8 Game – Championships | £1,100.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 31 | NL – One Rebuy/One Add on Super Satellite to EPT High Roller (Max Spend Allowed) | £550.00 | |||
| 7.00pm | 29 | NL – Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Flight 1B | £1,100.00 | |||
| 8.00pm | 32 | PLO – Turbo | £220.00 | |||
| 16th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 4 | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 33 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – 8 Handed – Day 1 | £10,300.00 | |||
| Midday | 29 | NL – Hold’em – Single Re-Entry – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| 1.00pm | 34 | PLO – 8 Handed – Day 1 | £1,100.00 | |||
| 3.00pm | 35 | EPT Horse – Championships | £1,100.00 | |||
| 7.00pm | 36 | NL – Turbo | £1,100.00 | |||
| 9.00pm | 37 | NL – Turbo – Deepstack – Deuces Wild | £220.00 | |||
| 17th October | ||||||
| Midday | 17 | EPT Main Event – Day 5 | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 33 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – 8 handed – Day 2 | £10,300.00 | |||
| Midday | 34 | PLO – 8 Handed – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 38 | NL – Hold’em – 30 Minute Levels – 8 Handed | £550.00 | |||
| 3.00pm | 39 | EPT 10 Game – Championships | £1,100.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 40 | NL – Deepstack – 8 Handed – Day 1 | £1,650.00 | |||
| 7.00pm | 41 | NL – Grasel Sweets SuperStack – Day 1 | £220.00 | |||
| 9.00pm | 42 | PL – Turbo Deepstack- Omaha Hi/Lo | £330.00 | |||
| 18th October | ||||||
| Midday | 33 | NL – Hold’em – High Roller – Single Re-Entry – "8 handed" – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 38 | NL – Hold’em – 30 Minute Levels – 8 Handed – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 40 | NL – Deepstack – 8 Handed – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 41 | NL – Grasel Sweets SuperStack – Final Day | CLOSED | |||
| Midday | 43 | NL – Hold’em Turbo – Super Deepstack – EPT Edition | £330.00 | |||
| Midday | 44 | NL – Turbo – "6 Handed" | £5,200.00 | |||
| 12.30pm | 17 | EPT Main Event Day 6 – Final Table | CLOSED | |||
| 4.00pm | 45 | NL – Turbo – "6 Handed" | £2,150.00 | |||
| 5.00pm | 46 | NL – Hyper Turbo | £220.00 | |||
The Venue
Situated in London’s famous Covent Gardens the Grand Connaught Rooms is sure to impress with opulent surroundings, Tempus Restuarant and Champagne Bar – other drinks available! Located in central London just 15 minutes from King’s Cross, St Pancras and Euston train stations, just 5 minutes from Covent Garden and Holborn underground.
Address: Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Connaught Street, London WC2B 5DA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7405 7811
Web: www.grandconnaughtrooms.com
Accommodation
Don’t book your London hotel before checking out ept-travel.com who have negotiated special nightly rates locally for EPT / UKIPT players.