partypoker and Dusk Till Dawn Partner for a Second Season of the Grand Prix Poker Tour

Dusk Till Dawn (DTD) and partypoker launched the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) in October 2015 with the goal to give grassroots poker players the chance to play for large cash prizes for only a small investment, and do so at some of the United Kingdom’s iconic football stadiums.

The feedback from those who have competed in any of the GPPT events at stadia such as Manchester United’s Old Trafford, Stamford Bridge in Chelsea, Leeds United’s Elland Road, and Newcastle United’s St. James’ Park has been overwhelmingly positive, with players citing a superb atmosphere and the fact they can play for a share of a guaranteed $250,000 for only a $109 buy-in as the reasons they played multiple stops on the tour.

DTD was the venue for the inaugural GPPT so it is only fitting that the Nottingham-based poker club is to host the final event of the tour, complete the circle, so to speak.

The GPPT at DTD has a few differences from the previous editions. Most prominent of these changes is the prize pool has been swapped to British pounds from US dollars, meaning the guarantee is now a more significant £250,000; there are 50x £550 tickets as part of the guarantee that can be used for the WPT500 UK or DTD’s monthly Deepstack event.

Also changing is the buy-in. Although GPPT DTD still costs $109 to enter, and players can buy in with $109 tickets won at partypoker, players can now buy …

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