Ravi Sheth Wins Second GUKPT Title in Record-Breaking Main Event

Along with the GOLIATH and the PokerNews Cup at this yr’s version of Europe’s largest poker pageant, there’s loads of aspect occasion motion happening.

The most important-ever GUKPT Primary Occasion topped its winner, whereas Excessive Curler and Tremendous Excessive Curler titles had been additionally received. Try all of the motion on this newest replace from the GOLIATH in Coventry.

Ravi Sheth Wins GUKPT Primary Occasion for £192,700

The largest-ever GUKPT Primary Occasion got here to an in depth, with rising star Ravi Sheth taking down the £1,250 buy-in match for a career-best £192,700.

A complete of 1,023 entries created an enormous prize pool, and all eyes had been on Rick Trigg and Katie Swift on the closing desk as each appeared to make their very own slice of GUKPT historical past.

Trigg was chasing a record-breaking fourth GUKPT Primary Occasion title, however his bid fell simply quick with a fourth-place end for £74,400. Swift, in the meantime, was aiming to develop into the primary girl to win a GUKPT Primary Occasion. After ending runner-up in Luton final September, she as soon as once more made a deep run however bowed out in sixth place, incomes £38,480.

In the long run, it was Sheth who stole the highlight. The younger Brit sealed his second GUKPT Primary Occasion title, following his win in Blackpool final November, and confirmed his place as one of many UK circuit’s deadliest gamers.

Sheth defeated Simon Willson heads-up to say the trophy, with Willson banking £140,580 for his spectacular runner-up end. Josh Curry rounded out the rostrum in third for £102,420.

GUKPT Primary Occasion Remaining Desk Outcomes

Rick Trigg Wins GOLIATH £3,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler (£38,000)

Rick Trigg would not have to attend lengthy for redemption, after his close to miss within the GUKPT Primary Occasion, as only a few days later he took down the GOLIATH Tremendous Excessive Curler.

From a subject of 30 gamers, Trigg bagged the Day 1 chip lead and transformed that right into a win for £38,000. He defeated Xiaoyun Li heads-up, with acquainted British faces Tom Corridor and Brandon Sheils rounding out the payouts.

GOLIATH £3,000 Tremendous Excessive Curler Remaining Desk outcomes

Yuzhou Yin Wins GOLIATH £1,500 Excessive Curler (£75,170)

Yuzhou Yin secured the most important win of his poker profession after taking down the 264-player GOLIATH £1,500 Excessive Curler.

He pocketed £75,170 after defeating Les Packer heads-up, surpassing the €28,444 he took dwelling after profitable a WSOP Circuit ring in Cannes again in April 2023.

Yin is a well-recognized face on the UK circuit, and took down a No-Restrict Maintain’em Turbo aspect occasion at GUKPT Luton again in April, and completed twenty second within the GUKPT Leeds Primary Occasion the next month. He now has a GOLIATH Excessive Curler title and trophy to his identify, growing is complete reside earnings based on the Hendon Mob to over $750,000.

GOLIATH £1,500 Excessive Curler Remaining Desk Outcomes

Primarily based in the UK, Will began working for PokerNews as a contract reside reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time workers in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor.

He graduated from the College of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He additionally holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports activities Journalism.

Calum has been part of the PokerNews staff since September 2021 after working within the UK power sector. He performed his first hand of poker in 2017 and instantly fell in love with the sport.

Calum has written for numerous poker shops however discovered his dwelling at PokerNews, the place he has contributed to varied articles and reside updates, offering insights and reporting on main poker occasions, together with the World Collection of Poker (WSOP).