UKIPT Galway 2013 Satellites, Freerolls and Promotions

The popular United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) heads into Galway, Ireland with a huge schedule of 60 events from July 27th to August 12th. Also known as the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival, this is billed as Europe’s largest poker festival and there are millions of Euros just waiting to be won.

There are satellites running now to the Main Event at both Pokerstars and Full Tilt, I’ve spotted sats from as little as $0.11 buy in. Full Tilt are running daily freerolls at 8pm UK time whereas at Pokerstars you can join a qualifier for just 20 FPPs. So, players at every level have a chance of getting to the 4 day Main Event where there’s a guaranteed prize pool €1,000,000 on 8th August.

Top Attractions of UKIPT Galway 2013

• 27th – 28th July: Galway Cup – €150 buy in with an estimated €100K prize pool
• 29th – 30th July: €1,100 buy in UK v Ireland Heads-Up Championship
• 3rd – 4th August: Irish Bridge Masters
• 5th – 8th August: Irish Poker Championship
• 8th – 12th August: UKIPT Galway Main Event with a €1M Guaranteed Prize Pool

For the first time UKIPT Galway will be held in the purpose built Full Tilt Poker Village centrally located in the Dock Road, Galway 5. and I can’t wait to see it .The famous Galway Summer Races 2013 – a week of racing, fashion and fun – are taking place at the same time as UKIPT Galway so the town will be buzzing with excitement.

UKIPT Main Prize Package

When you win a UKIPT prize package you can be assured you will get everything you need including main Event buy in, hotel and cash for incidental expenses. A €2,200 UKIPT Main Event prize package which will include:

• €1,100 Main Event buy in.
• Five nights bed and breakfast at the centrally located Radisson Blu Hotel www.radissonhotelgalway.com/, overlooking Galway Bay.
• Spending money.

There are Main Event seat only satellites running if you prefer to make your own arrangements or are a local. You can buy into any of the UKIPT Galway events direct on the Pokerstars software.  

Full Tilt Exclusives

Exclusive to Full Tilt Poker are two extra special promotions.

Last Longer Sponsorship prize package.
All players who qualify through Full Tilt Poker will be included in this exclusive to Full Tilt promotion. The winner will win a sponsorship package for every remaining stop of the UKIPT Season 4, the package includes buy ins and expenses at each event. All you have to do to win this top prize is outlast every other Full Tilt qualifier at the Main Event.

Second Barrel Freeroll
One Main Event player can win a FTOPs XXIII Main Event ticket worth $635 – if you are knocked out on the bubble. Win a ticket to the exclusive $10,000 Second Barrel Freeroll on 21st August if you are knocked out without cashing in. To qualify for these promotions you have to have a valid Full Tilt Poker Account and be wearing Full Tilt Poker Patches.

UKIPT Leaderboards

There’s a UKIPT Leaderboard Season 4 running where the top three players will win prizes:

• The points champion will win packages for every single event in UKIPT Season 5.
• Make second place on the leaderboard and you’ll receive four UKIPT Season 5 packages.
• Third place will get two UKIPT Season 5 packages.

UKIPT Leaderboard points are awarded on a sliding scale e.g. 10 points for just participating to 100 points for winning a main event with 760+ players.

Online Qualifier of the Year

There’s also an Online Qualifier of the Year competition running where players will be awarded 1 point for every UKIPT package they win. The top three will win UKIPT packages:

• 1st prize – UKIPT Package plus entry into UKIPT Champion of Champions Tournament – date to be announced.
• 2nd prize – UKIPT Package
• 3rd prize – UKIPT seat only

Season 4 is rolling out, bigger and better than ever before and you can get there by playing in UKIPT satellites that are running around the clock on Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker.

Where Next for UKIPT?

Here’s the current UKIPT Season 4 Schedule, there will be further destinations added for 2014.