Sam Trickett Wins Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton

Twenty-two year-old Sam Trickett won the BlueSquarePoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the weekend, topping a field of 376 runners to take home the £106,000 first prize.

Trickett, who also won a £3,000 seat to the tour’s grand final in November, faced a tough final table with Martin Green, Stuart Rutter, and darts star Wayne Mardel, but he managed to overcome David La Ronde’s dominance and won the event in the first hand of heads-up play.

The players were all-in preflop with Trickett holding A-Q and La Ronde A-7. The flop threw up A-Q and Trickett stayed ahead to become the youngest ever winner of a GUKPT event.

The final table payouts were:

1. Sam Trickett £106,050
2. David La Ronde £62,050
3. James Mitchell £45,100
4. Martin Jarvis £30,100
5. Martin Green £23,500
6. Peter Arrigoni £17,850
7. Wayne Mardle £14,100
8. Stuart Rutter £11,300
9. Andreas Mihail £8,450

Trickett, who won $245,000 at this year’s World Series of Poker for his fourth place finish in the $5,000 hold’em event, said he would use the prize money to further his career as a professional.

The next GUKPT event takes place from Sept. 1 to 7 at the Grosvenor Casino, Bolton and players can qualify online at BlueSquarePoker.com.

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