GUKPT Glasgow Moves Into Main Event Week After Swann Victory

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By Samantha Doyle
20 Aug 2026
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  • Nick Swann wins the £250 Mini Main after 411 entries, but guarantee not met.
  • £100,000 Main Event begins Thursday with three starting flights and registration open until Day 2.
  • £1,000 High Roller with £50,000 guarantee is still underway, final field and prize pool TBD.
GUKPT Glasgow 2026
GUKPT Glasgow has reached the point where the guarantees start stacking up.

Nick Swann has already collected the festival’s first headline title after beating 410 opponents in the Mini Main. Thursday now brings the conclusion of the £50,000 guaranteed High Roller and the opening flight of a £100,000 guaranteed Main Event at Grosvenor Casino Merchant City.

£100K Main Event Takes Over in Glasgow

The biggest tournament remaining on the schedule begins Thursday afternoon.

The Glasgow Main Event carries a £560 total entry, split between a £500 tournament buy-in and £60 fee. Its £100,000 guarantee matches the figure attached to the Mini Main that opened the festival.

Three Day 1 flights are available before the field combines on Saturday. The opening two use the regular structure, while Friday night’s Day 1C is designated as the Turbo flight.

Detail
GUKPT Glasgow Main Event
Buy-In£500 + £60
Guarantee£100,000
Starting Stack20,000
Regular Levels60 minutes

Registration remains available until the beginning of Day 2, so the final field and prize pool will not be known until Saturday. At the time of writing, Day 1A had yet to get underway.


Main Event Stage
DateStart
Day 1AAugust 201:00 PM
Day 1BAugust 2112:00 PM
Day 1C TurboAugust 219:00 PM
Day 2August 2212:00 PM
Final DayAugust 2312:00 PM

Nick Swann Takes the Mini Main

The opening £100,000 guarantee has already been decided.

Nick Swann won the £250 Mini Main on Wednesday after 411 entries were recorded across four opening flights. The tournament then moved through Day 2 on Tuesday before returning for its final day on August 19.

The entry count was not enough to cover the guarantee through the £220 prize-pool contribution from each entry alone, giving the first major tournament of the stop an overlay.

Event
Winner
EntriesGuarantee
£250 Mini MainNick Swann411£100,000

Swann was already familiar with late-stage GUKPT action. Among his previous results was a fifth-place finish in last year’s Edinburgh Main Event, worth £10,690.

High Roller Still to Be Decided

The other immediate title up for grabs is the £1,000 High Roller.

Day 1 began on Wednesday with 100,000-chip starting stacks and 40-minute levels. Unlike the Mini Main, the final field was still open heading into Thursday because registration remains available until the start of Day 2.

The event guarantees £50,000, with play scheduled to resume at noon and continue until a champion is crowned.

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