Dean Lyall took down the Grosvenor 25/25 Series event at the Merchant City Casino from 14-16 March 2014, beating David Gillies heads-up to claim the title and £12,000.

Of the 212 players who began the tournament, it came down to two, with heads-up play starting with Lyall enjoying a 2:1 chip advantage over Gillies. And Lyall used his stack to good effect finishing off proceedings when his pocket 10s held up against Gillies’ K-Q.

Robert Knight and Gordon Wood went out in third and fourth places respectively, both at the hands of Lyall.

First Lyall took out Wood, whose A-10 was no match for pocket eights that turned into a set for Lyall, then in the next hand he accounted for Knight as well.

Knight was responsible for knocking out Alan Wilder in fifth place, after Wood had opened for 55k. Knight put in a three-bet to 110k in position and Wilder shipped close to 600k all-in from the big blind.

After a fold from Wood, Knight called with pocket queens against Wilder’s fishhooks and made a full-house to account for Wilder in fifth place.

Keith Christie exited in sixth place after shoving all-in for 236k with pocket sixes against Lyall’s A-J, which improved to a set of jacks.

Marco Ogan hit the rail in seventh, running A-K all-in pre-flop into Wood’s aces.

G K Kamal finished in eighth place, with Bernie Breem the first to leave the final table when he shoved all-in for more than 350k after Lyall had opened for 32k.

Lyall had the simplest of calls, with his pocket rockets holding up against Breem’s pocket nines.

25/25 Series Glasgow
1st Dean Lyall £12,000
2nd David Gillies £8,100
3rd Robert Knight £5,150
4th Gordon Wood £3,100
5th Alan Wilder £2,350
6th Keith Christie £1,900
7th Marco Ogan £1,450
8th G K Kamal £1,200
9th Bernie Breem £850