GUKPT Edinburgh Final Day Blog
Goodbye From Edinburgh – 29/04/2018 – 21:35
Wow! Well what a festival we have just had! Every single event has had a buzz about it. The Main Event broke records and the tournaments ran like clock work.
The biggest ever GUKPT Main Event in Scotland took place this week with 258 entries and Garry Stevens-Smith has took it down, a more than worthy winner who was emotional after his win.
We hope you enjoyed the stream over the last four days and will be with us in 6 weeks time when we heads south to Reading for the 4th leg of the 2018 tour.
Until next time, be lucky.
Runner Up & Winners Interview – 29/04/2018 – 21:30
GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event Champion Garry Stevens-Smith – 29/04/2018 – 21:11
Prizepool Payout – 29/04/2018 – 20:55
GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event
£500 NLHE F/O
Entries: 258
1st – £36,350 – Garry Stevens-Smith
2nd – £23,850 – Ian Berry
3rd – £14,850 – Stevie Bangham
4th – £9,550 – Gary Bertram
5th – £6,550 – Michael O’Sullivan
6th – £4,900 – Usman Ulhaq
7th – £3,900 – Hayden Harman
8th – £3,050 – Rob Bin
9th – £2,600 – Andrew Feenan
10th – £2,200 – Jacob Moss
11th – £1,950 – Louis Paxton
12th – £1,800 – David Weeks
13th – £1,650 – Sally Lawson
14th – £1,600 – Ross McLeod
15th – £1,400 – Craig Smith
16th – £1,400 – G.K.
17th – £1,300 – Mark Dyson
18th – £1,300 – Jonny Gray
19th – £1,150 – Andrew Davidson
20th – £1,150 – Matt Archer
21st – £1,150 – David Gee
22nd – £1,150 – Radoslav Lliev
23rd – £1,050 – John Stirling
24th – £1,050 – Matt Ireland
25th – £1,050 – Carl Taylor
26th – £1,050 – Jeff Kimber
It’s All Over – 29/04/2018 – 20:45
Ian shoves his 6 bigs all in and Gary makes the call.
Ian tables ACES
Gary shows 
The flop comes 
giving Gary a gut shot straight draw….
The turn card comes 
!! Gary turns the straight, Ian can now only chop the pot with a seven…
The river card comes 
It’s All Over!!
Ian Berry is the runner up finishing in second place for £23,850.
Gary StevenSmith is the GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event Champion taking home £36,350!!
Heads Up Begins – 29/04/2018 – 20:25
The players are now back to begin heads up play.
Blinds are 30,000/60,000.
Ian – 1.7million
Gary – 3.2million
Break Time – 29/04/2018 – 20:10
Break time for the two remaining players.
They take 15 minutes before beginning heads up play.
Steve Bangham 3rd – 29/04/2018 – 19:59
Stevie down to just 900k, gets it all in holding 
against the 
of Gary Smith.
The board runs out 
Gary makes a set to take the pot and will go into heads up as chip leader.
We lose Stevie Bangham in 3rd place for £14,850
Blinds Up – 29/04/2018 – 19:40
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 30,000/60,000 with a 6,000 ante.
3 players remaining.
Average stack is 1.7million.
The Final Three – 29/04/2018 – 19:25
Bangham on Top – 29/04/2018 – 19:05
Steve Bangham still leads the way and has increased his stack to 3 million chips since the last break.
Blinds Up – 29/04/2018 – 18:55
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play.
They are now 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante.
3 players remaining still.
Left to Play For – 29/04/2018 – 18:40
GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event
£500 NLHE F/O
Entries: 258
1st – £36,350
2nd – £23,850
3rd – £14,850
All is Quiet – 29/04/2018 – 18:30
No much action to speak of this level.
The players are all very deep, the levels are 45 minutes long now though, which should speed things up.
Chip Counts – 29/04/2018 – 18:10
| Steven Bangham | 2,400,000 |
| Ian Berry | 1,589,000 |
| Garry Stevenssmith | 1,066,000 |
Level 26 – 29/04/2018 – 18:05
The players are back seated as we begin level 26.
They are now 20,000/40,000 with a 4,000 ante.
3 players remaining.
Break Time – 29/04/2018 – 17:50
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
The Final Three – 29/04/2018 – 17:35
Gary Bertram 4th – 29/04/2018 – 17:25
Ian Berry opens to 70,000, Gary Bertram moves all in from the big blind for 450,000. After some time in the tank Ian makes the call.
Gary has the best hand tabling against the 
of Ian.
