Genting Resorts World Birmingham Poker Schedule
At the heart of Resorts World Birmingham, the Genting Hotel has a choice of bars and restaurants for whatever takes your fancy. Guests can have breakfast in the Robata Bar and Grill, to pre-dinner drinks in High Line or spend an evening sipping cocktails in the Sky Bar. Set within Resorts World Birmingham, Genting International Casino became the latest venue to open in Birmingham in November 2015, and brings you the very best in gaming, entertainment and leisure. They offer the latest technology from around the world and leading customer service. References to “You” are to the prospective or participating member of the Genting Points. General Enquiries. In the event of a question or query in connection with your Genting membership, Genting Benefits, play or Genting Online account customer support through live chat or on email through support@gentingbet.com in the first instance.
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The Genting Poker Series is gearing up for the ninth edition of the tour and it is one of the busiest yet with 16 stop confirmed for the 2020 GPS.
Twelve of the 16 scheduled GPS Main Events only cost £225 to enter yet feature a £35,000 guaranteed prize pool. These events tend to perform well and surpass their guarantees. For example, last year’s Reading leg saw Patrick Phelan top a field of 284 to bank £10,595 for his £225 investment.
Likewise, David Leyland walked away with £14,000 after a three-handed deal, in the Liverpool Queen Square leg.
Image caption Resorts World Birmingham is the Genting Group's first project in Europe. The £150m casino and shopping complex Resorts World has opened, hoping to turn Birmingham into a global.
The £500 buy-in £100,000 guaranteed GPS events are also popular, although fans of the tour will be disappointed to learn there are only four such events this year.
Luton hosts the first of this quartet of tournaments, with Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Resorts World Birmingham also scheduled to host a £100,000 guaranteed event.
Top prizes in the £500 GPS Main Events tend to be around the £30,000 mark. Yiannis Liperis banked £31,830 when he won the Resorts World Birmingham leg last year.
All players in GentingBet Poker Series Main Events go into a prize draw where one lucky punter will win a dream holiday worth £10,000.
New Third-Tier Competition
GentingBet approached UK & Ireland PokerNews and informed us that there is a new third-tier competition making its debut at Stoke in February, with further events running at Blackpool, Reading, Sheffield, Westcliff, and Newcastle.
The Super £80 is an £80 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament with a cool £15,000 guaranteed. Four Day 1s run from Wednesday through Saturday with the champion crowned on Sunday. Players start with 25,000 chips and play to a 30-minute blind structure.
2020 Genting Poker Series Schedule
| Leg | Dates | Venue | Main Event Buy-in | Main Event GTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Newcastle | Feb. 6-9 | Genting Casino Newcastle | £225 | £35,000 |
| 2: Westcliff | Feb. 20-23 | Genting Casino Westcliff | £225 | £35,000 |
| 3: Sheffield | Mar. 5-8 | Genting Casino Sheffield | £225 | £35,000 |
| 4: Blackpool | Mar. 26-29 | Genting Casino Blackpool | £225 | £35,000 |
| 5: Luton | Apr. 22-26 | Genting Casino Luton | £500 | £100,000 |
| 6: Liverpool | Apr. 30-May 3 | Genting Casino Liverpool | £225 | £35,000 |
| 7: Edinburgh | May. 27-31 | Genting Casino Fountain Park | £500 | £100,000 |
| 8: Reading | Jun. 4-7 | Genting Casino Reading | £225 | £35,000 |
| 9: Luton | Jun. 25-28 | Genting Casino Luton | £225 | £35,000 |
| 10: Stoke | Aug. 13-16 | Genting Casino Stoke | £225 | £35,000 |
| 11: Torquay | Aug. 19-23 | Genting Casino Torquay | £225 | £35,000 |
| 12: Liverpool QS | Aug. 26-30 | Genting Casino Liverpool Queen Square | £500 | £100,000 |
| 13: Newcastle | Oct. 10-11 | Genting Casino Newcastle | £225 | £35,000 |
| 14: Resorts World | Oct. 21-25 | Resorts World Birmingham | £500 | £100,000 |
| 15: Westcliff | Oct. 29- Nov. 1 | Genting Casino Westcliff | £225 | £35,000 |
| 16: Sheffield | Nov. 12-15 | Genting Casino Sheffield | £225 | £35,000 |
Kevin Proctor, Poker Operations Manager for Genting UK, said: “The GentingBet Poker Series continues to go from strength to strength with thousands of poker players, new and old, taking part in our Main and Mini events all over the country. We committed to providing our customers with the very best in casino experience and we are excited to announce the addition of the Super 80 to our series of events.
“The year we are returning to the South West of England with our events in Plymouth and Torquay. This area of the UK has been without a major poker event for too long and it is great to be able to return.”
GPS Started Back in 2012
Genting Poker Series started life in 2012 and quickly lost its tag of the newcomer to become a popular addition to the British live poker schedule.
