The GBPT is back this weekend in Bristol

Although 99.99% of the poker world has migrated over to the City of Sin this month, it doesn't mean that UK poker has gone into hibernation. The second biggest poker tour in the UK anchors down this weekend in Bristol in what could be the best value tournament of the summer. The Great British Poker Tour returns today to the Harbourside Casino in Bristol for its third leg of the £500 deep stack event.

Once again it is two day ones for this main event freeze out that was won last time out by friend of Pokernews Rupinder 'George' Bedi. £5000 has been added to the prize pool and in addition to that, there are extra prizes for the final table, including:

• 1st - VIP Package to 2008 GCBPT Grand Final (expenses to cover travel & accommodation)
• 2nd/3rd - Liverpool GCBPT Festival Main Event Seat (£500+£50)
• 4th/5th - Free Entry into $150,000 guaranteed 'Big Deal' tournament on galapoker

Last year the Harbourside was the venue for the Grand Final which was won by the in-form Joe Beevers. This time it is a really mouth watering prospect because all the sharks will be in Vegas and this is a really good chance for an unknown player to launch themselves onto the UK stage. Lots of the locals wont know what to do with a 10,000 starting stack and this will be of huge benefit for the winner.

If you are stuck in the UK this summer then it could be the perfect antidote to the WSOP blues. The tour then takes a brief holiday before returning to Liverpool in September.

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