Poker tournament players were already delighted when they discovered that the Grosvenor UK Poker Open was returning in 2025, but their excitement reached fever pitch when they learned that the £1,500 Grosvenor UK Open Main Event‘s prize pool carried a £1 million guarantee.
The 2025 Grosvenor UK Open festival runs from February 16 through March 2 at the Grosvenor G Casino in Coventry. The first five days focus on satellites to the Main Event, which have 30 seats guaranteed to be won, and satellites awarding Mystery Bounty and Mini UK Open seats.
February 21 sees the first “proper” 2025 UK Open events commence. However, players have February 26 circled on their calendars because that is when Day 1A of the £1 million guaranteed UK Open Main Event shuffles up and deals.
The 2025 UK Open Main Event features five starting flights, including two with turbo structures on Day 1D and Day 1E. Late registration ends at the start of Day 2 at 2:00 p.m. GMT on March 1, with the curtain coming down on proceedings after a 12:00 p.m. GMT start on March 2.
A Record-Breaking Payout in 2023
In 2023, the Grosvenor UK Poker Open drew in 1,086 entrants, who created a £1,407,400 prize pool that the top 100 finishers shared. Although dozens of elite-level pros were part of the bumper crowd, the tournament will best be remembered for the huge £325,190 top prize and how it was awarded.
After Christopher Yong busted in fourth place, the final trio of title hopefuls paused the tournament clock to discuss a deal to lessen the pay jumps. Trung “Man” Moc held a commanding chip lead over his two opponents, and made it abundantly clear he was happy to continue playing without a deal in place so he could wield his big stack; Moc had around 120 big blinds compared to the 14 big blind stacks of Majid Nadeem and Lukas Kuliesis.
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Eventually, the trio agreed on a deal that saw Moc give up a mere £10,000 from the top prize, and the other two players equally chop second and third-place money. With the deal in place, Nadeem sent Kuliesis to the rail before Moc’s ace-nine remained true against Nadeem’s king-ten to conclude the massive 2023 UK Open Main Event.
Kuliesis and Nadeem collected £178,110 for the efforts, with Moc heading into the Coventry night having secured a £325,190 payout, the largest single haul in Grosvenor poker history.
Amazingly, Moc’s brother, Andy, won the tour’s previous biggest prize. In December 2021, Andy Moc triumphed in the £2,000 GUKPT Grand Final Main Event and received £265,350. Be careful if the Moc brothers are in Coventry for the 2025 UK Open because they know how to get the job done in major Grosvenor events.
2023 Grosvenor UK Open Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trung “Man” Moc | United Kingdom | £325,190* |
| 2 | Majid Nadeem | United Kingdom | £178,110* |
| 3 | Lukas Kuliesis | United Kingdom | £178,110* |
| 4 | Christopher Yong | United Kingdom | £78,810 |
| 5 | Michael Brown | United Kingdom | £52,070 |
| 6 | Richard Trigg | United Kingdom | £33,780 |
| 7 | David Greene | United Kingdom | £23,930 |
| 8 | Christopher Brammer | United Kingdom | £20,400 |
| 9 | Jack Weald | United Kingdom | £18,300 |
*reflects a three-way deal
2025 Grosvenor UK Poker Open Schedule
Expand the table below to see the Grosvenor 2025 UK Open schedule in all its glory. Note that the festival wraps up with a £110 buy-in, £25,000 guaranteed Online Closer event held on Grosvenor Poker. You’ll need a Grosvenor Poker account to play in that tournament and any of the online satellites for the UK Open.
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What Happened at the 2024 Grosvenor UK Poker Open?
The 2024 Grosvenor UK Open ran in February and saw nine events crown worthy champions. Nicholas Marchington of 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event Final Table fame triumphed in the £1,500 Main Event. Marchington received £146,560 after a three-way deal involving runner-up Tony Harman and third-place finisher Simon Higgins. Marchington banked the huge payout despite there not being a £1 million guarantee in place; the 620 entrants created an £803,520 prize pool.
Popular grinder Kevin Allen won £42,720 for his £2,000 High Roller victory, while an anonymous player turned £550 into £27,050 in the UK Cup. Expect similar, if not bigger, prizes in the 2025 editions of these mainstay tournaments.
| Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,500 NLHE UK Open | 620 | £803,520 | Nicholas Marchington | £146,560 |
| £2,000 NLH High Roller | 99 | £175,820 | Kevin Allen | £42,720 |
| £550 NLHE UK Cup | 254 | £121,920 | Anonymous | £27,050 |
| £340 NLHE Mini UK Open | 682 | £190,420 | Matt Cartright | £21,516 |
| £440 NLHE Mystery Bounty | 426 | £81,790 | James Broderick | £17,000* |
| £250 NLHE Turbo | 81 | £17,495 | Hossein Aghdaghi | £4,355 |
| £150 PLO 4/5/6 Card | 130 | £16,220 | Calagero Morreale | £3,650 |
| £150 NLHE Seniors | 60 | £7,650 | David Morgan | £1,907 |
| £115 NLHE Ladies Championship | 63 | £6,170 | michelle Bricknell | £1,550 |
*prize before bounty payments
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