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Mr Green Poker, 888poker and William Hill Poker logos connected by glowing green, blue and gold lines, with a digital map of Europe and London skyline in the background.
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William Hill Poker Could Join 888 Network as Mr Green Takes Its Seat

William Hill could soon be sharing online poker tables with 888 players after its sister brand, Mr Green, quietly moved onto the 888 poker network. The bookmaker is being lined…
October 21, 2026Tags: 888Poker, Mr Green, Online Poker, Poker Industry, Spain Poker, UK Poker, William Hill
The logo for Anjouan Gaming.
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Anjouan Poker Licenses Questioned as Comoros Seeks UK Help

Anjouan's disputed gambling licensing network includes poker-related platforms, raising questions about regulation, player funds and the UK connection.
October 19, 2026Tags: Anjouan Gaming, British Poker, Crypto Poker, Poker Regulation, UK Poker
GGPoker Gives New UK Players an Instant Octopus Rewards Upgrade.
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GGPoker Gives New UK Players an Instant Octopus Rewards Upgrade

GGPoker is giving eligible new UK players an instant Octopus upgrade in Ocean Rewards, offering the potential for up to 50% rakeback.
October 16, 2026Tags: GGPoker, Online Poker, UK Poker
Blackpool Tower overlooking the seafront at sunset, with the GUKPT poker tour logo displayed prominently against the sky.
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GUKPT Blackpool Returns With Final Kav Cup

GUKPT Blackpool 2026 brings £610,000 in guarantees, a £250,000 Main Event, 20 years of winners and the final Kav Cup charity tournament.
October 16, 2026Tags: British Poker, GUKPT, Live Poker, Poker Tournaments, UK Poker
Grosvenor Casinos and Gambling Commission logos crossed by a distressed red “Regulatory Failures” stamp.
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UK’s Grosvenor Casinos to Pay £5m After Safer-Gambling Failures

Grosvenor Casinos will pay £5 million and face an independent audit after the Gambling Commission found failures in safer-gambling and anti-money-laundering controls. The case did not involve poker tournaments, but it puts the operator’s wider casino standards in focus.
October 14, 2026Tags: 888Poker, British Poker, Grosvenor Poker, GUKPT, UK Poker
BBC poker documentary The Four Rules of the Poker Kings.
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Poker’s Family Cost: BBC Film Follows Two Pros on Tour

The BBC’s 2024 documentary follows Niall Farrell’s return to the tournament circuit and David Docherty’s push for a breakthrough, revealing the family pressures and financial swings behind poker’s professional life.
October 11, 2026Tags: British Poker, TV Poker, UK Poker
Renee Xie wins at the GUKPT Luton
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Renee Xie Says Poker Is “Not a Sustainable Income Source” After Historic GUKPT Win

Xie says poker is not a sustainable income source despite making history as the first woman to win a GUKPT Main Event.
October 6, 2026Tags: British Poker Players, Grosvenor Poker, GUKPT, UK Poker, Women in Poker
Patrick Leonard playing poker.
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Patrick Leonard

Patrick “pads1161” Leonard is a British poker professional, WSOP bracelet winner and record-setting online tournament player with 31 combined SCOOP and WCOOP titles.
September 26, 2026Tags: British Poker Players, CoinPoker, Patrick Leonard, Poker Players, UK Poker
Poker player Patrick “pads1161” Leonard.
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Patrick Leonard Misses WCOOP Title 16 by One Opponent

Patrick “pads1161” Leonard has spent WCOOP 2026 collecting titles, final tables and another reminder that even the best online tournament players can still run into a door at heads-up. The…
September 24, 2026Tags: British Poker Players, Patrick Leonard, PokerStars, UK Poker, WCOOP, WCOOP 2026
Ian Simpson Wins UKPL Manchester High Roller and Main Event.
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Ian Simpson Wins UKPL Manchester High Roller and Main Event

Ian Simpson has managed the poker tournament equivalent of winning both legs of a cup tie, taking down the UKPL Manchester High Roller and then following it with victory in…
September 21, 2026Tags: 888Poker, British Poker, British Poker Players, UK Poker
Victoria Coren Mitchell playing poker.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell

