Walsall may not be the first city that springs to mind when you think of poker destinations, but it has been a mainstay on the ever-popular Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) since the tour’s creation in 2007.
The GUKPT has stopped in Walsall in nine of the previous 10 seasons, with only Season 9 in 2015 not seeing the Midlands casino host one of the GUKPT’s prestigious events.
This season’s GUKPT Walsall festival runs from April 23 through 30 and features several tournaments and satellites for players to compete in. The highlight of the week-long festival is the £550 buy-in Main Event which boasts a £100,000 guaranteed prize pool.