Genting Stanley has announced details of their forthcoming Second Chance £100,000 Poker Classic that has a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000 for the main event.

The festival also includes a £100 PL Omaha event as well as other side events with plenty of tables available for some juicy cash games.

The Second Chance £100,000 Poker Classic takes place from 30th October to 2nd November 2008 at Circus Casino, Birmingham Star City and more details can be found on the festival website http://www.100ktournament.com.

Players wishing to buy-in to this event can contact Living it Loving it ltd on +44 (0)1752 675 375 Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:30 UK time.

More details to follow….

Live qualifiers for the £500 + £50 main event are currently running in Genting Stanley Casinos across the UK. The website will be updated as we are informed of any qualifiers that are taking place and there are also contact details for each casino for those players wanting further details.

Circus Casino Edinburgh
2nd August to 11th October. Thursday and Saturday night poker league with seats to the main event.

Thursday 14th August, 28th August and 11th September at 21:00
£55 buy-in qualifier to the £100k main event


Circus Casino Luton
Thursday 28th August and 18th September 20:30
£25 qualifier with 1 rebuy to the £100k main event


Circus Casino Newcastle
Stage 1 qualifiers Tuesdays and Fridays from 5th August to 10th October. These are £11 sit n go tournaments where players can win a seat in the £110 super satellite.

Super Satellite – Sunday 24th August and 12th October 16:00
£110 qualifier with 1 in 5 chance of winning a seat in the £100k main event.


Circus Casino Stoke
Sunday 17th August, 21st September and 19th October. £25 + £2.50 freezeout for seats in the £100k main event


Maxims Casino Coventry
Sundays from 7th September to 21st October. For more details please contact the casino nearer the time.


Maxims Casino Reading
Tuesday 23rd September 20:15 £30 qualifier with 1 rebuy
Wednesday 27th August and 8th October 20:15 £20 rebuy
Monday 8th September 20:15 £20 rebuy


Mint Casino Bristol
Saturdays from 2nd August until 25th October 20:30 £20 + £2 rebuy with 2000 starting chips. There is a guaranteed £100k main event seat once 20 players have registered.


Mint Casino Derby
Sundays from 3rd August until 12th October 22:00 £10 rebuy
Please note there is no tournament on 31st August


Mint Casino Glasgow
Saturdays from 2nd August until 20th September 14:00 £25 + £3 freezeout
5,000 starting chips and 20 minute levels


Counting House Leicester
Saturdays from 2nd August until 27th September £20 rebuy


Mint Casino Portsmouth
17th August 24th August 30th August 5th September 11th September
17th September 23rd September 29th September 5th October 11th October
£25 Double Chance freezeouts with the winners from each night going through to a playoff final where the seats to the £100k main event will be awarded.


Mint Casino Salford
Wednesday 27th August £50 + £5 qualifier


Mint Casino Southampton
Saturdays from 9th August until 11th October 5 and 10 seater satellites to Sunday qualifiers
Buy-ins range from £5.50 + £1 to £11 + £2. 13:30, 14:00, 14:30, 18:00, 18:30 & 19:00

Sundays 10th August until 12th October. 12:30 & 15:00 £55 ten seater sit n gos for 1 seat in the £100k main event.


Mint Casino Southport
They are going to be running £50 + £5 freezeouts on Mondays. Please contact the casino for further details.


Mint Casino Torquay
Saturdays 2nd August until 11th October 18:00 £20 Rebuy


Mint Wirral
Saturdays 6th September until 4th October Contact the casino for more details


Circus Casino Blackpool
Wednesday 20th August Contact the casino for more details

Mint Casino Southend
Monday 29th September £25 + £3 with 1 re-buy
This qualifier will have a significant amount of money added to the prize pool. Registration is on a first come first served basis and is already open. For more details, contact the casino.

The following casinos will also be running qualifiers and details will appear on the website in due course.

Birmingham Star City
Circus Casino Liverpool
Circus Casino Manchester
Circus Casino Nottingham
Mint Casino Coventry
Mint Casino Manchester

Please note: Any player who takes part in a live qualifier and does not win a seat will be given a second chance to qualify for free online.

Dave Colclough has confirmed his attendance at the Second Chance £100,000 Poker Classic. The Full Tilt Pro will be looking to secure his first major live tournament win of 2008 after a solid showing in the World Series main event in Las Vegas.

Live qualifiers are due to start on Full Tilt near the beginning of September, giving you the opportunity to join El Blondie at Star City, more details to follow.

Satellites are already running on Circus Poker with $50 + $5 qualifiers on Sundays at 13:30 and Mondays at 20:00. If you fail to qualify from one of these tournaments you will receive a free second chance to qualify in a future $50 + $5 online satellite.

Marc Goodwin has now confirmed his attendance at the Second Chance £100,000 Poker Classic, joining his friend and fellow pro player Dave Colclough. Goodwin will be looking to secure another big win after taking gold at the Manchester GUKPT in April.

What does everyone think of the £100 Pot Limit Omaha game scheduled for Friday 31st October at Star City?

Loads of people keep asking us for Omaha tournaments to be included in the festivals we organise, so we decided to put one in the £100,000 poker classic. I could only see 6 other big Omaha tournaments on the calendar between now and Christmas and half of those have a buy-in of £500 or greater. It will be interesting to see how many runners we get, but I know a number of players have expressed an interest.