The Stage is Set for the 2026 THMC Nottingham

Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to the poker.pro live blog which will cover all the action from the 2026 THMC Nottingham these following days.

Swedish poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén arrived to Nottingham yesterday, after roughly a three-hour car drive from London together with Roland Boothby, Head of Partnership at The Hendon Mob. Now arrived at Dusk Till Dawn, the home of UK poker, this Scandinavian can now confirm he has goosebumbs all the way up his sleeves. That’s despite wearing a sleeveless shirt!

What is going to be the main focus of the live blog is, naturally, the £230 Main Event. The Hendon Mob and Dusk Till Dawn have gone all out in order to create a spectucular tournament. For instance, last year’s event had a £280 buy-in with a £100,000 guarantee. Not only has the buy-in been lowered this year, but the guarantee has also doubled; with at least £200,000 to play for, you’d better believe there’ll be immense action over the following three days.

The two-day tournament consists of six starting-day flights. Today, 1a (12:00) and 1b (18:00) will be played on-site. During the last couple of days, there have been two online starting-day flights on GGPoker. A total of 10 players have made it through from these two, and those 10 in particular have a chance to sweeten the deal if they make the final table, thanks to the “Golden Chip” campaign. If a player who made it through from any of the online flights make the final table on Sunday, he/she will receive an added £1,500 Main Event ticket for the 2026 WSOP Circuit Nottingham (dates yet to be announced).

That’s not the only added value of the tournament, though. As is always the case with THMC, the Main Event winner will receive a $2,500 package for the 2026 THMC South Africa Millions, which will be played sometime during October/November this year (dates are yet to be announced). The package is added to the £200,000 guaranteed prize pool. Speaking of the guarantee, it includes 20 £1,100 Main Event tickets for the 2026 UKPC Masters, which will be played at Dusk Till Dawn this September.

All starting-day flights, whether it’s live or online, play down to 15% of the field. All players who make Day 2 will be in the money.

Cards will be in the air in roughly 10 minutes; this poker.pro live reporter is eager to hit the floor and catch every knook and cranny of the action. Today’s blog will focus on Day 1a, but the chip counts from all the flights will be posted as well. Stay tuned for the chip counts from the online flights. In the meantime, check out the full schedule of today below, and see you when the action kicks off.