The Genting Poker Series was a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom run by Genting Casinos, a UK based casino chain operated by the Genting Group. The Genting Poker Series was established in 2012,Bluff Europe. New live tournament series from Genting Poker. 23 November 2011.Card Player. Genting Poker Series Gets Underway in UK - First Main Event of New Tour Starts in Birmingham. 2 February 2012. returning for subsequent seasons in 2013,Bluff Europe. 2013 Genting Poker Series Less Than a Week Away. 30 January 2013. 2014Bluff Europe. 2014 Genting Poker Series Starts Today. 13 February 2014. and 2015.PokerNews. Genting Poker Series Announced 2015 Tour Dates. 11 November 2014.
In 2017, PokerStars announces partnership with Genting Casinos UK, allowing players to qualify for live tournaments online.PokerTube - "The link with PokerStars will allow more people to take part in the GPS through the provision of a clear online qualification route,”Kevin Proctor (Genting Casinos UK’s Poker Operations Manager)
In 2020, Genting Cassino ceasing all live poker operations in the UK permanently.Sigma World- “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges. It has had a huge financial impact on our business and caused significant uncertainty for the foreseeable future. I am therefore forced to contemplate some very difficult options to ensure survival.”Paul Willcock (President and COO of Genting UK)
Tournament results 2012 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results2–5 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£30 £146,000 Ruslan VlasovBluffEurope - £18,200 28 March–1 AprilFox Poker Club GPS London Leg 2 £400+£30 £232,000 Albert SapianoBluffEurope - £50,160 31 May– 2 JuneGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 3 £400+£30 £155,200 Paul McTaggartBluffEurope - £32,685 2–5 AugustGenting Club Stoke GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 4 £400+£30 £192,440 Yucel EminogluBluffEurope - £46,550 27-30 SeptemberGPS at iPoker network GPS Online Leg 5 £400+£30£100,000 Prizepool GuaranteedCardPlayer - £100,000 Keith BartholomewCardPlayer - “EngBart” £26,600 22–25 NovemberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Leg 6 £400+£30£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £224,800 Hasmukh KhodiyaraBluffEurope - £50,000 6–9 DecemberFox Poker Club GPS London Grand Final £1,500+£100£200,000 Prizepool GuaranteedCasino City Times - £259,600 Elliott PanyiBluffEurope - £66,900
2013 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results7–10 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £236,000 Julian ThewBluffEurope - £40,120 20–24 MarchGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Newcastle Leg 2 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £160,000 Ellie BiessekCardPlayer - £38,620 15–19 MayGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Leg 3 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £218,390 Mudasser HussainBluffEurope - £42,960 14–18 AugustGenting Club Westcliff GPS Southend Leg 4 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £172,400 Danny TranBluffEurope - £30,765 12–15 SeptemberGenting Club Stoke GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 5 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £166,000 Tony HallamPokerNewsReport - £34,360 10–14 OctoberGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 6 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £140,800 Mark LaneBluffEurope - £30,850 12–15 DecemberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Grand Final £800+£80£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £209,600 Richard MilnerBluffEurope - £40,086
2014 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results12–16 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £174,800 Faisal ShabbirBluffEurope - £40,215 13–16 MarchGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Leg 2 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £160,000 James ParkerBluffEurope - £22,120 10–13 AprilGenting Club Westcliff GPS Southend Leg 3 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £125,000 Robert Mcadam £33,730 21-25 MayGenting Club Stoke GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 4 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £144,000 Iwan JonesBluffEurope - £32,030 23-27 JulyGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Newcastle Leg 5 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £125,000 Timothy ChungBluffEurope - £32,815 17-21 SeptemberDusk Till Dawn GPS Nottingham Leg 6 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £252,800 Ali AyubBluffEurope - £40,255 29 October-2 NovemberGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 7 £400+£40£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £125,000 Martin J SmithBluffEurope - £33,730 10–14 DecemberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Grand Final £800+£80£200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £204,000 Mark EvansBluffEurope - £54,060
2015 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results5-8 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £161,600 Chris JohnsonBluffEurope - £37,000 18-22 MarchGenting Club Westcliff GPS Southend Leg 2 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £136,000 David L'HonoreBluffEurope - £21,970 8-12 AprilGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Newcastle Leg 3 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Ludovic GeilichPokerNews - £27,500 13-17 MayGenting Casino Reading GPS Mini Reading Leg 4 £200+£20£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £57,600 Jason WillisPokerNews - £15,280 19-21 JuneGrosvenor Casinos Liverpool GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 5 £200+£20£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £55,400 Matty Stitt £14,450 19-21 JuneGenting Club Luton GPS Mini Luton Leg 6 £200+£20£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £86,800 Yucel Eminoglu £13,200 9-13 SeptemberGenting Club Stoke GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 7 £400+£20£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £113,600 Pia JeppesenBluffEurope - £30,660 30 September-4 OctoberGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 8 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £110,000 Colin GillionOnlinePoker- £25,270 3-7 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 9 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £54,800 Darren Grosvenor £12,000 10–14 DecemberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Final £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £144,000 Matthew DavenportBluffEurope - £37,000
