Simon Moorman Wins GUKPT Manchester

Simon Moorman, father of Chris “Moorman1” Moorman, has won the fourth leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the G Casino Manchester. Moorman, who was gifted the seat by his son as a birthday present, topped the field of 298 players to take down the £88,630 top prize and a seat at the Champion of Champion’s event in November.





Moorman, playing only his second ever live tournament, beat Harri Isomaki from Finland heads up, pushing a 5-1 chip lead (despite an early double up from Isomaki) over the line, calling an all in reraise of 1 million chips with A-5 and hitting an ace on the flop to stay well ahead of the Finn’s K-8.





Moorman’s son, Chris, said after the victory, “The only way I can top this is to win the main event of the World Series of Poker.”





The final table payouts were:

1. Simon Moorman — £88,630
2. Harri Isomaki — £54,380
3. Eddie Lundon — £35,760
4. Kenny Burke — £23,240
5. Andy Booth — £17,280
6. Kevin Holdstock — £14,300
7. David Maudlin — £11,320
8. Ed Roger — £8,340
9. Surinder Sunar — £5,960

The tour’s next stop is Newcastle in the north-east of England from May 18 to 24.

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