Adam Wilkinson won the Main Event of the GUKPT stop in Blackpool and collected £55,035, PokerNews reports. The field numbered 190 entries, each paying £1,250, which built a prize pool of £237,500.

Michael Whitehead took second place and £42,435. Chris Guertin was third for £26,580, Christopher Wood fourth for £17,790 and Jon Kalmar fifth for £12,210.

The rest of the final table was paid as follows: Chris Cox, sixth, £8,880; Benjamin Hill, seventh, £6,980; Trevor Reardon, eighth, £5,920; and Peter Charalambous, ninth, £5,200.

The next date on the circuit is the 2026 GUKPT Grand Final at Grosvenor Victoria in London, from November 19 to 29. Its Main Event has a £2,000 buy-in and a £500,000 guarantee. PokerNews notes that Alan Stearn won the 2025 Grand Final Main Event for £125,645.

Source: PokerNewsDaily

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