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UK Live Poker Festivals Late 2026: The Grinder’s Autumn & Winter Roadmap
- UK live poker festivals 2026 offer £1M+ prize pools at top casinos
- Highlighted events: WSOPC UK, GUKPT Grand Final, UKPC Masters
- Affordable buy-ins & online satellites make entry easy for all players
Dusk Till Dawn and The Vic take centre stage as Britain’s premier poker festivals return for late 2026.
Here comes the glorious British autumn drizzle. But along with the soaking wet socks comes top UK live poker action, with massive prize pools lighting up the calendar between mid-September and Christmas 2026.
Over the next few months, cardrooms from Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn to London’s iconic poker pits at The Vic are putting up millions of pounds in guaranteed prize pools.
On the menu, there is everything from sub-£500 festivals to heavyweight stops where guarantees reach that magical £1,000,000 mark. Here is the full top UK live poker schedule 2026 where the chips are flying before the new year arrives.
Upcoming UK Live Poker Festivals: Late 2026 Master Schedule
| Dates | Festival | Venue & City | Main Event Buy-In | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15–20 Sep 2026 | UKPL Manchester | Grosvenor Bury New Road, Manchester | £560 | £100,000 |
| 15–20 Sep 2026 | Grosvenor G300 | The Victoria Casino (The Vic), London | £300 | £100,000 |
| 19–28 Sep 2026 | UKPC Masters | Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham | £560 | £500,000 |
| 24 Sep–04 Oct 2026 | GUKPT Leeds | Grosvenor Casino Leeds Westgate | £1,250 | £250,000 |
| 08–18 Oct 2026 | 888poker LIVE London | The Victoria Casino (The Vic), London | £1,250 | £250,000 |
| 29 Oct–08 Nov 2026 | GUKPT Blackpool | Grosvenor Casino Blackpool | £1,250 | £250,000 |
| 04–16 Nov 2026 | WSOP Circuit UK | Dusk Till Dawn, Nottingham | £1,500 | £1,000,000 |
| 10–15 Nov 2026 | UKPL Grand Final | Grosvenor Casino Coventry | TBD | £100,000 |
| 19–29 Nov 2026 | GUKPT Grand Final | The Victoria Casino (The Vic), London | £2,000 | £500,000 |
| 01–06 Dec 2026 | Grosvenor G300 | Grosvenor Casino Luton | £300 | £100,000 |
| 07–13 Dec 2026 | Grosvenor Behemoth | CBS Arena, Coventry | £300 | £250,000 |
| 12–20 Dec 2026 | PartyPoker Tour Finale | Genting Casino Stratford, London | £500 | £150,000 |
The Big Three: Crown Jewels of the UK Winter Calendar
If you only have the time or the bankroll to hit two or three stops before 2026 wraps up, make sure you circle these marquee dates:
1. WSOP Circuit UK at Dusk Till Dawn: £1,000,000 GTD
- When: 4–16 November 2026
- Entry: £1,500 (£1,350 + £150)
- Why It Matters: The undisputed headline festival of the British winter.
Nottingham’s Dusk Till Dawn is the only place in the country where you can bag official WSOP Circuit gold rings on British soil this winter. The £1,500 Main Event packs a huge £1,000,000 guarantee, with all registration handled seamlessly through the WSOP+ app. WSOPC UK schedule includes a full slate of official ring side events and round-the-clock cash games.
2. GUKPT Grand Final at The Vic: £500,000 GTD
- When: 19–29 November 2026
- Entry: £2,000
- Why It Matters: Premier high-roller and last stop in National Poker League
The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour celebrates its 20th anniversary inside the famous London poker pits of The Vic. A £2,000 buy-in climbs into high-stakes territory, attracting the most technical players, making GUKPT Grand Final one of the most fiercely contested fields in British poker.
The £500,000 Main Event guarantee is complemented by a £5,000 High Roller locking down £250,000 of its own, giving deep-pocketed crushers plenty of room to manoeuvre. Factor in the climax of the year-long National Poker League race, and you have every elite UK regular grinding at The Vic in November.
3. UKPC Masters at Dusk Till Dawn: £500,000 GTD
- When: 19–28 September 2026
- Entry: £560
- Why It Matters: The gold standard for mid-stakes tournament value.
Finding a £500,000 prize pool tied to a £560 entry tag is a rare treat, yet DTD delivers exactly that to kick off the autumn run. The UKPC Masters Main Event offers real deepstack poker, and the festival schedule is supported by multiple side events, including a £285 Warm-Up boasting £150,000 guaranteed.
The Sub-£500 Value Picks of the Late 2026 UK Live Poker Schedule
- The G300 Circuit (London & Luton): Both Edgware Road (15–20 September) and Luton (1–6 December) feature £300 buy-ins backing £100,000 guarantees. These events are massive crowd-pleasers for local club players who want professional structures without high-stakes pressure.
- The Behemoth in Coventry (7–13 December): Hosted inside the massive CBS Arena complex, this £300 tournament puts up an eye-catching £250,000 guarantee. Expect multiple flights, packed tables, and an electric atmosphere that feels more like an open convention than a standard casino tournament.
- PartyPoker Tour London Finale (12–20 December): Genting Stratford hosts this £500, £150,000-guaranteed closer right before the Christmas holidays. It is a fantastic option for London locals looking for juicy tournament fields without the hefty £1.2k+ entry tag of late-season GUKPT events.
Satellite Strategy: How to Score Seats for Pennies
Paying full sticker price at the casino registration desk is strictly optional. Almost every major festival on this calendar has online satellite pipelines:
- Grosvenor Poker Online: Daily step-satellites feed into GUKPT Leeds, Blackpool, The Vic Grand Final, and the Coventry Behemoth. Ladder your way up from pennies or jump straight into weekly direct seat qualifiers.
- 888poker: The exclusive digital pipeline for October's 888poker LIVE stop at The Vic. Low-cost daily feeders and $109 finals award full London packages with luxury hotel stays included.
- DTD & WSOP+: Watch the WSOP+ client and Dusk Till Dawn online schedule for satellite routes into the £1M WSOP Circuit and September's UKPC Masters. If you are already local, in-club live satellites run on the eve of Day 1 starting flights.
Check your bankroll, get your travel booked early, and give those satellites a spin. See you on the tournament floor.
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