GGPoker to sponsor United Kingdom Poker Championships

GGPoker has partnered with the United Kingdom's premier live poker venue, Dusk Till Dawn, to sponsor the upcoming United Kingdom Poker Championships (UKPC).

The UKPC Main Event features a £560 buy-in and boasts £500,000 in guaranteed prize money.

There will also be over £50,000 in added prizes for all players that qualify at GGPoker.com.

The event is scheduled to take place on GGPoker from January 7 ahead of a live event at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham, England on January 11.

Satellites to the UKPC main event are currently running at GGPoker and include:

Other qualifying options will be announced in the coming weeks.

All GGPoker players that qualify to play in the UKPC Main Event will gain entry to an exclusive UKPC £25K Freeroll.

New players can use the GGPoker bonus code NEWBONUS when registering to get started with $600 bonus. New players can also earn more rewards with the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion and can automatically join GGPoker’s Fish Buffet loyalty program, with regular cash prizes on offer.

All GGPoker qualifiers to the UKPC Main Event will play their preferred online Day 1 at GGPoker in January, with the top 20% going on to play the live Day 2 event at the Dusk till Dawn venue.

Players can also buy directly into the UKPC Main Event Day 1s which are hosted at GGPoker.

Angela Martin, UK & Ireland Head of Marketing at GGPoker, said: "GGPoker is thrilled to partner with Dusk Till Dawn and ensure our players now have an opportunity of winning their way into the UKPC Main Event, one of the highlights of the UK’s poker year.

"There’s at least £500,000 to be won, and with satellites from $1, we hope to see some players turn a tiny online buy-in into a huge live score at the UKPC!"