Genting Casino Luton Poker Tournaments
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Almost in harmony with the online poker industry’s push to attract newbies, the Genting Poker Series will feature affordable main events. For $295, guarantees will top $46,000. Poker Events at Grosvenor G Casino, Luton. Future Events: 746. Past Events: 431,323. Poker Rooms: 2,096.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed a major victim in the British poker world as Genting is ceasing all live poker activity in the United Kingdom.
PokerNews was aware of rumours circulating regarding Genting not reopening its live poker operations before an employee reached out to us. The Genting employee, who wishes to remain anonymous, informed PokerNews they work in the Birmingham cardroom and have been told “Genting will cease all live poker in their casinos.”
Our source claims the Genting Resorts World Casino in Birmingham is losing 98 employees with between 20 and 50 jobs lost at every Genting casino around the United Kingdom.
A Cardroom Manager at one of Genting's casinos, posted an update on his Facebook page.
Please note: It was not this manager who told PokerNews of the upcoming redundancies
“Well, it’s been emotional. Thank you to all our poker players, hope you have a great experience. Thoughts to all my colleagues (family) that didn’t deserve this (although in current climate it was kind of expected) you are all superstars and proud to have had you in our team. Onwards and Upwards. PS anyone hiring?”
PokerNews reached out to several Genting sources, including the President and Chief Operating Officer of their UK operations, but none had replied at the time of writing.
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Genting To Close Three UK Venues
The cessation of live poker operations comes less than a week after Genting announced it is considering the closing of three of its UK casino.
GMB, the union for leisure and hospitality workers, revealed Genting casinos in Bristol, Margate, and Torquay are set to permanently close, resulting in significant job losses. GMB also warned of possible job losses across the company’s remaining 29 sites.
Paul Willcock, the President and COO of Genting UK, sent a statement to his employees, which read in part, “The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges. It has had a huge financial impact on our business and caused significant uncertainty for the foreseeable future. I am therefore forced to contemplate some very difficult options to ensure survival.”
The End of the Genting Poker Series
It looks certain the long-running Genting Poker Series (GPS) has ran its last event. Launched in 2012, the GPS proved extremely popular in its infancy thanks to its solid bling structures, affordable £440 buy-in and substantial guarantees.
Genting inexplicably closed its online poker arm, which ran on the iPoker Network, a couple of years ago, which had a profound effect on the number of entrants because players could no longer qualify online or play Day 1 online.
Lower attendances and a restructuring of the GPS results in smaller buy-in stops being scheduled. The last GPS event was an £80 buy-in held at Genting Club Stoke on Trent that attracted 397 entrants and awarded £26,966.
Recent Genting Refurbishments
It’s only a year since Genting spent £750,000 refurbishing its casino in Luton. Part of that refurbishment was the creation of a “more intimate poker room” which will now likely be converted to more gaming floor space.
Eighteen months ago, Genting Casino Westcliff underwent a multi-million pound makeover.
Five years ago, Genting Resorts World Birmingham opened its doors to the public. It cost £150 million and is part of an entertainment and shopping complex at the site of the Genting Arena, formely the NEC. It features 50 shopping outlets, cinema, hotel, and a vast casino.
The Genting Poker Series is 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 | City | Entires | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–5 Feb 2012 | Birmingham | 365 | Ruslan Vlasov | £18,200 |
| 28 Mar–1 Apr 2012 | London | 580 | Albert Sapiano | £50,160 |
| 31 May– 2 Jun 2012 | Edinburgh | unknown | Paul McTaggart | £32,685 |
| 2–5 Aug 2012 | Stoke on Trent | 482 | Yucel Eminoglu | £46,550 |
| 22–25 Nov 2012 | Sheffield | 562 | Hasmukh Khodiyara | £50,000 |
| 6–9 Dec 2012 | London | unknown | Elliott Panyi | £66,900 |
2013 Series[edit]
| Date | City | Entires | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–10 Feb 2013 | Birmingham | 584 | Julian Thew | £40,120 |
| 20–24 Mar 2013 | Newcastle | 400 | Ellie Biessek | £38,620 |
| 15–19 May 2013 | Sheffield | 546 | Mudasser Hussain | £42,960 |
| 14–18 Aug 2013 | Southend | 367 | Danny Tran | £30,765 |
| 12–15 Sep 2013 | Stoke on Trent | 415 | Tony Hallam | £34,360 |
| 10–14 Oct 2013 | Edinburgh | 292 | Mark Lane | £30,850 |
| 12–15 Dec 2013 | Sheffield | 262 | Richard Milner | £40,086 |
2014 Series[edit]
| Date | City | Entires | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–16 Feb 2014 | Birmingham | 322 | Faisal Shabbir | £40,215 |
| 13–16 Mar 2014 | Sheffield | 300 | James Parker | £22,120 |
| 10–13 Apr 2014 | Southend | unknown | Robert Mcadam | £33,730 |
| 21–25 May 2014 | Stoke on Trent | 360 | Iwan Jones | £32,030 |
| 23–27 Jul 2014 | Newcastle | 297 | Timothy Chung | £32,815 |
| 17–21 Sep 2014 | Nottingham | 632 | Ali Ayub | £40,255 |
| 29 Oct–2 Nov 2014 | Edinburgh | 290 | Martin J Smith | £33,730 |
| 10–14 Dec 2014 | Sheffield | 255 | Mark Evans | £54,060 |
2015 Series[edit]
| Date | City | Entires | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8 Feb 2015 | Birmingham | 404 | Chris Johnson | £37,000 |
| 18–22 Mar 2015 | Southend | 340 | David L'Honore | £21,970 |
| 8–12 Apr 2015 | Newcastle | 248 | Ludovic Geilich | £27,500 |
| 13–17 May 2015 | Reading | 288 | Jason Willis | £15,280 |
| 19–21 Jun 2015 | Liverpool | 277 | Matty Stitt | £14,450 |
| 15–19 Jul 2015 | Luton | 434 | Yucel Eminoglu | £13,200 |
| 9–13 Sep 2015 | Stoke on Trent | 284 | Pia Jeppesen | £30,660 |
| 30 Sep–4 Oct 2015 | Edinburgh | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3–6 Dec 2015 | Sheffield | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References[edit]
Genting Casino Luton Poker Tournaments Official Site
- ^Bluff Europe. New live tournament series from Genting Poker. 23 November 2011.
- ^Card Player. Genting Poker Series Gets Underway in UK - First Main Event of New Tour Starts in Birmingham. 2 February 2012.
- ^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.
External links[edit]
- Genting Poker Series at the Hendon Mob powered by the Global Poker Index