The flop comes 
as Ian flops a pair and the nut flush draw! Gary flops a gut shot.
The turn card 
The river card 
Ian takes the pot and now has 2.1million which is good for the chip lead.
We lose Gary Bertram in 3rd place for £9,550.
Michael O’Sullivan 5th – 29/04/2018 – 16:55
Stevie Bangham opens to 70,000, Michael O’Sullivan three bets to 175,000, Stevie calls.
The flop comes 
Michael is first to act and leads out for 150,000 with around 150,000 behind, Stevie moves all in and Michael calls it off tabling for top pair, Stevie shows 
as he has flopped bottom set!
The turn card comes leaving Michael drawing dead!
The river card 
An awful hour for Michael as he has gone from chip lead to out, he leaves us in 5th place for £6,550.
Level Up – 29/04/2018 – 16:50
The blinds increase as we begin the next level of play, they are now 15,000/30,000 with a 3,000 ante.
5 players remaining.
Side Event Result – 29/04/2018 – 16:40
GUKPT Edinburgh
£200 NLHE Side Event
Entries: 55
1 – £3,225 – Martin Gallagher
2 – £3,000 – William Andrew Leckie
3 – £1,650 – Syed Zaidi
4 – £1,155 – David Wyse
5 – £825 – William Paxton
6 – £630 – William Hanratty
7 – £515 – Shaun Bennett
Chip Lead Changes Hands – 29/04/2018 – 16:25
Michael O’Sullivan opens to 50,000, Gary Smith three bets to 115,000. Michael then four bets to 260,000…
Gary takes little time before five betting ripping in his 780,000 stack and after some time in the tank Michael makes the call, for the chip lead pot..
Gary tables which dominates the 
of Michael.
The board comes down 
Kings hold for Gary as he takes the chip lead in the tournament with 1.6million. Michael is down to 1.3million.
Usman Ulhaq 6th – 29/04/2018 – 16:10
Usman Ulhaq three bet shoves his 20 bigs and is called by opener Michael O’Sullivan.
Usman tables 
and is in bad shape against the of Michael.
The board runs out 
A set of jacks is good for Michael who is now up to just short of 2 million.
We lose Usman Ulhaq in 6th place for £4,900.
Chip Counts – 29/04/2018 – 15:55
| Micheal Osullivan | 1457000 |
| Gary Bertram | 1031000 |
| Garry Stevenssmith | 862000 |
| Ian Berry | 844000 |
| Steven Bangham | 601000 |
| Usman Ulhaq | 367000 |
Level 24 – 29/04/2018 – 15:45
The players are back seated as we begin level 24.
They are now 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 ante.
6 players remaining.
Break Time – 29/04/2018 – 15:30
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes.
Hayden Harman 7th – 29/04/2018 – 15:02
Hayden Harman gets his ten bigs all in pre holding 
against the of Ian Berry.
The flop comes 
as Ian flops top pair and a gut shot straight draw.
The turn card comes 
!! Ian hits a straight leaving Hayden needing a jack to survive.
The river card comes
Another unlucky exit as Hayden busts in 7th for £3,900.
Robert Bain 8th – 29/04/2018 – 14:45
The two short stacks Rob Bain and Usman Ulhaq get it all in…
for Usman against the 
of Rob.
The flop comes 
The turn card !!! Usman turns a King to take the lead.
The river card comes
Very unlucky for Rob as he heads out in 8th place for £3,050.
Andrew Feenan 9th – 29/04/2018 – 14:25
On a board reading 8–9–K–Q
Gary StevenSmith bets 82,000, Andrew Feenan shoves for 240,000 and Gary makes the call…
Andrew tables J-10 for the nuts, Gary shows K-8 for top and bottom.
The river card comes a KING!!
Full house for Gary as he takes the pot and now 850,000.
Very unlucky for Andrew as we lose him in 9th place for £2,600.
The Finalists – 29/04/2018 – 14:20
Final Table Seating – 29/04/2018 – 14:15
| 1 | 1 | Micheal Osullivan | 1463000 |
| 1 | 2 | Steven Bangham | 828000 |
| 1 | 3 | Usman Ulhaq | 374000 |
| 1 | 4 | Ian Berry | 245000 |
| 1 | 5 | Andrew Feenan | 350000 |
| 1 | 6 | Hayden Horman | 251000 |
| 1 | 7 | Robert Bain | 198000 |
| 1 | 8 | Garry Stevenssmith | 573000 |
| 1 | 9 | Gary Bertram | 855000 |
Final Underway – 29/04/2018 – 14:01
The final table is now underway.
Blinds are 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante.
