The last 37 players of 1,026 entrants returned on Sunday to play the final day of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour Nottingham Main Event. Among the 37 players were a former UKIPT winner, a UKIPT leaderboard winner and three players who had previously played a UKIPT final table.
However, at the end of it all it was an unknown 24-year-old from the United Kingdom who stood tall as the winner. It was Sa[...] Read more » PokerStars Qulifier Wins UKIPT Nottingham (£182,000)
Joined: Mar '11
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Many many congratulations to Sam Mitten-Laurence on winning this event and the first prize of £182,000. Great to see that he qualified on a satellite and it gives hope to all players who play these things.
Joined: Mar '12
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A great win for a satellite qualifier and from looking at the hendon database this appears to be the only cash he has ever had in a live tournament so a good way to make his debut. $266,000 should ensure a pretty decent holiday for him and his girlfriend.
Dunno what a 'PokerStars Qulifier' means but sure as hell I want be one when I'll grow up. Of course what would be a UK based tourey final table without a guy from Poland to represent all the ex-pats currently waiting for David Cameron to send them home for good.
