The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT- but don’t confuse this with the political party UKIP!) Season 4 has proved a great success and the fun is not over yet. UKIPT returns to Marbella, Spain next month, June 11th to 14th and have teamed up with their Spanish counterpart Estrellas Poker Tour for this poker festival.
Marbella is a beautiful poker holiday destination and you could be there for a fraction of the buy in direct of €1,100 by playing in an online satellite at Pokerstars. There will be a party atmosphere at the Pokerstars Marbella Festival along with a busy schedule of poker to suit all levels of players. The headliner main event has a guaranteed €500,000 in prize money to be won.
UKIPT Marbella Online Satellites
The satellites are running now and their are three routes to the UKIPT Pokerstars Marbella Festival. These satellites are running around the clock and they all can be found through the Pokerstars lobby / events / UKIPT.
| Satellite Name | Prize | Lowest buy in | Highest buy in |
| Marbella Festival Sat | €1,990 package | €1.10 | €215 |
| Marbella Festival Sat | €1,100 seat | €11 | €55 |
| National Tours Players Choice | €1,500 package | €2.22 | €215 |
UKIPT Marbella Packages
- Full Package worth €1,990 includes €1,100 buy in to Main Event, hotel and €400 towards expenses.
- National Players Choice worth €1,500 includes €1,100 buy in to Main Event and €400 towards expenses.
- Seat only worth €1,100
UKIPT Marbella Schedule
The action packed schedule:
| TIME | # | EVENT | BUY IN |
| June 9th – Monday | |||
| 7.00pm | 1 | NL – Hold’em Freezeout Satellite to Main Event | €165 |
| June 10th – Tuesday | |||
| 5.00pm | 2 | NL – Hold’em Unlimited Rebuys Satellite to Main Event | €110 – €50 RB/AO |
| 7.00pm | 3 | NL Hold’em Win the Button Freezeout | €165 |
| June 11th – Wednesday | |||
| Midday | 4 | UKIPT/ESPT Main Event – Day 1a | €1,100 |
| 6.00pm | 5 | NL – Hold’em Freezeout Satellite to Main Event Day 1B | €165 |
| 8.00pm | 6 | NL – Hold’em | €220 |
| June 12th – Thursday | |||
| Midday | 4 | UKIPT/ESPT Main Event – Day 1b | €1,100 |
| 6.00pm | 7 | PLO – Double Chance | €225 |
| 9.30pm | 8 | NL – Hold’em Unlimited Rebuys Satellite to High Roller | €110 – €50 RB/AO |
| June 13th – Friday | |||
| Midday | 4 | UKIPT/ESPT Main Event – Day 2 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 9 | NL – Hold’em 1RB/1AO Satellite to High Roller | €165 – €150 RB/AO |
| 4.00pm | 10 | NL – Hold’em High Roller "8 Handed" Day 1 (Single Re-Entry) | €2,200 |
| 7.00pm | 11 | Marbella Poker Cup – Day 1a (Single Re-Entry Allowed Per Day) | €330 |
| June 14th – Saturday | |||
| Midday | 4 | UKIPT/ESPT Main Event – Day 3 | CLOSED |
| Midday | 10 | NL – Hold’em High Roller "8 Handed" Final Day | CLOSED |
| 2.00pm | 12 | NL – Hold’em Six Handed Turbo | €110 |
| 5.00pm | 11 | Marbella Poker Cup – Day 1b (Single Re-Entry Allowed Per Day) | €330 |
| June 15th – Sunday | |||
| Midday | 4 | UKIPT/ESPT Main Event – Final Table | CLOSED |
| Midday | 11 | Marbella Poker Cup – Final Day | CLOSED |
| 3.00pm | 13 | NL – Hold’em Turbo – Super Deepstack – EPT Edition | €110 |
The Venue
The Casino Marbella is a palm fringed casino with restaurants and bars to enjoy, take a look: www.casinomarbella.com/en/ you can translate this page from Spanish to English or German. If you want to be kept up to date with what’s going on at the Casino, simply enter your email address on the front page to receive their newsletters.
Address
Casino Marbella
Hotel H10 Andalucia Plaza, s / n 29660, Marbella, Puerto Banus, Espana.
Email
infocasinomarbella@cirsa.com
Telephone
0034 952 814 000
Hotels
You can always get a good deal on accommodation by contacting Main Event Travel who have sourced the best prices at the hotels local to UKIPT Marbella. There’s an email form on their website – http://www.ukipthotels.com/ – especially for hotel enquiries or give them a call on 0044 01372 466 512, they’ll be pleased to help, whatever your budget.
Future UKIPT Events
There’s two further UKIPT events to look forward to in Season 4, no satellites as yet, so keep an eye on the Pokerstars lobby.
- UKIPT IOM (Isle of Man, UK), the home of Pokerstars, where you can get to meet the workers behind the Pokerstars action. This popular party event will be held at Villa Marina October 2nd to 6th 2014 and the buy in to the Main Event will be £770.
- UKIPT London, UK will be held at the Connaught Rooms October 8th to 12th, buy in to the Main Event will cost £1,100.