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Poker Tournament Results
Grosvenor World Masters / Grosvenor UK Poker Tour- Leg 9
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Leo Kam |
| 1 |
Leo Kam (Ottawa, ON, Canada) |
£119,590 and + £10,000 Seat |
| 2 |
Robert Boon (UK) |
£64,950 |
| 3 |
Nick Gibson (Windsor, UK) |
£43,300 |
| 4 |
Carl Buskirk (USA) |
£34,640 |
| 5 |
Ian Cox (UK) |
£25,980 |
| 6 |
Michael Bale (UK) |
£21,650 |
| 7 |
John Kabbaj (London, UK) |
£17,320 |
| 8 |
Patrik Selin (London, UK) |
£12,290 |
| 9 |
Brian Gilbert (UK) |
£10,820 |
| 10 |
Priyan Demel (London, UK) |
£6,500 |
| 11 |
Gerald Ringe (UK) |
£4,330 |
| 12 |
Adam Heller (London, UK) |
£3,460 |
| 13 |
Charles Denton AKA "dash" (Liverpool, UK) |
£3,460 |
| 14 |
Simon Eastwood AKA "The Eastwood" (Windsor, UK) |
£3,460 |
| 15 |
Jonathan Martin (UK) |
£3,460 |
| 16 |
Koroush Nikkhah (UK) |
£3,460 |
| 17 |
Martin Bader (UK) |
£3,460 |
| 18 |
Jamil Ogunmakinwa AKA "jam's" (London, UK) |
£3,460 |
| 19 |
Unknown |
£3,030 |
| 20 |
Mark Banin AKA "Prince Charles" (London, UK) |
£3,030 |
| 21 |
Andy Cruickshank (UK) |
£3,030 |
| 22 |
Davood Mehrmand (Frankfurt, Germany) |
£3,030 |
| 23 |
Sunny Chattha (London, UK) |
£3,030 |
| 24 |
Frank Pini (London, UK) |
£3,030 |
| 25 |
Craig Owen (Kettering, UK) |
£3,030 |
| 26 |
Charalambos "Bambos" Xanthos (London, UK) |
£3,030 |
| 27 |
Richie Allen (UK) |
£3,030 |
| 28 |
Mark Herron AKA "Marky147" (Dorchester, UK) |
£2,160 |
| 29 |
Mario Pavlou (UK) |
£2,160 |
| 30 |
Alan Boyle AKA "boyler" (cookstown, UK) |
£2,160 |
| 31 |
Talal Shakerchi (London, UK) |
£2,160 |
| 32 |
Jamie Moult (UK) |
£2,160 |
| 33 |
Joel Ettedgi |
£2,160 |
| 34 |
Adam Wilkinson AKA "sgtwilko" (Birmingham, UK) |
£2,160 |
| 35 |
Piers Whyman (UK) |
£2,160 |
| 36 |
Paul Lawrence (UK) |
£2,160 |
Tournament Report
Nobu Chef Cooks Up £130,000 Hotpot in Poker Tournament
26-year old chef Leo Kam has won the 9th leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) in London's Grosvenor Victoria casino. The Canadian player, who usually plays in £20 games, claimed his place in the £1,000 event after winning a feeder satellite tournament that cost him just £50 to enter. He emerged victorious after six hard fought days of poker against some of the UK's finest players to take down the £130,000 first prize. He defeated scrap yard merchant Robert Boon in a relatively short heads up battle and outlasted 432 other players in one of the biggest tournaments of its kind ever staged in the UK. Leo is the first overseas player to win a GUKPT event, but was one of three non-British players on the final table.
American Carl Buskirk finished in 4th place while former Pokerroom CEO Patrik Selin from Sweden took eighth in the nine-man final.
Leo, who had previously worked for Gordon Ramsey, now works at Nobu, one of London's most exclusive restaurants. He had specially booked time off work to play in the event and will now have to take even more time off to play in the £3,000 GUKPT Grand Final later in the year. After being presented with the trophy Leo admitted that it hadn't really sunk in yet, but the £130,000 cheque that he left the casino with will be a very welcome reality check when he does eventually reflect on his achievement.
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