Winning poker tournaments isn't easy, mostly because players are at the mercy of Lady Luck for the most part. Your hands need to hold, and your bluffs need to get through; otherwise, you have no chance of glory.
Lady Luck was certainly shining down on veteran grinder Alan Stearn in the £2,000 GUKPT Grand Final Main Event. After finding himself all-in, Stearn legitimately thought he'd been eliminated and had packed away his belongings, only to discover he had been left with three big blinds. Fast-forward a few hours, and those three big blinds turned into £125,645 and the title of 2025 GUKPT Grand Final Main Event champion, Stearn's first live victory since 2010.