Great British Poker Tour to hit ITV

2007-05-04 17:11:11

ITV is to screen this year's Great British Poker Tour (GBPT) event, it has been announced.

The tournament, which comprises of five day events held in Edinburgh, Teeside, Nottingham, Bournemouth and Leeds followed by a Grand Final in Bristol in November, will show on ITV3 from this autumn.

Celebrities such as Michelle Heaton of Liberty X are among those to have played the event, which offers a grand prize of £500,000, in the past.

"We're looking forward to having the Great British Poker Tour on ITV4 this autumn. The popularity of poker is growing every day and I'm sure this will be a fantastic contest," said David Fewings, channel controller at ITV4.

"It's thrilling to be working with [hosts] Gala Casinos on this exciting new tour that takes television poker out of the studio and around the UK. We're anticipating some terrific contests and hope to discover some new poker stars in the process," added Megan Stuart of Presentable, the company that is to produce the 12 hour-long shows.

The overall winner will also receive a trip to play in the Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic in Las Vegas in December 2007.


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