The 2026 UK Poker Championship (UKPC) continues its noble quest to determine who truly reigns supreme in British poker … assuming, of course, one of the locals actually manages to keep the trophy on home soil and doesn’t let some international grinder snag it before their eyes.
Day 6 of the series added plenty more, as the £560 Main Event rolled on with two additional starting flights pushing the field ever closer to its £500,000 guarantee, while yet another trophy found a new owner inside the UK’s most iconic poker room.
For those wanting to follow the action as it unfolds, live reporting is running on the Dusk Till Dawn website, with poker.pro’s Christoffer Karlén on the ground, bringing all the updates.
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The regular Day 1B got underway at noon with 40-minute levels and nearly 12 hours later, when the clock hit midnight (or more accurately, around 23:30), the field whittled down from 127 entries to 30 survivors, who bagged and tagged their chips for a return on Sunday, January 25, when Day 2 begins.
Day 1B produced four seven-figure stacks, with Jack Loraine leading the charge after piling up a massive 1,413,000. Right behind him is Simon Higgins, who finished the night on 1,405,000, while a small gap separated the leaders from the other two “millionaires”. Ryan Johnson ended the session with 1,116,000, and Darrell Hopkins-Yong also crossed the mark with 1,008,000. Also a notable mention is Mitchell Johnson, who bagged a very healthy 907,000 in fifth place, fresh from his win in the £1,100 UKPC High Roller 7-Max, where he also earned a seat to the Main Event. Johnson could be in a position to turn one title into two. That said, there’s still plenty of poker to be played.
2026 UK Poker Championship: £560 Main Event Day 1B Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Loraine | 1,413,000 |
| 2 | Simon Higgins | 1,405,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Johnson | 1,116,000 |
| 4 | Darrell Hopkins-Yong | 1,008,000 |
| 5 | Mitchell Johnson | 907,000 |
| 6 | Darren Harbinson | 826,000 |
| 7 | Robert Whatsize | 753,000 |
| 8 | Jake Bagshaw | 711,000 |
| 9 | Brandon Shiels | 692,000 |
| 10 | Eddy Shaw | 674,000 |
| 11 | Jay O’Leary | 666,000 |
| 12 | Jacque Ramsden | 647,000 |
| 13 | Mason Kanabar | 642,000 |
| 14 | Matthew Palmer | 616,000 |
| 15 | Parminder Kandola | 608,000 |
| 16 | Gary Banks | 554,000 |
| 17 | Timothy Drew | 527,000 |
| 18 | Naith Hanchard | 500,000 |
| 19 | Richard Dawson | 395,000 |
| 20 | Paul Allen | 341,000 |
| 21 | Benjamin Creasey | 324,000 |
| 22 | Anthony Hughes | 315,000 |
| 23 | Gary Knights | 263,000 |
| 24 | Christopher Vernon | 256,000 |
| 25 | Marta Corominas | 223,000 |
| 26 | Philip Clarke | 210,000 |
| 27 | Martin Hogarty | 191,000 |
| 28 | Rishi Karia | 165,000 |
| 29 | Joshua Curry | 154,000 |
| 30 | Peter Craw | 101,000 |
There was more Main Event action on Friday, though, as the first turbo flight of the tournament kicked off at 19:00. The flight, which featured 20-minute levels, yielded 64 entries, and after Level 15 wrapped up, fifteen lucky contestants bagged their chips for Day 2. It was Rhys Keen who topped the chip counts from this flight with an 856,000 stack. He and the other 14 turbo survivors are all eager to resume play tomorrow (January 25) at 13:00 when Day 2 commences.
2026 UK Poker Championship: £560 UKPC Main Event Turbo Flight 1 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhys Keen | 856,000 |
| 2 | Shaun Walsh | 703,000 |
| 3 | Chase Wilson | 687,000 |
| 4 | Laurence Ryan | 558,000 |
| 5 | Owen Dodd | 530,000 |
| 6 | Jose Ortiz Bizan | 469,000 |
| 7 | Zeya Yan | 443,000 |
| 8 | Lin Chen | 408,000 |
| 9 | Stephen Bean | 384,000 |
| 10 | Paul Singhal | 312,000 |
| 11 | Keith Johnson | 309,000 |
| 12 | Daniel Jackson | 214,000 |
| 13 | Michael O’Brien | 190,000 |
| 14 | Gerald McInally | 178,000 |
| 15 | Anonymous | 164,000 |
In terms of side events, yesterday’s £125 UKPC Bounty attracted 163 entries, which translated into a £11,560 prize pool. The anonymous winner took home £3,100, not counting the bounties claimed. Aurelian Teodorescu (who, by the way, advanced to Day 2 of the Main Event through the Day 1A flight) came second for £2,450.
2026 UK Poker Championship: £125 UKPC Bounty Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymous | £3,010 |
| 2 | Aurelian Teodorescu | £2,450 |
| 3 | Garry Bush | £1,420 |
| 4 | Austin McCormack | £1,050 |
| 5 | Mark Swift | £780 |
| 6 | Jack Stokes | £610 |
| 7 | Anonymous | £390 |
| 8 | Thomas Beck | £390 |
| 9 | Steven Frew | £310 |
2026 UK Poker Championship: £560 Main Event Numbers
| Flight | Entries | to Day 2 | Biggest Stack | Chip Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GGPoker Online Flight | 145 | 31 | 1,379,455 | “GazG” |
| Day 1A | 145 | 26 | 1,165,000 | F. M. |
| Day 1B | 172 | 30 | 1,413,000 | Jack Loraine |
| Day 1 Turbo | 64 | 15 | 856,000 | Rhys Keen |
2026 UK Poker Championship Day 7 Schedule (Saturday, January 24, 2026)
Day 7 of the 2026 UK Poker Championship keeps the spotlight firmly on the £560 Main Event at Dusk Till Dawn, with two more starting flights on the schedule. Day 1C gets underway at noon, followed by a late-night Turbo flight kicking off at 19:00. With no other tournaments running in the building, Saturday is all about building stacks and chasing Main Event glory.
| Start | Late Reg | Event | Buy-In | GTD | Level | Chips | Play To |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 19:00 | #4 UKPC Main Event Day 1C | £560 | £500,000 | 40 | 100,000 | 23:30 |
| 19:00 | 22:35 | #4 UKPC Main Event Turbo Day 1 | £560 | £500,000 | 20 | 100,000 | 01:15 |
