There were 52 players who returned to the G Casino in Walsall for day two of the 25/25 Series from 27-29 June, with only Michael Corrigan surviving until the end of it… £7,250 richer and the proud recipient of the 25/25 Walsall trophy. A total of 179 entries contributed to a healthy £35,980 prize pool,…
Leg three of the Scottish element of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series at the Merchant City Casino in Glasgow from 20-22 July attracted 190 entries and a prize pool of £38,000, with Craig Smith taking the title and £11,010 first-place loot. At the start of heads-up play Smith enjoyed a 3.1m to 1.65m chip advantage over…
Despite the distraction of the World Cup, the three flights of the Stockton leg in the Yorkshire section of the 25/25 Series saw a total number of 126 entries to creep above the guarantee by one runner and the major beneficiary of the £25,200 prize pool was Lauren Render, who took home £5,450 and the…
Leg three of the north-west section of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series from 6-8 June produced a £52,800 prize pool after 264 entries signed up for the three opening flights. But after 16 hours of play on day two only Rob Swindells remained from the 59 who returned to the G Casino in Didsbury after his…
Ellie Biessek, who became the first and so far only woman to take down a GPS main event when she won in Newcastle last year, added a 25/25 Series crown to her list of titles with victory in Luton from 6-8 June. A total of 188 players bought into the Luton 25/25, creating a £37,600…
Leg four of the 25/25 Series South region took place at the Grosvenor Casino, Bournemouth, from 23-25 May 2014, with 178 entries making a total prize pool of £35,600… of which £7,250 went to Leicester winner Vaidas Siriunas. Siriunas bagged his second 25/25 title after agreeing a three-way split of the remaining prize money with…
Andrew White took down the £200+£20 Aberdeen leg of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series from 16-18 May 2014. The 187 entries over three opening flights created a £37,400 prize pool, with £10,850 going the way of champion White. White overcame Grant Cooper heads-up after check-raising his opponent’s river bet of 260k to 760k on a QD-9D-6C-3C-KS…
Aarun Bernard outlasted a field of 112 entries, 13 players short of the £25,000 guarantee, to win the Nottingham leg of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series from 16-18 May 2014 and take away the trophy and £6,100. Going one better than his third-place finish at the Leeds Merrion 25/25 the week before, Matt Eardley finished runner-up…
Leg 4 of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series at Merrion Way in Leeds from 8-10 May 2014 produced a whopping 226 entries for a £45,200 prize pool shared between 23 players, with Greg Hunt taking the title, trophy and £10,700. Ali Mallu and Andy Bradshaw led the field of 72 who returned for day two but…
The weekend of 25-27 April 2014 saw the Grosvenor 25/25 Series hit casinos in Reading and Liverpool. In the Reading leg David Gallagher (pictured above) dealt his way to an £11,370 payout, with his heads-up opponent Ashley Cleaver receiving a cheque for £10,000. Chen Wenbin’s exit in third left Gallagher with 2.9m chips and Cleaver…
It took only seven hands of heads-up play before Vaidas Siriunas was crowned champion of the 25/25 Series Midlands leg in Leicester on 13 April 2014. Following the elimination of Eleanor Gudger in third place it came down to a battle between Siriunas and Mike Brown for the title, with the outcome decided after Brown…
Jason Duke (232,000) heads the list of 59 players returning to the Grosvenor Casino in Leicester on 13 April 2014 for day two of leg three of the Midlands 25/25 Series. Duke has 60k more than his nearest rival Danish Gandhi on 176,100. Of the 59 who return only 17 will get paid, with Duke…
