Jack Salter Jack Salter added the GUKPT Grand Final High Roller title to his long list of poker accomplishments after outlasting 132 opponents in the £2,500 buy-in tournament. Salter collected £97,100 for his victory, which takes his lifetime winnings soaring past the $8.5 million mark.
Salter last cashed in a live poker tournament in March 2020. The talented British pro came out on top in a $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em event at The Wynn Spring Classic in Las Vegas for $81,000. he then switched his attention to the online poker world, but has returned to the live arena with a bang. 2021 GUKPT Grand Final High Roller Final Table Results
1 Jack Salter £97,100 2 Gary Miller £63,540 3 Marc Wright £40,730 4 J.C. £27,380 5 Driton Haxhiaj £18,890 6 Jack Hardcastle £13,690 7 Yucel Eminoglu £10,750 8 George Demetriou £9,130 9 Daniel Moran £8,140 Only the top 15 finishers received a slice of the £332,500 prize pool. Belgian star Kenny Hallaert was the first of those 15 to see a return on his investment. Recent GUKPT London champion Jiaze Li busted in 14th, with Sebastian Jung , Haresh Thaker , Zhenglong Zhou , and Tom Hall busting before the nine-handed final table.
Daniel Moran , fresh from a $128,374 score in Vegas earlier this year, was the first of the nine finalists to fall. Moran’s ninth-place finish came with an £8,140 payout.
George Demetriou ’s tournament ended abruptly in eighth, a finish worth £9,130. Demetriou was the last of the High Roller players not to pad their bankroll with a five-figure score.
Yucel “Mad Turk” Eminoglu would have made a popular champion had he not ran out of steam in seventh for £10,750. Eminoglu had been missing in action since cashing in Cyprus in November 2019. However, he finished eighth in a £400 Grosvenor 30/30 Series event in Birmingham in September 2021, and enjoyed another finale here in London. It is safe to say Eminoglu is back.
GUKPT Leeds Main Event champion Jack Hardcastle crashed and burned in sixth for £13,690 before two-time GUKPT Luton winner Driton Haxhiaj bowed out […]
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