888poker LIVE and UKPL Double Header: Your Complete Coventry Festival Schedule

Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive
5 min read
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Another exciting year from 888poker is almost in the books, but the season finale promises to end on a high note, featuring an action-packed double-header in Coventry, England.

From October 10-20, the CBS Arena will host the Coventry leg of the UK Poker League, followed by the 888poker LIVE Coventry series, headlined by a $500,000 guaranteed Main Event.

With buy-ins ranging from the £110 Mini Shot to the £2,000 High Roller, the schedule offers something for players of all skill levels and bankrolls, providing plenty of chances to chase poker glory.

888poker LIVE Coventry Full Schedule

Nineteen events make up 888poker LIVE Coventry, with a couple of satellites also chucked in for good measure.

The UKPL Events

The festival opens with the UKPL on October 10 at 2 p.m. BST with the £230 UKPL Opening Voyage. Later that day, at 6 p.m., the £200 UKPL Turbo Dash offers fast-paced action, followed by the UKPL Voyage 1B Turbo at 8 p.m. Players looking to qualify for the Main Event can enter the £65 UKPL Main Event CashOut Satellite at the same time.

The much-anticipated £560 UKPL Main Event kicks off on October 11, with its first starting flight, Day 1A, beginning at 4 p.m. Additional flights for the Main Event will run throughout the weekend, with Day 2 set for October 13 and the final Day 3 on October 20.

High-rollers can look forward to the £1,100 UKPL High Roller event, starting on October 13 at 1 p.m. This two-day event will draw top poker talent and offer a shot at a large payday and the title of High Roller champion.

888poker LIVE Events

The 888poker LIVE Coventry £888 Main Event will see multiple starting flights, starting on October 16 with Day 1A. It continues with additional flights on October 17 (Days 1B and 1C Turbo), October 18 (Days 1D and 1E Turbo), and October 19 (Day 1F Turbo). The Main Event concludes on October 20 with Day 3.

For those who don't make it to Day 3 of the Main Event, the 888poker LIVE Closer provides a final opportunity to secure a victory. Additionally, if you're eager to test your skills against some of poker's finest players, the Beat the Ambassadors tournament provides the perfect way to wrap up your trip.

DateTimeEntry FeeEvent
Oct 1014:00£200+£30UKPL Opening Voyage 1A
Oct 1018:00£180+£20UKPL Turbo Dash
Oct 1020:00£200+£30UKPL Voyage 1B Turbo
Oct 1020:00£56+£9UKPL Main Event CashOut Sat
Oct 1114:00£200+£30UKPL Opening Voyage 1C
Oct 1116:00£500+£60UKPL Main Event 1A
Oct 1116:00£100+£10UKPL Mini Shot
Oct 1120:00£200+£30UKPL Opening Voyage 1D Turbo
Oct 1212:00£200+£30UKPL Opening Voyage Day 2
Oct 1214:00£500+£60UKPL Main Event 1B
Oct 1216:00£111+£9888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1221:00£500+£60UKPL Main Event 1C Turbo
Oct 1221:00£100+£10UKPL High Roller Cash Out Sat Turbo
Oct 1312:00£500+£60UKPL Main Event Day 2
Oct 1313:00£1,000+£100UKPL High Roller Day 1
Oct 1316:00£200+£20UKPL Mid Shot
Oct 1317:00£100+£10UKPL PLO 4/5/6
Oct 1320:00£111+£9888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1413:00£1,000+£100UKPL High Roller Day 2
Oct 1415:00£200+£100+£30UKPL The Mega KnockOut
Oct 1417:00£130+£20UKPL Seniors
Oct 1420:00£111+£9888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1512:00£200+£200+£40Mystery Bounty 1A
Oct 1515:00£300+£30The Big Shot
Oct 1520:00£200+£200+£40Mystery Bounty 1B - Turbo
Oct 1520:00£111+£9888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1612:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1A
Oct 1614:00£200+£200+£40Mystery Bounty Day 2
Oct 1615:00£1,888+£112High Roller Day 1
Oct 1618:00£180+£20The Rumble Turbo
Oct 1620:00£111+£9888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1712:00£1,888+£112High Roller Day 2
Oct 1713:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1B
Oct 1717:00£220+£30The Mayhem
Oct 1718:00£100+£10888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1721:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1C Turbo
Oct 1812:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1D
Oct 1820:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1E Turbo
Oct 1821:00£100+£10888poker LIVE Main Event Cash Out Turbo Sat
Oct 1911:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 1F Turbo
Oct 1917:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 2
Oct 1917:00£500+£50The Dragon Day 1
Oct 1918:00£150+£150+£30PLO 4/5/6 Bounty
Oct 2013:00£800+£88888poker LIVE Main Event Day 3
Oct 2013:00£500+£50The Dragon Day 2
Oct 2017:00£220+£30Beat the Ambassadors
Oct 2019:00£180+£20888poker LIVE Closer

Win a $2,000 Coventry Package Online at 888poker

Satellites from $0.01 eventually feed into the $109 buy-in 888poker LIVE Coventry Festival 2024 ME Qualifier, where at least one $2,000 package is guaranteed, with more added for every $2,000 in the prize pool. These packages award their winner:

  • $1,130 (£888) buy-in to the 888poker LIVE Coventry Main Event
  • $500 for accommodation
  • $370 for travel expenses
  • 888poker LIVE poker kit

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DateEventEntriesPrize PoolChampionPrize
Jan 2024888poker LIVE UKPL Coventry £560 Main Event371£176,225Jamie Le£37,605
Jan 2024888poker LIVE Madrid €888 Main Event435€333,905Manuel Ledesma€58,000
Feb 2024888poker LIVE UKPL Edinburgh £560 Main Event311£147,729Michael Kane£25,208
Mar 2024888poker LIVE UKPL Luton £560 Main Event242£162,450Ian Swan£24,530
Mar 2024888poker LIVE Bucharest €560 Main Event406€200,000Razvan Morar€37,000
Apr 2024888poker LIVE UKPL Manchester £560 Main Event328£155,790Jamie Geraghty£30,610
May 2024888poker LIVE Barcelona €888 Main Event476€369,450Josep Valls€61,550
Aug 2024888poker LIVE Manchester £1,100 Main Event279£265,050Stephen Barnes£58,000
Aug 2024888poker LIVE UKPL Leeds £560 Main Event289£137,270Anonymous£26,355

Warm Up for Coventry with UKPL Reading

UKPL

Before Coventry's double offering kicks off, 888poker heads to Reading for the penultimate UKPL stop from September 23-29.

The first event starts at 3:00 p.m. BST on September 24, the first of three starting flights in the £250 NLHE 888poker Opening Voyage.

That tournament is followed by a £150 Pot-Limit Omaha 4/5/6 card event on the same evening.

The biggest events shuffles up and deals on September 26. First, there is the £1,100 NLHE 888poker High Roller at 3:00 p.m. followed by Day 1A of the £560 UKPL Reading Main Event. Players have a choice of four flights in the Main Event, with Day 1D on September 28 expected to be the far busiest of the quartet.

While the Main Event is whittling down its field over the weekend, there is a £400 NLHE 888poker Big Shot event, a £150 Seniors (50+) before the £200 Closer rounds off a fantastic week of live poker action in Reading.

Click here for the entire UKPL Reading festival.

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Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive

Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game. Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

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