$1 Million Guaranteed WPT National UK Heads To DTD
Dusk Till Dawn once again plays host to a major live tournament when the World Poker Tour will come to the Nottingham-based venue for the WPT National Main Event featuring a $1 million guaranteed prize pool.
The WPT National UK Main Event is a $1,100 buy-in tournament where players sit down at the partypoker-branded tables with 30,000 in starting chips and play to an hour-long clock (24 minutes for the online Day 1s). With the prize pool guaranteed at $1 million, the WPTN UK Main Event needs to attract 1,000 entrants across its four Day 1s, two of which takes place online at partypoker at 9 p.m. BST on May 18 and May 19.
Live Day 1s kick off at 1 p.m. on May 20 and May 21, with the May 21 edition allowing players to make a single re-entry should they bust before the end of the sixth level.
Day 2 and the final day of the $1 million guaranteed Main Event begin at 1 p.m. on May 22 and May 23.
Also on the schedule for the five-day festival are a £100,000 guaranteed, £2,200 High Roller[/B, a [B]£15,000 guaranteed, £330 6-Max Turbo, a £50,000 guaranteed, £330 Deepstack, a £30,000 guarantee, £330 8-Max one-day event, a £15,000 guaranteed, £330 6-Max Turbo Bounty tournament, and a £15,000 guaranteed, £330 6-Max one-day event to wrap matters up.
2016 WPT National UK Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-In | Guarantee | Chips | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs, May 19 | 7 p.m. | WPT High Roller Day 1 | £2,200 | £100,000 | 50,000 | 40 minutes |
| 7 p.m. | WPT 6-Max Turbo (1-day event) | £330 | £15,000 | 30,000 | 20 minutes | |
| Fri, May 20 | 1 p.m. | WPT National Main Event Day 1b | $1,100 | $1,000,000 | 30,000 | 40 minutes |
| 1 p.m. | WPT High Roller Final Day | |||||
| 5 p.m. | WPT PLO 6-Max Double Chance (1-day event) | £330 | £15,000 | 30,000 | 30 minutes | |
| Sat, May 21 | 1 p.m. | WPT National Main Event Day 1c | $1,100 | $1,000,000 | 30,000 | 60 minutes |
| 7 p.m. | WPT Deepstack Day 1 | £330 | £50,000 | 30,000 | 40 minutes | |
| Sunday, May 22 | 1:00pm | WPT National Main Event Day 2 | ||||
| 2 p.m. | WPT Deepstack Final Day | |||||
| 2 p.m. | WPTN 8-Max (1-day event) | £330 | £30,000 | 30,000 | 30 minutes | |
| 7 p.m. | WPT 6-Max Turbo £100 Bounty (1-day event) | £330 | £15,000 | 30,000 | 20 minutes | |
| Monday, May 23 | 1:00pm | WPT National Main Event Final Day | ||||
| 2 p.m. | WPTN 6-Max (1-day event) | £330 | £15,000 | 30,000 | 30 minutes |
Play a Six-Handed Sit & Go Against Mike Sexton, Tony Dunst, and Carl Froch
At 9 p.m. on May 19, you will have the chance to win your way to a live six-handed sit-and-go tournament to be played at Dusk Till Dawn on May 19 against partypoker ambassadors Carl Froch, Mike Sexton, and Tony Dunst.
The top three finishers in the live it-and-go win a $530, $109, and a $22 partypoker ticket depending on their finishing place.
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