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A New Year is right around the corner and 888poker has wasted no time in releasing the details for its 2025 888poker LIVE and UK Poker League (UKPL) festivals. 888poker LIVE features five stops in 2025, with the UKPL’s second season six destination, including some new venues.
888poker has also informed PokerNews of a special promotion where you could be playing for an 888poker LIVE Ultimate Passport, worth $2,200, for free. Keep reading to learn about all of the juicy details.
Five 888poker LIVE Stops Confirmed
Players get to blow away the post-holiday blues early in January because 888poker LIVE heads to Madrid for the first of five scheduled stops of 2025. The tour heads to the Gran Via Casino in Madrid between January 12-19. What better way to kick off 2025 than with some poker fun in the sun?
After Madrid, 888poker LIVE jets off to Glasgow between March 13-23 before returning to Spain for the ever-popular Barcelona leg from May 8-18.
Keep your diaries free between September 4-14 when 888poker LIVE heads to the English capital, London. This leg takes place in the newly renovated Victoria Grosvenor Casino, better known as “The Vic.”
The fifth and final stop of the 2025 live tour is currently a closely guarded secret. The location and dates have yet to be announced, but 888poker has told PokerNews it will end the year with something huge!
| Dates | Stop |
|---|---|
| January 12-19 | Madrid |
| March 13-23 | Glasgow |
| May 8-18 | Barcelona |
| September 4-14 | London |
| TBA | TBA |
Freeroll Your Way to an 888poker LIVE Stop in 2025
An Ultimate Passport Tournament will run before each of the five 888poker LIVE series in 2025, each awarding at least two passports worth $2,200 (€2,000). Each passport includes:
- A €1,100 buy-in to the Main Event
- €450 for hotel accommodation
- €450 for travel and expenses
- 888poker LIVE merchandise
Best of all, you could win one of these packages for free if you complete some poker-related challenges. All you need to do to earn a free entry to the Ultimate Passport Tournament is complete one of the following challenges in the run-up to the tournament.
- Play 25 tournaments with buy-ins of at least $1
- Win 125 cash games hands
- Win 20 BLAST games with buy-ins of at least $1
888poker UKPL Returns for a Second Season
The inaugural season of the 888poker UK Poker League (UKPL) was a massive success, so it is no surprise to see it return for a second year. Six locations and dates are guaranteed, with the tour heading to Portsmouth, Newcastle, Reading, Edinburgh, Liverpool, and Coventry.
Each UKPL stop features the same schedule, with a £560 buy-in Main Event being the showstopper. Satellites from $1 will be available online at 888poker, allowing more players to experience a high-class live poker event near where they live.
| Dates | Stop |
|---|---|
| January 21-26 | Portsmouth |
| April 1-6 | Newcastle |
| May 27 to June 1 | Reading South |
| June 17-22 | Edinburgh |
| September 30 to October 5 | Liverpool |
| November 11-16 | Coventry Grand Finale |
So there you have it, the 2025 888poker LIVE and UKPL schedules in full. Keep your browsers locked and loaded to PokerNews before, during, and after each of these superb live series as we bring you news, promotions, updates, and recaps from 888poker LIVE.
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