Stay Cool Throughout July Inside Some of the Best Poker Rooms in Europe

European poker enthusiasts, world travellers, and flaghunters alike will have their hands full of opportunity this July as some of the biggest and most prestigious events hit the felt across Europe. PokerEM 2025, one of the oldest festivals in Europe, dating back to 1990, kicks off on July 15th in Velden, Austria.

The Poker Room in London will host the GUKPT London, beginning on the 10th. WaSOP XIV arrives at Circus Casino Resort Namur on the 23rd, and the WSOP International Circuit Tallinn gets underway at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn on the 25th.

Casinos Austria Presents PokerEM 2025

This year’s European Poker Championship festival at Casino Velden takes place from July 15th to 27th on Lake Wörthersee, marking its 34th edition. From July 15 to 27, 2025, Casino Velden will once again be Europe’s premier destination for poker.

A total of eight European Championship titles will be up for grabs over the two tournament weeks. For the first time, the highly popular “Showdown at Lake Wörthersee” will also receive the honorary status of a European Championship tournament. In 2024, there were 709 entries and a prize pool of €354,500. The €2,500 + €250 Main Event will have two starting days this year, making it even more attractive.

High rollers will once again get their money’s worth, and in addition to other tournaments with higher buy-ins, there will also be a €5,000 + €400 Pot Limit Omaha tournament. Cash game action awaits at the tables daily from 3:00 PM.

The inaugural Poker-Europameisterschaft debuted at Casino Baden in 1990. The event rotated through Austrian cities for a few years until it found a home in Baden until 2014. The festival relocated to Velden in 2015 and has since blossomed into a major festival, one of the most popular in Europe.

Grosvenor UK Poker Tour – GUKPT London Leg 5

From July 10th to the 20th, The Poker Room in London will feature the GUKPT and over £800,000 in guaranteed prize pools. The headline event is the GUKPT Main Event, boasting a £250,000 guarantee, which begins on July 17th with three Day 1s.

Three more significant events highlight the festival, including a £200,000 guaranteed Midi Main Event, kicking things off on July 10th, and a £200,000 guaranteed Mini Main Event, setting the scene on July 13th.

Wallonia Series of Poker XIV

From July 23 to August 3, 2025, the Circus Casino Resort Namur will host the 14th edition of the Wallonia Series of Poker (WaSOP). The annual festival, which began in 2010, offers a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000, most notably including a €500,000 GTD Main Event.

The festival also features a multi-day €330 super side event with a guaranteed prize pool of €250,000, a €1,100 High Roller event with a guaranteed prize pool of €200,000 and a €100,000 GTD Mystery Bounty event.

WSOP International Circuit – WSOPC Tallinn

The Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn welcomes back the World Series of Poker Circuit from July 25th to August 3rd with a jam-packed 52-event series. A wide variety of events fill the schedule, including Omaha, Open-Face Chinese, 2-7 Triple Draw, Bounty events, and a Ladies Event.

The jewel of the series is the €1,500 WSOPC Main Event, with a guaranteed prize pool of € 1,000,000. The event offers five Day 1 flights starting on July 29th.