Genting Poker Series

Global poker tournament

Genting Poker Series

Sport| poker
Founded| February 2, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-02-02)
Ceased| 2020
President| Paul Willcock (2016-2024)
General manager| Kevin Proctor (2002-2020)
Organising body| Genting Casino
Countries|  England
Scotland
Most titles|  Colin Gillion (3 Main)
Sponsor(s)| PokerStars.com
Official website| Genting Casino

The Genting Poker Series was a major series of regional poker tournaments held across the United Kingdom run by Genting Casinos, a UK based casino chain operated by the Genting Group. The Genting Poker Series was established in 2012,[1][2] returning for subsequent seasons in 2013,[3] 2014[4] and 2015.[5]

In 2017, PokerStars announces partnership with Genting Casinos UK, allowing players to qualify for live tournaments online.[6]

> "The link with PokerStars will allow more people to take part in the GPS through the provision of a clear online qualification route,”
> Kevin Proctor (Genting Casinos UK’s Poker Operations Manager)

In 2020, Genting Cassino ceasing all live poker operations in the UK permanently.[7]

> “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges. It has had a huge financial impact on our business and caused significant uncertainty for the foreseeable future. I am therefore forced to contemplate some very difficult options to ensure survival.”
> Paul Willcock (President and COO of Genting UK)

## Tournament results

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### 2012 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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2–5 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£30 |

365

| £146,000  |  Ruslan Vlasov[8] | £18,200  | [1]
28 March–1 April
Fox Poker Club |  GPS London Leg 2 £400+£30 |

580

| £232,000  |  Albert Sapiano[9] | £50,160  | [2]
31 May– 2 June
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 3 £400+£30 |

388

| £155,200  |  Paul McTaggart[10] | £32,685  | [3]
2–5 August
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 4 £400+£30 |

482

| £192,440  |  Yucel Eminoglu[11] | £46,550  | [4]
27-30 September
GPS at iPoker network |  GPS Online Leg 5 £400+£30
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[12] |

250

| £100,000  |  Keith Bartholomew[13]
“EngBart” | £26,600  | [5][6]
22–25 November
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Leg 6 £400+£30
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

562

| £224,800  |  Hasmukh Khodiyara[14] | £50,000  | [7]
6–9 December
Fox Poker Club |  GPS London Grand Final £1,500+£100
£200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed[15] |

176

| £259,600  |  Elliott Panyi[16] | £66,900  | [8]

### 2013 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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7–10 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

584

| £236,000  |  Julian Thew[17] | £40,120  | [9]
20–24 March
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Newcastle Leg 2 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

400

| £160,000  |  Ellie Biessek[18] | £38,620  | [10]
15–19 May
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Leg 3 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

546

| £218,390  |  Mudasser Hussain[19] | £42,960  | [11]
14–18 August
Genting Club Westcliff |  GPS Southend Leg 4 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

367

| £172,400  |  Danny Tran[20] | £30,765  | [12]
12–15 September
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 5 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

415

| £166,000  |  Tony Hallam[21] | £34,360  | [13]
10–14 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 6 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

352

| £140,800  |  Mark Lane[22] | £30,850  | [14]
12–15 December
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Grand Final £800+£80
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

262

| £209,600  |  Richard Milner[23] | £40,086  | [15]

### 2014 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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12–16 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

437

| £174,800  |  Faisal Shabbir[24] | £40,215  | [16]
13–16 March
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Leg 2 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

400

| £160,000  |  James Parker[25] | £22,120  | [17]
10–13 April
Genting Club Westcliff |  GPS Southend Leg 3 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

unknown

| £125,000  |  Robert Mcadam | £33,730  | [18]
21-25 May
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 4 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

360

| £144,000  |  Iwan Jones[26] | £32,030  | [19]
23-27 July
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Newcastle Leg 5 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

297

| £125,000  |  Timothy Chung[27] | £32,815  | [20]
17-21 September
Dusk Till Dawn |  GPS Nottingham Leg 6 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

632

| £252,800  |  Ali Ayub[28] | £40,255  | [21]
29 October-2 November
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 7 £400+£40
£125,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

290

| £125,000  |  Martin J Smith[29] | £33,730  | [22]
10–14 December
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Grand Final £800+£80
£200,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

255

| £204,000  |  Mark Evans[30] | £54,060  | [23]

