This weekend was a blockbuster one as we saw several players clinching big victories on the live poker felts. Chris Johnson won his second GUKPT Main Event title at the Grosvenor UKPT, while Aleksey Savenkov claimed victory in the Mystery Bounty event at the 2024 Mediterranean Poker Party.
Chris Johnson Wins his Second GUKPT Main Event Title
Chris Johnson has secured his second Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Main Event victory. He initially won the GUKPT Leeds Main Event in September 2022, claiming a career-best of £73,070. After two years in May 2024, Johnson emerged as the winner of the GUKPT Luton Main Event, adding £48,570 to his live winnings, which now exceed $750,000.
The GUKPT Luton Main Event, with a buy-in of £1,250, attracted 212 players, which generated a prize pool of £218,870. The prize was distributed among the top 29 players.
Despite reigning champion Stuart Rutter’s presence, who had become a two-time GUKPT champion at the same stop in 2023, he could not defend his title and finished in 23rd place Let’s take a look at the final table action.
£1,250 GUKPT Luton Main Event Final Table Recap and Standings
1 – Christ Johnson – £48,570
2 – Kevin Allen – £36,340
3 – Robert Boon – £25,170
4 – Trevor Reardon – £16,850
5 – Keith Johnson – £11,820
6 – Glen Gaines – £8,750
7 – Sebastian Crane – £7,010
8 – Matthew Davenport – £5,950
9 – Paul McAulay – £5,250
Johnson entered the final table as the chip lead and showed his domination at the table by eliminating 6 players. He eliminated Paul McAulay (9th place – £5,250), Sebastian Crane (7th place – £7,010), Keith Johnson (5th place – £11,820), Trevor Reardon (4th place – £16,850), Robert Boon (3rd place – £25,170), and the runner-up Kevin Allen (2nd place – £36,340).
In the heads-up battle, Allen needed some luck to catch up to Johnson, but it never arrived. On a crucial hand, Allen went all-in with his remaining chips with King Four, but it couldn’t withstand Johnson’s queen Jack. Despite being the 2013 GUKPT Grand Final champion and finishing 3rd in the same event in 2013, Allen settled for 2nd place this time.
Aleksey Savenkov Takes Down the $1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty
After 18 hours of grinding, Aleksey Savenkov emerged victorious in the $1,100 Luxin Pay Mystery Bounty at the Merit Royal Diamond Hotel and Casino. The player walks away with the prize money of $85,000, as well as the Mystery Bounty Prize of $70,000.
The Mystery Bounty event attracted a total of 1,207 entries across the five starting flights, resulting in a prize pool of $1,207,000 exceeding the guaranteed $1,000,000. Out of 1,207 only 181 players were able to last until the final day.
$1,100 Luxon Pay Mystery Bounty Final Table Recap and Standings
1 – Aleksey Savenkov – $85,000
2 – Kirill Burtin – $57,800
3 – Konstantin Generalov – $41,200
4 – Vadzim Godzdanker – $28,400
5 – Tamazi Skhirtladze – $21,200
6 – Ebrahim Ehghaghi – $17,100
7 – Damir Gabdullin – $14,300
8 – David Boyaciyan – $11,300
Aleksey Savenkov entered the final table as chip lead and showed dominance throughout the entire final table. He single-handedly eliminated 6 players from the final table like David Boyaciyan (8th place – $11,300), Damir Gabdullin (7th place – $14,300), Ebrahim Ehghaghi (6th place – $17,100), Vadzim Godzdanker (4th place – $28,400), Konstantin Generalov (3rd place – $41,200), and the runner-up Kirill Burtin (2nd place – $57,800).
Lady luck was with Aleksey Savenkov, and no one could have beaten Savenkov. In the heads-up battle, Burtin tried to give a tough competition but became short-stacked after a costly bluff against Savenkov’s trip eights.
Burtin couldn’t recover from that hit but kept up the fight until all the chips were at stake before the flop. He had an upper hand with an ace-high hand. But, Savenkov’s king-queen-suited hand was able to outlast as the flop revealed a full house in Savenkov’s favor.
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