Grosvenor UK Poker Tour

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) is is a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom. It is the most popular and longest-running poker festival in the UK. Each leg of the GUKPT is headlined by a Main Event, and have varied buy-ins from £550-£3,150.

Launching in 2007, the GUKPT has held events all around the UK and has often been the first stepping stone for some of the biggest names in British poker.

PokerNews has provided live coverage from the GUKPT since 2022.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2007

Praz Bansi captured the inaugural GUKPT Main Event trophy after he came out on top in Bolton back in January 2007. Later that year, Michael Greco, the late Dave Colclough, and Julian Thew became GUKPT champions during the tour's debut season.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2008

Julian Thew became the tour's first two-time Main Event champion after winning the Brighton leg in January 2008. Jeff Kimber also won a Main Event, as did a then-unknown Sam Trickett and former soccer star Tony Cascarino. Paul Foltyn won the season-ending Grand Final, taking home £167,050.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2009

By 2009, the GUKPT had gained traction and its Main Event regularly awarded top prizes of over £80,000. Sunny Chattha claimed one such prize, as did Richard Gryko, Priyan de Mel, and a certain Tony Cascarino, who won the growing list of double winners.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2010

Priyan de Mel added his name to the two-time GUKPT champions' club by triumphing in the Bolton leg of the 2010 tour. Other luminaries such as Kully Sidhu, Stuart Rutter, Neil Channing, and Paul Foltyn (again) also added to their trophy cabinets.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2011

In 2011, Praz Bansi claimed his second GUKPT Main Event title, taking down the London leg. Charles Chattha captured his first win on the tour, while Julian Thew became the first three-time Main Event champion. In the Grand Final, a then-up-and-coming Fabian Quoss came out on top for £119,996.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2012

The 2012 GUKPT saw several player pad their bankrolls and use the tour as a launchpad for their poker careers. Ben Jones, Martyn Frey, Jamie O'Connor, Simon Deadman, and Sam Grafton all wrote their names into the GUKPT history books throughout the exciting season.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2013

Sunny Chattha won the Manchester leg toward the end of 2013, becoming a two-time GUKPT champion. There were also titles for Richard Trigg and Kevin Allen, the latter winning the Grand Final for an impressive £158,700.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2014

Almost every Main Event champion in 2014 was well-known before they lifted the trophy aloft. Oliver Price, Rhys Jones, and Andrew Teng won the opening three events, with Benjamin Winsor, Paul vas Nunes, Harry Law, and Adam Reynolds enjoying victories before the season's end.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2015

The highlight of 2015 was a second title and a £178,600 prize for Benjamin Winsor. The only payout that got close to Winsor's was the £82,600 that Victor Ilyukhin scooped for his victory in the opening leg in London.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2016

In 2016, Driton Haxhiaj won the Luton Main Event before Tom Middleton claimed the Blackpool Main Event title during the penultimate leg. The Grand Final was won by Marc Wright, who came out on top of a 276-strong field to win £132,380.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2017

The big guns were out in force throughout 2017. Michael Zhang was on fire in the online poker world, and he carried that form into the live arena, winning the London opening leg for £113,000. Andrew Hills, who has since become a Grosvenor Poker ambassador, won in Manchester, while John Eames triumphed in the poker hotbed that is Luton.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2018

The 2018 GUKPT started and ended with a six-figure top prize. Andrew Hulme kicked off the season with a £112,400 victory in London, with Jerome L'Hostis banking £140,445 and the Grand Final trophy nine months later. Sandwiched between those results was a win for Adam Owen in Leeds, a victory worth £41,950.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2019

Benjamin Winsor joined the three-time GUKPT Main Event champions club with his second Grand Final win. This time, he took home £188,610 for his efforts. Brett Angell won the Leeds leg, with Matthew Eardley coming out on top in Blackpool.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2020

The 2020 GUKPT was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Only two stops took place, with Artan Dedusha winning in London, and Ben Dobson adding the GUKPT Manchester title to his World Series of Poker bracelet.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2021

Live poker and the GUKPT returned in 2021, and the results were amazing. Attendances were off the charts, and that resulted in five six-figure prizes, including a new tour record.

Euan McNicholas (£165,800), Richard Trigg (£134,250), Steve Jelinek (£105,050), and David Docherty (£138,000) were among the biggest winners, but Andy Moc won the 2021 Grand Final and returned home with a tour-record £265,350.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2022

2022 continued producing huge payouts across the board. Timothy Chung (£185,560) started the ball rolling in London before Joe Hindry won in Coventry for £93,460. Trevor Reardon's victory in Manchester came with £141,100, with Richard Trigg's third Main Event title earning him £78,260 in Reading. An emotional Jamie Clossick won in Blackpool for a career-best £109,000.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2023

In 2023, more established grinders became GUKPT champions. Calogero Morreale, Ludovic Geilich and Ian Gascoigne all won a Main Event for the first time, while Stuart Rutter and Paul vas Nunes won their second titles, the latter in the Grand Final for £140,000.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2024

Two more players won their second Main Events during the 2024 season. Ludovic Geilich triumphed in Blackpool before Christopher Johnson won in Edinburgh. In Luton, Sebastian Crane defeated Grosvenor Poker ambassador Katie Swift heads-up to deny the tour its first-ever female Main Event champion.

GUKPT Main Event Winners 2025

GUKPT All Time Money List (Inc. Side Events)

Most GUKPT Main Event Cashes

GUKPT Main Event Final Table Appearances