2016 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results20-24 JanuaryGenting Club Luton GPS Mini Luton Leg 1 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £73,840 David LloydPokerNews - £12,075 3-7 FebruaryGenting Club Star City GPS Birmingham Leg 2 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £112,800 Colin Gillion £26,150 25-27 FebruaryGenting Club Sheffield GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 3 £200+£20£40,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £40,000 Matthew Wood £10,100 16-20 MarchGenting Club Westcliff GPS Westcliff Leg 4 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Danny Tran £25,000 30 March-3 AprilGenting Club Glasgow GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 5 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £46,040 Derek Leach £12,550 13-17 AprilGenting Casino Reading GPS Mini Reading Leg 6 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £36,040 Matthew Bonham £10,095 26–29 MayGenting Club Stoke GPS Mini Stoke Leg 7 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £44,400 Endrit Geci £11,000 15–19 JuneGenting Club Queen Square GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 8 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £47,400 Neil Marshall £7,070 14–17 JulyGenting Club Luton GPS Mini Luton Leg 9 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £72,240 Paul Nugent £9,255 17–21 AugustGenting Club Resorts World Birmingham GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 10 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £47,400 Michael Hart £10,000 8-11 SeptemberGenting Club Star City GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 11 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed n/a n/a n/a 28 September-2 OctoberGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 12 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Colin Gillion £28,500 12–16 OctoberGenting Club Westcliff-on-Sea GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 13 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £54,600 Trishal Nanji £6,940 10–13 NovemberGenting Club Torquay GPS Mini Torquay Leg 14 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £36,840 Guy Leathley £10,680 16-20 NovemberGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 15 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £49,400 Gerry Mcinally £12,380 7-11 DecemberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Final £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £120,400 Daniel StanwayPokerNews - £31,700
2017 Series Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results20-24 JanuaryGenting Club Luton GPS Luton Leg 1 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £133,600 John BonadiesPokerNews - £31,590 16-19 FebruaryGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 2 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £57,400 John StirlingMainEventTravel - £11,490 16-19 MarchGenting Club Sheffield GPS Sheffield Leg 3 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Brandon Sheils £27,000 30 March-2 AprilGenting Club Queen Square GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 4 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £55,400 Louis Eyles £8,880 30 March-2 AprilGenting Casino Reading GPS Mini Reading Leg 5 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £48,400 Justinas Pactauskas £12,440 27-30 AprilGenting Club Glasgow GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 6 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £42,840 Scott Logan £11,000 4–7 MayGenting Club Blackpool GPS Mini Blackpool Leg 7 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £47,800 Christopher Beek £10,132 18–21 MayGenting Club Westcliff-on-Sea GPS Westcliff Leg 8 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Lam Trinh £18,000 13-16 JulyGenting Club Luton GPS Mini Luton Leg 10 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £65,400 Paul Bahbout £12,570 20–23 JulyGenting Club Resorts World GPS Mini RWB Leg 9 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £47,240 Laith Sheena £10,230 17–20 AugustGenting Club Stoke GPS Mini Stoke Leg 11 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £39,200 Gerald Mcsorley £10,140 30 August-3 SeptemberGenting Club Queen Square GPS Liverpool Leg 12 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £100,000 Jakariya Mustafa £28,000 28 September-1 OctoberGenting Casino Fountainpark GPS Edinburgh Leg 13 £400+£40£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £116,400 Tony Galloway £23,410 12-15 OctoberGenting Club Sheffield GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 14 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £42,800 Pedro Schulze £7,920 26–29 OctoberGenting Club Torquay GPS Mini Torquay Leg 15 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £35,000 Luke Radford £8,500 16–19 NovemberGenting Club Westcliff-on-Sea GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 16 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £49,640 Paul Bahbout £9,940 16-19 NovemberGenting Casino Newcastle GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 17 £200+£20£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed £57,000 Saifur Chowdhury £8,260
2018 Series