Terence Owens heads GUKPT Blackpool

Terence Owens heads GUKPT Blackpool

Saturday, 12 November 2011

The two opening day flights in the £1,000 GUKPT Blackpool Main Event are in the book with Terence Owens leading the way at the Sandcastle Casino.

Owens goes into day two with 205,000 putting him ahead of Trevor Reardon on 161,900, Jack Ellwood on 143,200 and Barry Grime on 156,400. Other notable names riding high include GUKPT Coventry side event winner Ben Jackson on 148,200 and DTD Deepstack winner Rupinder Bedi on 121,800.


A total of 71 players are still in contention for the £72,000 first prize including Paul Jackson, Bambos Xanthos, Matt Perrins and Sadan Turker. Day 1 casualties included Karl Mahrenholz, Jake Cody and Micky Wernick.


The action resumes at 2pm today.


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