Genting Poker Series
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 | |
 | |
| Sport | poker |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| Ceased | 2020 |
| Official website | Genting Casino |
The Genting Poker Series was a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom run by Genting Casinos, a UK based casino chain operated by the Genting Group. The Genting Poker Series was established in 2012,[1][2] returning for subsequent seasons in 2013,[3] 2014[4] and 2015.[5]
Tournament results
[edit]2012 Series
[edit]| Date/Local | Event/Buy-in | Entires | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–5 February Genting Club Star City |
 GPS Birmingham £430
|
365
|
£146,000 | Ruslan Vlasov[6]
|
£18,200 | [1] |
| 28 March–1 April Fox Poker Club |
GPS London £430
|
580
|
£232,000 | Albert Sapiano[7]
|
£50,160 | [2] |
| 31 May– 2 June Genting Casino Fountainpark |
 GPS Edinburgh £430
|
388
|
£155,200 | Paul McTaggart[8]
|
£32,685 | [3] |
| 2–5 August Genting Club Stoke |
GPS Stoke on Trent £430
|
482
|
£192,440 |  Yucel Eminoglu[9]
|
£46,550 | [4] |
| 27-30 September GPS at iPoker network |
 GPS Online £430£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[10] |
250
|
£100,000 |  Keith Bartholomew[11]“EngBart” |
£26,600 | [5][6] |
| 22–25 November Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield £430 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
562
|
£224,800 | Hasmukh Khodiyara[12]
|
£50,000 | [7] |
| 6–9 December Fox Poker Club |
GPS London Grand Final £1,600 £200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[13] |
176
|
£259,600 | Elliott Panyi[14]
|
£66,900 | [8] |
2013 Series
[edit]| Date/Local | Event/Buy-in | Entires | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 February Genting Club Star City |
GPS Birmingham £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
584
|
£236,000 | Julian Thew[15]
|
£40,120 | [9] |
| 20–24 March Genting Casino Newcastle |
GPS Newcastle £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
400
|
£160,000 |  Ellie Biessek[16]
|
£38,620 | [10] |
| 15–19 May Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
546
|
£218,390 | Mudasser Hussain[17]
|
£42,960 | [11] |
| 14–18 August Genting Club Westcliff |
GPS Southend £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
367
|
£172,400 | Danny Tran[18]
|
£30,765 | [12] |
| 12–15 September Genting Club Stoke |
GPS Stoke on Trent £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
415
|
£166,000 | Tony Hallam[19]
|
£34,360 | [13] |
| 10–14 October Genting Casino Fountainpark |
GPS Edinburgh £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
352
|
£140,800 | Mark Lane[20]
|
£30,850 | [14] |
| 12–15 December Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield Grand Final £880 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
262
|
£209,600 | Richard Milner[21]
|
£40,086 | [15] |
2014 Series
[edit]| Date/Local | Event/Buy-in | Entires | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–16 February Genting Club Star City |
GPS Birmingham £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
437
|
£174,800 | Faisal Shabbir[22]
|
£40,215 | [16] |
| 13–16 March Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
400
|
£160,000 |  James Parker[23]
|
£22,120 | [17] |
| 10–13 April Genting Club Westcliff |
GPS Southend £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
unknown
|
£125,000 | Robert Mcadam
|
£33,730 | [18] |
| 21-25 May Genting Club Stoke |
GPS Stoke on Trent £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
360
|
£144,000 |  Iwan Jones[24]
|
£32,030 | [19] |
| 23-27 July Genting Casino Newcastle |
GPS Newcastle £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
297
|
£125,000 |  Timothy Chung[25]
|
£32,815 | [20] |
| 17-21 September Dusk Till Dawn |
GPS Nottingham £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
632
|
£252,800 | Ali Ayub[26]
|
£40,255 | [21] |
| 29 October-2 November Genting Casino Fountainpark |
GPS Edinburgh £440 £125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
290
|
£125,000 | Martin J Smith[27]
|
£33,730 | [22] |
| 10–14 December Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield Grand Final £880 £200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
255
|
£204,000 | Mark Evans[28]
|
£54,060 | [23] |
2015 Series
[edit]| Date/Local | Event/Buy-in | Entires | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-8 February Genting Club Star City |
GPS Birmingham £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
404
|
£161,600 | Chris Johnson[29]
|
£37,000 | [24] |
| 18-22 March Genting Club Westcliff |
GPS Southend £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
340
|
£136,000 | David L'Honore[30]
|
£21,970 | [25] |
| 8-12 April Genting Casino Newcastle |
