The UK Poker Championships (UKPC) returns to motion after an almost five-year hiatus, and PokerNews’ dwell reporting staff are on the bottom masking the £560 buy-in £500,000 assured UKPC Essential Occasion from the uttering of these immortal phrases “shuffle up and deal” till the eventual champion is in possession of each chip in play.
GGPoker and Nightfall Until Daybreak have come collectively to relaunch the favored UKPC. Two Essential Occasion On-line Day 1s run at GGPoker on January 7 and January 12, with the primary of three dwell Day 1s going down at Nightfall Until Daybreak, Nottingham, on January 13.
On-line satellites from solely $1 are working now at GGPoker, whereas dwell satellite tv for pc specialists can try to win a £560 seat within the quite a few £80 Essential Occasion satellites working at Nightfall Until Daybreak throughout the early a part of the schedule.
Essential Occasion gamers sit down with 200,000 chips and play to a 30-minute clock on every Day 1 and 40-minute blinds on the ultimate day on January 16. The web Essential Occasion Day 1s comply with the identical construction, besides blinds improve each quarter-hour because of the quicker pace at which on-line poker tournaments are dealt.
Every Day 1 concludes when solely 15% of the sphere stays, with these prime 15% of gamers progressing to Day 2 with at the very least a min-cash in tow. With £500,000 assured to be received, the prizes within the Essential Occasion ought to present a major bankroll enhance at this early stage of the brand new 12 months.
2023 UK Poker Championships Schedule
| Sat 7 Jan | 8:05 p.m. | £560 NLHE UKPC Essential Occasion On-line Day 1A |
| Solar 8 Jan | 2:00 p.m. | £230 NLHE UKPC Heat Up Day 1A |
| Wed 11 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £240 NLHE UKPC Heat Up Day 1B |
| 5:00 p.m. | £120 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Freezeout | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| Thu 12 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £240 NLHE UKPC Heat Up Day 1C |
| 5:00 p.m. | £1,100 NLHE UKPC Excessive Curler Day 1 | |
| 5:00 p.m. | £120 NLHE UKPC 7-Max Knockout Freezeout | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| 8:05 p.m. | £560 NLHE UKPC Essential Occasion On-line Day 1B | |
| Fri 13 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE UKPC Essential Occasion Reside Day 1A |
| 12:00 p.m. | NLHE UKPC Heat-Up Day 2 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | NLHE UKPC Excessive Curler Day 2 | |
| 1:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| 5:00 p.m. | £230 PLO Freezeout | |
| 5:00 p.m. | £2,700 NLHE UKPC Tremendous Excessive Curler | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| Sat 14 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE UKPC Essential Occasion Day 1B |
| 1:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| 5:00 p.m. | £230 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Knockout Freezeout | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £80 NLHE Essential Occasion Satellite tv for pc | |
| Solar 15 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE UKPC Essential Occasion Day 1C |
| 5:00 p.m. | £230 NLHE UKPC 7-Max Freezeout | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £150 NLHE Excessive Curler Satellite tv for pc | |
| Mon 16 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | UKPC Essential Occasion Day 2 |
| 1:00 p.m. | £1,100 UKPC 6-Max Excessive Curler | |
| 1:00 p.m. | £120 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Turbo Knockout | |
| Thu 19 Jan | 8:00 p.m. | NLHE UKPC Aftermath Freeroll |
Until in any other case acknowledged, occasions happen at Nightfall Until Daybreak, Nottingham
Ten different occasions are scheduled between January 8-18, most with a assured prize pool. January 8 sees the £230 Heat Up shuffle up and deal; it comes with £100,000 assured.
Different occasions to regulate embrace the £1,100 buy-in £100,000 assured UKPC Excessive Curler, the £2,700 buy-in £100,000 assured Tremendous Excessive Curler, the £230 UKPC 6-Max Knockout, and the £1,100 buy-in £100,000 assured UKPC 6-Max Excessive Curler.
Along with the tournaments going down from January 8-16, there’s a particular freeroll, with a £25,000 prize pool, going down on-line at GGPoker at 8:00 p.m. GMT on January 19. Entry to the UKPC Aftermath Freeroll is restricted to UKPC Essential Occasion Day 1 participant, so win your seat to the Essential Occasion or purchase in direct for a free shot at a £25,000 prize pool.
