GUKPT Grand Final Brings £1.2 Million Guarantee to London
The Victoria will host the 20th-season finale from Nov. 19-29, led by a £500,000-guaranteed Main Event.
The 2026 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final will run at The Victoria Casino in London from Nov. 19-29, closing the tour’s 20th season with £1.2 million in festival guarantees.
The £2,000 Main Event is the centrepiece, carrying a £500,000 guarantee. It begins with two full starting flights and a turbo flight across Nov. 26-27, before Day 2 on Nov. 28 and a scheduled final day on Nov. 29.
The schedule also lists a £1,250 Midi with a £250,000 guarantee, starting before the Main Event. The Midi has three regular opening flights and a hyper, with Day 2 on Nov. 21 and the winner due to be decided Nov. 22.
The £2,500 High Roller starts Nov. 25 with a £150,000 guarantee. That follows overlays in lower-guarantee GUKPT High Rollers at Luton and Leeds. The card also includes a £340 Mini Main with £150,000 guaranteed, a £560 GUKPT Cup with £50,000 guaranteed, a £1,000 PLO High Roller and a £250 four-card PLO event.
The Grand Final Main Event has the largest buy-in of the 2026 GUKPT season and doubles the top end of the £100,000 to £250,000 Main Event guarantee range at the other stops, according to Poker-in.com. The Victoria has already hosted GUKPT legs in January and April, making the Grand Final its third tour stop of the season.
Players can use Grosvenor Poker’s online path from £1 feeders, progressing through £5 and £30 tournaments to Live Event Credit worth £200, £300, £500 or £1,250. The credit is not restricted to one event, does not expire and can cover all or part of a GUKPT buy-in; using a larger credit for a cheaper event produces tournament credit for the difference.
One event sits immediately before the festival without being part of the regular GUKPT schedule. The Champion of Champions is set for Nov. 18 as the conclusion of The Victoria’s year-long Victoria Championships.
Blackpool is the final GUKPT stop before London. PokerNews’ Grand Final report lists its dates as Oct. 30-Nov. 8, while a separate PokerNews October calendar gives an Oct. 29 start; both list a finish on Nov. 8. Blackpool carries more than £500,000 in guarantees, including £250,000 for its Main Event and £100,000 for its Mini Main.
