Andrew Hulme Wins the Massive 2025 Grosvenor UK Open for £219,720
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Andrew Hulme Triumphs at 2025 Grosvenor UK Open for £219,720
The 2025 edition of the Grosvenor UK Open Main Event, a £1,500 buy-in tournament held in Coventry, saw a staggering 951 entries, including 240 re-entries, surpassing the £1 million guarantee with a £1,219,660 prize pool. The top prize stood at an impressive £219,720.
Andrew “Stato_1” Hulme emerged victorious, etching his name in Grosvenor’s history books. The popular British grinder boasts millions in online poker winnings and an additional $3.7 million from live events, including a second-place finish at the 2024 European Poker Tour (EPT) Barcelona Main Event for undefined1,165,614.
This latest victory marks Hulme’s second six-figure score in a Grosvenor-run British event, having previously won the 2018 GUKPT London Main Event for £112,400, adding to the sweetness of triumph on home soil.
The final table results were as follows:
1st: Andrew Hulme – £219,720
2nd: Raymond Power – £160,390
3rd: Dale Wilson – £116,840
4th: Antoine Labat – £84,890
5th: Martin Donoghue – £61,230
6th: James Clarke – £43,910
7th: Tuan Van Le – £31,340
8th: Wantao Tang – £22,440
9th: Iason Filippidis – £16,350
The top 121 finishers shared the prize pool, with notable names like Paul Vas Nunes, Mitchell Johnson, John Bousfield, Richard Ashby, Dean Hutchison, Antoine Saout, Keith Johnson, Vanessa Kade, Yucel “Mad Turk” Eminoglu, and Matthew Davenport cashing.
In other Grosvenor UK Open events, Rhys Keen won the High Roller for £72,000, Phil Tate claimed the £340 Mini Main for £45,000, and Andrew Hawksby took down the £550 GUKPT Cup for £27,690.
The GUKPT now takes a six-week break before resuming at Luton from April 24 to May 2025, featuring a £1,250 buy-in Main Event with £250,000 guaranteed.
