The massive Grosvenor Goliath only concluded over the weekend, but players loyal to the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) don’t have much time to rest and recuperate because GUKPT Luton, the sixth leg of the 2025 tour, begins on August 13. Luton is a proverbial hotbed of live poker, and several high profile players have left Luton as a GUKPT Main Event champion over the years.
As is often the case at GUKPTs, the festival kicks off with a £300 No-Limit Hold’em Opener. However, this edition has a twist because Day 1a and Day 1c, which start at 6:00 p.m. BST on August 13 and August 14, respectively, take place at the recently refurbished Grosvenor Victoria Casino. Players who navigate to Day 2 from these flights will head to the Grosvenor G Casino in Luton from August 17.
Following the £100,000 guaranteed Opener, GUKPT Luton features side events including a £250 buy-in, £100,000 guaranteed Mini Main, a plethora of satellites (mostly for the Main Event), a £250 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, a £1,650 High Roller guaranteeing £100,000, and the £250,000 guaranteed GUKPT Luton Main Event.
2025 GUKPT Luton Schedule
Date
Time
Event
Guarantee
Wed 13 Aug
6:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1A The Vic
£100,000
7:00 p.m.
£120 Mini Main and Opener Satellite
Thu 14 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£300 NLE Opener Day 1B
£100,000
6:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1C The Vic
£100,000
7:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
10x seats
Fri 15 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1D
£100,000
6:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1E
£100,000
Sat 16 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1F
£100,000
6:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 1G
£100,000
9:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
10x seats
Sun 17 Aug
2:00 p.m.
£300 NLHE Opener Day 2
£100,000
3:00 p.m.
£250 NLHE Mini Main Day 1A
£100,000
8:00 p.m.
£150 Main Event Satellite
10x seats
Mon 18 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£250 NLHE Mini Main Day 1B
£100,000
6:00 p.m.
£250 NLHE Mini Main Day 1C
£100,000
9:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
Tue 19 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£250 NLHE Mini Main Day 1D Turbo
£100,000
4:00 p.m.
£250 NLHE Mini Main Day 2
£100,000
6:00 p.m.
£250 Pot-Limit Omaha
9:00 p.m.
£180 High Roller Satellite
Wed 20 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£180 High Roller Satellite
3:00 p.m.
£1,650 NLHE High Roller Day 1
£100,000
5:00 p.m.
£200 NLHE Turbo
5:00 p.m.
Mini Main Day 3
£100,000
7:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
10x seats
Thu 21 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£1,650 NLHE High Roller Day 2
£100,000
1:00 p.m.
£1,250 NHE Main Event Day 1A
£250,000
7:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
10x seats
Fri 22 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£1,250 NLHE Main Event Day 1B
£250,000
12:00 p.m.
£140 Main Event Satellite
9:00 p.m.
£1,250 NLHE Main Event Day 1C Turbo
£250,000
Sat 23 Aug
12:00 p.m.
£1,250 NLHE Main Event Day 2
£250,000
1:00 p.m.
£550 NLHE GUKPT Cup Day 1
£50,000
Sun 24 Aug
12:00 p.m.
Main Event Day 3
£250,000
12:30 p.m.
£550 NHE GUKPT Cup Day 2
£50,000
1:00 p.m.
£150 NLHE Seniors
3:00 p.m.
£330 Pot-Limit Omaha Bounty
6:00 p.m.
£200 NLHE Live Closer
Mon 25 Aug
7:00 p.m.
£110 Online Closer Day 1
£30,000
Tue 26 Aug
7:00 p.m.
Online Closer Day 2
£30,000
Near-Broke Champ Ready to Quit Poker Hits Life-Changing Tournament Score
Team Grosvenor’s Calogero Morreale is the GUKPT Luton Main Event’s reigning champion. Morreale was one of 284 entrants in the £1,250 buy-in Main Event in May, helping the prize pool reach a guarantee-busting £296,770. After three days of intense action, Morreale emerged victorious, having defeated Zhichen Miao heads-up to claim the £56,720 and the second GUKPT Main Event title of his illustrious career.
Since GUKPT Luton first ran in August 2007, several household names have captured the Main Event’s title. Such luminaries as Richard Gryko, Neil Channing, Sam Trickett, John Eames, David Docherty, Tom Hall, Stuart Rutter, and Christopher Johnson all have a Luton victory on their Hendon Mob profile. Will you be joining the list of illustrious names when the 2025 edition crowns its champion on August 24?
Date
Buy-in
Entrants
Prize Pool
Champion
Prize
May 2025
£1,250
284
£296,770
Calogero Morreale
£56,720
Sep 2024
£1,250
284
£299,910
Seb Crane
£66,000
May 2024
£1,250
212
£218,870
Christopher Johnson
£48,570
Sep 2023
£1,250
223
£231,933
Stuart Rutter
£62,368
June 2023
£1,250
331
£343,550
Christopher Day
£88,150
Oct 2022
£1,250
353
£388,300
Jamie Le
£95,630
June 2022
£1,250
341
£375,100
Tom Hall
£90,965
Oct 2021
£1,250
513
£564,300
David Docherty
£138,000
Oct 2019
£1,110
307
£300,860
Vikrum Mehta
£83,590
Jun 2019
£560
382
£187,200
Chris Louch
£50,550
Oct 2018
£1,110
304
£303,796
Neil McFayden
£58,326
Oct 2017
£1,100
239
£239,000
John Eames
£68,350
Oct 2016
£1,100
240
£240,000
Driton Haxhiaj
£61,520
Sep 2015
£1,090
226
£226,000
William Davies
£65,550
Oct 2014
£1,080
219
£219,000
Adam Reynolds
£53,500
Oct 2013
£1,070
262
£262,000
Driton Haxhiaj
£42,750
Oct 2012
£1,070
155
£155,000
Jamie O’Connor
£45,760
Aug 2011
£1,070
212
£212,000
Charles Chattha
£59,360
Aug 2010
£1,070
229
£229,000
Neil Channing
£64,050
Aug 2009
£1,060
304
£304,000
Richard Gryko
£88,850
Aug 2008
£1,060
376
£376,000
Sam Trickett
£109,050
Aug 2007
£1,060
314
£314,000
Dave Clark
£107,300
Online satellites for the GUKPT Luton Main Event are available at Grosvenor Poker, which is where a £110 buy-in Online Closer event, with £30,000 guaranteed, runs on August 25-26. Those preferring live satellites are in luck because at least 40x £1,250 Main Event seats are guaranteed across several £140 buy-in satellites taking place at the Grosvenor G Casino in Luton.
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
