888poker LIVE is heading back to London this October, with 11 days of poker lined up at Grosvenor Victoria Casino from October 8-18.
The £1,250 888poker LIVE London Main Event tops the bill with a £250,000 guarantee, but there is plenty around it. The schedule includes the return of the Crazy 8 Opening Event, Mini Main, High Roller, The Big Shot and The Dragon, along with PLO, satellites and several lower buy-in events.
Players can also qualify online at 888poker, where satellites start from just $0.01 and lead towards $109 qualifiers awarding $2,500 London packages.
888poker LIVE London 2026 Schedule
Crazy 8 Gets 888poker LIVE London Underway
The festival starts on Thursday, October 8 with the £500 Crazy 8 Opening Event, which comes with a £100,000 guarantee.
There are five starting flights across the opening three days, including a turbo flight on Saturday, before Day 2 gets underway later that afternoon.
Last year’s Crazy 8 attracted 258 entries and generated a £110,300 prize pool, with Stephen Bean taking the title and £19,603.
A £250 Turbo Dash follows on Saturday evening before attention turns to another returning favourite, the £340 Mini Main.
The Mini Main also guarantees £100,000 and has three starting flights from October 11-13. The field then combines for Day 2 on Tuesday, with the tournament playing down to a winner on Wednesday.
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High Roller and Big Shot Join the Schedule
There is no shortage of action away from the Main Event. The £550 Big Shot takes place on October 13 with £30,000 guaranteed. The following afternoon sees the start of the two-day £2,000 High Roller, which carries another £100,000 guarantee.
Both tournaments produced big fields in 2025. The Big Shot was won by 888poker ambassador Vivian Saliba, who topped a 105-entry field for £12,135, while Nuno Duarte took down the High Roller for £43,510 after 115 entries created a £163,870 prize pool.
The schedule also features a £220 MND Charity Event, Pot Limit Omaha and the £550 Dragon, which comes with a £50,000 guarantee.
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£250K GTD Main Event Starts October 15
The main attraction arrives on Thursday, October 15, when the first flight of the £1,250 888poker LIVE London Main Event gets underway at 1 p.m.
Day 1B follows at noon on Friday, with a turbo Day 1C beginning at 8 p.m. that evening. Players start with 30,000 chips, with 40-minute levels in the first two flights and 20-minute levels in the turbo.
Survivors return for Day 2 on Saturday, where levels remain at 40 minutes, before increasing to 60 minutes for Sunday’s final day. A 30-second shot clock will be in play from Day 2.
At least £250,000 will be awarded across the Main Event, the same advertised guarantee that was comfortably surpassed last year.
The 2025 edition attracted 367 entries and built a £383,500 prize pool. Gang Wang eventually defeated Calogero Morreale heads-up to collect £86,600 and the 888poker LIVE London title.
Qualify for 888poker LIVE London From $0.01
Players do not necessarily need to put up the full £1,250 Main Event buy-in.
Online satellites at 888poker start from only $0.01, with players able to work their way through the steps to the $109 888poker LIVE London Festival 2026 Main Event Qualifier.
The $109 qualifier awards $2,500 packages, each containing a £1,250 Main Event entry, $500 towards accommodation and another $300 for travel expenses.
For those who would rather skip the lower steps, it is also possible to enter the $109 qualifier directly.
There will be opportunities to qualify once the festival begins, too, with a number of £140 Main Event Cashout Satellites spread across the live schedule.
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Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive