12 February 2014, London, UK (Press Release) — On March 3rd, at the Hippodrome on Leciester Square, the best of British Poker will converge to find out who, out of more than 60 nominees, will be crowned the winners in over 18 different categories.
2013 was a huge year for live poker in the UK, and over 3,000 poker players have voted for the British Poker Awards (BPA) Tournament of the Year at The British Poker Awards website (www.thebritishpokerawards.com).
While the UKIPT Nottingham took honours at the 2012 ceremony, the 2013 stop faces tough competition, not least from the he always-popular London leg of the European Poker Tour.
Making up the shortlist are the GUKPT Goliath – which saw a monstrous 1,822 players descend on Coventry in August – as well as a second event held at UKIPT Nottingham’s home, the mammoth Dusk Till Dawn Grand Prix.
“Poker players in the UK were really spoilt for choice in 2013, with a huge selection of tours and tournaments for all bankrolls,” said Michael Caselli, editor-in-chief of Bluff Europe.
“It just goes to show that the UK is quickly becoming the place to be for those who want to develop their skills on the live poker circuit.”
The British Poker Awards, sponsored by PokerStars.com will hold its awards ceremony at the Hippodrome Casino on March 3rd, with live music provided by The Dukes of Mayfair.
Voting is now closed, however those wishing to attend can purchase tickets directly from the Hippodrome website. Once they’re gone, they’re gone.
About The British Poker Awards (www.thebritishpokerawards.com)
The British Poker Awards and the Irish Poker Awards are separate annual events created in order to honour the best poker players, leagues, clubs and tournaments in the UK and Ireland. Organised by Bluff Europe, in association with several other media outlets including Pokernews, PokerStrategy and CalvinAyre.com to ensure impartiality, nominees are chosen by a committee of journalists, before being put to public online vote. Players and industry figures are then invited to attend an awards presentation ceremony.
About PokerStars.com
PokerStars operates the world’s most popular online poker sites, serving a global poker community of more than 61 million registered members. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the first choice of the world’s top players, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the best security online. More than 110 billion hands have been dealt on PokerStars.com, which is more than any other site.
PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate globally under licenses from the Isle of Man and Malta governments, respectively. PokerStars also holds separate government licenses in Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Italy, Spain and Germany.
PokerStars is a member of The Rational Group, which operates gaming-related businesses and brands, including PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and the European Poker Tour. Rational Group entities in the UK and Isle of Man were collectively recognised as one of the UK’s best workplaces when they were awarded a top 25 position by the Great Place to Work Institute in its UK’s Best Workplaces – Large category in both 2012 and 2013.
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