The 25/25 Series was in Blackpool from 7-10 May and it proved a pretty special occasion for Nicholas Todd and Anthony Haughey, who placed first and second after finishing fifth and third respectively the previous week in the Leeds 25/25 event.
Todd (pictured above) followed up his £4,000 Leeds payout with a £10,520 score and the title in Blackpool, Haughey adding £10,000 to the £5,500 he collected in Leeds.
Though Todd took the trophy, the biggest payout in Blackpool went to Andrew Duffy after the final trio agreed a three-way chop at the Sandcastle Casino.
They played on for an extra £2,520 and the trophy with Todd taking the honours. The final hand was something of a cooler with the chips hitting the middle on a Q-3-3-5 board. Haughey tabled K-Q but his top pair was was behind Todd's 6-3. The king on the river was no help to Haughey and gave Todd the crown.
In Leeds the previous weekend, Christopher Howe took the title and £7,000, with Peter Leonard finishing runner-up for £6,240 as a field of 106 runners and 46 re-buys produced a prize pool of £41,200.
On the same weekend In Luton, a massive 281 runners created a whopping £56,200 prize pool, with Michael Rosaman taking the crown after a three-way deal with Garry Bush and Driton Haxhiaj. Winner Rosaman bagged £11,650, with Bush runner-up for £11,500 and Haxhiaj third for £10,000.
25/25 Blackpool
1st Nicholas Todd £10,520
2nd Anthony Haughey £10,000
3rd Andrew Duffy £13,250
4th Gary Clucas £4,340
5th Neville White £2,980
6th James Clossick £2,230
7th Allan Peers £1,770
8th Paul Wilson £1,430
9th David Gee £1,200
25/25 Leeds
1st Christopher Howe £7,000
2nd Peter Leonard £6,240
3rd Anthony Haughey £5,500
4th Erdal Aktas £5,000
5th Nicholas Todd £4,000
6t Hannah Swales £4,000
7th Ali Bash £1,320
8th Sam Chapman £1,110
9th Joshua Cooper £950
25/25 Luton
1st Michael Rosaman £11,650
2nd Garry Bush £11,500
3rd Driton Haxhiaj £10,000
4th Ken Wong £4,270
5th David Johnson £2,920
6th David Lloyd £2,190
7th Dave McConachie £1,750
8th Ellie Biessek £1,400
9th Graham Carter £1,180
