Sky Poker Prepares for the £350,000 UKOPS VXII
Sky Poker’s popular online festival, the UK Online Poker Series, returns Oct. 28 for a 43-event spectacular where more than £350,000 is guaranteed will be won over the course of 10 days.
Now in its 17th edition, the Sky Poker UKOPS promises players a variety of tournament formats including freezeouts, re-buys, deepstacks, and bounty hunters. Buy-ins start at only £22 and increase up to £530, that princely sum being reserved for the £30,000 guaranteed High Roller at 7:30 p.m. UK time on Oct. 30.
There are at least four UKOPS events taking place every day from Oct. 28 through Nov. 6, with one of those daily tournaments being a £110 buy in Main Event in line with that day’s other tournaments.
Winners of each UKOPS event not only win the cash prize assigned to first place, but they also receive a special commemorative UKOPS bracelet.
UKOPS XVII Schedule
| Date | Time (UK) | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee | Blinds (mins) | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 28 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 01 - £3,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 02 - £20,000 Bounty Hunter Main Event | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 03 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 04 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Oct. 29 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 05 - £2,000 Rebuy | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 2,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 06 - £15,000 Deepstack Main Event | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 10,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 07 - £4,000 Deepstack | £22 | £4,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 08 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Oct. 30 | 7:00pm | UKOPS 09 - £3,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3,000 |
| 7:30 p.m. | UKOPS 10 - £30,000 High Roller Freezeout | £530 | £30,000 | 15 | 10,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 11 - £25,000 Bounty Hunter Main Event | £110 | £25,000 | 12 | 10,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 12 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 13 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Oct. 31 | 7:00pm | UKOPS 14 - £2,000 Freezeout | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 3,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 15 - £15,000 Freezeout Main Event | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 16 - £4,000 Turbo Freezeout | £22 | £4,000 | 7 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 17 - £4,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Nov. 1 | 7:00pm | UKOPS 18 - £2,000 Turbo Freezeout | £22 | £2,000 | 7 | 3,000 |
| 7:30 p.m. | UKOPS 19 - £15,000 High Roller Freezeout | £220 | £15,000 | 15 | 5,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 20 - £15,000 Bounty Hunter Main Event | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 21 - £4,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £4,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 22 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | 7 | 5,000 | ||
| Nov. 2 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 23 - £2,000 Deepstack | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 5,000 |
| 7:30 p.m. | UKOPS 24 - £5,000 PLO Freezeout | £55 | £5,000 | 10 | 5,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 25 - £10,000 Rebuy Main Event | £55 | £10,000 | 12 | 3,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 26 - £4,000 Rebuy | £22 | £4,000 | 10 | 2,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 27 - £4,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Nov. 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 28 - £2,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 3,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 29 - £20,000 Bounty Hunter Main Event | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 30 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 31 - £4,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Nov. 4 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 32 - £2,000 Rebuy | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 2,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 33 - £20,000 Rebuy Main Event | £55 | £20,000 | 12 | 3,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 34 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 35 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Nov. 5 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 36 - £3,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 37 - £20,000 Bounty Hunter Main Event | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 38 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 39 - £5,000 Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 | |
| Nov. 6 | 7:00 p.m. | UKOPS 40 - £3,000 Rebuy | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 2,000 |
| 8:00 p.m. | UKOPS 41 - £40,000 Freezeout Main Event | £110 | £40,000 | 15 | 10,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | UKOPS 42 - £5,000 Bounty Hunter | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3,000 | |
| 10:00 p.m. | UKOPS 43 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5,000 |
Win a Share of £5,000 in the UKOPS Leaderboard
In addition to being able to win money and bracelets from the UKOPS events, Sky Poker is giving its customers the chance to win a share of £5,000 courtesy of the UKOPS XVII Leaderboard. Points are awarded for cashing in a UKOPS event. The top 50 points earners after the 43rd event finishes win a share of £5,000.
All events, except the £530 buy in High Roller, are eligible for points, which are awarded as shown in the table below:
| Place | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 50 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 25 |
| 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 15 |
| 7-10 | 10 |
| All other cashes | 5 |
The £5,000 leaderboard prize pool is distributed among the top 50 point earners, awarding prizes of between £10 and £1,000.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | £1,000 |
| 2 | £800 |
| 3 | £600 |
| 4 | £500 |
| 5 | £400 |
| 6 | £300 |
| 7 | £200 |
| 8 | £100 |
| 9 | £80 |
| 10 | £70 |
| 11-20 | £50 |
| 21-30 | £25 |
| 31-50 | £10 |
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When you come to make your first deposit of at least £5, Sky Poker matches it 200% up to a maximum of £500, which is perfect for use during the £350,000 guaranteed UKOPS XVII.