Victoria Coren Mitchell occupies a strange and rather wonderful place in poker history. Millions of people in Britain know her first as the dryly funny host of Only Connect, while…
September 20, 2026Tags: British Poker Players, European Poker Tour, PokerStars, UK Poker, Women in Poker
888poker LIVE London at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino.
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888poker LIVE London Returns With £250K Main Event Guarantee

888poker LIVE London will return to the Grosvenor Victoria Casino from October 8-18, with an 11-day schedule built around a £1,250 Main Event carrying a £250,000 guarantee. The latest schedule…
September 18, 2026Tags: 888Poker, Grosvenor Poker, Live Poker, London Poker, Poker Tournaments, UK Poker
Stephen Chidwick Poker Player.
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Stephen Chidwick

Stephen Chidwick has spent much of the past decade playing poker tournaments most professionals would consider terrifying. Buy-ins of $25,000, $50,000, $100,000 and considerably more have become his normal workplace.…
September 11, 2026Tags: British Poker, British Poker Players, Poker Players, Stephen Chidwick, UK Poker
Renee Xie wins at the GUKPT Luton
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Renee Xie Makes History as First Woman to Win a GUKPT Main Event

Renee Xie has made British poker history by becoming the first woman to win a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Main Event, ending a wait stretching back to the tour’s launch…
September 8, 2026Tags: Grosvenor Poker, GUKPT, GUKPT Luton, UK Poker, Women in Poker
Binq Poker Trophy.
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Is This the Best Poker Trophy of 2026? Binq Poker Event Raises the Bar

Poker tournaments have handed out bracelets, rings, enormous championship cups and millions of dollars in prize money during 2026, but one considerably smaller event in London may have beaten them…
September 4, 2026Tags: London Poker, Poker Business, UK Poker
Grosvenor Swansea in Wales is set to close.
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Grosvenor Swansea Closure Leaves Live Poker in Wales Even More Concentrated in Cardiff

Live poker in Wales has just become harder to reach. Grosvenor Casino Swansea closed permanently on August 30, removing a casino and former poker venue from Wales' second-largest city. For…
September 4, 2026Tags: Grosvenor Poker, Live Poker, UK Poker
Ivor Ward GGPoker Ambassador
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100-Year-Old Poker Legend Ivor Ward Joins GGPoker as Ambassador

At an age when most people have long since retired, Britain's oldest poker player is beginning a new chapter. Just days after celebrating his 100th birthday and sharing the secrets…
August 3, 2026Tags: British Poker, GG Poker, Ivor Ward, Online Poker, UK Poker
Jamie Dwan wins Goliath after WSOP bracelet.
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Jamie Dwan Wins Goliath Super High Roller Weeks After WSOP Bracelet

Jamie Dwan’s remarkable summer continued in Coventry as the British poker player won the £2,000 Goliath Super High Roller for £47,200. Dwan defeated Brandon Sheils heads-up at the Grosvenor Goliath,…
July 30, 2026Tags: British Poker, Grosvenor Poker, Jamie Dwan, UK Poker
Ivor Ward 100 Year Old Poker Player
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100-Year-Old Poker Player Reveals His Winning Tips and Secret to Staying Sharp

At 100 years old, most people would be forgiven for choosing a quieter way to spend their time. Ivor Ward, however, is still calculating pot odds, studying opponents and competing…
July 29, 2026Tags: British Poker, Ivor Ward, Poker Players, Poker Tournaments, UK Poker
British Poker Creator Bobby James
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Why Bobby James Has Become One of Britain’s Biggest Poker Creators

As poker enjoys another boom following the 2026 World Series of Poker, content creators have become one of the biggest reasons new players are discovering the game. Among the growing…
July 17, 2026Tags: Bobby James Poker, British Poker, poker creator, Poker Influencer, Poker Players, UK Poker
Tap Bar in Sidcup
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Drug-Fuelled Poker Claims at UK Bar

A UK bar has kept its premises licence after councillors ruled that new ownership had significantly reduced the risk of future problems, despite allegations that the venue previously hosted an…
July 10, 2026Tags: Crime, UK Poker

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