Todd and Haughey double up

The 25/25 Series was in Blackpool from 7-10 May and it proved a pretty special occasion for Nicholas Todd and Anthony Haughey, who placed first and second after finishing fifth and third respectively the previous week in the Leeds 25/25 event. Todd (pictured above) followed up his £4,000 Leeds payout with a £10,520 score and…

Simpson talk of the Toon at Aspers

The WPT National took place at Aspers Casino in Newcastle from 30 April to 3 May, with Kevin Simpson becoming the talk of the Toon after topping a 390-runner field to claim the title and £24,000. Simpson worked his way through an impressive field that included WSOP bracelet winner Surinder Sunar, former Irish Open winner…

Mitchell takes Edinburgh GUKPT title

James Mitchell has added the GUKPT Edinburgh title to his impressive tournament CV, topping a field of 234 entries in the Scottish capital from 19-26 April to turn his £550 buy-in into a cool £33,930 first prize. Mitchell returned for Sunday’s final day with the chip lead and made steady progress towards a heads-up confrontation…

Sam gets his mitts on UKIPT title

Sam Mitten-Laurence took the UKIPT Nottingham main event at Dusk Till Dawn from 12-20 April, running up a £160 satellite seat into a £182,200 payday after topping a massive 1,036 runner-field. The 24-year-old’s achievement was all the more impressive given that this was only his second live tournament appearance! After working his way through a…

25/25 wins for Liperis, Moore and Powell

Three more 25/25 Series winners were crowned from 16-19 April, with Yiannis Liperis (pictured above) winning in Birmingham, Brian Moore in Didsbury and Seb Powell in Southampton. The weekend’s biggest winner was Powell, who turned his £220 investment into a £10,400 score after topping a bumper field of 176 runners in Southampton. With a prize…

Geilich wins Newcastle GPS

Having already been crowned Grosvenor 25/25 Glasgow champion in January, the prolific Ludovic Geilich was the toast of the Tyne after claiming the latest leg of the Genting Poker Series in Newcastle from 6-12 April. Glaswegian Geilich topped an impressive 248-runner field at the Genting Casino in Newcastle after safely navigating his way through a…

Berragan proves a top student

With a bumper field of 801 runners taking a break from their studies from 8-12 April to take part in the Grosvenor UK Student Poker Championship, it was Hull University’s Cillian Berragan who took the title. After three days of hard-fought action at the G Casino at the Ricoh Arena, Berragan managed to turn his…

Triantafyllakis wins Irish Open

Greek online qualifier Ioannis Triantafyllakis was the last man standing from the 321 entrants at this year’s Irish Open at the Hilton Doubletree (formerly the Burlington) over the Easter weekend (3-6 April). Triantafyllakis took home €209,500, plus a bonus €50,000 for becoming the PaddyPower Poker Sole Survivor from 107 qualifiers in the tournament. The €3,200…

Tributes pour in for poker legend ‘Devilfish’

One of the most recognisable faces in British poker, Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott, died on 6 April at the age of 61, following a battle with colon cancer. Ulliott had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in February and, despite the severity of the illness, had remained typically upbeat, cracking jokes and keeping positive. “It is hard…

Yong on song at the Hippodrome

The PokerStars UKIPT Series returned to the Hippodrome Casino in London from 26-29 March, with Malaysian Chris Yong the dominant force with his hyper-aggressive style of play responsible for a string of eliminations and him winning the trophy and £10,986. A total of 160 players created a prize pool just short of £39,000 with Yong…

Three cheers for Rosen, Ramsay and Peel

Three more names have been added to the 25/25 Series honour roll for 2015, with Zack Rosen winning in Plymouth from 5-8 March and Michael Ramsay and Alexander Peel taking the titles in Coventry and Bradford from 16-22 March. Rosen, who finished third in the Sky Poker UK Championship Turbo event just over a year…

Mallu on the march in Manchester

The second leg of this season’s GUKPT took place at Manchester’s G Casino from 8-15 March, with Ali Mallu lifting the winner’s trophy. After battling his way through nearly 200 players, the GUKPT regular was one of 14 players who returned on Sunday for the final day’s play. As the action progressed and the final…