Marc Wright secured the largest live tournament cash of his career this weekend when he topped a field of 276 players in the 2016 GUKPT Grand Final, turning his £2,125 into £132,380.
Wright, known as “dean23price” in online poker circles, where he has won just shy of $4 million, now has $444,253 in live tournament winnings. His previous largest live cash came in 2012 when he finished seventh in the EPT Berlin Main Event, a result that netted him €97,000.
2016 GUKPT Grand Final Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Wright | £132,380* |
| 2 | Will Davies | £125,380* |
| 3 | Tamer Kamel | £63,480 |
| 4 | Naoufel Smires | £40,850 |
| 5 | Bandar Alireza | £28,150 |
| 6 | Paul Scipioni | £20,980 |
| 7 | Kiat Le | £16,560 |
| 8 | Nikola Minkov | £13,240 |
| 9 | Lucas Blanco | £11,040 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
The 2016 GUKPT Grand Final paid 26 places with a min-cash worth £4,420.