Big Turnout Predicted For London Poker Event

Tournament in England's capital could be one of the European Poker Tour's (EPT) highlights.

There should be a "really big attendance" at the London leg of the EPT, it has been predicted.

Alan Bowden, editor of InsidePoker magazine, has suggested that the poker event in England's capital is "always massively popular".

It has the potential to be one of the highlights of the whole poker tour, he added.

Explaining why a good turnout is expected in London, Mr Bowden claimed there will be added attention due to a tournament that has a guaranteed seven-figure prize pool.

"It also comes shortly after the World Series of Poker Europe which will mean that a lot of the big name pros will already be in London," he said.

The EPT started in Barcelona earlier this month and heads to London on October 1st. Following the initial five days of play, a tournament guaranteeing a £1 million purse gets underway, lasting a further two days.