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WSOP Main Event Finalist Nick Marchington Wins the Grosvenor UK Open Main Event

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:00:44 +0000

Nick Marchington captured his first recorded live poker tournament victory by taking down the 1,500 buy-in Grosvenor UK Open Main Event in Coventry for an impressive 146,560. Marchington outlasted 619 opponents en route to collecting the second-largest score of his poker career.

Marchington is a cash game specialist who successfully dabbles with tournament poker. The British star is best known for a seventh-place finish in the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, a fine result that bagged him $1,525,000. Marchington came close to his maiden live victory in November 2019 but fell at the final hurdle in the $1,100 Last Chance Turbo at the PartyPoker MILLIONS World Bahamas. He now has got the proverbial monkey off his back.

Who Will Be Crowned the 2024 GUKPT Open Main Event Champion?

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:36:25 +0000

The 2024 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) is in full swing, with two of 12 planned stops already in the history books. Luke Porter emerged victoriously from the London Main Event in January, and Vincent Melitriumphed in Manchester on February 11. A short turnaround means the third leg of the 2024 GUKPT, the Grosvenor UK Poker Open, is right around the corner.

The Grosvenor UK Poker Open runs from February 18 through March 3 at the Grosvenor G Casino, Coventry. Cash Out satellites dominate the first couple of days, with the first “proper” tournament shuffling up and dealing at 4:00 p.m. GMT on February 23.

Vincent Meli Continues His Hot Form and Becomes a GUKPT Champion

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:36:27 +0000

Vincent Meli has added the 2024 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Manchester Main Event title to his many poker accomplishments, as his rich vein of form shows no signs of slowing down.

In November 2023, Meli came out on top in the 1,100 PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham Grand Final, helping himself to a career-best score worth 159,325 ($197,323). Less than a month later, Meli took his boosted bankroll to the Czech Republic, where he finished ninth in the 5,300 PokerStars EPT Prague Main Event for 95,000 ($102,275).

Hamza Nasir is the 2023 GUKPT Leeds High Roller Champion (47,790)

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) is currently in Leeds for the eighth leg of the 2023 season, and while the Main Event was edging closer to crowning its champion, Hamza Nasir was busy taking down the 1,350 High Roller for a 47,790 payday.

According to The Hendon Mob Database, this impressive victory is Nasir’s fifth cash of 2023 career and the first time he has emerged victoriously from the battle.; what a way to break his duck. The 2023 GUKPT Leeds High Roller drew in 121 entrants, who created a 156,820 prize pool. Anyone finishing in the top 13 places banked at least 3,000 for their efforts, with the top five finishers locking in a five-figure haul.

Kostas Patsourakis is the 2023 GUKPT Leeds Main Event Champion

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Until this weekend, a fourth-place finish in the 140 buy-in PokerStars LIVE Moneymaker’s Road to PSPC Newcastle worth 3,275 was the only recorded cash on the Hendon Mob profile of Kostas Patsourakis. However, he now has a 78,419 and a first place finish on his record after coming out on top in the 2023 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Leeds Main Event.

The GUKPT Main Event drew in 346 entrants, with 97 of those navigating their way through to Day 2. Thirty-four players saw a return on their investment, with the likes of Tuan Le, Kevin Allen, recent GUKPT Luton champion Stuart Rutter, and Brett Angell among the early cashers. Others who cashed in the Leeds Main Event included Jack Hardcastle, Dean Hutchison, Nathan Farnaby, and the 2,000 High Roller runner-up Paul Patouilliart.

The PokerStars UKIPT Returns To Edinburgh For the First Time in Eight Years

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

It has been eight long years since the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) headed north of the border to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, but the wait for the UKIPT’s return is almost over, with UKIPT Edinburgh taking place at Genting Casino Fountain Park between October 24-29.

The crown jewel on the UKIPT Edinburgh schedule is the 1,100 Main Event, which eager poker fans can follow the action via the PokerNews Live Reporting pages. Of course, it would be better if you were competing in the UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event and seeing your name on our pages; only you can make that happen.