### 2015 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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5-8 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Birmingham Leg 1 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

404

| £161,600  |  Chris Johnson[31] | £37,000  | [24]
18-22 March
Genting Club Westcliff |  GPS Southend Leg 2 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

340

| £136,000  |  David L'Honore[32] | £21,970  | [25]
8-12 April
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Newcastle Leg 3 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

248

| £100,000  |  Ludovic Geilich[33] | £27,500  | [26]
13-17 May
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 4 £200+£20
£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

288

| £57,600  |  Jason Willis[34] | £15,280  | [27]
19-21 June
Grosvenor Casinos Liverpool |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 5 £200+£20
£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

277

| £55,400  |  Matty Stitt[34] | £14,450  | [28]
19-21 June
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 6 £200+£20
£30,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

434

| £86,800  |  Yucel Eminoglu[34] | £13,200  | [29]
9-13 September
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Stoke on Trent Leg 7 £400+£20
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

284

| £113,600  |  Pia Jeppesen[35] | £30,660  | [30]
30 September-4 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 8 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

275

| £110,000  |  Colin Gillion[36] | £25,270  | [31]
3-7 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 9 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

274

| £54,800  |  Darren Grosvenor | £12,000  | [32]
10–14 December
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Final £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

360

| £144,000  |  Matthew Davenport[37] | £37,000  | [33]

### 2016 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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20-24 January
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 1 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

389

| £73,840  |  David Lloyd[38] | £12,075  | [34]
3-7 February
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Birmingham Leg 2 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

282

| £112,800  |  Colin Gillion[38] | £26,150  | [35]
25-27 February
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 3 £200+£20
£40,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

200

| £40,000  |  Matthew Wood[38] | £10,100  | [36]
16-20 March
Genting Club Westcliff |  GPS Westcliff Leg 4 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

245

| £100,000  |  Danny Tran[38] | £25,000  | [37]
30 March-3 April
Genting Club Glasgow |  GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 5 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

250

| £46,040  |  Derek Leach[38] | £12,550  | [38]
13-17 April
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 6 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

200

| £36,040  |  Matthew Bonham[38] | £10,095  | [39]
26-29 May
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Mini Stoke Leg 7 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

222

| £44,400  |  Endrit Geci[38] | £11,000  | [40]
15-19 June
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 8 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

237

| £47,400  |  Neil Marshall[38] | £7,070  | [41]
14-17 July
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 9 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

381

| £72,240  |  Paul Nugent[38] | £9,255  | [42]
17-21 August
Genting Club Resorts World Birmingham |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 10 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

237

| £47,400  |  Michael Hart[38] | £10,000  | [43]
8-11 September
Genting Club Star City |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 11 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [44]
28 September-2 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 12 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

221

| £100,000  |  Colin Gillion[38] | £28,500  | [45]
12-16 October
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 13 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

273

| £54,600  |  Trishal Nanji[38] | £6,940  | [46]
10-13 November
Genting Club Torquay |  GPS Mini Torquay Leg 14 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

347

| £36,840  |  Guy Leathley[38] | £10,680  | [47]
16-20 November
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 15 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

249

| £49,400  |  Gerry Mcinally[38] | £12,380  | [48]
7-11 December
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Final £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

301

| £120,400  |  Daniel Stanway[39] | £31,700  | [49]

### 2017 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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20-24 January
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 1 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

334

| £133,600  |  John Bonadies[40] | £31,590  | [50]
16-19 February
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 2 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

287

| £57,400  |  John Stirling[41] | £11,490  | [51]
16-19 March
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Sheffield Leg 3 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

230

| £100,000  |  Brandon Sheils | £27,000  | [52]
30 March-2 April
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 4 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

277

| £55,400  |  Louis Eyles | £8,880  | [53]
30 March-2 April
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 5 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

242

| £48,400  |  Justinas Pactauskas | £12,440  | [54]
27-30 April
Genting Club Glasgow |  GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 6 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

428

| £42,840  |  Scott Logan | £11,000  | [55]
4-7 May
Genting Club Blackpool |  GPS Mini Blackpool Leg 7 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

239

| £47,800  |  Christopher Beek | £10,132  | [56]
18-21 May
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Westcliff Leg 8 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

n/a

| £100,000  |  Lam Trinh | £18,000  | [57]
13-16 July
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 10 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

