Poker players throughout the United Kingdom may be starting to find it difficult to sleep as their excitement mounts in face of the upcoming poker action. The Grand Series of Poker Live Tour Season Two is kicking off in under two months time in Manchester, and will be pulling poker players and big names from across to compete. If you’re an online tournament specialist who’s had some success playing on the internet but are looking to make your live debut then this could be the series for you, as Bwin Poker is offering lucky qualifiers the chance to win a GSOP Live Tour Package by playing satellites online.
The GSOP, or Grand Series of Poker, is an online tournament series hosted on the Ongame Network. The GSOP Live is, unsurprisingly, this series’ live counterpart, a number of tournaments which take place in stops around the United Kingdom and Europe. Following a very successful first season last year, this year’s series starts off in Manchester before moving on to Greece, Prague, Salzburg and finally the Dominican Republic throughout the course of this year and early 2012. Players can buy in directly to the tournament or qualify online through Ongame Network poker sites.
If you’re looking for a competitive venue to get your blood pumping while you sit down at the table and let the chips fly, then the premier of Season Two of the GSOP is the poker tournament for you. This stop will be played out in Old Trafford, home of Manchester United and one of the World’s most well-known stadiums. The event costs $1500+150 to buy-in directly, and will be commencing on August 2nd, 2011. Running through until August 7th, this tournament will give you a chance to prove your poker metal or to take in the sights of Manchester if you catch an unlucky run of cards early on.
Bwin Poker is putting an awesome prize package up for grabs which could see you traveling to and playing in the Manchester Stop of the GSOP in style. Don’t worry if you don’t live in the Manchester Area or even in the United Kingdom, as in addition to the $1500+150 buy-in, you’ll also receive $700 for travel expenses. That, as they say, is not all! $1250 is also allocated for “hotel accommodation, transportation and hospitality”, and what’s left over from this $1950 can surely be easily spent in the great city of Manchester. The total prize package has a value of $3600 for those who’re a bit slower on the maths, and can be won online at Bwin poker.
From now until the 24th of July there will be daily qualifiers online at Bwin Poker, with buy-ins starting as low as $2 + 0.20, meaning literally anybody can take part. There are over 90 packages guaranteed so your chances of success are truly awesome – it’s probably worth marking the dates of the Manchester Stop on your calendar and starting to ask your boss for a week’s leave from work. Of course with enough practice and a little bit of luck you could well never have to speak to said boss again, so get your mind on the game and hit the tables!