Great British Poker Tour in Association with Gala Casinos
15th November, 2007
Joe Beevers was crowned the King of the poker table after winning the Grand Final of the Great British Poker Tour in association with Gala Casinos. The event happened at the Bristol Harbouside Casino on Sunday night, which drew an end to the lengthily process consisting of the long chain of championships and tournaments.
After the ceremony Joe Beevers became £87,500 richer and was also given a trip to Las Vegas to have an opportunity to spend that money the same way he earned it. Initially there were 100 players and only 5 best ones came through to play in the final table.
Here is what the King of poker table had to say on the matter: “The GBPT is a fantastic series of events and having played in four of the regional tournaments, I’m delighted to have won the big one. I’ve been playing poker since way before it became popular and the GBPT is a chance to go back to the good old days. It’s the kind of tournament we enjoyed 15 years ago – with normal people playing in a normal casino with great organization and great staff. Everything was first class. The final table was like playing against friends because I knew five of them and now I’m looking forward to going to the Bellagio in and then coming back to defend my title next year.”
The second place took Rob Akery and was rewarded by £53,250 and a trip to Melbourne to play in the Aussie Million. “The GBPT is the first tournament I’ve entered and it’s a lot different to the online poker that I’m used to. There was definitely a tense atmosphere towards the end and I learnt a lot about how much patience really does pay off.” Said Akery after the game. “My girlfriend Christina was with me, giving me her support, throughout the tournament and I will get her something nice with the winnings. I can’t wait to go to Australia now – it’ll be my first time there and I’m very excited. I’m happy to have ensured Bristol was represented and I’ll definitely be entering next year to try and go one step further and win it.” He added.
The Great British Poker Tour was sponsored by Gala Casinos, which is one of the Britain’s largest casino operators, as they have 30 casinos around the UK and Girbraltar and more than 1.3 million members.
