888poker and Grosvenor Casinos UK have joined forces for an upcoming live poker event called 888pokerLIVE Weekend.

We are delighted to make this announcement with one of the UK’s top casinos.

Grosvenor Casinos is the largest multi-channel casino operator in the UK and part of Rank Group.

This partnership comes on the back of our new revamped online poker client. We’ll endeavour to deliver the same high-quality product in a live setting.

We are excited to launch this highly-anticipated event at one of Grosvenor Casinos’ leading UK venues.

What’s On the Cards

888pokerLIVE Weekend - What’s On the Cards

The 888pokerLIVE Weekend event is due to take place from 28th- 31st October at ‘The Vic’ —home to London’s longest-running poker room.

This tournament may be exclusive, but all players of all abilities are welcome. The £444 buy-in is affordable.

But players looking to get in for pennies on the pound will be happy to know that 888poker.com are offering feeder satellites.

Check out the 888poker client for these satellite tournaments happening now.

And with four Day 1s, 888poker players will have plenty of opportunities to secure a Day 2 seat, happening on Sunday 31st October.

What’s Coming Up

888pokerLIVE London - What’s Coming Up

It’s our singular goal to provide a world-class poker environment for players of all backgrounds to enjoy, both live and online.

It’s on this basis that 888pokerLIVE plans to bring more live events to the poker scene in the upcoming months – at many more venues across the globe.

Keep it locked here for details about future 888poker live events and festivals!

Hyacinth Swanson is a writer and editor who has spent the last 10 years creating content for the poker industry. For several years she lived in New York and worked in the financial sector. After moving to Connecticut, Hyacinth made a living as a freelancer and also played live semi-pro poker at Foxwoods Casino. She has also played millions of hands online (more PLO than Hold’em), giving her a broad, in-depth knowledge of the game itself. 

Having moved back the UK in 2010, she has continued to play both live and online as well as creating entertaining and informative content for various online sites under her company name PurpleGob.com.

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