9 players remaining.
Break Time – 29/04/2018 – 13:33
Break time now for the players as they take 15 minutes before beginning the final table.
Jacob Moss 10th – 29/04/2018 – 13:30
Jacob Moss gets his short stack all in with and is called by Michael O’Sullivan holding 
The board runs out Js
!!
Flush for Michael as he takes the pot and now has around 1.3million.
Sick for Jacob as he heads out in 10th place for £2,200.
Final Table Bubble – 29/04/2018 – 13:20
We are now hand for hand on the final table bubble.
Louis Paxton 11th – 29/04/2018 – 13:15
Louis Paxton gets his 375,000 all in holding against the of Gary Bertram.
The flop comes as Louis flops a full house!
The turn card comes 
The river card !!! Gary makes a bigger full house on the river to take the pot, he now has around 800,000.
We lose Louis PAxton in 11th place for £1,950.
David Weeks 12th – 29/04/2018 – 13:01
David Weeks three bet shoves his four big blinds and is called by opener Gary Bertram.
David tables against the of Gary.
The board runs out 
Gary takes the pot with the nut flush.
We lose David in 12th place for £1,800.
Sally Lawson 13th – 29/04/2018 – 12:55
Sally Lawson calls a raise with the flop comes king high and she gets it all in! Unfortunately for her Michael O’Sullivan has top set!!
Sally drawing dead heads out in 13th place for £1,650.
Ross McLeod 14th – 29/04/2018 – 12:50
Ross McLeod is the first player to bust today, all in with and runs into queens.
No help for Ross and he busts in 14th place for £1,600.
Prizepool Payout – 29/04/2018 – 12:40
GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event
£500 NLHE F/O
Entries: 258
1st – £36,350
2nd – £23,850
3rd – £14,850
4th – £9,550
5th – £6,550
6th – £4,900
7th – £3,900
8th – £3,050
9th – £2,600
10th – £2,200
11th – £1,950
12th – £1,800
13th – £1,650
14th – £1,600
15th – £1,400
16th – £1,400 – G.K.
17th – £1,300 – Mark Dyson
18th – £1,300 – Jonny Gray
19th – £1,150 – Andrew Davidson
20th – £1,150 – Matt Archer
21st – £1,150 – David Gee
22nd – £1,150 – Radoslav Lliev
23rd – £1,050 – John Stirling
24th – £1,050 – Matt Ireland
25th – £1,050 – Carl Taylor
26th – £1,050 – Jeff Kimber
The Final Day – 29/04/2018 – 12:20
The final day is now underway.
Who is going to take down the title?
Shuffle Up & Deal – 29/04/2018 – 12:01
The cards are in the air as we begin day 2.
The blinds are 6,000/12,000 with 1500 ante.
14 players remaining.
Seating Plan – 29/04/2018 – 11:55
| 1 | 1 | Sally Lawson | 235,000 | |
| 1 | 2 | Gary Bertram | 132,000 | |
| 1 | 3 | Jacob Moss | 221,500 | |
| 1 | 4 | David Colin Weeks | 146,000 | |
| 1 | 5 | Micheal Osullivan | 966,000 | |
| 1 | 6 | Robert Bain | 327,500 | |
| 1 | 7 | Louis Paxton | 442,500 | |
| 2 | 1 | Hayden Paul Horman | 387,500 | |
| 2 | 2 | Garry Stevenssmith | 763,000 | |
| 2 | 3 | Andrew James Feenan | 250,000 | |
| 2 | 4 | Ross Mcleod | 179,500 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ian Berry | 211,000 | |
| 2 | 6 | Usman Ulhaq | 564,000 | |
| 2 | 7 | Steven John Bangham | 326,500 |
Welcome To The Final Day – 29/04/2018 – 11:45
Good morning and welcome back to the final day of GUKPT Edinburgh.
We have 14 hopefuls remaining in the tournament, looking to become a main event champion.
Full chip counts are:
| Micheal Osullivan | 966,000 |
| Garry Stevenssmith | 763,000 |
| Usman Ulhaq | 564,000 |
| Louis Paxton | 442,500 |
| Hayden Paul Horman | 387,500 |
| Robert Bain | 327,500 |
| Steven Bangham | 326,500 |
| Andrew Feenan | 250,000 |
| Sally Lawson | 235,000 |
| Jacob Moss | 221,500 |
| Ian Berry | 211,000 |
| Ross Mcleod | 179,500 |
| David Weeks | 146,000 |
| Gary Bertram | 132,000 |
We will be starting at 12pm and playing down to a winner!
