TO THE HUNTER GOES THE GUKPT MANCHESTER MAIN

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It was a busy weekend in Europe - this is our first of three updates from Europe ...

Leg 1 of the 2012 GUKPT (Grosvenor UK Poker Tour) was completed over the weekend. Scotland's Lewis Hunter collected the first PTPR Points of his career with the victory.

Hunter more than tripled his live career tournament earnings with the win. Over 49K GBP for the weekend grind!

Fifth place finisher Sam Grafton earned his first score of 2012. Grafton (2011 PTPR Rank: 1409th) earned a score at the WSOP last summer - in Event 26 - NLH Six-Max.

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TOP 10 PAYOUTS (in GBP) 1st Lewis Hunter £49,600 2nd Kevin Steele £34,630 3rd Allan Doyle £21,800 4th Danny Blair £13,250 5th Sam Grafton £10,260 6th Gary Holden £8,120 7th Gonzalez Garcia £6,410 8th John Hanley £4,700 9th Chris Kadji £3,420 10th Jamie Ellwood £2,990 RELATED POSTS >> QUOSS WINS GRAND FINAL >> 2011 GUKPT MANCHESTER

PTPR TIER 3 EVENT Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester GUKPT NLH Main Event January 27-29, 2012 Grosvenor G Casino | Manchester Buy-in: $1,685 | Prizepool: $266,251 Entries: 171 DEFENDING CHAMPION Peter McAdams, (2011 PTPR Rank: 835th) PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION LEWIS HUNTER 35 KEVIN STEELE 18 ALLAN DOYLE 10 DANNY BLAIR 8 SAM GRAFTON 5 NEXT TOUR STOP GUKPT Walsall Final Table March 16-18, 2012

GSOP MANCHESTER: KERPER TOO MUCH - WINS AT OLD TRAFFORD

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Jens Kerper held a significant chip lead heading into final table play today at GSOP Manchester - live from Old Trafford, home of famous football club Manchester United - and nothing could stand in the way of the German player.

Kerper manhandled the competition today - holding a crazy 16:1 chip lead once we got to heads up. Kerper earns his first PTPR Score of the season - he had one score in 2010 - in the Aussie Millions Main Event.

Final Table Payouts:
1st: Jens Kerper, $81,175
2nd: Rolf Inge Kvanik, $51,570
3rd: Andis Netlaus, $35,908
4th: Johannes Erfurth, $28,268
5th: Karl Rosengard, $21,174
6th: Martinak Andras, $16,999
7th: Vizsnyiczai Zsolt, $13,752
8th: Rob Sherwood, $10,696
9th: James Browning, $8,786


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Grand Series of Poker Manchester
GSOP Manchester NLH Main Event
August 3-6, 2011

Old Trafford | Manchester
Buy-in: $1,650 | Prizepool: $387,000 | Entries: 258

FINAL RESULTS:
JENS KERPER 35
ROLF INGE KVANIK 18
ANDIS NETLAUS 10
JOHANNES ERFURTH 8
KARL ROSENGARD 5

PTS AT STAKE: GSOP MANCHESTER FINAL TABLE SET FOR SATURDAY

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The 2011-12 Grand Series of Poker (GSOP) Season is underway! First off, historic Old Trafford - home of the Red Devils, Manchester United.

The final table is set - Jens Kerper holds the chip lead - he will enter Saturday's play as the only player with a stack of over 1 million chips. Rolf Inge Kvanik sits second.

Final table participants were sure happy to see tournament vet James Keys eliminated on the final table bubble. Keys, out 10th, was the final player eliminated today as the FT was set. Although collecting over 7K for 10th, Keys will surely be disappointed with the result.

Over 82K goes to the winner!

Here are the Final Table chip counts:
Jens Kerper 1,218,000
Rolf Inge Kvanik 948,000
Karl Rosengard 748,000
Andis Netlaus 644,000
Johannes Erfurth 573,000
Vizsniczai Zsolt 457,000
Martinak Andras 256,000
James Browning 195,000
Rob Sherwood 178,000


PTPR CHALLENGER EVENT
Grand Series of Poker Manchester
GSOP Manchester NLH Main Event
August 3-6, 2011

Old Trafford | Manchester
Buy-in: $1,650 | Prizepool: $387,000 | Entries: 258

PTS AT STAKE:
GSOP Manchester Champion 35
Runner-Up 18
3rd position 10
4th position 8
5th position 5