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Bernie McGinlay wins GUKPT Glasgow Main Event Championship

GUKPT Glasgow | Bernie McGinlay wins his first GUKPT Main Event title, taking home £44,680.

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  The 2026 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) Glasgow Main Event has officially concluded, with British player Bernie McGinlay emerging victorious to claim his first GUKPT Main Event title. McGinlay defeated a field of 355 players in the £500 buy-in Main Event, ultimately taking home a first-place prize of £44,680 and marking a significant milestone in his poker career. The GUKPT Glasgow Main Event attracted a large number of players from the UK and overseas. The event statistics are as follows: Event Data: GUKPT Glasgow Main Event; Buy-in: £500; Number of Players: 355; Total Prize Pool: £157,975; Champion: Bernie McGinlay; First-place Prize: £44,680. This event's prize pool exceeded expectations, making it one of the most important events in the GUKPT Glasgow Main Event. McGinlay broke through the final table, achieving a professional breakthrough. After reaching the final stage, McGinlay faced strong opponents including Abdul Mukit. He maintained a consistent performance throughout the final table, successfully advancing to the final Heads-Up showdown. Ultimately, he and Mukit battled for the championship. Final table results: Ranked Player Prizes 1 Bernie McGinlay £44,680 2 Abdul Mukit £28,000 (Complete final table rankings are subject to official announcements) Key Heads-Up Hand: McGinlay's Comeback At the start of the championship battle, McGinlay and Mukit engaged in a fierce back-and-forth battle. In the final crucial hand, McGinlay successfully gained an advantage in a large pot and gradually took control of the game. This victory marked his first GUKPT Main Event title and made him the new champion of the Glasgow event. Bernard McGinlay: From Deep Runner to GUKPT Champion Before winning the championship, McGinlay had accumulated considerable live tournament experience. He has achieved numerous successes in UK tournaments, but a GUKPT Main Event title has always been a missing piece in his professional resume. This breakthrough at the Glasgow event adds another significant entry to his money list. In addition to the Main Event, the GUKPT Glasgow event also hosted several other tournaments of varying levels. These included the Mini Main Event, High Roller Cup Event, and Turbo events, with several players also winning titles in other events. GUKPT Tour

888poker Mystery Bounty Main Event: Ukraine's kingsluvan wins.

888poker Mystery Bounty Main Event|Ukrainian contingent dominates the final table, kingsluvan takes the title and wins $10,500

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    The latest 888poker **$80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event** has officially concluded. This online tournament once again featured a guaranteed overlay, with a Ukrainian player emerging as the biggest winner. Five of the eight finalists this week were from Ukraine, with Ukrainian player "kingsluvan" ultimately emerging victorious, defeating Canadian player Travel99 to claim the championship. In addition to the tournament title, the champion also received: Main Event prize money: $6,536; Mystery Bounty prize money: $4,013; Total prize money: $10,549. This demonstrates the Ukrainian contingent's dominance in this event. With 721 participants and a $80,000 guarantee, this 888poker Mystery Bounty Main Event featured: Event Data: $80,000 Mystery Bounty Main Event; Buy-in: $109; Number of Participants: 721; Re-entry: 153; Guaranteed Prize Pool: $80,000. Although 888poker recently reduced the event guarantee from $100,000 to $80,000, this event still did not reach the new guarantee threshold, thus resulting in another overlay. For participating players, an overlay means that with the same prize guarantee, players need to defeat fewer opponents, increasing the overall value of the entry. Five Ukrainian players advanced to the quarterfinals, establishing a dominant lead at the final table. Before entering the Final Table, the chip stacks for the eight players were as follows: Rank | Player | Country | Mystery Bounty | Chips 1 | Travel99 | Canada | $646 | 3,200,764 2 | Ra4ok123 | Ukraine | $1,066 | 1,913,535 3 | Antrage | Mexico | $1,580 | 1,492,210 4 | Dimetr1us | Ukraine | $1,046 | 1,265,919 5 | kingsluvan | Ukraine | $3,433 | 1,154,495 6 | SHADY_XV | Ukraine | $366 | 1,043,426 7 | TitovSerj | Ukraine | $979 | 395,264 8 | Why_a-King | Sweden | $5,233 349,387. Ukrainian players occupied five of the eight seats in the final table, becoming the biggest force in the event. However, the opening chip leader position was still held by Canadian player Travel99, who entered the final table with 3.2 million chips. The final table ended quickly, with kingsluvan completing a comeback; the pace of this final table was very fast. No players were eliminated in the first 25 minutes of the tournament, until Why...

Arthur Thiriart wins the first gold bracelet at the 2026 WSOP Online.

WSOP Online | Arthur Thiriart wins his first gold bracelet, achieving his best career result, with 1 TP 4 T1,500 Monster Stack NLH title and $256,500.

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  The 2026 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Online Series has crowned a new WSOP bracelet winner. Belgian player Arthur “Higher Self” Thiriart emerged victorious in Event #6: $1,500 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold'em, hosted by GGPoker, defeating 1,482 other players to claim his first WSOP gold bracelet. In addition to the championship title, Thiriart also took home $256,542 in prize money, setting a new personal best for tournament winnings, and earned a $30,000 Super Pass for the 2026 WSOP Paradise Super Main Event. With 1,482 participants, the Monster Stack generated a prize pool of $2.11 million. This WSOP Online Event #6 attracted a large number of online tournament players. The tournament information is as follows: Event Data: Event #6 $1,500 Monster Stack NLH Platform: GGPoker WSOP Online Number of Players: 1,482 Total Prize Pool: $2,111,850 Number of Winners: 210 Champion: Arthur “Higher Self” Thiriart Champion Prize: $256,542 A total of 210 players entered the money in this tournament, including many well-known professional players such as Rainer Kempe, Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi, Mikita Badziakouski, and Ole Schemion. Thiriart defeated Hong Kong player Mufeng2024 to reach the Heads-Up final table stage. Arthur Thiriart maintained a stable performance and ultimately successfully entered the final Heads-Up showdown. In the championship match, he defeated Mufeng2024 from Hong Kong to take the final victory. The final table results are as follows: Rank | Player | Country/Region | Prize Money 1 | Arthur “Higher Self” Thiriart | Andorra | 1TP | 4T | 256,542 2 | Mufeng2024 | Hong Kong | 1TP | 4T | 201,150 3 | Giorgiy “Giya” Skhulukhiya | Russia | 1TP | 4T | 157,718 4 | liano96 | Austria | 1TP | 4T | 123,664 5 | Puntti | Finland | 1TP | 4T | 96,963 6 | Dante Fernande