345

| £65,400  |  Paul Bahbout | £12,570  | [58]
20-23 July
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Mini RWB Leg 9 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

236

| £47,240  |  Laith Sheena | £10,230  | [59]
17-20 August
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Mini Stoke Leg 11 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

196

| £39,200  |  Gerald Mcsorley | £10,140  | [60]
30 August-3 September
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Liverpool Leg 12 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

223

| £100,000  |  Jakariya Mustafa | £28,000  | [61]
28 September-1 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 13 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

291

| £116,400  |  Tony Galloway | £23,410  | [62]
12-15 October
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 14 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

214

| £42,800  |  Pedro Schulze | £7,920  | [63]
26-29 October
Genting Club Torquay |  GPS Mini Torquay Leg 15 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

160

| £35,000  |  Luke Radford | £8,500  | [64]
16-19 November
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 16 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

186

| £49,640  |  Paul Bahbout | £9,940  | [65]
16-19 November
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 17 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

285

| £57,000  |  Saifur Chowdhury | £8,260  | [66]

### 2018 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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1-4 February
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 1 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

231

| £46,200  |  Jonathan Bowers[42] | £12,460  | [67]
1-4 March
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 2 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

177

| £44,440  |  Andrew Partou | £8,175  | [68]
7-11 March
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 3 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

317

| £128,800  |  James Ablott[43] | £14,940  | [69]
22-25 March
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 4 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

375

| £75,000  |  Tolga Istek |  | [70]
22-25 March
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Westcliff Leg 5 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

228

| £41,640  |  Andrew Finnie | £9,300  | [71]
3-6 May
Genting Club Salford |  GPS Mini Salford Leg 7 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

202

| £40,400  |  Gaetan Martinez | £10,400  | [72]
10-13 May
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 8 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

246

| £100,000  |  Mazalahedwa Bako | £24,000  | [73]
17-20 May
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 9 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

191

| £38,200  |  Aleem Kanji | £12,440  | [74]
31 May-3 June
Genting Club Glasgow |  GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 10 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

212

| £42,440  |  James Kirkwood | £12,280  | [75]
12-15 July
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 11 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

231

| £46,200  |  Cedric Raffi | £13,690  | [76]
17-20 August
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Mini Stoke Leg 12 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

171

| £35,000  |  Martin Hockaday | £8,000  | [77]
29 August-2 September
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Liverpool Leg 13 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

229

| £100,000  |  Mike Allen | £21,320  | [78]
5-7 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 14 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

239

| £100,000  |  Craig Brown | £20,000  | [79]
11-14 October
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 15 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

252

| £46,440  |  Chaofan Lei | £9,350  | [80]
8-11 November
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 17 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

231

| £42,240  |  Dave Penly | £10,400  | [81]
15-18 November
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 16 £200+£20
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [82]
12-16 December
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 18 £400+£40
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

266

| £106,400  |  Gerald Crone | £26,610  | [83]

### 2019 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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21-24 February
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 1 £200+£25 |

299

| £59,800  |  Zac Aynsley[44] | ~£11,000  | [84]
28 February-3 March
Genting Club Blackpool |  GPS Mini Blackpool Leg 2 £200+£25 |

206

| £41,200  |  Tolga Istek | n/a | [85]
14-17 March
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Westcliff Leg 3 £200+£25 |

224

| £40,300  |  Nicholas Riseley | £9,620  | [86]
28-31 March
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Mini Stoke Leg 4 £200+£25 |

175

| £35,000  |  Carl Taylor[45] | £7,700  | [87]
25-28 April
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 5 £200+£25 |

284

| £52,300  |  Patrick Phelan | £10,595  | [88]
2-5 May
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 6 £200+£25 |

319

| £63,800  |  David Leyland | £14,000  | [89]
9-12 May
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Birmingham Leg 7 £450+£50 |

283

| £127,350  |  Yiannis Liperis | £31,830  | [90]
30 May-2 June
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 8 £200+£25 |

177

| £30,900  |  Aaron Phillip | £8,960  | [91]
17-21 July
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 9 £450+£50 |

167

| £101,700  |  Richard Horton | £27,230  | [92]
28 August-1 September
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Liverpool Leg 10 £450+£50 |

