Brandon Sheils Begins 2026 With a good GUKPT High Roller Winnings
Several situations has crowned their winners, for instance the ?2,five-hundred Zero-Maximum Hold’em Higher Roller. Seventy-two participants entered the fresh blend, and you can Brandon Sheils came up victorious, getting household ?forty two,560.
Sheils, a high-frequency and you will common grinder, entered 2026 full of rely on, that have enjoyed their greatest seasons with regards to prize currency. Depending on the Hendon Mob Database, the person out-of Birmingham compiled $696,389 a year ago, a remarkable sum, assisted of the their 5th-place become from the $5,000 No-Maximum Hold’em 6-Handed event from the 2025 Business A number of Casino poker (WSOP).
?2,five-hundred GUKPT London area High Roller Latest Dining table Abilities
Just the finally 9 users obtained a percentage of one’s ?157,310 prize pond. Seasoned pro Keith Johnson try the first pro in order to dollars immediately following their adept-jack destroyed into the just after-dominated adept-ten regarding James Mitchell , courtesy of an effective ten into flop.
Spaniard Adria Dalmau bowed out in 8th lay once a fight of your curtains failed to wade while the organized. Conor O’Driscoll open-pushed on the small blind into the lowly 10-five, and you can Dalmau titled out-of their seven larger blind heap which have adept-jack. Dalmau coordinated their adept, but O’Driscoll increased so you’re able to excursion tens for the river.
Next to bettarget slide are Scotland’s Bryan Taylor , the newest champion of one’s GUKPT Edinburgh Fundamental Enjoy from inside the . Taylro try down to half a dozen big curtains as he forced the-in which have adept-seven. Sheils titled having king-ten and went on to help you surge an effective ten on lake so you’re able to log off the brand new Scotsman emptiness out-of potato chips.
Ireland’s O’Driscoll going to your exits during the sixth set and you can try the final player not to receive a five-contour pay day. O’Driscoll expected the new fortune of Irish whenever their seven large blind push that have ten-9 away from diamonds try entitled because of the Mitchell carrying pocket 10s. Zero instance fortune showed up, and you may O’Driscoll was moved.
A player looking to continue to be underneath the shroud out of privacy damaged call at 5th till the hazardous Mitchell fell foul of Sheils. Mitchell got their last fourteen larger curtains into the center off the newest considered if you’re carrying expert-king, only for Sheils to show up with brand new dominating ace-queen. Sheils increased so you’re able to travel, and you will Mitchell on course with the cashier’s table to get ?fifteen,260 to go with the brand new ?47,700 he scooped prior to about times to possess triumphing throughout the inaugural G500 event.
The new ?2,500 GUKPT London area Highest Roller changed so you can heads-upwards pursuing the passing away from Morocco’s Mehdi Chaou i. The brand new Moroccan proceeded their impressive vein out of form, one which watched him profit more than $one.nine billion from inside the 2025 by yourself. Chaoui came unstuck as he the full time his last 6.5 big curtains which have king-10, and that would not arrive against Ryan Fronda ‘s the reason expert-seven.
Heads-up pitted Sheils against the seasoned Fronda, the latter having cashed in the first-ever GUKPT 12 months now racking up a cash in brand new 20th season. Unfortunately having Fronda, the guy decided not to draw the newest occasion that have a profit, together with to help you system himself which have a beneficial ?33,030 runner-up award, the following-largest from their career, once their king-eight didn’t defeat Sheils’ ace-eight when it mattered.
Sheils instantly registered Big date 1a of ?1,250 pick-inside, ?250,000 secured GUKPT London Chief Feel. The new 83-good group is whittled to simply 26 because of the intimate from enjoy, and you can Sheils receive themselves towards the top of the fresh chip counts. He bagged and marked 135,400, at the rear of just Joseph Ambitious (187,000), Maximilian Sanders (162,500), and you can Longmao Fan (136,300).
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