GPS Newcastle £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
248
|
£100,000 | Ludovic Geilich[31]
|
£27,500 | [26] |
| 13-17 May Genting Casino Reading |
GPS Mini Reading £220 £30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
288
|
£57,600 | Jason Willis[32]
|
£15,280 | [27] |
| 19-21 June Grosvenor Casinos Liverpool |
GPS Mini Liverpool £220 £30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
277
|
£55,400 | Matty Stitt[32]
|
£14,450 | [28] |
| 19-21 June Genting Club Luton |
GPS Mini Luton £220 £30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
434
|
£86,800 | Yucel Eminoglu[32]
|
£13,200 | [29] |
| 9-13 September Genting Club Stoke |
GPS Stoke on Trent £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
284
|
£113,600 |  Pia Jeppesen[33]
|
£30,660 | [30] |
| 30 September-4 October Genting Casino Fountainpark |
GPS Edinburgh £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
275
|
£110,000 | Colin Gillion[34]
|
£25,270 | [31] |
| 10–14 December Genting Club Sheffield |
GPS Sheffield Final £440 £100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |
360
|
£144,000 | Matthew Davenport[35]
|
£37,000 | [32] |
References
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- ^ Bluff Europe. 2013 Genting Poker Series Less Than a Week Away. 30 January 2013.
- ^ Bluff Europe. 2014 Genting Poker Series Starts Today. 13 February 2014.
- ^ PokerNews. Genting Poker Series Announced 2015 Tour Dates. 11 November 2014.
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- ^ BluffEurope - "Paul McTaggart wins Genting Poker Series Edinburgh". bluffeurope.com. June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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- ^ BluffEurope - "Hasmukh Khodiyara wins Genting Poker Series Sheffield". bluffeurope.com. November 26, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Casino City Times - "GAMING NEWS: Fox Poker Club is new home for £200,000 Genting Poker Series Grand Final". casinocitytimes.com. October 10, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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- ^ BluffEurope - "Thew wins GPS Opener". bluffeurope.com. February 11, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ CardPlayer - Murray, Brendan (March 27, 2013). "Ellie Biessek Wins Genting Poker Series Newcastle - Polish Teacher Becomes First Female Champ Of Genting Poker Tour". bluffeurope.com. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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- ^ BluffEurope - "Tran's the Man in Southend". bluffeurope.com. August 19, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ PokerNewsReport - "Hallam Lost for Words after GPS Stoke Success". bluffeurope.com. September 17, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Lane's Scottish Gain". bluffeurope.com. October 14, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Richard Milner wins Genting Poker Series Grand Final". bluffeurope.com. December 16, 2013. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Faisal Shabbir Wins Genting Poker Series Birmingham". bluffeurope.com. February 14, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "James Parker Claims GPS Title". bluffeurope.com. March 17, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Iwan Jones wins GPS Stoke". bluffeurope.com. May 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Tim Chung Wins GPS Newcastle". bluffeurope.com. July 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Ali Ayub Wins GPS Nottingham". bluffeurope.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Martin Smith Wins GPS Edinburgh". bluffeurope.com. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Mark Evans Wins GPS Grand Final". bluffeurope.com. December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Chris Johnson Wins Genting Opener". bluffeurope.com. February 9, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "David L'Honore Takes GPS Westcliff". bluffeurope.com. March 23, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ PokerNews - Pitt, Matthew (April 13, 2015). "Ludovic Geilich Gets the Lot in the 2015 GPS Newcastle Main Event". pokernews.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c PokerNews - Pitt, Matthew (December 10, 2015). "Genting Poker Series Announces 2016 Tour Dates". pokernews.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Pia Jeppesen Wins GPS Title". bluffeurope.com. September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ OnlinePoker- "Colin Gillon Wins 2015 GPS Edinburgh Main Event". onlinepoker.net. October 7, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ^ BluffEurope - "Matt Davenport Wins GPS Sheffield". bluffeurope.com. December 7, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2024.