Flashback: Ali Ayub Wins Inagural EAPT UK Main Event for £67,400
Level 6
: Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Back in May, Ali Ayub became the first-ever EAPT UK Main Event champion to bag a cool £67,400.
The local hero outlasted 858 players and, after agreeing to an ICM chip-chop, beat Ionut Dumitrana heads-up to take the crown.
The DTD regular and commentator was a popular victor, and the winning moment came when Ayub shoved with an open-ended straight draw and flush draw. Dumitrana made the call with a pair of threes.
Ayub had two over cards with the five-four of clubs and had 20 outs to take down the championship. He hit the eight of clubs for a flush to lift the light-up EAPT trophy.
2024 EAPT UK Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Ayub | United Kingdom | £67,400* |
| 2 | Ionut Dumitrana | United Kingdom | £59,600* |
| 3 | Jason Riley | United Kingdom | £33,500 |
| 4 | Yanwen Li | United Kingdom | £23,250 |
| 5 | David Langsdale | United Kingdom | £16,500 |
| 6 | Longmao Fan | United Kingdom | £11,000 |
| 7 | Trevor Pearson | United Kingdom | £8,000 |
| 8 | Yinchuan Liu | China | £6,000 |
| 9 | Ben Clark | United Kingdom | £5,000 |
* Denotes heads-up ICM chop