Genting Casino Leicester Poker
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Genting Stud Poker is a poker variation based on five-card stud. It is played with a single deck of cards with the players playing against the House rather than against each other. Players also have the opportunity to wager on the Progressive Jackpot. The casino’s official name is Genting Casino Leicester. It offers a small number of slot machines. The total number of live game tables is 6, which is rather small. The casino Leicester offers the classic table games such as Blackjack and Roulette. Poker lovers will be disappointed since the casino doesn’t offer poker cash games. Jun 17, 2020 Genting is set to cease all live poker operations in the UK and close at least three of its casinos as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Genting poker rooms across the UK are set to close due.
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.
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.
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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Genting Casino Leicester, formerly a Mint Casino, underwent a revamp in 2012 and it still retains and modern and classy feel. It is a relatively small casino and can be found in the centre of the East Midlands city of Leicester.
Easy to find by public transport, the main train station is a 10 minute walk away, whilst from the bus station it will take you around seven minutes. East Midlands is the nearest airport – 16 miles from the centre of Leicester. If you are arriving by car, the casino provides free parking in the car park behind the casino but only from 8.00pm. If you’re going to arrive earlier, the nearest national car park is a five minute walk away at the Rutland Centre on Halford Street. There are several hotels to choose from in Leicester and the nearest is a Travelodge, the Holiday Inn and Hotel Maiyango.
Genting Casino Leicester Poker Odds
Genting Casino Leicester’s live gaming starts at 12.00pm and they have four American roulette tables, three blackjack and 14 electronic roulette to choose from. If you play blackjack aces you may be able to win the progressive jackpot, and though their blackjack games are dealt by automatic shuffling machines, they also offer a dealer shuffled game at a minimum charge of £25. Players are encouraged to join their slots club to receive weekly offers and information about their £10,000 jackpot machines, which can certainly prove a sensible option. Note that the casino does not provide any poker. The Genting Loyalty card means that you are able to earn points throughout the casino.
The casino offers party packages which include a snack, a drink, £10 bet and a learn to play session – contact them for more information. Although there isn’t a restaurant, you are able to order a range of snacks from their ‘Play and Graze’ menu and drinks from their late bar. A range of sporting events are shown on HD TV.
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