The World Poker Tour has announced another addition to its ongoing Season XXII schedule with a first-ever WPT Prime visit to Nottingham, England's Dusk Till Dawn poker club. The debut WPT Prime UK festival is slated to run September 11-16, 2024.
The new UK stop adds to a busy four-week stretch for the WPT's Prime brand, which from mid-August through mid-September also visits Taiwan, Cyprus, and Liechtenstein, before moving on to Paris, France, in October. The WPT also has primary tour visits in Australia and Florida (twice) before the season-ending WPT Championships in December.
The Dusk Till Dawn venue adds another well-known poker brand to its history of prominent partnerships. Dusk Till Dawn was founded in 2007 and remains co-owned by partypoker's Rob Yong. The club is located about two hours north of the heart of London.
Nottingham stop to feature £1,100 championship event
Headlining the new WPT Prime UK series is the £1,100 buy-in WPT Prime UK Championship event, which will run September 13-16. The championship event will offer two starting flights and a £260,000 guaranteed prize pool. The championship event will be supported by numerous -- and quite affordable -- £60 satellites throughout the series' first three days.
Along with the championship event, three other events on the stop's schedule are designated as "feature" events, as follows:
- WPT PRIME UK CHAMPIONSHIP: 13TH - 16TH SEPT £1,000+£100 Buy-in - £260,000 Gtd. (Includes £10,000 WPT World Championship Package)
- LUXON PAY HIGH ROLLER: 12TH - 13TH SEPT £2,000+£200 Buy-in - £100,000 Gtd.
- WPT PRIME WARM UP: 13TH - 15TH SEPT £150+£25 Buy-in - £50,000 Gtd.
- WPT 7-MAX HIGH ROLLER: 15TH SEPT £2,000+£200 Buy-in - £100,000 Gtd.
Yong is also the founder of the LuxonPay online wallet service, which has become a familiar option for poker players and gamblers throughout the gambling world.
The WPU Prime UK series includes 11 separately numbered events. The complete schedule also includes several of the prominent satellites feeding into the championship event.
