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Friday 10th October 2008

Isle of Thanet casino to host GUKPT

A casino on England's south coast will host the next leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) next week.

The Isle of Thanet's G Casino in Kent will welcome players from both the online and land-based poker work.

Other towns and cities to have hosted events in the series so far this year include Brighton, Walsall and Bolton.

Former Republic of Ireland footballer Tony Cascarino won the latter tournament in Greater Manchester.

As for the Kent event, various card games will take place between October 13th and October 19th.

The £1,000 no-limit hold'em main event is the contest players will be looking to win, with £60,000 up for grabs for the winner.

It is expected that 200 players will descend on the south coast for the main event - 50 online poker players have already secured their place in the tournament, according to Poker Player magazine.

Source: Direct News

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