Tony Cascarino Wins Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Bolton

Tony Cascarino, the former Chelsea and Republic of Ireland football star, won the Bolton leg of the BlueSquarePoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the weekend collecting £52,850 for his victory over 174 competitors.

Cascarino beat Ali Mallu by overcoming a 4:1 chip lead. After drawing level Cascarino won two all in hands in a row; calling Mallu’s 8-4 push with Q-7 on a 7-4-3 board and showing K-K to beats Mallu’s K-8 leaving his opponent with just 60,000 in chips.

Play finished a few hands later when Cascarino again called an all in from Mallu with A8, well ahead of his opponent’s 93. A flop fell a welcome T53 giving the football pundit the nut flush and his first major victory on British soil.

“I had a great sports career,” said a jubilant Cascarino after his win, “but even this I think has overtaken some of things I have done in football. I just enjoyed it. I’ve had a strange year and this has made a big difference for me in the poker world.”

The final table payouts were:

1. Tony Cascarino — £52,850
2. Ali Mallu — £30,600
3. Roberto Romanello — £21,900
4. Rob Sherwood — £14,900
5. Kevin O'Leary — £11,400
6. Dennis Clough — £8,750
7. Surinder Sunar — £7,000
8. Sid Harris — £5,250
9. Greg Hunt — £4,400

The BlueSquarePoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour returns from October 16 to 19, 2008 to the G Casino, Thanet, Kent.

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