GCBPT cancelled

[teaulc]

Gala Coral British Poker Tour Cancelled, GUKPT Student Championships Announced 2009-01-30 Barry Carter Gala Coral British Poker Tour Cancelled We are yet to hear an official announcement, but it appears that after much speculation that the tour would be starting again in 2009, the GCBPT has been cancelled. The reasons appear to have been a Commercial decision has been made to stop the tour because of the recession. The GCBPT was a tour that filled a very important gap in the live poker market in the UK. The £500 event attracted a large share of amateur players and professionals alike, and always had added money and tournament seats to the prize pool. The pros loved the tour because there were a lot of soft spots at the table, and the amateurs loved it because it was an affordable way to a fortune and a major title. At the moment, it's hard to see how and why the recession could be a primary reason to stop the tour, because it always sold out very quickly and you only have to look at the recent numbers for the side events of the GUKPT (Some between 150-300) to see there is a real thirst for £200-£500 events in the UK. Hopefully a new organisation will come along and fill this gap in the UK market soon, or better yet, the GCBPT will make some sort of return.

[Blatch]

Re: GCBPT cancelled Gonna be tough to get a champ from each tour now ;)

[seanfaz]

Re: GCBPT cancelled Im gutted about this.....really enjoyed the events i played last year! Always brought lots of juicy fish with fat wallets in cash games too