Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham is gearing up to host the first The Festival Series of 2023, and it promises to be another hugely successful stop. Thirty-five events are scheduled across the series, which runs from February 12-19, including a £450 buy-in Main Event boasting a £200,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The Festival Series combines poker and casino games in one bustling package. How the organisers manage to cram in so much variety is a mystery because The Festival Series Nottingham has everything you can think of under one roof.
Everything kicks off with the £120 buy-in £25,000 guaranteed Poker Listings Championship on February 12. By the time the curtain comes down on proceedings and Dusk Till Dawn bolts shut its door on February 19, 35 champions will be crowned. Those champions will have taken down tournaments such as Sviten Special, No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up, 8-Game, PLO High Roller, Round of Each NLHE/PLO, and Open Face Chinese. There are even blackjack and roulette events if casino table games are your forte.
It isn't only tournaments taking place at The Festival Series Nottingham, but also the famous Cash Game Challenge. The Cash Game Challenges each last two hours and the aim is to win the most big blinds throughout the entire series. Be the biggest winner in terms of big blinds, and a €1,600 package for the upcoming The Festival Series Malta is all yours! No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha games are running with blinds from £1/£2 to £10/£10.
The Main Event features a quartet of flights, each costing £450. You sit down with 200,000 chips and play to a 30-minute clock. Late registration remains open for eight levels, and you can re-enter once per Day 1 before the registration desk closes. Each Day 1 plays until only 15% of the field remains, with those top 15% finishers progressing to Day 2 having secured a min-cash for their efforts. Day 1A starts on February 15 and the champion is crowned on February 19.
The Festival Series Nottingham Schedule
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12 Feb | 12:00 p.m. | #1 Poker Listings Championship Live Day 1A | £120 | £25,000 |
| 4:00 p.m. | DTD Super50 Freezeout | £60 | ||
| Mon 13 Feb | 2:00 p.m. | #1 Poker Listings Championship Live Day 1B | £120 | £25,000 |
| 5:00 p.m. | #2 Sviten Special | £230 | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | #3 Heads-Up Day 1 | £230 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | #4 Cash Game Challenge (NLHE £1/32) | |||
| 7:00 p.m. | #5 Low Roller Day 1 | £60 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | #6 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £2/£2) | |||
| Tue 14 Feb | 12:00 p.m. | #1 Poker Listings Championship Day 1C | £120 | £25,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | #3 Heads-Up Final Day | |||
| 12:00 p.m. | #7 8-Game | £230 | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | #8 Turbo Tuesday | £120 | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | #9 Roulette Tournament | £120 | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | #10 PLO High Roller Day 1 | £1,100 | £25,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | #11 Cash Game Challenge (NLHE £1/£2) | |||
| 9:30 p.m. | #12 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £2/£2) | |||
| Wed 15 Feb | 12:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Day 1A | £450 | £200,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | #1 Poker Listings Championship Final Day | |||
| 1:00 p.m. | #10 PLO High Roller Final Day | |||
| 5:00 p.m. | #14 Knockout | £120 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | #15 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £2/£2) | |||
| 8:00 p.m. | #16 Round of Each NLHE/PLO | £230 | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | #17 Acroud Charity Tournament | £1,100 | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | #18 Blackjack Tournament | £120 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | #19 Cash Game Challenge (NLHE £2/£5) | |||
| Thu 16 Feb | 12:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Day 1B | £450 | £200,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | #20 Open Face Chinese | £230 | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | #21 Deepstack | £120 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | #22 Cash Game Challenge (NLHE £1/£2) | |||
| 8:00 p.m. | #23 PLO 4/5/6 | £120 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | #24 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £2/£2) | |||
| Fri 17 Feb | 12:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Day 1C | £450 | £200,000 |
| 12:00 p.m. | #25 Short Deck | £230 | ||
| 5:00 p.m. | #26 Freezeout | £120 | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | #27 Cash Game Challenge (NLHE £5/£5) | |||
| 8:00 p.m. | #28 PLO Freezeout | £230 | ||
| 9:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Turbo Day 1D | £450 | £200,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | #29 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £5/£5) | |||
| Sat 18 Feb | 1:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Day 2 | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | #30 The Hendon Mob Championship Day 1A | £120 | £25,000 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | #31 High Roller | £1,100 | £25,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | #30 The Hendon Mob Championship Day 1B | £120 | £25,000 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | #32 PLO/PLO8 | £230 | ||
| 9:30 p.m. | #33 Cash Game Challenge (PLO £10/£10) | |||
| Sun 19 Feb | 1:00 p.m. | #30 The Hendon Mob Championship Final Day | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | #34 Open Face Chinese High Roller | £1,100 | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | #35 DTD Big Bounty | £230 | ||
| 3:00 p.m. | #13 The Festival Main Event Final Day |
Win a £1,500 Package Online at PartyPoker
There are several satellites taking place live at Dusk Till Dawn in addition to several of The Festival Series' online poker partners. PartyPoker is one place you can win either a £450 ticket to the Main Event, or a £1,500 package.
February 2 and February 9 see £33 buy-in seat-only satellites take place at 7:00 p.m. GMT. Feeder satellites from £1.10 are available for the seat-only satellite.
On February 5 and February 12, also at 7:00 p.m. GMT, you have the chance to win a £1,500 The Festival Nottingham package for £109. Capture the package you will receive:
- £450 seat to The Festival Series Nottingham Main Event
- Six nights accommodation from February 13-19
- £270 for travel expenses
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