Grosvenor Poker Packs October With 888LIVE, G300, G200 & GUKPT

Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive
5 min read
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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:

EventVenueDatesMain Buy-inGuarantee
888 LIVE LondonThe Victoria, LondonOctober 8-18£1,250£250,000
G300 Round 9Manchester BNROctober 20-25£300£100,000
G200 Round 12Grosvenor Casino NewcastleOctober 20-25£200£50,000
G200 Round 12Casino Portsmouth Gunwharf QuaysOctober 20-25£200£50,000
GUKPT BlackpoolGrosvenor G Casino, BlackpoolOctober 29-November 8£1,250£250,000

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.

Gang Wang
Gang Wang

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

GUKPT Coventry Final Table

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.

DayTimeFlightBuy-inGuarantee
Tuesday6 p.m.G300 Satellite£50+£1010 Seats
Wednesday6 p.m.G300 Satellite£50+£1010 Seats
Wednesday8:30 p.m.Day 1 Online£260+£40£100,000
Thursday6 p.m.Day 1A£260+£40£100,000
Friday6 p.m.Day 1B£260+£40£100,000
Saturday12 p.m.Day 1C£260+£40£100,000
Saturday6 p.m.Day 1D£260+£40£100,000
Sunday11 a.m.Day 1E Turbo£260+£40£100,000
Sunday4 p.m.Day 2—£100,000

G200 Double Header in Newcastle and Portsmouth

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.

EventVenueDatesBuy-inGuarantee
G300 Round 9Manchester BNROctober 20-25£300£100,000
G200 Round 12NewcastleOctober 20-25£200£50,000
G200 Round 12PortsmouthOctober 20-25£200£50,000

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

GUKPT

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.

DateBuy-inEvent
Fri, Oct 30£110GUKPT Warm Up (Event #1)
Sat, Oct 31£40Kav Cup (Event #2)
Sat, Oct 31£0Cash Game Giveaway Night
Sun, Nov 1£220Mini Main Day 1A (Event #3)
Sun, Nov 1£220Mini Main Day 1B (Event #3)
Sun, Nov 1£125Main Event Target Cashout Satellite
Mon, Nov 2£220Mini Main Day 1C (Event #3)
Mon, Nov 2£180Pot Limit Omaha (Event #4)
Tue, Nov 3£220Mini Main Day 1E Turbo (Event #3)
Tue, Nov 3£220Mini Main Day 2 (Event #3)
Tue, Nov 3£900PLO High Roller Day 1 (Event #5)
Tue, Nov 3£150High Roller Turbo Target Cashout Satellite
Wed, Nov 4£0Mini Main Day 3 (Event #3)
Wed, Nov 4£125Main Event Target Cashout Satellite
Wed, Nov 4£180Turbo (Event #7)
Wed, Nov 4£0PLO High Roller Day 2 (Event #5)
Wed, Nov 4£150High Roller Turbo Target Cashout Satellite
Wed, Nov 4£1,350High Roller Day 1 (Event #6)
Thu, Nov 5£1,350High Roller Day 2 (Event #6)
Thu, Nov 5£1,100GUKPT Main Event Day 1A (Event #8)
Thu, Nov 5£130Deepstack (Event #9)
Thu, Nov 5£125Main Event Target Cashout Satellite
Fri, Nov 6£1,100GUKPT Main Event Day 1C Turbo (Event #8)
Fri, Nov 6£1,100GUKPT Main Event Day 1B (Event #8)
Fri, Nov 6£125Main Event Turbo Target Cashout Satellite
Sat, Nov 7£1,100Main Event Day 2 (Event #8)
Sat, Nov 7£500GUKPT Cup Day 1 (Event #10)
Sun, Nov 8£0Main Event Day 3 (Event #8)
Sun, Nov 8£500GUKPT Cup Day 2 (Event #10)
Sun, Nov 8£220Last Chance (Event #11)
Sun, Nov 8£180Closer (Event #12)
Mon, Nov 9£100Online Closer Day 1
Tue, Nov 10£100Online Closer Day 2

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.

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Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive

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).

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