Chris Barnes Poker

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Brighton based Chris Cousins has become the latest Grosvenor Casinos’ GUKPT main event champion. Chris bested a field of 180 players in his hometown to secure his best ever poker payday of £20,300, the main event trophy and the bragging rights of the town.

A true poker enthusiast, Chris has a host of poker results from in and around Brighton but this great achievement now sits atop his resume as proudly as the trophy does on top of his mantelpiece. After 3 days of fierce competition many people would look forward to a break away from the tables to enjoy the success but not Chris “I’ve already registered for the next side event ” he said after being presented with his trophy “I’d better go see if I’ve got any chips left!”

The generous £100,000 guarantee saw £10,000 added to the prizepool by Grosevenor Casinos, meaning great value for the 180 main event players. The final day’s play was quick paced and lasted only 8 hours, in stark contrast to the marathon finish at the preceding leg in Edinburgh. 14 players started the day with 1 previous winner amongst them in the shape of 2013 Vic champion Martin Bader. The final table was formed fairly quickly but not before a key hand played out when the pocket kings of overnight cheap leader Fraser Bellamy ran into Chris Cousins’ flopped straight. A pot that would set the tone of the day for our eventual champion.

The last remaining lady of the tournament was the first casualty of the final table as a short stacked Ellie Biessek found AK but couldn’t hold against the T9 of Chris Barnes that made a straight. Ellie’s good friend Lee Taylor had also made the final table, but his two pair would lose out to the nut flush draw of Chris Cousins who would send Lee home in 8^th place

It was an action packed final table with the exits coming think and fast. By 6pm on this final day there was quite a queue forming at the cash desk with Francois Goulet (7^th) and Joe Greenfield (6^th) collecting their winnings after unsuccessful all in confrontations. In Edinburgh last month we saw a new two time champion crowned. History would not repeat itself here as Martin Bader made his exit in 5^thplace, all in with AK he was called by the nut flush draw which wasted no time in sealing Martin’s fate

Ben Winsor was many people’s tip for success before play began on the final day. All was going well for the young player until his 74 connected well with the A74 all heart flop. Unfortunately for Ben it wasn’t quite as good as the flopped nut flush for Chris Barnes, whose hand held to take us down to 3.

All three of the remaining finalists were local players. It would be Chris Barneswho would end up taking 3^rd place, leaving Chris Cousins and Hui Jin headsup. It took 20 minutes before our champion was crowned when both players flopped a flush but it was the nuts for Chris that provided a suitable end to the day

Hui Jin, who has only be playing Poker since November, says he is “still learning everytime I play”. If this result is a sign of things to come another bright poker star may have been born.

Final Table Results

1st – £20,300 – Chris Cousins
2nd – £19,800 – Hui Jin
3rd – £19,800 – Chris Barnes
4th – £7,800 – Ben Winsor
5th – £5,400 – Martin Bader
6th – £3,900 – Joe Greenfield
7th – £3,200 – Francois Goulet
8th – £2,700 – Lee Taylor
9th – £2,300 – Ellie Biessek

Next stop junction 10!

The ever popular Walsall leg is the next stop for the GUKPT tour bus for our next £500 + 50 buy-in Main Event with a £100,000 guarantee, running from 28^th May to the 1^st June. As ever Grosvenor Casinos give players plenty of opportunities to qualify both online and at their Local Grosvenor Casino. For full details go tohttp://dev.gukpt.barracuda-digital.co.uk

Chris Cousins admitted to getting lucky with fortunate river cards following his victory in the GukPT Brighton Main Event for £19,800 after a three-way chop.

Chris Cousins admitted to getting lucky with fortunate river cards following his victory in the GukPT Brighton Main Event for £19,800 after a three-way chop.

The Brighton leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour attracted a good field of 180 players for the £100,000 Main Event and, after two opening flights and a long Day 2 on Saturday, fourteen players returned to the G Casino in Brighton to play down to a winner.

