£1,000 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Reading
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£304,200
Entries
346
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
After three days of play, including three Day 1 flights, the £1,000 GUKPT Main Event has concluded. Your winner Richard ''Rick'' Trigg takes his third GUKPT title and £78,260 for his victory after 10 hours of play on Day 3.
The event was a really successful one, with 346 entrants taking to the tables in Reading South Grosvenor Casino. There were 34 players that made the money in the event, with Duc Cao being the unfortunate bubble boy. Day 2 saw 108 players play down to just 14, after 10 levels of play.
Returning players that fell just before the final table were Vikrum Mehta (14th), Eovert Maile (13th), Emrah Yildiz (12th), ex-England international footballer Anthony Gardner (11th). The unlucky man to bubble the final table was Phil Tate, who got in his tens against the aces of Kuljinder Sidhu and didn’t improve.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (£) |
| 1 | Richard Trigg | United Kingdom | £78,260 |
| 2 | Kuljinder Sidhu | United Kingdom | £54,930 |
| 3 | David Anderson | United Kingdom | £33,570 |
| 4 | Michael Burnett | United Kingdom | £21,360 |
| 5 | Christopher Brammer | United Kingdom | £14,040 |
| 6 | Jack Hardcastle | United Kingdom | £10,370 |
| 7 | Jack Loraine | United Kingdom | £7,630 |
| 8 | Andrew Bullen | United Kingdom | £6,410 |
| 9 | Benjamin Creasey | United Kingdom | £5,490 |
Benjamin Creasey was the first out on the final table, after running his pocket pair of sixes into the pocket kings of Jack Hardcastle, earning £5,490 for 9th.
Andrew Bullen was next to go after he ran into the pocket kings of Jack Loraine, which didn’t improve sending him out in 8th for £6,410.
In 7th was Loraine, unfortunately for him his pocket jacks got rivered after being all in preflop against Michael Burnett's queen-seven. Loraine cashed for £7,630.
Hardcastle finished 6th, not able to grab himself another title. Still a great showing from the Portsmouth-native, who cashed for £10,370 after running his king-queen into the big slick of Burnett.
The names kept falling as Christopher Brammer busted in 5th for £14,040. Brammer busted into Trigg's Ace-queen when he jammed his short stack in. It was Brammer's first GUKPT event in years, a great showing from the British pro who couldn't go better than his best finish in a GUKPT of second place.
Burnett was out in 4th after he lost nearly all his stack with pocket kings against Sidhu’s ace-queen. He did manage to triple up the next hand but ultimately couldn’t spin it back up. He exited after running into the pocket tens of David Anderson with his pocket sevens, cashing for £21,360.
Anderson was actually next to bust, he got in king-queen suited against Trigg’s big slick and although he flopped a flush draw, he didn’t improve, which sent play to heads-up. He did make £33,570 for his efforts, still.
Heads-up play was back and forth, both keeping in contention trading small pots with one another. After Trigg opened up an 3-to-2 lead, Sidhu flopped two pair with queens and fours against the pocket jacks of Trigg. Trigg then turned a set and after a blank river came in, Sidhu quite rightly got his hand all in only to be shown the bad news by Trigg, who three-of-a-king secured the win and his third GUKPT title. Sidhu cashed for £54,930 and added another great accolade to his already fantastic poker resume.
Winner's Interview
Grosvenor live stream commentator and interviewer Phil ''The Tower'' Heald caught up with the victor after his win and asked him how it sounds to be three time champion. ''It feels really good, I've had my eye on trying to get the third one''.
Trigg, who was one of 11 players to max late register at the start of Day 2 and got down to 3 big blinds at one point on Day 2 but battled back, spoke about what it was like playing in the Poker room in Reading where they played out the final table, ''It's been such a strange final, it's been so quiet, it made everyone concentrate a bit more and play better. Normally there are a couple of people on the rail making some noise''.
Trigg was asked how it felt and what it was like to win as a sponsored Grosvenor player, ''Uhm...hopefully I get a contract renewal!'', which drew a laugh from his interviewer. ''It's like a family, everyone roots for each other, everyone's been texting me all day''. It must have been great for Trigg to get a victory on a tour close to his heart.
Trigg drew a big smile as he lifted his third title on the GUKPT tour, congratulations to Rick! That does it for the PokerNews coverage of GUKPT Reading. This is the place for coverage for many events, including future GUKPT tour stops. UKIPT Nottingham and EPT Barcelona are close on the radar so keep it here for all the hand histories and info on players.
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Rick Trigg had won 4 of the last 5 pots against Kuljinder Sidhu and opened up a 4,200,000 to 2,800,000 lead over Sidhu.
In the final hand of the tournament Trigg limped in and Sidhu checked his option.
To a flop of 
, Trigg bet 100,000 when checked to and Sidhu flat called.
On a turn of 
, Sidhu checked again and Trigg fired 350,000 into the pot. He got the call to set up a river.
Completing the board was a 
, which caused Sidhu to lead jam all in for 2,200,000 into the 1,100,000 pot. Trigg stood up as he swiftly examined the board to see if he could be beat, before calling.
Kuljinder Sidhu: 
Rick Trigg: 
It was what you could call a ''set-up'', as in Sidhu was doomed to lose, after he flopped top two and then Trigg turned a set. Sidhu finishes 2nd for £54,930 and Grosvenor-sponsered player Rick Trigg wins his third GUKPT and £78,260.
A full re-cap including winners interview with Trigg will be available shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,920,000
3,620,000
|
3,620,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Players are taking a quick break to get refreshed before play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
3,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
After a players have traded a few pots, Kuljinder Sidhu has opened up a lead against Rick Trigg with Sidhu's 3,800,000 playing Rick Trigg's 3,100,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
|
3,100,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
||
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The two players heads-up are on a 15-minute break before play begins to determine the next GUKPT champion.
Level 27
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
David Anderson raised to 160,000 from the button and Rick Trigg three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind. Anderson then responded by moving all in and Trigg quickly called, covering Anderson by just over 200,000.
David Anderson: 
Richard Trigg: 
The flop of 
gave Anderson a flush draw but on the 
and 
turn and river, Trigg held to bust Anderson in third for £33,570 and send play to heads-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,900,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,100,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level 27
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
After Kuljinder Sidhu raised to 130,000 from the small blind, Rick Trigg moved all in for his last 600,000 and Sidhu snap called.
Richard Trigg: 
Kuljinder Sidhu:
Trigg was in rough shape but the board ran out 
to give him the double
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 26
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Michael Burnett had opened under-the-gun to 80,000 before Kuljinder Sidhu three-bet to 275,000 on the button. It folded back to Burnett, known as Teddy, and he moved all in covering Sidhu's last 1,500,000. Sidhu made the call and it was a cooler.
Kuljinder Sidhu: 
Michael Burnett: 
The flop was clean for Burnett 
but the 
peeled off on the turn and completed the board to give Sidhu a huge double and leave Burnett with just 200,000.
In the next hand, Rick Trigg opened to 80,000 from under-the-gun and David Anderson called from the small blind. Burnett then moved his last 150,000 chips into the middle and both players called. They checked it down and Burnett turned over on the 
board to triple up.
A few hands later Burnett moved all in from under-the-gun and David Anderson called from the big blind.
Michael Burnett: 
David Anderson: 
The board ran out 
to send Burnett to the rail in 4th for £21,360.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,300,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
2,000,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,600,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
Busted | |