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Julian Thew Receives Third GUKPT Title for his Birthday

Julian Thew has bagged an unprecedented third title on the GUKPT over this October weekend at G Casino, Coventry, winning £42,740 – on his birthday, no less.  The (now) 44 year old professional player is the first ever to win a third £1,000 Main Event trophy (his previous two were won in Brighton and Plymouth) and has amassed lifetime winnings of over $2.5 million.

Thew overcame a field of 145, including almost enough prior champions to form their own table.  Among them was Stuart Rutter, winner of last season’s Coventry leg, who finished in a respectable 5th place and took home £9,060.  Fellow GUKPT sponsored pro Jeff Kimber was unfortunate to exit on the bubble, while the main story of the tournament was that of Rick Trigg, aggressively accumulating chips from the very first level to hold the chip lead through all three days.  It was only in the late stages of the final table that Trigg, a professional player from Sheffield, fell from first place, taking the runner up spot behind the ‘golden’ Thew and £30,090.