Recently, we saw the conclusion of the Run Good Poker Series (RGPS) Main Event and the UKIPT Nottingham Main Event, where Preston McEwen claimed his sixth RGPS ring and Iran’s Arian Kashani achieved major success in Nottingham after an 11-year grind in the European poker scene. Below is a quick recap of these two events.
Preston McEwen Wins RGPS Tunica Main Event
RunGood Poker Series regular Preston McEwen claimed his sixth RGPS ring at the Resort Tunica for his victory in the $600 Main Event. The pro collected a payout of $57,206 and added a sixth rungood ring to his poker resume. This win pushed his career earnings up to $2.2 million. McEwen claimed his fifth RGPS just three days before in the $300 PLO where he outlasted a tough field on his way to the victory.
The $600 buy-in Main event, registered 598 entrants across two starting flights, which ended up crushing the $200,000 guarantee and creating a total prize pool of $304,980. A total of 71 players advanced to Day 2, already confirmed a payout of $937, but all of them were vying for the first-place prize money of $57,206.
Preston McWewn entered the final table as the chip leader and maintained it with his top-notch play to enter the heads-up against John Holley. The heads-up lasted only one hand as Holley, who held King-Seven, went all in on the very first hand of the heads-up duel. McEwen held pocket threes, which held up winning him the coveted title. Holley ended up picking $38,137 for his runner-up finish.
$600 RGPS Tunica Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (USD) |
| 1st | Preston McEwen | $57,206 |
| 2nd | John Holley | $38,137 |
| 3rd | Jonathan Turner | $28,133 |
| 4th | Donnie Phan | $20,980 |
| 5th | Ryan Garren | $15,819 |
| 6th | Todd Tucker | $12,060 |
| 7th | William Latta | $9,299 |
| 8th | Jacob Foley | $7,252 |
| 9th | Tim Garles | $5,721 |
Iranian Arian Kashani Wins 2024 UKIPT Nottingham Main Event
Iran’s Arian Kashani found success in foreign land, with his victory at the 2024 PokerStars UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 Main Event. The victory came after an 11-year-old grind in the European poker circuit, following his three GUKPT poker titles and an Irish Poker Open title. With the recent victory, he took his career earnings up to $908,197, pushing his rank to 7th place on Iran’s all-time money list.
The £1,100 buy-in Main Event drew 1,282 entries inside the Dusk Till Dawn, crushing the £1,000,000 guarantee, taking the prize pool to £1,230,720. That massive prize pool was distributed among 193 players.
India’s Pranav Agarwal ran deep in the event, but ultimately fell short of reaching the final table, finishing 24th for £5,490.
Arian Kashani navigated through an all-UK field at the final table and defeated Philip Joyce in the heads-up duel, collecting a career-best payday of £201,900. Joyce ended his tournament run, collecting £126,000.
2024 UKIPT Nottingham Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (UK) |
| 1st | Arian Kashani | £201,900 |
| 2nd | Philip Joyce | £126,000 |
| 3rd | Christopher Brammer | £90,000 |
| 4th | Parminder Kandola | £69,200 |
| 5th | Michael Casson | £53,680 |
| 6th | Yannik Seabrook | £41,300 |
| 7th | Justin Tsui | £31,760 |
| 8th | Nathan Slater | £24,430 |
| 9th | Daniel Rudd | £18,780 |
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