The Poker Goblin

The 2008 BlueSqpoker.com Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) has recently come to a close.

The Grand Final main Event held at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London was won by Paul Foltyn who was rewarded with a winners’ cheque of £167,050.

He defeated a starting field of 184 poker players and got the better of Yorkshireman Jeffrey Duvall in the heads-up.  As runner-up Duvall won the consolation prize of £96,600.  Former soccer player Tony Cascarino also made it to the final table but was knocked out into sixth place, and was rewarded £27,600 for his efforts.

Just a few days later, the GUKPT Champion of Champions ended this year’s GUKPT at the G Casino in Luton.  This event was won by Ash Hussain who took the first place prize of £20,000.

In second place was David Rudling who took the runners-up prize of £14,000.  In third place was the GUKPT 2008 leaderboard winner Marc Goodwin who was rewarded with £10,000.  Days after winning the Grand Final, Paul Foltyn put in another good performance to reach the final table and finish in seventh position.  He added an extra £4,000 to the £167,050 he had won just a few days earlier.

A total of 93 players entered this event – all earning their right to play by way of their GUKPT season performances.

The schedule for next season’s GUKPT has been announced with more prize money for the events.