Online Pro Andy Teng Wins GUKPT ThanetTeng Bests Serious Competition to Lift £68,380 Prize at Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Thanet |
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The eighth leg of the BlueSqPoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour held in the G Casino, Thanet has been won by 23 year-old Andy Teng who topped a field of 26 runners to collect the £68,380 first prize and a seat at next month’s Grand Final.
Teng, who plays poker online full time and finished 126th at the World Series of Poker main event this year, beat another online pro Jamie Brown heads-up to lift the title overcoming 4.5:1 chip lead to grind out his win. The two hour battle saw Teng come from behind with a flush versus a set of kings, and eventually in the final pot of the night, 8-8 versus 4-4.
The final table saw well-know pros Simon Trumper and Karl Mahrenholz aim for their first titles but it was not to be and they were eliminated ninth and eighth respectively. The final table 
1st: Andy Teng -- £68,380
2nd: Jamie Brown -- £39,550
3rd: Mike Moore -- £28,250
4th: Paul Rigg -- £19,210
5th: Dave Penly -- £14,600
6th: William Martin -- £11,300
7th: Paul McIntyre -- £9,040
8th:Karl Mahrenholz -- £6,780
9th: Simon Trumper -- £5,650
The next GUKPT main event takes place in Blackpool from November 13 to 16.
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