Paul Bracken won the 10th leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour at the G Casino in Blackpool, winning £109,700 in cash, a seat worth £3,000 to the GUKPT grand final in a fortnight's time in London, and £10,000 added by Blue Square.
More than 350 players entered the event, and the London-Irishman beat Leesider Paul Gardner heads up with a final hand of two pair versus top pair on the flop. There was no help for Gardner on the turn and river, and Bracken, a pro of four years who plays mainly cash games, took the top prize.
The chip counts going into the final were:
- Paul Murrell — 691,000
- Neil Channing — 547,000
- Ben Vinson — 483,000
- Mike Williams — 481,000
- Paul Bracken — 460,000
- Paul Gardner — 323,000
- Lee Kam — 199,000
- Ben Herron — 179,000
- Lee Biddulph — 163,000
The Blackpool leg of the GUKPT was the 10th and final leg of the regular tour, with only the £3,000 grand final at the Victoria Casino, London, left to be played on Nov. 29, 2007.
The final payouts at GUKPT Blackpool were:
- Paul Bracken — £109,700
- Paul Gardner — £56,500
- Ben Vinson — £38,850
- Paul Murrell — £28,250
- Neil Channing — £21,200
- Mike Williams — £17,650
- Lee Biddulph — £14,100
- Ben Herron — £10,600
- Leo Kam — £8,800
