Grosvenor Poker October 2026 Events & Schedule

October is a busy one for Grosvenor Poker, hosting and putting plenty on the calendar across England.

London gets things underway with 888LIVE London, which takes over the Victoria Casino from October 8-18 and features a £250,000 guaranteed Main Event.

Attention then shifts north and south on October 20. Manchester hosts the latest G300, while G200 events run simultaneously in Newcastle and Portsmouth. Between them, those three tournaments put another £200,000 in guarantees up for grabs.

And just before October is done, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) rolls into Blackpool for its eighth leg of the season, with the festival continuing into November.

Here’s what players have to look forward to over the coming weeks:

888 LIVE Takes Over The Vic

The first major stop of the month comes at Grosvenor Victoria Casino, with 888LIVE London running from October 8-18.

There’s also a slight change to get used to this time around. The live tour is moving forward as 888LIVE, dropping “poker” from its previous 888poker LIVE branding.

The schedule itself remains packed. The £1,250 Main Event carries a £250,000 guarantee and gets underway on October 15, with three starting flights before Day 2 on Saturday and the champion being crowned on Sunday, October 18.

But there’s plenty happening before the Main Event arrives. The £500 Crazy 8 starts the festival with £100,000 guaranteed, while another £100,000 is attached to the £340 Mini Main. The £2,000 High Roller also comes with a six-figure guarantee.

The £550 Big Shot, The Dragon, Pot Limit Omaha events, satellites and a charity tournament fill out the 11-day schedule.

Last year’s Main Event attracted 367 entries and generated £383,500, comfortably clearing its guarantee. Gang Wang walked away with the title and £86,600 after defeating Calogero Morreale heads-up.

G300 Heads to Manchester With £100K GTD

There isn’t much downtime once 888LIVE wraps up, with the next Grosvenor events beginning just two days later.
The G300 heads to Manchester BNR from October 20-25 for Round 9 of its 2026 schedule.

Introduced this year, the G300 sits at a £260+£40 buy-in and comes with £100,000 guaranteed. Grosvenor has pitched the tournament around offering players more play for the £300 price point, with a deeper structure than its lower buy-in events.

There are four live starting flights in Manchester, along with an online Day 1 on Wednesday evening. Players receive 40,000 starting chips, while the standard live flights use 30-minute levels.

A turbo flight takes place on Sunday morning before the remaining players return at 4 p.m. for Day 2 and play down to a winner.

Manchester isn’t the only place to play from October 20-25. Round 12 of the G200 takes place at the same time, with Grosvenor running a double header in Newcastle and Portsmouth.

The G200 is another addition to the Grosvenor calendar for 2026 and offers an even lower price point. Entry costs £175+£25, with both October events guaranteeing £50,000.

That means Grosvenor has £200,000 guaranteed across Manchester, Newcastle and Portsmouth alone during the six-day stretch.

For players who don’t fancy travelling far for their poker, that’s three different Grosvenor cardrooms running guaranteed events on the same dates.

GUKPT Blackpool Closes Out the Month

October’s final Grosvenor festival begins in Blackpool, where GUKPT Leg 8 runs from October 29 through November 8.

The schedule starts building from October 30 with the £110 Warm Up, before the £220 Mini Main gets underway on November 1.

Things step up considerably during the second half of the festival. Omaha players have a £900 PLO High Roller, while the £1,350 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller begins on November 4.

The headline GUKPT Blackpool Main Event then starts on November 5. Entry is £1,100, with three starting flights across Thursday and Friday before Day 2 on Saturday and the final day on November 8.

There is still plenty to play once the Main Event is underway, including the £500 GUKPT Cup, Deepstack, Last Chance and Closer.

Qualify Online for Grosvenor Poker Events

Players can also win their way into Grosvenor’s live events through online satellites, with feeders starting from as little as £1.

The satellite ladder runs from £1 through £5 and £30 feeders, with £200, £300, £500 and £1,250 Live Event Credit available. That credit can then be used towards GUKPT tournaments and other eligible Grosvenor events.

Tickets can cover the full buy-in or be used as part payment, with any remaining balance paid at the casino cash desk. Larger tickets can also be used for lower buy-in tournaments, with the difference returned as tournament credit.

Better still, Grosvenor Live Event Credit does not expire, giving satellite winners the flexibility to choose when and where to use it.

Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.

Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).