PartyPoker Makes Accessible High-Quality Live Poker Pledge

by Roy Brindley, 9 September 2025

PartyPoker has launched a new ‘player-first festival model’ while announcing details of its Resorts World Genting Casino – Birmingham Tour leg scheduled for mid-October.

“Other events may quietly skim a percentage,” not us, says PartyPoker. ©PartyPoker

Key Facts:

• PartyPoker announces mission statement for its future PartyPoker Tour events.
• The UK’s largest casino will host PartyPoker’s next tour leg in Birmingham.
• The popular poker site says it is sending 1,000 online players to live events.

Popular online poker site, PartyPoker, has confirmed details of the fourth leg of its 2025 PartyPoker Tour. It has taken the opportunity to issue a mission statement declaring it is “making high-quality live poker accessible again for everyone.”

“The PartyPoker Tour is launching a new player-first festival model in the UK built on value, transparency and accessibility,” says a notice on the poker room’s website. A PartyPoker press release declares: “We are reshaping live poker with three strong commitments.”

Party Makes a Welcome Birmingham Resort Return

With London, Manchester, and Glasgow PartyPoker Tour legs already consigned to the history books, attention turns to Resorts World Genting Casino – Birmingham. It will host 21 PartyPoker-backed tournaments across nine days between October 11 and 19. The highlight is a £500 buy-in, £100,000 guaranteed, Main Event.

Despite its status as the UK’s largest casino, PartyPoker says this will be the first major poker festival at this venue in five years. Resorts World Genting Casino – Birmingham will celebrate its tenth anniversary on October 21.

PartyPoker has listed its three commitments, which will come into effect at the Birmingham event, as follows:

Poker for everyone, not just the pros.

Lower buy-ins. Fair rake — just enough to support our hardworking staff. While other tours may price out casual players, PartyPoker is making high-quality live poker accessible again for everyone, not just the pros.

100% prize pools, always.

We are cutting the cuts: No ‘admin deductions’ from the prize pool. While other events may quietly skim a percentage, the PartyPoker Tour UK guarantees that every penny of every buy-in goes straight into the prize pool. What you see is what you play for.

1,000 online qualifiers, free or for pennies.

To ensure our festivals are open to all, PartyPoker is sending 1,000 players from online into live events – many for free, and the rest for just pennies.

History Headlines and Fresh Blood

PartyPoker’s new ‘poker for everyone’ approach will be showcased on day 1 of its Birmingham event. On the day, 15 tickets into the £150 Mini Main Event will be up for grabs in a free-to-play satellite competition requiring players only to pay a £10 registration fee.

The company, once valued at $4.64 billion, has a long and well-documented history. On its 2005 flotation on the London Stock Exchange, its parent company, PartyGaming, immediately entered the flagship UK stock index, the FTSE 100, making worldwide headlines.

Much water has gone under the bridge. However, PartyPoker’s recent declaration is enough to see the Entain-owned Gibraltar-based online poker site make the news amongst dedicated industry publications. It should also attract fresh players to push it higher up the ratings and rankings of the UK’s best poker sites.