Conditions of Entry

Entrants into the Poker Grand Prix must be Biba members and must be registered to play in the backgammon before being allowed to enter the poker. The initial poker fee can be collected during the backgammon registration by admin staff on the front desk - however, the final entry time will be 8.30pm exactly!

2010

All tournaments will be £35 no limit Texas Hold 'em, with 4000 deep stack starting chips. All entry fees can be paid when registering for the backgammon or at any time before 8.30pm. Entries after 8.30pm will not be allowed. All the entry fees will be returned in prizes minus 10% rake off for the end of the year.

The blinds will start at 25/50 and rise to 50/100 after 20/30 minutes and 100/200 after a second 20/30 minutes, Thereafter the blinds will increase every 20 minutes according to either schedule.

and onward in proportion if required.

10% of the prize fund at each tournament will be held back to fund cash prizes for the top three Grand Prix performers at the end of the year. The remainder will be divided as follows (if there are fewer than 30 players):

Poker Grand Prix Championship 2010

NB: To qualify for the Championship, players must enter a minimum of 5 events.

If a player enters more than 5, then the GP points will be their 5 highest points total.

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Poker Grand Prix Championship following the Biba International, 8 March 2010
Mark Calderbank takes advantage of Vicki Pemberton's absence and takes over the #1 spot, pushing Vicki into #2. Lawrence Powell (absent) clings onto #3, and Tony Fawcett jumps in at #4 closely followed by Myke Wignall as they elbow out Rosey Bensley and Simon K Jones (both absent).

Thses posotions are likely to change following the Scottish Open . . . . watch this space!

Click here for annual winner's list