Ian JohnIf you are looking for the biggest online poker event of the year at Sky Poker then you won’t have to wait long and the great news is that the Sky Poker UK Online Poker Series XVII is going 
to be one of the biggest and vest ever, with over £350,000 in prize money guaranteed.
Of course, to participate in this event you will need to be a Sky Poker customer and what better time to join than on the eve of one of the most eagerly anticipated online poker events on the Internet, where anyone can play.
Don’t forget all new customers can also claim their Sky Poker no deposit bonus to trial the site before they play and then get a fantastic deposit bonus when they make the first deposit into their account.
The next UKOPS event is the 17th incarnation of what has become one of the biggest online poker events of the year in the UK and best of all, there are now actually two events, with a Mini UKOPS running alongside the main event offering smaller stakes players a chance to participate in their own big online tournament.
Furthermore, Sky Poker have introduced a brand new feature, the UKOPS XVII Total Player Leaderboard which offers players another chance to earn big money.
Let’s learn a little more about the event.
UKOPS XVII In detail
Starting on Friday 28th October and running through until Sunday 6th November, Sky Poker UK Online Poker Series (UKOPS) is running a total of 43 events across the 10 days of action. There will be a mixture of multi table tournaments to play in, including all the most popular formats of the game, freezeouts, deepstacks, rebuy events and the ever-popular bounty hunter games.
Buy ins to these events start at £22 and the event will culminate on Sunday 6th November with the biggest tournament of the promotion, the £40,000 Main Event, which will offer the lucky winner a coveted UKOPS bracelet alongside the usual cash prize. There is at least one bracelet up for grabs on each night of the series.
The larger buy in events will have extensive satellite options available under the UKOPS tab which will allow smaller stakes players the chance to play their way into an event for a much larger buy in. A full list of available satellites for these events is available on the Sky Poker website.
The full list of main event tournaments for the UKOPS XVII is outlined below in chronological order. Events where a UKOPS Bracelet can be won are highlighted in bold.
| Date | Tournament Info | Time (UK time) | Buy In | Guaranteed Prize Pool | Blinds Increase (Minutes) | Starting Stack (Chips) |
| Fri 28th Oct | UKOPS 1 – Bounty Hunter | 7pm | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Fri 28th Oct | UKOPS 2 – BH Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Fri 28th Oct | UKOPS 3 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Fri 28th Oct | UKOPS 4 – Turbo B. Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Sat 29th Oct | UKOPS 5 – Rebuy | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 2000 |
| Sat 29th Oct | UKOPS 6 – Deepstack Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 10,000 |
| Sat 29th Oct | UKOPS 7 – Deepstack | 9pm | £22 | £4,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Sat 29th Oct | UKOPS 8 – Turbo B. Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Sun 30th Oct | UKOPS 9 – Bounty Hunter | 7pm | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Sun 30th Oct | UKOPS 10 – High Roller Freezeout | 7.30pm | £530 | £30,000 | 15 | 10,000 |
| Sun 30th Oct | UKOPS 11 – BH Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £25,000 | 112 | 10,000 |
| Sun 30th Oct | UKOPS 12 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Sun 30th Oct | UKOPS 13 – Turbo B.Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Mon 31st Oct | UKOPS 14 – Freezeout | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Mon 31st Oct | UKOPS 15 – Freezeout Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Mon 31st Oct | UKOPS 16 – Turbo Freezeout | 9pm | £22 | £4,000 | 7 | 3000 |
| Mon 31st Oct | UKOPS 17 – Turbo B. Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Tue 1st Nov | UKOPS 18 – Turbo Freezeout | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 7 | 3000 |
| Tue 1st Nov | UKOPS 19 – High Roller Freezeout | 7.30pm | £220 | £15,000 | 15 | 5000 |