The nine-handed final table was set after just two hours play when Sven Tiesmeyer moved all-in with A♠ J♣ and Hui Jin made the call with 8♦ 8♠. An Eight on the all club flop (K♣ 10♣ 8♣) gave Jin a set, but the 9♣ on the Turn completed Tiesmeyer´s flush. Incredibly the 10♠ on the River made Jin a Full House, and Tiesmeyer was out of the GukPT Brighton Main Event in the most unfortunate of circumstances.

Lucky Chris Starts the Final Table KOs

With blinds of 6,000/12,000 (ante 1,500) when the final table got underway, five of the players had less than 25 big blinds, and consequently the action was lively right from the start. Last lady standing Ellis Blessek (A♥ K♣) was the first player to leave the final table when Chris Cousins (10♥ 9♥) completed a straight on the River, but Martin Bader survived a 5♣ 5♠ -v- 7♣ 7♠ hand against Ben Windsor to chip up out of trouble.

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Chris Cousins again eliminated a player with a river card after Lee Taylor had moved all-in with A♥ 4♥ on the flop of A♣ 4♣ 8♣. Cousins made the call with K♣ J♠ and spiked the 7♣ on the River to eliminate Taylor in eighth place. Francois Goulet’s departure in seventh place was far more conventional – moving all-in with K♣ Q♦ and failing to improve past Ben Windor´s A♣ K♠ on an Eight-high board.

Three More Flushed Out from GukPT Brighton

Joe Greenfield must have angered the poker gods prior to his departure in fifth place. Greenfield had already doubled-up Hui Jin A♠ Q♦ > K♦ 10♦ when he called Martin Bader´s shove with A♠ 9♣ on the flop of 3♦ 4♦ 9♣. Bader´s top pair top kicker turned into two pairs when the A♦ landed on the Turn but was second to Greenfield´s (K♦ Q♦) nut flush. Fortunately for Bader, the 9♠ spiked on the River, giving him a Full House and a valuable double up.

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Greenfield´s final hand came against Chris Barnes – moving all-in with A♣ K♥ against Barnes´ pocket Jacks and failing to find either an Ace or a King on the Queen-high board. Greenfield was quickly followed to the rail by Martin Bader (A♥ K♥) when Hui Jin (A♦ 10♦) turned an Ace-high flush, and it was also a flush which was responsible for the demise of Ben Windsor in fourth place – Windsor (7♦ 4♦) flopping two pairs on the all-heart flop, but failing to improve against Chris Cousins´ (K♥ 2♥) flopped flush.

Deal Done – Final Table Loosens Up

As the final table of the GukPT Brighton Main Event went three-handed Chris Barnes (1.6 million chips), Hui Jin (1.2 million chips) and Chris Cousins (900,000 chips) agreed on a deal which would see each receive £19,800, with a £500 tip for the staff at the casino. The winner would also receive the GukPT trophy and a seat at GukPT Grand Final in London in November.

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Despite being the chip leader when three-handed play began, Chris Barnes was the next player to bust out, doubling up both Chris Cousins and Hui Jin before looking good for his own double up against Cousins A♣ 10♠ -v- K♣ 10♣. Unfortunately for Barnes, Cousins flopped a pair of Kings, and he was out in third place – giving Chris Cousins a 2.9 million -v- 700,000 chip advantage over Hui Jin going into the heads-up.

A Board Full of Hearts Give Cousins Victory

The heads-up climax to the GukPT Brighton Main Event lasted a little less than twenty minutes, and was concluded when Hui Jin moved all-in with Q♥ 9♥ and Chris Cousins called with a higher Heart combination – A♥ K♥. The flop of 7♥ 5♥ 4♥ gave Cousins the nut flush, but Jin had the chance of a chop after the 3♥ was dealt on the Turn. Unfortunately for the young student – who has only been playing poker for six months – the 8♥ on the River was not the Heart he was looking for, and Chris Cousins was the GukPT Brighton champion.

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