NPF UK Team Challenge 2010

Newcastle Poker Forum would like to announce the details of our UK Team Challenge this year following on from the tremendous success of last year. The event will be held at the Grosvenor Casino Newcastle on the weekend of 1-2 May 2010.

The NPF UK Forum Challenge is a fun weekend to bring poker teams from throughout the UK a chance to meet up with their fellow team players and to fight out for the title of the best team in the UK. The tournament has been structured with a slow clock that is compared other festival events so the strongest players will really shine through.

Aside from the excellent structure, the emphasis on this event is having a good time with your team mates as a lot of teams are national forums and may not have met up with each other before. Newcastle Poker Forum have 6 teams entered into this event and we would like to show you how much team spirit there is up here which is the main reason why we organised this event. You will be guaranteed a good time.

With the success of last year, we have invited all the teams that participated last year as first option and all teams have entered a team so this event was sold out within 2 weeks.

Event Details

The buy in for the tournament is £50 + £5 reg fee per player with 10 players per team (£550 buy in per team). There will 20 teams entering in total.

The tournament commences at 3pm on Saturday 1 May and players must be in the casino by 1.30pm where there will be team photographs taking place.

Once again will be providing pre tournament entertainment with entry music for each team so the seating will start at approximately 2.30pm.

Entry Details

As this event has already sold out in the pre sale, the teams that will be participating are listed below.

Newcastle Poker Forum – Teamdobbs
Newcastle Poker Forum – S2C Elite
Newcastle Poker Forum – Northern Lights
Newcastle Poker Forum – Team Radgie
Newcastle Poker Forum – Walkers Sensations
Newcastle Poker Forum – Cubs
Ace of Clubs Creswell
AWOP Teesside
FISO.co.uk
Furness Poker Cumbria
GeordiePoker Club
KrackedKings A
KrackedKings B
KrackedKings C
Monkey Hangars Hartlepool
Nellys Heroes Wakefield
Queens Callahead
Raise the River
The Breakers Poker Club Nottingham
UK Sharks Forum

Teams that have been confirmed their place above will need to submit a $50 deposit to secure your place and ensure you are committed to playing this event to avoid late drop outs that will enable us to fill the space. This year we are also requiring that the full buy in is paid before the event date in order to keep the adminstration tasks as easy as possible on the day of the tournament.

The $50 deposit must be sent to s2cnpf on PokerStars or newcastlepoker on Full Tilt by 7 March 2010.

The full £550 can be paid in at any Grosvenor or G Casino and this must be paid before 24 April 2010. Once teams have been confirmed as paid, the $50 deposit will be returned. Teams can pay the full team buy in before 7 March without the need for a deposit.

Any teams that are unable to complete the above requirements should contact us in order for us to arrange a suitable method.

We will be requesting full team player names at a later date.

Main Event Blind Structure

The tournament will start at 3pm. Each player will receive 7,500 starting chips and there will be a 45 minute clock throughout. Day 1 is expected to end at approx 1.30-2am. Due to the nature of tournaments, times are an estimate and the structure is subject to change.

Points and Payouts

The team event will be based on a points structure with the top 50 players receiving points for their team.

1st – 60
2nd – 55
3rd – 52
4th – 49
5th – 47
6th – 45
7th – 44
8th – 43
9th – 42

10th – 41, 11th – 40 with each place decreasing by one point down to 50th who receives 1 point.

Team prizes will be based on a 50%, 30%, 20% payout structure based on the anticipated 200 runners. The first place team is expected to receive £4,000. The first place team will receive the trophy plus each team player will receive smaller trophies/medals. The individual event will have prizes allocated for the final table of 9.

Team captains should link to this post rather than posting on their own forum to ensure that details are kept up to date.

We look forward to seeing all the teams and hope that we have some of the best UK players from the best forums playing with excellent sportsmanship.

The event will be held at Grosvenor Casino Newcastle – 100 St James Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BN | 0191 260 3303. There is a private secure car park and parking is free. It is also situated directly opposite the bus station and a 5-10 minute walk from Newcastle Central Train Station. For more information on the casino, visit the Grosvenor Casinos website.

Terms and Conditions

Standard Grosvenor Casino rules will be in place.
In the event of a points tie, the team with the highest placed individual finisher will be awarded the highest place.
Any teams found colluding in order to gain advantage may result in their entire team team losing their points. Tournament staff have the right to look at any players cards to make a decision on this rule.
Due to the nature of the tournament, deal making will not be allowed.
The tournament director’s say is final.

Newcastle Hotels

Newcastle is a popular UK city destination and as a result hotels often sell out and can be expensive. It is advised to book early and note that this is a bank holiday weekend.

We recommend teams to book through laterooms.com or direct with the hotel.

We are currently working on providing a comprehensive guide to the best hotels close to the casinos.

Sunday Bounty Side Event

There will also be an additional tournament on the Sunday afternoon to encourage teams to support the second day.

£10 Freezeout + £10 bounty on each player’s head.
4,000 chips
20 minute clock
5pm start

No points are available for this event and will be open to anyone. Registration open when the casino opens on Sunday.