The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour heads back to The Victoria for its third stop of the season, with the live festival running April 9-19 (following a satellite on April 8 and concluding with an online closer April 20-21), with defending double champion Brandon Sheils among the players to watch.
The 2026 GUKPT London festival kicks off April 8 with a £115 G500 satellite at Grosvenor Casinos' The Victoria, before the main action begins the following day when the first of five G500 Day 1 flights starts at noon. The £500 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em event carries a £100,000 guarantee and, at January's London stop, drew 513 entries for a £219,311 prize pool. James Mitchell took it down for £47,770.
The festival's flagship event is the £1,250 buy-in GUKPT London Main Event, guaranteed at £250,000. Day 1a fires April 16, a second flight follows April 17, and a turbo option runs that same evening. The field advances to Day 2 on April 18, with a champion crowned April 19.
A Packed Schedule Across 11 Days
High-stakes players have two marquee targets. The £1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller runs April 14 with a £50,000 guarantee, while the £2,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller starts April 15 and is guaranteed to pay at least £100,000.
The £340 Mini Main Event, guaranteed at £150,000, spreads across five starting flights from April 12-14 before finishing April 15. The £550 GUKPT Cup, carrying a £50,000 guarantee, runs April 18-19. A £250 Pot-Limit Omaha on April 9, a £200 NLHE Closer on April 19, and a run of satellites priced from £115 round out the schedule for players working with smaller bankrolls.
After the live festival wraps, Grosvenor Poker hosts a £110 buy-in Online Closer on April 20-21, guaranteed at £20,000.
Sheils Returns to Defend Double Crown
Brandon Sheils arrives at The Victoria with two titles to defend. At January's London festival, the British pro won two events at the same stop.
He first topped a 72-entry £2,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller for £49,560, then late-registered the £1,250 Main Event, built a big stack, and went on to win the title for £88,760. That Main Event drew 368 entries and generated a £383,060 prize pool.
Sheils was not the only multi-title winner in January. Maksims Uskovs took down both the £250 PLO 4/5/6 Card event for £6,320 and the £330 PLO Bounty for £1,650 plus bounties. Anthony Desai won the £340 Mini Main for £45,000, Keith Littlewood took the £550 GUKPT Cup for £19,680, Daniel James shipped the £1,100 PLO High Roller for £19,420, Patrick Brown won the £200 NLHE Turbo for £4,560, and Arun Sood closed out the festival by taking the £200 NLHE Closer for £4,150.
The 2026 GUKPT London festival runs April 8-21 at Grosvenor Casinos' The Victoria.