294

| £132,050  |  Tolga Istek | £30,350  | [93]
19-22 September
Genting Club Glasgow |  GPS Mini Glasgow Leg 11 £200+£25 |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [94]
19-22 September
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Mini Birmingham Leg 12 £200+£25 |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [95]
2-6 October
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 13 £450+£50 |

228

| £102,600  | n/a | £24,760  | [96]
10-13 October
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 14 £200+£25 |

224

| £44,800  |  Nicholas Riseley | n/a | [97]
7-10 November
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Mini Westcliff Leg 15 £200+£25 |

177

| £35,400  |  Aaron Phillip | n/a | [98]
14-17 November
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 16 £200+£25 |

302

| £55,900  |  Thomas Ambler | £14,375  | [99]
17-21 July
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 17 £450+£50 |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [100]

### 2020 Series

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Date/Local  | Event/Buy-in  | Entires  | Prize Pool  | Winner  | Prize  | Results

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6-9 February
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 1 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

n/a

| n/a | n/a | n/a | [101]
20-23 February
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Westcliff Leg 2 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

228

| £41,100  |  Gary Miller | £11,105  | [102]
26 February
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Super 80 Stoke £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed |

397

| £26,966  |  Teodor Velichkov | £5,946  | [103]
5-8 March
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 3 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | CANCELED due Covid-19 pandemic lockdown[46] | [104]
26-29 March
Genting Club Blackpool |  GPS Mini Blackpool Leg 4 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [105]
30 April-3 May
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Mini Liverpool Leg 5 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [106]
6-10 May
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Luton Leg 6 £450+£50
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [107]
20 May
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Super 80 Sheffield £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [108]
27-31 May
Genting Casino Fountainpark |  GPS Edinburgh Leg 7 £450+£50
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [109]
4-7 June
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Mini Reading Leg 8 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [110]
17 June
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Super 80 Westcliff £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [111]
25-28 June
Genting Club Luton |  GPS Mini Luton Leg 9 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [112]
22 July
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Super 80 Newcastle £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [113]
13-16 August
Genting Club Stoke |  GPS Mini Stoke Leg 10 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [114]
19-23 August
Genting Club Torquay |  GPS Mini Torquay Leg 11 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [115]
26-30 August
Genting Club Queen Square |  GPS Liverpool Leg 12 £450+£50
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [116]
9 September
Genting Casino Reading |  GPS Super 80 Reading £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [117]
6-9 February
Genting Casino Newcastle |  GPS Mini Newcastle Leg 13 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [118]
921-25 October
Genting Club Resorts World |  GPS Birmingham Leg 14 £450+£50
£100,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [119]
29 October-1 November
Genting Club Westcliff-on-Sea |  GPS Westcliff Leg 15 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [120]
12-15 November
Genting Club Sheffield |  GPS Mini Sheffield Leg 16 £200+£25
£35,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [121]
26-29 March
Genting Club Blackpool |  GPS Super 80 Blackpool £68+£12
£15,000 Prizepool Guaranteed | [122]

## The Ending

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Genting Poker Rooms Have Dealt Their Last Hand, Covid-19 Claims Another Victim Like all casino operators in the UK, Genting was forced to close its venues due to coronavirus. The doors were locked on March 21,2020 and have stayed that way ever since.[47]

## Multiple Titles

[edit]

Pos.  | Player  | Main  | Mini

|
|
|

|  Colin Gillion | (2015) (2016) (2016)  |

|  Tolga Istek  | (2019)  | (2018) (2019)

|  Yucel Eminoglu  | (2012)  | (2015)

|  Danny Tran  | (2013) (2016)  |

|  Paul Bahbout  |  | (2017) (2017)

|  Nicholas Risel  |  | (2019) (2019)

|  Aaron Phillip  |  | (2019) (2019)

## Titles by Country

[edit]

Pos.  | Country  | TOTAL  | Main  | Mini  | Super 80

|
|
|
|
|

|  England |

|  Scotland |

|  Turkey |

|  France |

|  Cyprus |

|  Denmark |

|  Hong Kong |

|  Ireland |

|  Poland |

|  South Africa |

|  UK |

|  Wales |

|  China |

|  Lithuania |

|  Spain |

|  Bulgaria |

| unknown |

TOTAL

102

* If there is a tie, it will be sorted alphabetically

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