Tom-Aksel Bedell shipped the first PLO Grand Slam Championship for a career-best $455,520 payday. Whereas, Jake Betts was crowned as the newest UK Poker Champion, winning the UKPC Main Event, earning £85,270.
Tom-Aksel Bedell Wins 2025 PLO Grand Slam €10k Championship
The first edition of the €10,300 PLO Championship saw a turnout of 191 entries. The entries fall short of reaching the €2,000,000 GTD, generating a total prize pool of $1,957,456, later distributed among the top 23 players.
As the dust settled, it was Norway’s Tom Akelsel Bedell who shipped the inaugural 2025 PLO Grand Slam Championship, for a career-best live cash of €438,000 (~$455,520), bringing his live earnings past $4 million. Lautaro Guerra, fresh off from his bracelet victory at the 2024 WSOP Paradise $100k PLO SHR, finished as the runner-up, adding a whopping €296,000 (~$307,840) to his poker resume. This second-place finish pushed his Hendon Mob earnings over $5 million.
Daniel Tordjman rounded out the 3rd place, earning a six-figure payday of €197,500 (~$205,400). Tom Vogelsang, the high-stakes Dutch player, finished 4th in the event after winning the opening event in the series. Vogelsang earned a hefty €161,500 for his impressive deep run.
2025 PLO Grand Slam Championship Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Tom-Aksel Bedell | $455,520 |
| 2nd | Lautaro Guerra Cabrerizo | $307,840 |
| 3rd | Daniel Tordjman | $205,400 |
| 4th | Tom Vogelsang | $167,960 |
| 5th | Oleksii Kovalchuk | $134,680 |
| 6th | Sofoklis Palekykthritis | $104,520 |
| 7th | Gergo Nagy | $77,480 |
| 8th | Andrew Ige | $56,680 |
| 9th | Maksim Shuts | $45,240 |
Source – CardPlayer
Jake Betts Is the Newest UK Poker Championship
The £500,000 GTD UK Poker Championships Main Event saw a turnout of 1,332 entries inside the Dusk Till Dawn poker room, smashing the guarantee for a £639,360 prize pool. As the field narrowed down, it was the top 197 players who collected a piece from the six-figure prize pool.
The event saw a new name etched on its history, as Jake Betts captured the 2025 UK Poker Champion title and a career-defining £85,270 payout. Betts, who previously had just seven live cash-in tournaments with total live earnings of $5,260, has now brought his earnings past $90k.
Betts defeated tournament grinder David Lloyd in a long grueling heads-up that lasted for almost four hours. The heads-up ultimately ended after Lloyd shoved after making a straight, only to be called by Betts’ King-high straight. Lloyd collected £83,730 after a heads-up deal with Betts.
2025 UK Poker Championships Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Payout |
| 1st | Jake Betts | £85,270* |
| 2nd | David Lloyd | £83,730* |
| 3rd | Cristinel Costin | £47,500 |
| 4th | Dale Wilson | £35,000 |
| 5th | Nikolai Mumut | £26,455 |
| 6th | Ben Miller | £20,000 |
| 7th | Martin Donoghue | £15,000 |
| 8th | Steven Edgar | £12,000 |
| 9th | Callum Gordon | £9,500 |
Source – DTD YouTube
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