GUKPT Luton | Starts August 30th, £560 Main Event with a £150,000 Guarantee, Full Schedule Released

On August 19, 2026, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) officially announced the full schedule for its Luton stop. As the sixth stop in GUKPT's 20th anniversary celebration, this series will...August 30 to September 8Held at Grosvenor G Casino Luton, just three months after the tour's last visit to Luton.

The series' core includes the **£560 Main Event** with a guaranteed prize pool of £150,000, the **£250 Mini Main** with a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000, and additional events such as the £1,000 High Roller, the £340 GUKPT Cup, the £200 Turbo, the £150 Deepstack, and the PLO event, forming a nearly ten-day intensive live tournament schedule.

GUKPT's 20th Anniversary Sixth Stop Returns to Luton

Luton is a key location in the GUKPT's long-running tournament schedule. The series just concluded its previous event there in May 2026, with Yucel Eminoglu defeating a field of 190 entries in the £1,250 Main Event to claim £57,640 from a total prize pool of £236,250.

Now, less than four months later, GUKPT has returned to Bedfordshire and rearranged two six-figure guaranteed events with different buy-in structures.

GUKPT Luton Station Core Data

Mini Main kicks off the battle with a £250 investment, guaranteeing £100,000 across four Day 1s.

The series will begin with the £200 Summer Sizzler South tournament on opening day, starting at 6 pm.£250 Mini Main Day1AThey then made their appearance.

The Mini Main consists of four Day 1 starting groups. The first three groups follow the standard structure, while the last group, Day 1D, is a Turbo. Day 1A will take place on August 30th, Day 1B and Day 1C on August 31st, and Day 1D Turbo will begin at noon on September 1st.

All qualifiers will enter Day 2 at 4 PM on September 1st, and Day 3 will take place on September 2nd to determine the final champion.

This bet consists of a £220 event fee plus a £30 commission, for a total buy-in of £250, guaranteeing a prize pool of **£100,000**. The Luton Mini Main in May this year attracted 498 entries and created a £150,000 prize pool, so the scale of this event is equally noteworthy.

The £560 Main Event has three starting groups, guaranteeing £150,000.

The biggest highlight of the entire collection is the **£560 GUKPT Luton Main Event**.

The main event Day 1A will begin at 1 p.m. on September 3, followed by Day 1B at noon on September 4; Day 1C Turbo will be held at 9 p.m. that evening, giving players who arrive in Luton later a final chance to participate.

The advancing players will enter Day 2 on September 5th and return to Day 3 at 12:00 noon on September 6th, where the new GUKPT Luton Main Event champion is expected to be decided that afternoon.

Main Event Schedule

The main event buy-in is £500 + £60, totaling £560, with a total guaranteed prize pool of £150,000.

Compared to the £1,250 Main Event at Luton this May, the buy-in for this Main Event is significantly lower, giving the event the opportunity to attract a larger field of participants.

A £1,000 High Roller guarantees £50,000.

The main battleground for high-stakes players is the £1,000 High Roller.

Day 1 of the tournament will take place at 3 PM on September 2nd, with a buy-in structure of £900 + £100 and a guaranteed prize pool of **£50,000**, plus an additional entry slot. Successful qualifiers will return for Day 2 on September 3rd at noon.

The organizers have also arranged multiple High Roller Must-Play Turbo Cashout Satellites, with at least two seats guaranteed for the satellite races on the evening of September 1st and at noon on September 2nd.

GUKPT Cup, PLO, and Deepstack will be launched simultaneously.

In addition to the three main multi-day events, the Luton event also features a variety of different structures.

£340 GUKPT CupThe tournament will begin at 1 p.m. on September 5th, with a guaranteed prize pool of £30,000, and Day 2 will be held on September 6th.

PLO players can participate in the £150 PLO 4 Card on September 1st; short-structure players can also participate in the £200 Turbo, £150 Deepstack, £200 Last Chance, and £150 Closer. The final two days of the series also feature a guaranteed £20,000 Online Closer.

2026 GUKPT Luton Full Schedule

Satellite tournaments offer low-cost pathways to the main event and High Roller.

GUKPT Luton station also continues the Must-Play Cashout Satellite model.

The main event satellite tournaments will be held on August 31st and from September 2nd to 4th, with a guaranteed payout for the evening session on September 3rd.10 Main Event SeatsHigh Roller will schedule two guaranteed Turbo Satellite sessions on the evening of September 1st and at noon on September 2nd.

For players who do not wish to pay the £560 Main Event or the £1,000 High Roller buy-in upfront, satellite tournaments offer an alternative route to both core events.

Eminogl won the Luton Grand Prix in May, while Craig Sarginson secured two PLO titles.

When GUKPT last visited Luton in May this year, Yucel “Mad Turk” Eminoglu was the biggest winner. He won the £1,250 Main Event among 190 entries and took home £57,640 from the £236,250 prize pool.

Other notable winners include Ajay Kejriwal, who took home £31,060 in the 62-player £1,650 High Roller, and Derek Boyle, who broke through the 498-player Mini Main, earning £26,775.

Craig Sarginson also achieved a PLO double in the same series, first winning a £250 PLO 4 Card and £4,710, and then taking home a £1,100 PLO High Roller, adding £19,000 to his winnings.

Major winner of GUKPT Luton in May 2026

Two six-figure guarantees for Luton Station become the main focus

From the start of the Mini Main on August 30th, to the crowning of the Main Event champion on September 6th, and the conclusion of the Online Closer on September 8th, GUKPT arranged a complete schedule spanning both live and online events in Luton.

The most anticipated events remain the two six-figure guaranteed tournaments: the £250 Mini Main guarantees £100,000, while the £560 Main Event guarantees £150,000. Adding to this the £50,000 guaranteed High Roller and the £30,000 guaranteed GUKPT Cup, this Luton event will be a crucial stop in the second half of the GUKPT 20th Anniversary season.

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