��200K Guaranteed GUKPT Luton Main Event Starts Oct. 12
The eighth leg of the 2017 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour takes place at the Grosvenor Casino in Luton and sees a ��200,000 guaranteed Main Event run from Oct. 12-15.
GUKPT Luton has been a mainstay on the tour since the first season in 2007. Back then, the ��1,000 buy-in Main Event attracted a field of 314 players who were all outlasted by Dave Clark, a result that netted Clark ��107,300, which is still the second-largest first-place prize awarded at a GUKPT Luton Main Event.
The largest top prize was awarded the following year to a then relatively unknown Sam Trickett. Now a global superstar, Trickett topped a field of 376 players to win ��109,050, a sum that remained Trickett��s largest live tournament cash until his runner-up finish in a $5,000 no-limit hold��em event at the 2010 WSOP that netted him $505,725.
Several established players have won the GUKPT Luton Main Event over the years, including Richard Gryko, Neil Channing, Charles Chattha and Jamie O��Connor. Last year, Driton Haxhiaj (pictured above) won what was his second Main Event title having emerged victorious in the Season 7 edition three years ago.
Past winners of the GUKPT Luton Main Event
| Season | Entrants | Prize pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 314 | ��314,000 | Dave Clark | ��107,300 |
| 2 | 376 | ��376,000 | Sam Trickett | ��109,050 |
| 3 | 304 | ��304,000 | Richard Gryko | ��88,850 |
| 4 | 229 | ��229,000 | Neil Channing | ��64,050 |
| 5 | 212 | ��212,000 | Charles Chattha | ��59,360 |
| 6 | 155 | ��155,000 | Jamie O��Connor | ��45,760 |
| 7 | 262 | ��262,000 | Driton Haxhiak | ��42,750 |
| 8 | 219 | ��219,000 | Adam Reynolds | ��53,500 |
| 9 | 226 | ��226,000 | William Davies | ��65,550 |
| 10 | 239 | ��240,000 | Driton Haxhiaj | ��61,250 |
2017 GUKPT Luton Schedule
The festival kicked off with a ��220 Mini Main Event, which had a ��20,000 guaranteed prize pool. Local player Timotheou ��Tim Tim�� Timotheos was crowned its champion after a five-way chop and he added ��9,552 to his lifetime live tournament winnings of $267,678.
In addition to the ��1,100 Main Event, players in Luton can get involved in a ��165 no-limit hold��em bounty tournament, a ��165 Win the Button event, a ��110 side event and a ��165 pot-limit Omaha 4/5/6 competition.
| Date | Time | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 12 Oct | 1:00 p.m. | ��1,100 GUKPT Main Event Day 1a |
| 4:00 p.m. | ��36 turbo satellite to Main Event | |
| 6:00 p.m. | ��165 pot-limit Omaha 4/5/6 | |
| Fri 13 Oct | 1:00 p.m. | ��1,100 GUKPT Main Event Day 1b |
| 9:00 p.m. | ��165 no-limit hold��em bounty | |
| Sat 14 Oct | 1:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 |
| 6:00 p.m. | ��165 no-limit hold��em Win the Button | |
| Sun 15 Oct | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event final day |
| 4:00 p.m. | ��110 no-limit hold��em |
