Thursday, 4 November 2010
Almost 150 poker players avoided the dubious pleasures of Halloween trick or treaters by heading to the Kensington Close Hotel for the London Poker Circuit Super Stack event.
In the end it was Hayley Glover who took the lion's share of the £22,050 prize money. Glover outlasted the 147 runner-field to pocket the first prize of £6,650.The final table positions and payouts were as follows:1st: Hayley Glover £6,650 2nd: Raymond Miles £3,765 3rd: Kelly Kipling £2,450 4th: John Newman £1,870 5th: Phil Gregg £1,540 6th: Chris Cornelius £1,100 7th: Shea Meehan £880 8th: Russell Allcock £660 9th: Richard Dean £440 10th: Adam Hogge £330 The Super Stack returns on 27th and 28th November with qualifiers running at 888poker.com.Players who prefer their satellites live rather than online can earn a Super Stack package at special Bonfire Night bounty tournament on 5th November. As well as a guaranteed £1,000 prize pool, one lucky winner will earn a buy in, a complimentary one night stay at the Kensington Close Hotel plus breakfast for two and spa/pool access. All the player has to do is discover who the bounty Guy is. For more information visit London Poker Circuit Super Stack.Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
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