Sam Mitten-Laurence took the UKIPT Nottingham main event at Dusk Till Dawn from 12-20 April, running up a \u00a3160 satellite seat into a \u00a3182,200 payday after topping a massive 1,036 runner-field.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old’s achievement was all the more impressive given that this was only his second live tournament appearance!<\/p>\n
After working his way through a final table that included Kuljinder Sidhu, Krzysztof Jacyk, Patrick Clarke and Richard Jones just Trevor Pearson stood in the way of Mitten-Laurence and a first major title. <\/p>\n
Last year’s third-place finisher couldn’t overturn a three-to-one chip deficit and finally hit the rail when his A-J couldn’t crack Mitten-Laurence’s A-K.<\/p>\n
“I’ve really enjoyed the whole week, especially since it’s been so long since my last live tournament,” Mitten-Laurence told the PokerStars blog. “It’s been a great experience. I definitely plan on playing more UKIPT events, and I’ll probably travel for some EPTs too.” <\/p>\n
UKIPT Nottingham<\/b>
\n1st Sam Mitten-Laurence, United Kingdom, \u00a3182,000
\n2nd Trevor Pearson, United Kingdom, \u00a3110,000
\n3rd Richard Jones, United Kingdom, \u00a377,400
\n4th Patrick Clarke, Ireland, \u00a358,100
\n5th Krzysztof Jacyk, Poland, \u00a344,700
\n6th Kuljinder Sidhu, United Kingdom, \u00a332,000
\n7th Sunil Pancholi, United Kingdom, \u00a324,200
\n8th Luke Perrott, United Kingdom, \u00a317,320<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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