UK & Ireland Poker Tour Season 4 Information

UKIPT Satellites - Qualify Now

Satellites for the next UKIPT event are running now, giving you the chance to win a prize package that includes tournament buy-in, hotel accommodation and money for expenses. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’, ‘More’ & ‘UKIPT’.

The UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) is back for Season 4, bringing the best in live poker to a city near you. This is the region’s biggest tournament series, and you can qualify now exclusively at PokerStars. Win a prize package and you’ll have everything you need to join the action. The schedule visits all four corners of the region, which means there’s an event for everyone.

Building on the huge success of the previous three seasons, Season 4 will break new ground with an opening event in Marbella, Spain and then visit exciting destinations like Galway, and the Isle of Man, as well as the famous Dusk Till Dawn card room in Nottingham. The tour also has new lower buy-in events at PokerStars Live at The Hippodrome in London. With big prize pools, tournament titles and Grand Final seats up for grabs at every event, UKIPT Season 4 will be huge.

You’ll also be playing for Leader Board points, with prizes awarded to the top players at the end of the season. Go to the UKIPT Leader Board page to find out more. For more details on all of the stops on the tour, tournament rules and regulations, player database and much more, check out the official UKIPT website.

Season 4 Schedule

The following information is subject to change.

Event	Date	Venue	Buy-in
UKIPT Series 1	April 12-14, 2013	The Hippodrome Casino, London	£250 + 25
PokerStars Marbella Festival	June 10-16, 2013	Casino Marbella, Spain	€1,000 +100
UKIPT Series 2	June 28-30, 2013	The Hippodrome Casino, London	£250 + 25
UKIPT Galway	August 8-12, 2013	Full Tilt Poker Village	€1,000 +100
UKIPT Series 3	September 27-29, 2013	The Hippodrome Casino, London	£250 + 25
UKIPT London	October 2-6, 2013	Connaught Rooms	£1,000 +100
UKIPT Isle of Man	October 31-November 4, 2013	Villa Marina	£1,000 +100
UKIPT Nottingham 6-Max	November 28-December 2, 2013	Dusk Till Dawn	£1,000 +100

How to Find UKIPT Satellites

Win a full prize package via PokerStars satellites and you’ll receive everything you need to play an UKIPT event in style, as the package includes Main Event buy-in, accommodation and cash for expenses. You can locate the UKIPT Satellites in the PokerStars game software by following the three simple steps below.

Highlights

PokerStars Marbella Festival | 763 players | €732,480 prize pool | 1st: Ludovic Geilich (€130,000)

The UK & Ireland’s biggest poker tour teamed up with its sister event, the Estrellas Poker Tour, to stage a huge event in Marbella on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The Main Event attracted regulars and qualifiers from both tours, with 783 players registering to contest the tournament. A total of 88 places were paid, and the big winner was Ludovic Geilich from Germany, who beat ESPT 3 Ibiza champion Pablo Rojas Martinez in the heads-up finale.

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Series 1 | 343 players | £83,177 prize pool | 1st: Jake Cody (£19,400)

The first-ever UKIPT Series event took place in the spectacular surroundings of the PokerStars Live at the Hippodrome Casino London and there was a stellar winner, Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody. The EPT, World Series and WPT champ added a UKIPT Series title to his resume, with a performance that saw him best a field of 343 players to claim another trophy and £19,400 in first place prize money.

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