Martin Bader Wins GUKPT London Main EventBig Field Turns Out For First Stop On Seventh Season Of Grosvenor UK Poker Tour |
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The €200,000 guarantee for the £1,000 + £70 main event was easily surpassed and given that numbers for the December 2012 Grand Final at the same venue saw a 30 percent decline on the previous year it is a remarkable turnaround for the Tour.
Martin Bader took the title and the £56,000 top prize after overcoming a 6:1 chip deficit against Dave Barraclough. After Bader doubled up the pair did a deal which saw Barraclough take the lion’s share of the remaining prize pool, £62,000.
Bader played aggressively and picked up pots and took eventually took a 4:1 chip lead with 10-2 on a 10-10-3 board against Barraclough’s A-K.
Soon after it was all over with Barraclough moving all in holding K-5 and Bader calling with A-9which held on for the first GUKPT title of the year.
1: Martin Bader — £56,000
2: David Barraclough — £62,000
3: Paul Alterman — £50,000
4: Jeff Duval — £50,000
5: Marc Wright — £45,000
6: Jamie Roberts — £16,670
7: Chiraag Thanki — £13,100
8: Antonio Millan — £9,530
9: Sin Melin — £7,150