Stuart Kirby

It’s hats off to Kirby in Luton 25/25

Stuart Kirby claimed the 25/25 Series title at the G Casino in Luton from 12-14 December and picked up a cool £12,920, after 226 entries contributed to a whopping £45,200 prize pool. The 54-strong field returning for Day 2 on Sunday was led by Garry Bush on 292,700, with Kirby in second place on 276,100…

Grosvenor Huddersfield

Etherington deals his way to Huddersfield title

Dave Etherington took the trophy in the 25/25 Series event at the Grosvenor Casino in Huddersfield from 12-14 December after a three-way chop that saw Matt Wood take the biggest slice of the prize pool. Wood pocketed £7,100, with Etherington and Rob Knights taking £4,350 each. The players then played on for the trophy, Etherington…

Liam Batey

Batey at the double in Nottingham

The Nottingham leg of the 25/25 Series at the G Casino produced an enormous £9,000 overlay and one man not complaining about that is Liam Batey, who took down his second 25/25 title in the space of two months to pocket £7,875 after beating Steve Brown heads-up. Following on from his great win in Sheffield…

McTaggart takes down Edinburgh 25/25

Paul McTaggart claimed the 25/25 Series crown in Edinburgh after agreeing a three-handed deal with Chun Lee and Tommy Noble at the Maybury Casino. The deal saw McTaggart take the title and £10,400, with Lee the runner-up for £9,160 and Noble third for £8,900. Joyce Fleming picked up £3,660 for fourth place after shoving all-in…

Leo Casino

Aspey lords it at the Liverpool Leo

The 25/25 Series made its first ever visit to the Grosvenor Leo Casino in Liverpool from 21-23 November, with Warren Aspey emerging as the winner from a field of 124 entries after a four-way deal. Aspey took the lion’s share of the prizepool (£5,920) in the deal, with the other three players – Roy Atherton,…

Nick Webb

Rivals caught in Nick’s Bournemouth Webb

Nick Webb outlasted a field of 187 entries to take down the 25/25 Series event at the Grosvenor Casino Bournemouth from 31 October to 2 November. Webb beat Manuel Bardon heads-up to claim the title and £8,973, with Bardon taking home £6,958 for his efforts. A total of 73 players returned for Day 2, with…

Leicester

Ruparel takes down Leicester 25/25 event

Arjun Ruparel and Karl Harris dealt their way to £6,500 at the 25/25 Series event at the Grosvenor Casino Leicester, with Goliath final-tablist Ruparel taking the trophy and £1,550 on top after winning their heads-up duel. A total of 41 players returned for Day 2 in Leicester from 147 starters, with Harris the chip leader…

Vic 25-25

Sweeney bags the loot in Vic raid

Barry Sweeney won the London leg of the 25/25 Series after a five-handed deal at The Poker Room at the Victoria Casino in London. A total of 387 entries generated a prize pool of £77,400, with Sweeney taking the biggest slice after pocketing £13,340. There were 101 players who made it through to day two…

Liam Batey

BMX bandit Batey back to winning ways

It’s been a quiet few months for former professional BMX rider Liam Batey since he won the 8-Max event at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham for £8,250 in April, but he was back on top in the Sheffield leg of the 25/25 Series at the weekend, collecting £7,800 after a two-handed deal with Thomas Somerville.…

G Casino Cardiff

Welsh events for 25/25 2015 programme

This weekend’s 25/25 Series events in Sheffield and London come to a close today and there are still another seven events on the 2014 calendar to look forward to before the series returns in 2015 even bigger and better, with casinos in Wales joining the lineup for the first time. The remaining events in 2014…

Michael Crawford

Crawford has knack of building Edinburgh stack

Michael Crawford, not aka Frank Spencer, did find The Knack for success like his more famous theatrical namesake though when he took down the 25/25 Series in Edinburgh from 9-12 October. With 232 runners over the three opening flights producing a £46,400 prize pool at the Maybury Casino, it was Crawford who bagged the biggest…

Stephen Allan

Allan has the key to Salford success

Stephen Allan was the sole survivor from a field of 168 entries, pocketing £8,920 after beating Jason Barton heads-up to win the Salford 25/25 from 3-5 October and also collecting a GUKPT seat from the last-man standing pot. After the players had agreed a deal with £8,920 going to first place and £7,500 for second,…