Two more 25/25 Series champions have been crowned, with Dan Clark outlasting 195 runners in Cardiff from 12-15 February and Ravi Sharda the last man standing in Reading from 19-22 February.

Clark took the honours in the first 25/25 event staged in Wales, topping an impressive field at the G Casino in Cardiff after a three-way deal with Stephen Kavanagh and Tony Martin, which saw Clark pocket a first prize of £9,500. Runner-up Kavanagh and third-placed Martin both took home £7,345.

The field was anything but a walk in the park for Clark though with previous GUKPT champions, 25/25 Series champions, Welsh Poker Series winners, a Shark Cage contestant, and pro poker coaches among the runners.

Rob Thomas finished fourth for £3,270, then came the girls... Huan Wang finishing fifth for £2,270, Sophie Rigali sixth for £1,630 and Diane Evans seventh for £1,290.

Last year's Cardiff GUKPT main event winner Vaidas Siriunas finished eighth for £1,090, with John Challingsworth the first to depart the final table for £980.

The Reading event attracted 225 runners to create a prize pool of £45,000, almost double the guarantee, and after a hard-fought finale Sharda pocketed £13,140 after beating Simon McGechie heads-up.

Special mention goes to Rigali, who added £1,440 for seventh place in Reading to the £1,630 she won for sixth in Cardiff.

25/25 Series Cardiff
1s Dan Clark £9,500
2nd Stephen Kavanagh £7,345
3rd Tony Martin £7,345
4th Rob Thomas £3,270
5th Huan Wang £2,270
6th Sophie Rigali £1,630
7th Diane Evans £1,290
8th Vaidas Siriunas £1,090
9th John Challingsworth £980

25/25 Reading
1st Ravi Sharda £13,040
2nd Simon McGechie £8,540
3rd Steve Penny £5,360
4th Paul Bampton £3,510
5th Jack Nolan £2,430
6th Jason Beazley £1,750
7th Sophie Rigali £1,440
8th Chris Cooper £1,220
9th Kumar £1,030