| Tue 1st Nov | UKOPS 20 – Bounty Hunter Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £15,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Tue 1st Nov | UKOPS 21 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £4,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Tue 1st Nov | UKOPS 22 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Wed 2nd Nov | UKOPS 23 – Deepstack | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 5000 |
| Wed 2nd Nov | UKOPS 24 – Pot Limit Omaha Freezeout | 7.30pm | £55 | £5,000 | 10 | 5000 |
| Wed 2nd Nov | UKOPS 25 – Rebuy Main Event | 8pm | £55 | £10,000 | 12 | 3000 |
| Wed 2nd Nov | UKOPS 26 – Rebuy | 9pm | £22 | £4,000 | 10 | 2000 |
| Wed 2nd Nov | UKOPS 27 – Rebuy | 10pm | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Thu 3rd Nov | UKOPS 28 – Bounty Hunter | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Thu 3rd Nov | UKOPS 29 – Bounty Hunter Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Thu 3rd Nov | UKOPS 30 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Thu 3rd Nov | UKOPS 31 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £4,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Fri 4th Nov | UKOPS 32 – Rebuy | 7pm | £22 | £2,000 | 10 | 2000 |
| Fri 4th Nov | UKOPS 33 – Rebuy Main Event | 8pm | £55 | £20,000 | 12 | 3000 |
| Fri 4th Nov | UKOPS 34 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Fri 4th Nov | UKOPS 35 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Sat 5th Nov | UKOPS 36 – Bounty Hunter | 7pm | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Sat 5th Nov | UKOPS 37 – Bounty Hunter Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £20,000 | 12 | 5000 |
| Sat 5th Nov | UKOPS 38 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Sat 5th Nov | UKOPS 39 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
| Sun 6th Nov | UKOPS 40 – Rebuy | 7pm | £22 | £3,000 | 10 | 2000 |
| Sun 6th Nov | UKOPS 41 – Freezeout Main Event | 8pm | £110 | £40,000 | 15 | 10,000 |
| Sun 6th Nov | UKOPS 42 – Bounty Hunter | 9pm | £22 | £5,000 | 10 | 3000 |
| Sun 6th Nov | UKOPS 43 – Turbo Bounty Hunter | 10pm | £55 | £5,000 | 7 | 5000 |
What is Mini UKOPS XVII?
Sky Poker’s Mini UKOPS XVII takes place from Monday 7th November across seven days and is a version of the main UKOPS XVII event but for smaller stakes players. There are a total of 28 events across seven days (four per night) starting at 6.30pm, 7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30pm.
Buy ins to these events cost between £2.20 and £11 per night and a each night in the biggest buy in event, players will be able to win a coveted UKOPS bracelet if they win the tournament. We will bring you full details of the 28 events in this popular secondary tournament, the ‘little brother’ to the main UKOPS event, closer to the time.
How does the UKOPS XVII Total Player Leaderboard work?
A brand new feature for the UKOPS this time around with Sky Poker is the UKOPS XVII Total Player Leaderboard, which has an additional £5,000 in cash prizes available to be won for the 
top 50 players, with the top player taking home £1,000.
To stand a chance of winning this cash players need to earn points by finishing as high up in every UKOPS tournament that they play in. The higher they finish in the cash out positions, then the more points they will receive towards the Total Player Leaderboard.
Points are awarded as follows:
- 1st Place – 50 Points
- 2nd Place – 40 Points
- 3rd Place – 30 Points
- 4th Place – 25 Points
- 5th Place – 20 Points
- 6th Place – 15 Points
- 7th to 10th Place – 10 Points
- All other players finishing in the cash out positions – 5 Points
Over the 10 days of action, players need to accumulate as many points as possible to finish as high up the Total Player Leaderboard as possible. If they finish in the top 50 players across the whole UKOPS XVII event, then they will win a cash prize of between £10 and £1,000 depending on where in the table they finish.
There is also a Mini UKOPS XVII Total Player Leaderboard in operation for the Mini UKOPS event.
There’s still a little time ahead of the start of the UKOPS tournament but satellites for the bigger events are taking place right now at Sky Poker, so why not log in and see if you can play your way to a Main Event with a chance of taking home some serious cash prizes.
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