Matthew Pitt
that United Kingdom Poker Championships (UKPC) resumes its activities after a break of almost five years, and the roofing team PokerNews is on the field to cover the Main Event £560 buy-in for £500,000 guaranteed from UKPC from “shuffle up and deal” to the future champion being crowned.
GGPoker and Dusk Till Dawn have come together to revive the popular UKPC. Two online Main Events will be held at GGPoker on January 7th and 12th, and the first of three live Day 1 will take place in Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham on January 13th.
For those who can, online satellites from just $1 is underway at GGPoker, while live satellite specialists can try to win a £560 seat in the many £80 Main Event satellites taking place at Dusk Till Dawn at the start of the programme.
Main Event players sit down with 200,000 chips for blinds of 30 minutes for each day 1 and 40 minutes for the final day on January 16th. Day 1 of the Main Event, which is played online, follows the same structure, except that the blinds increase every 15 minutes.
Each day 1 ends when only 15% of players are still in the competition. The top 15% of players advance to Day 2, guaranteed a minicash. With £500,000 guaranteed to be shared, there will be plenty to win.
UK Poker Championships 2023 schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Tournaments |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 Jan | 20:05 | £560 NLHE UKPC Main Event Online Day 1A |
| Sun 8 Jan | 2 p.m | £230 NLHE UKPC Warm Up Day 1A |
| Wed Jan 11 | 12:00. | £240 NLHE UKPC Warm Up Day 1B |
| 17.00 | £120 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Freezeout | |
| 19:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| Thu Jan 12 | 12:00. | £240 NLHE UKPC Warm Up Day 1C |
| 17.00 | £1,100 NLHE UKPC High Roller Day 1 | |
| 17.00 | £120 NLHE UKPC 7-Max Knockout Freezeout | |
| 19:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| 20:05 | £560 NLHE UKPC Main Event Online Day 1B | |
| Fri 13 Jan | 12:00. | £560 NLHE UKPC Main Event Live Day 1A |
| 12:00. | NLHE UKPC Warm-up Day 2 | |
| 13:00 | NLHE UKPC High Roller Day 2 | |
| 13:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| 17.00 | £230 PLO Freezeout | |
| 17.00 | £2,700 NLHE UKPC Super High Roller | |
| 19:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| Sat 14 Jan | 12:00. | £560 NLHE UKPC Main Event Day 1B |
| 13:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| 17.00 | £230 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Knockout Freezeout | |
| 19:00 | £80 NLHE Main Event Satellite | |
| Sun 15 Jan | 12:00. | £560 NLHE UKPC Main Event Day 1C |
| 17.00 | £230 NLHE UKPC 7-Max Freezeout | |
| 19:00 | £150 NLHE High Roller Satellite | |
| Mon 16 Jan | 12:00. | UKPC Main Event Day 2 |
| 13:00 | £1,100 UKPC 6-Max High Roller | |
| 13:00 | £120 NLHE UKPC 6-Max Turbo Knockout | |
| Thu Jan 19 | 8 p.m | NLHE UKPC Aftermath Freeroll |
Unless otherwise stated, tournaments take place at Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham.
Ten other events are scheduled between January 8 and 18, most with a guaranteed prize pool. On January 8 £230 Heating gets the ball rolling with a £100,000 guarantee.
Other tournaments to watch include £1,100 buy-in £100,000 guaranteed UKPC High Rollerthat £2,700 buy-in £100,000 guaranteed Super High Rollerthat £230 UKPC 6-Max Knockoutand £1,100 buy-in £100,000 guaranteed UKPC 6-Max High Roller.
In addition to the tournaments taking place from 8th to 16th January, a special freeroll, with a prize pool of £25,000, will take place online at GGPoker at 20:00 GMT on January 19. Entrance to UKPC Aftermath Freeroll is limited to UKPC Main Event players, so it’s up to you to win your Main Event seat or buy-in outright for a chance to win a share of £25,000.
Matthew Pitt