The 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) returns in 2025 following an impressive debut season. The first of six scheduled stops around the United Kingdom takes place at the Grosvenor Portsmouth Gunwharf between January 20-26.
Portsmouth is a new addition to the UKPL schedule, and it promises to kick off the new season in style. The casino at Gunwharf Quays is always packed to the rafters whenever the Grosvenor 25/50, a £250 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em event, runs there. Over the past four time such an event has run, the field has averaged almost 350 entrants. They love their poker on the south coast.
The UKPL Portsmouth kicks off on January 20 with a £90 satellite awarding tickets to the £250 Opening Voyage and the eagerly anticipated £560 Main Event. The £250 Opening Voyage then officially gets the show on the road from January 21, followed by a £150 Pot-Limit Omaha 4/5/6 Card tournament, the £560 Main Event, a £1,100 High Roller, the £400 Big Shot, a £150 Seniors, and a £200 Closer wrapping things up.
888poker UKPL Portsmouth Schedule 2025
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 20 Jan | 7:00 p.m. | £90 Opening Voyage and Main Event Cash Out Satellite |
| Tue 21 Jan | 3:00 p.m. | £250 NLHE 888poker Opening Voyage Day 1A |
| 6:00 p.m. | £150 Pot Limit Omaha 4/5/6 Card | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £90 Opening Voyage and Main Event Cash Out Satellite | |
| Wed 22 Jan | 3:00 p.m. | £250 NLHE 888poker Opening Voyage Day 1B |
| 9:00 p.m. | £250 NLHE 888poker Opening Voyage Day 1C Turbo | |
| 9:00 p.m. | £120 High Roller Cash Out Satellite | |
| Thu 23 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £120 High Roller Turbo Cash Out Satellite |
| 3:00 p.m. | £1,100 NLHE 888poker High Roller Day 1 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE 888poker Main Event Day 1A | |
| Fri 24 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE 888poker Main Event Day 1B |
| 1:00 p.m. | £1,100 NLHE 888poker High Roller Day 2 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE 888poker Main Event Day 1C | |
| 7:00 p.m. | £125 Main Event Cash Out Satellite | |
| Sat 25 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | £560 NLHE 888poker Main Event Day 1D |
| 6:00 p.m. | £400 NLHE 888poker Big Shot | |
| Sun 26 Jan | 12:00 p.m. | 888poker Main Event Day 2 |
| 2:00 p.m. | £400 NLHE 888poker Big Shot Day 2 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | £150 NLHE 888poker Seniors | |
| 5:00 p.m. | £200 NLHE 888poker The Closer |
In addition to live satellites at the Grosvenor Portsmouth Gunwharf, online satellites are available at 888poker and Grosvenor Poker. The satellites at 888poker start at $0.01, opening the door for almost everyone to take a shot at the big time.
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2025 888poker UKPL Leaderboard Prizes
UKPL Portsmouth is your first chance to accumulate UKPL Leaderboard points. Those points are awarded based on the UKPL event’s buy-in, entrants, and your finishing position. Once the final champion is crowned toward the end of 2025, the top ten points earners will win prizes ranging from 888poker BLAST tickets to $525 XL Series High Roller tickets, entry to seven £560 UKPL Main Events, with the champion banking five 888poker LIVE packages worth a combined $10,000.
| Rank | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5x 888poker LIVE Event packages worth $10,000 |
| 2 | 7x £560 UKPL Main Event entries |
| 3 | 2x $525 XL Series High Roller + 2x $250 Mystery Bounty Main Event tickets |
| 4-5 | $525 XL Series High Roller + $250 Mystery Bounty Main Event ticket |
| 6 | 5x $109 XL Series tickets |
| 7 | $525 XL Series High Roller ticket |
| 8 | 4x $109 XL Series tickets |
| 9 | 20x $20 Blast tickets |
| 10 | 10x $20 Blast tickets |
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