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Genting Poker Series

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Genting Poker Series
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Current sports event 2020
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Founded2012
Ceased2020
Official websiteGenting Casino

The Genting Poker Series was a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom run by Genting Casinos, a UK based casino chain operated by the Genting Group. The Genting Poker Series was established in 2012,[1][2] returning for subsequent seasons in 2013,[3] 2014[4] and 2015.[5]

Tournament results

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2012 Series

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Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
2–5 February
Genting Club Star City
England GPS Birmingham £430
365
£146,000 England Ruslan Vlasov[6] £18,200 [1]
28 March–1 April
Fox Poker Club
England GPS London £430
580
£232,000 England Albert Sapiano[7] £50,160 [2]
31 May– 2 June
Genting Casino Fountainpark
Scotland GPS Edinburgh £430
388
£155,200 Scotland Paul McTaggart[8] £32,685 [3]
2–5 August
Genting Club Stoke
England GPS Stoke on Trent £430
482
£192,440 Turkey Yucel Eminoglu[9] £46,550 [4]
27-30 September
GPS at iPoker network
GPS Online £430
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[10]
250
£100,000 United Kingdom Keith Bartholomew[11]
“EngBart”
£26,600 [5][6]
22–25 November
Genting Club Sheffield
England GPS Sheffield £430
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
562
£224,800 England Hasmukh Khodiyara[12] £50,000 [7]
6–9 December
Fox Poker Club
England GPS London Grand Final £1,600
£200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[13]
176
£259,600 England Elliott Panyi[14] £66,900 [8]

2013 Series

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Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results
7–10 February
Genting Club Star City
England GPS Birmingham £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
584
£236,000 England Julian Thew[15] £40,120 [9]
20–24 March
Genting Casino Newcastle
England GPS Newcastle £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
400
£160,000 Poland Ellie Biessek[16] £38,620 [10]
15–19 May
Genting Club Sheffield
England GPS Sheffield £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
546
£218,390 Scotland Mudasser Hussain[17] £42,960 [11]
14–18 August
Genting Club Westcliff
England GPS Southend £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
367
£172,400 England Danny Tran[18] £30,765 [12]
12–15 September
Genting Club Stoke
England GPS Stoke on Trent £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
415
£166,000 England Tony Hallam[19] £34,360 [13]
10–14 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark
Scotland GPS Edinburgh £440
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
352
£140,800 England Mark Lane[20] £30,850 [14]
12–15 December
Genting Club Sheffield
England GPS Sheffield Grand Final £880
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed
262
£209,600 England Richard Milner[21] £40,086 [15]

2014 Series

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Date City Entires Winner Prize
12–16 Feb 2014 England Birmingham 322 England Faisal Shabbir £40,215
13–16 Mar 2014 England Sheffield 300 South Africa James Parker £22,120
10–13 Apr 2014 England Southend unknown England Robert Mcadam £33,730
21–25 May 2014 England Stoke on Trent 360 Wales Iwan Jones £32,030
23–27 Jul 2014 England Newcastle 297 England Timothy Chung £32,815
17–21 Sep 2014 England Nottingham 632 England Ali Ayub £40,255
29 Oct–2 Nov 2014 Scotland Edinburgh 290 Scotland Martin J Smith £33,730
10–14 Dec 2014 England Sheffield 255 England Mark Evans £54,060

2015 Series

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Date City Entires Winner Prize
5–8 Feb 2015 England Birmingham 404 England Chris Johnson £37,000
18–22 Mar 2015 England Southend 340 England David L'Honore £21,970
8–12 Apr 2015 England Newcastle 248 Germany Ludovic Geilich £27,500
13–17 May 2015 England Reading 288 England Jason Willis £15,280
19–21 Jun 2015 England Liverpool 277 England Matty Stitt £14,450
15–19 Jul 2015 England Luton 434 Turkey Yucel Eminoglu £13,200
9–13 Sep 2015 England Stoke on Trent 284 Denmark Pia Jeppesen £30,660
30 Sep–4 Oct 2015 Scotland Edinburgh TBD TBD TBD
3–6 Dec 2015 England Sheffield TBD TBD TBD

References

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  1. ^ Bluff Europe. New live tournament series from Genting Poker. 23 November 2011.
  2. ^ Card Player. Genting Poker Series Gets Underway in UK - First Main Event of New Tour Starts in Birmingham. 2 February 2012.
  3. ^ Bluff Europe. 2013 Genting Poker Series Less Than a Week Away. 30 January 2013.
  4. ^ Bluff Europe. 2014 Genting Poker Series Starts Today. 13 February 2014.
  5. ^ PokerNews. Genting Poker Series Announced 2015 Tour Dates. 11 November 2014.
  6. ^ BluffEurope - "Ruslan Vlasov wins Genting Poker Series opener". bluffeurope.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  7. ^ BluffEurope - "Albert Sapiano wins Genting Poker Series London". bluffeurope.com. April 2, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  8. ^ BluffEurope - "Paul McTaggart wins Genting Poker Series Edinburgh". bluffeurope.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ BluffEurope - "Mad Turk victorious in Stoke". bluffeurope.com. August 6, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  10. ^ CardPlayer - McAdam, Rebecca (September 27, 2012). "Genting Poker Series Online Leg Begins Today - Thursday Sees Genting Poker Series Move Online For Next Leg". cardplayer.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ CardPlayer - McAdam, Rebecca (October 2, 2012). "Keith "EngBart" Bartholomew Wins Genting Poker Series Online Leg Main Event - Fifth Stop Of Genting Poker Series Finds Online Hero". cardplayer.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  12. ^ BluffEurope - "Hasmukh Khodiyara wins Genting Poker Series Sheffield". bluffeurope.com. November 26, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  13. ^ Casino City Times - "GAMING NEWS: Fox Poker Club is new home for £200,000 Genting Poker Series Grand Final". casinocitytimes.com. October 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  14. ^ BluffEurope - "Elliott Panyi wins GPS Main Event". bluffeurope.com. December 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  15. ^ BluffEurope - "Thew wins GPS Opener". bluffeurope.com. February 11, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  16. ^ CardPlayer - Murray, Brendan (March 27, 2013). "Ellie Biessek Wins Genting Poker Series Newcastle - Polish Teacher Becomes First Female Champ Of Genting Poker Tour". bluffeurope.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  17. ^ BluffEurope - "Mudassar Hussain wins Genting Poker Series Sheffield". bluffeurope.com. May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  18. ^ BluffEurope - "Tran's the Man in Southend". bluffeurope.com. August 19, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  19. ^ PokerNewsReport - "Hallam Lost for Words after GPS Stoke Success". bluffeurope.com. September 17, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  20. ^ BluffEurope - "Lane's Scottish Gain". bluffeurope.com. October 14, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  21. ^ BluffEurope - "Richard Milner wins Genting Poker Series Grand Final". bluffeurope.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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