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Lewis Hunter Wins GUKPT in Manchester
Lewis Hunter, a poker pro from Scotland, has made his first successful raid on the UK poker scene, taking away a prize of £49,600 after his victory in the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour.
The tournament, which took place in Manchester, saw Hunter best 170 other players to take the first place prize. In second place was Kevin Steel, of England, who left with £34,630 for his efforts.
Hunter said that he felt “very good” about his performance, especially considering that the “trophy is going back to Scotland”. He did say that he was disappointed as he had lost a lot of bluffing, but he was glad to have succeeded in the tournament in general.
Steele said that he was fairly happy with his runner up spot, feeling that it was not a bad start to the new year. He believes that he can move on from second place to enjoy bigger and better things later in the year.
Do Poker Tournaments Need Better Organization?
The major poker tournaments are always expanding, but in the last year or so that expansion has been marred by financial woes, clashing schedules, and organizational issues – not to mention threats of boycotts after black friday.
This year, the poker calendar is even more cluttered than usual – with big name tournament clashes starting early. Florida based players are expected to choose between the WPT Lucky Hearts Open, or the Miami Gardens Poker Classic next month. Why are both main events on the same day? What do the two events have to gain by competing with each other – or is it just an accident, brouht about through poor planning?
Some poker tournament organizers are working to mitigate these clashes, with multiple Day 1s a popular way of giving people the opportunity to take two bites of the tournament cherry, so to speak.
However, that still leaves people with the difficult of choosing what to enter first. Prioritizing a tournament is a public show of support. That may not be a huge deal for a dedicated amateur, but it puts big name players in a difficult position.
Would it be better if the bigger names worked together to schedule their tournaments? There’s always room for a little competition, but spreading out tournament dates would benefit many players, and could increase the number of entrants overall.
I believe that if the major tournaments spread out their dates a little better, and perhaps ran shorter series – so that there were more events running concurrently, it would be good for the players, and give more exposure to the brands too.
888poker Delivers Another Sizzling Hot Contest
€20,000 is up for grabs at the much-anticipated Austrian Spring Challenge poker tournament. This all-exciting contest from 888poker promises to thrill players with sizzling-hot gaming action.
Promotions for The Aussie Millions
The Aussie Millions 2011 is just around the corner. Thanks to 888Poker you could win yourself a seat at the Aussie Millions, as part of an exclusive, $17,500 prize package. There’s a calendar packed full of events for you to look forward to.