Updated on 23 Feb 26 by
Barry Carter
Poker Expert

EPT London returns after eight years

Two Platinum Passes are up for grabs after the popular European Poker Tour stop returns after a very long hiatus.





London

More positive news for the return of live poker as EPT London has been announced for October - eight years after it last took place. 

The festival will take place at the Hilton Park Lane between October 18 and 28, with lots of notable events including:

  • UKIPT Main Event £1,100 buy-in, October 18 - October 22
  • Super High Roller £50,000 buy-in, October 21 - October 23
  • EPT Main Event £5,300 buy-in, October 22 - October 28
  • EPT High Roller £10,300 buy-in, October 26 - October 28

Two Platinum Passes will be awarded, one of which will be in the £3,000 Mystery Bounty event on October 24. The other pass will be awarded in an All-in Shootout on October 22 for everyone who qualified for the EPT Main Event or UKIPT Main Event online. 

The last time this event took place Sebastian Pauli took it down for £499,700 after defeating a field of 675. Previous EPT London champions include David Vamplew, Vicky Coren and Michael Martin.

Cedric Billot, Head of Global Live Event Operations “We’re thrilled to be heading back to London and looking forward to welcoming players from all around the world to the UK. EPT London has a great history with PokerStars as it was a stop on the 1st EPT season in 2004. With a wide schedule of events, two Platinum Passes to win, and many activities around the event, EPT London 2022 is set to attract a huge number of players, from recreational right up to high rollers.”

Packages to qualify for the event will start at £1.10 from August 14 at PokerStars. 

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Poker Expert

Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2, Poker Satellite Strategy, PKO Poker Strategy, Endgame Poker Strategy, GTO Poker Simplified, Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy and Beyond GTO. In 2025, he won the Global Poker Awards for Best Book and Twitter Personality of the Year.