Jeff Kimber, a former sports journalist from Newcastle, is now £83,910 richer after winning the 2nd leg of the GUKPT yesterday. The full time pro also collects a seat in the tour’s Grand Final (equivalent to £3,000) and an iPod nano.
The final day had began as a very evenly matched affair with less than 300k separating chip leader Kimber from Craig Metcalfe in 9th place. However, the hand that precipitated Jeff’s eventual economic dominance was not far away. Aaron Barry, first to act, went all in for 120k on the sub-prime holding of K8. Jeff’s pocket queens demanded that he call but the most significant decision was supplied by another player.
Dharminder ‘D’ Buttar, a 21 year old, who qualified through a £25 satellite, had TT in the hole. After some deliberation and a rule query with the tournament director, ‘D’ decided, correctly, to fold, only to be smacked in the face by a ten on the flop. Had Aaron not decided to invest with K8, the tournament may have had a different winner as ‘D’ would have almost certainly tussled heads up with Jeff. Such is the beauty of poker. Maybe Aaron could use some of his 7th place prize money to buy ‘D’ a beer.
However, Jeff fully deserves his champagne moment as, throughout the day’s play, he made good reads and correct decisions. In a post game interview, 2nd place Peter Charalambous admitted he had been outplayed and struggled to find words to express himself. For some reason, he didn’t look to the ex-journalist for suggestions.
Final Standings of the 2nd Leg GUKPT – Walsall
The final day had began as a very evenly matched affair with less than 300k separating chip leader Kimber from Craig Metcalfe in 9th place. However, the hand that precipitated Jeff’s eventual economic dominance was not far away. Aaron Barry, first to act, went all in for 120k on the sub-prime holding of K8. Jeff’s pocket queens demanded that he call but the most significant decision was supplied by another player.
Dharminder ‘D’ Buttar, a 21 year old, who qualified through a £25 satellite, had TT in the hole. After some deliberation and a rule query with the tournament director, ‘D’ decided, correctly, to fold, only to be smacked in the face by a ten on the flop. Had Aaron not decided to invest with K8, the tournament may have had a different winner as ‘D’ would have almost certainly tussled heads up with Jeff. Such is the beauty of poker. Maybe Aaron could use some of his 7th place prize money to buy ‘D’ a beer.
However, Jeff fully deserves his champagne moment as, throughout the day’s play, he made good reads and correct decisions. In a post game interview, 2nd place Peter Charalambous admitted he had been outplayed and struggled to find words to express himself. For some reason, he didn’t look to the ex-journalist for suggestions.
Final Standings of the 2nd Leg GUKPT – Walsall
1. Jeff Kimber £83,910
2. Peter Charalambous £48,790
3. Dharminder ‘D’ Buttar £35,160
4. Nikhil Persaud £23,680
5. Craig Metcalfe £17,940
6. Charles Denton £14,350
7. Aaron Barry £11,480
8. Terry Owens £8,610
2. Peter Charalambous £48,790
3. Dharminder ‘D’ Buttar £35,160
4. Nikhil Persaud £23,680
5. Craig Metcalfe £17,940
6. Charles Denton £14,350
7. Aaron Barry £11,480
8. Terry Owens £8,610
9. Luke Patten £6,640
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