Ruslan Vlasov became the inaugural GPS champion when he outlasted 364-opponents at Genting Club Star City, Birmingham. Vlasov netted £18,200 after a five-way deal involving Neil Ryder, David L’Honore, Yucel “Mad Turk” Eminoglou and Don Jones.
The tour appeared to be going from strength-to-strength and Genting began adding some larger buy-in events to the schedule.
Elliott Panyi won the first of these, a £1,600 Main Event at the now-defunct Fox Poker Club in London for £66,900. Richard Milner secured £40,086 from the £880 GPS Grand Final in Sheffield in 2013, with Mark Evans winning £54,060 the following year.
2015 saw a change in tactics from Genting who added a lower buy-in “Mini” Main Event to some legs. We spoke to Genting back then and they said they wanted to inject some fun back into poker.
Genting Resorts World Birmingham Poker Schedule 2020
By the following year, these £225 Mini legs dominated the schedule, probably because Genting decided to pull its online poker offering on the iPoker Network. This meant no online satellites or online Day 1s and, therefore, reduced numbers all round.
Low Buy-in Market is Saturated
The problem with hosting so many £225 buy-in tournaments is this market is saturated in the UK at the moment. The 2020 GPS has 12 of these events while Grosvenor has almost 40 of its popular 25/25 Series events scheduled throughout 2020.
It feels like there is a market for a mid-stakes poker tour. The PokerStars UKIPT would be perfect right now or the resurrection of the DTD Deepstacks and DTD500 events.
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| Resorts World Birmingham | |
|---|---|
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Address | 1 Pendigo Way, Birmingham B40 1PU |
| Opening date | 21 October 2015; 5 years ago |
| Theme | Chinese |
| No. of rooms | 178 + 6 Suites |
| Total gaming space | 59,180 sq ft |
| Signature attractions | CineworldIMAX Cinema Genting Casino Santai Medispa Shopping Mall VOX Conference Centre[1] Lindt Genting Hotel Resorts World Arena |
| Notable restaurants | Andy Waters TGIFridays[2] Las Iguanas Nandos Robata Gourmet Burger Kitchen Pizza ExpressBars: High Line The World Bar The Sky Bar Bottega |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | Genting Group |
| Architect | Benoy |
| Coordinates | 52°26′54″N1°43′06″W / 52.4484°N 1.7182°WCoordinates: 52°26′54″N1°43′06″W / 52.4484°N 1.7182°W |
| Website | www.resortsworldbirmingham.co.uk |
Resorts World Birmingham is an entertainment complex in Birmingham, England. It has the largest casino in the United Kingdom, shopping mall, restaurants and cinemas. Construction began in February 2013 and finished in autumn 2015.[3] The Casino is owned by Genting.[4]
The £150 million development in Birmingham's NEC encompasses 50 shops and 18 bars, as well as restaurants, a spa, a cinema and a four star hotel.[5][6]
The complex (developed by Genting) is seven stories high and spans 538,000 square feet (50,000 square meters). Its design is based on the shape of a cruise ship.
Resorts World Birmingham is the first Resorts World in Europe.[7] The Birmingham complex was predicted to boost the regional economy by £33 million per annum, and create 1,100 new jobs.[8]
Hotel[edit]
The four-star hotel has 182 rooms and six five-star suites. Designs were overseen by a Feng Shui master in Malaysia[who?], and bathrooms were imported from Italy.[citation needed]
Casino[edit]
Genting was awarded a large casino licence in June 2011 by Solihull Council, and granted planning permission in 2012. The casino, which takes up 11% of the overall site,[8] is open 24 hours.
The games available include slot machines, roulette, black jack and other traditional casino games, along with poker rooms.[5]
Shopping[edit]
The covered shopping village comprising 50 stores sits along two arcs at the base of Resorts World.[9]
Cinema[edit]
The Cineworld cinema has a total of 1,782 seats and 11 screens. Eight out of the 11 screens have 3D capabilities.
The largest theatre has 282 seats, and marks the region's first purpose-built IMAX screen in a multiplex cinema.[10] It is one of three IMAX screens in Birmingham.
Conference centre[edit]
The Vox facility can hold 900 delegates or guests, and can be separated into five separate halls, for either ceremonies or conferences.[9]
Resorts World Arena[edit]
The Resorts World Arena (previously The NEC Arena, LG Arena and Genting Arena) is part of the NEC and Resorts World complex.
Resorts World Birmingham Cinema
References[edit]
- ^http://www.voxvenue.co.uk/
- ^TGI Fridays and PizzaExpress to be part of Resorts World Birmingham as Next also sign up to join the retail offer., Resorts World Birmingham
- ^Construction Time-Lapse Video, YouTube
- ^Resorts World Birmingham Comes to Life on October 21st, Resorts World Birmingham
- ^ ab'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^'Resorts World Birmingham: £150m casino complex opens'. BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^'Genting super casino at National Exhibition Centre to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ ab'Genting super casino at NEC to bring in £33m a year to West Midlands'. Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ ab'Everything you need to know about Resorts World'. Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^'First look at new IMAX cinema at Cineworld in Resorts World Birmingham'. Birmingham Mail.
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