Twenty seats to the £1 million-guaranteed WSOP Circuit Nottingham Main Event are up for grabs tonight, Monday 2 November. The GGPoker Mega Satellite costs £165 to enter and starts at 7:05pm UK time, with a £1,500 Main Event ticket awarded to each qualifier.
That is £30,000 in guaranteed seats ahead of the live festival at Dusk Till Dawn, which begins on Friday 6 November. There are also cheaper feeder tournaments and live satellites for players who would rather not pay the full £1,500 entry fee.
Tonight’s £165 WSOP Circuit satellite: the details
| Detail | Monday 2 November |
|---|---|
| Where | GGPoker (online) |
| Start | 7:05pm UK time |
| Entry | £165 (£150 buy-in + £15 fee) |
| Seats guaranteed | 20 |
| Seat value | £1,500 each |
| Total guaranteed value | £30,000 |
| Late registration listed until | 10:05pm UK time |
| Starting chips | 100,000 |
These are tournament seats, not £1,500 cash prizes. That distinction matters: you are playing to qualify for a live event, not to win a normal first-place payout. Check the satellite lobby for any extra payouts, ticket conditions and last-minute schedule changes before you enter.
How to find the satellite on GGPoker
Open the GGPoker client, select the Tournament tab and search for “WSOP-C”. The operator has named 2 November as one of three 20-seat Mega Satellite dates, alongside 26 October and 9 November. GGPoker says satellite timings can change, so the client is the final check for registration and eligibility.
There is also a lower-cost qualification route through Centrolls, feeder tournaments and step satellites, advertised as starting from £0.01. A penny does not buy a Main Event seat outright: players have to progress through qualifying stages, and even winning a feeder does not necessarily put them straight into the £1,500 event. Read the ladder of tickets carefully before deciding which route suits your bankroll.
Other ways to qualify at Dusk Till Dawn
Missing tonight’s satellite does not end the chance of qualifying. GGPoker has advertised another online 20-seat Mega Satellite on Monday 9 November, while Dusk Till Dawn lists several live Main Event satellites throughout the festival.
| Date | Start (UK) | Entry including fee | Guaranteed seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 6 Nov | 7:00pm | £60 | 5 |
| Sat 7 Nov | 7:00pm | £90 | 10 |
| Tue 10 Nov | 7:00pm | £90 | 10 |
| Wed 11 Nov | 7:00pm | £90 | 10 |
| Thu 12 Nov | 7:00pm | £120 | 20 |
| Fri 13 Nov | 7:00pm | £120 | 5 |
The live figures above come from the club’s official WSOP Circuit Nottingham schedule. Check that page again before travelling, as start times, structures and registration arrangements can change.
When does the £1 million Main Event start?
The Main Event costs £1,350 plus a £150 registration fee and has a £1 million guaranteed prize pool. Players start with 50,000 chips, and the regular Day 1 flights have 40-minute levels. The first flight takes place at noon on Sunday 8 November, followed by flights on 11, 12 and 13 November.
A final last-chance flight is scheduled for 10:00am on Saturday 14 November, with Day 2 beginning at 3:00pm that afternoon. The detailed schedule lists the final day for 1:00pm on Sunday 15 November, although the organiser’s overview states that the Main Event runs through 16 November. Those dates conflict on the official site, so confirm your travel arrangements with Dusk Till Dawn.
Other tournaments worth knowing about
The festival includes 13 ring events, with two £250,000-guaranteed tournaments surrounding the headline Main Event. The £300 Mini Main runs from 6–8 November and includes 15 Main Event seats in its listed prize structure. The £560 Paradise Mystery Bounty runs from 9–11 November and also includes 15 Main Event seats, plus a $15,000 WSOP Paradise package among its mystery prizes.
It is a busy fortnight for WSOP-related activity in Nottingham. Poker Type has also reported on Lucas Jumalon’s WSOP Academy ambassador role, which brings another WSOP connection to the city.
How to play a seat satellite
A seat satellite rewards a different set of decisions from a standard multi-table tournament. When the main prizes are tickets of identical value, first place is not necessarily worth any more than the final qualifying spot. Near the bubble, the number of seats still available and the stacks around you can be more important than trying to accumulate every chip.
That does not mean sitting out every hand. Short stacks may need to take risks before the blinds leave them with no fold equity, and big stacks can apply pressure when other players are protecting a likely ticket. The key is to understand the payout structure and adjust rather than playing it like a winner-takes-all tournament.
Where is Dusk Till Dawn, and what do players need?
Dusk Till Dawn is at Redfield Way, Nottingham, NG7 2UW. The club advises festival players to use the WSOP LIVE app, so sort that out before arriving at the registration desk. The nearest tram stop is QMC, approximately a ten-minute walk from the venue according to the organiser.
For tonight’s online event, find the current listing in the GGPoker client and confirm that you are eligible to enter. For the live festival, the official timetable linked above is the best starting point for buy-ins and flight details. Play only within your budget.
