£1,000 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2022 GUKPT Coventry
£1,000 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2022 GUKPT Coventry
Buy-in
£1,000
Prize Pool
£374,400
Entries
416
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
15
Players Left
1
Joe Hindry Wins GUKPT Coventry Main Event (£93,460)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Joe Hindry has defeated a 416-player field to win the GUKPT Coventry Main Event, just weeks after winning a career-best £60k score in London.
He takes home £93,460 for a new career-best score after defeating Richard "Chufty" Ashby heads-up.
It was 15 years since Ashby first final-tabled a GUKPT Main Event, but despite taking the lead heads-up, he had an inferior two-pair twice heads-up to fall in second place.
GUKPT Coventry Main Event Final Table Results
| Rank | Player | Country | Payout (GBP) |
| 1 | Joe Hindry | United Kingdom | £93,460 |
| 2 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | £65,350 |
| 3 | Waheed Ashraf | United Kingdom | £39,600 |
| 4 | Jacob Stone | United Kingdom | £25,300 |
| 5 | Gary Whitehead | United Kingdom | £16,550 |
| 6 | Mitchell Hynam | United Kingdom | £12,100 |
| 7 | Stephen Kehoe | United Kingdom | £8,800 |
| 8 | Calogero Morreale | United Kingdom | £7,500 |
| 9 | Andrew Bak | United Kingdom | £6,450 |
Winner's Reaction
"I'm going to choose my next tournament very carefully," Hindry said to PokerNews after his second victory in as many tournaments. "I feel blessed. I remember coming [to Coventry] when I was 18 to play in the Goliath and just thinking what if. What would it be like to win one.
"I don't play as much anymore, and I usually just play cash. And now to have won these two, it's just mad."
And does he have room on his mantelpiece for another trophy?
"I think there's room for another one..."
Final Day Recap
Day 3 began just six eliminations away from the final table, and it didn't take long for Richard Ashby to take control.
However he was pipped to the final table chip lead by Waheed Ashraf whose audacious bluff-shove on stream saw him take over at the top of the counts.
Ashraf pushed ahead as the early eliminations at the final table saw Andrew Bak and Calogero Morreale hit the rail. The elimination of Stephen Kehoe by Ashraf saw him strengthen his chip lead, but no one looked capable of breaking free from the chasing pack.
Ashby eliminated Mitchell Hynam in sixth, before overnight leader Whitehead left in fifth as Ashraf and Ashby continued to battle for the chip lead.
As the blinds increased, Jacob Stone hit the rail after expertly navigating the final table in the middle of the pack. He was followed by Ashraf who ran out of steam just before heads-up.
Hindry had sent Ashraf to the rail, and took the chip lead heads-up. A flush over flush situation saw Ashby briefly hold the lead, but two unavoidable situations for Ashby saw him hold an inferior two pair twice in quick succession to bust to Hindry.
2022 GUKPT Schedule
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| Leg | Venue | Date | Buy-in | Field | Winner | Payout (GBP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Poker Room, London | 27 January-6 February | £1,250 | 702 | Timothy Chung | £185,560 |
| 2 | Coventry | 24 February-6 March | £1,000 | 416 | Joe Hindry | £93,460 |
| 3 | Bury New Road, Manchester | 17-27 March | £1,250 | |||
| 4 | Reading South | 17-24 April | £1,000 | |||
| 5 | Edinburgh | 8-15 May | £750 | |||
| 6 | Luton | 26 May-5 June | £1,000 | |||
| 7 | The Poker Room, London | 23 June-3 July | £1,000 | |||
| 8 | Leeds | 22 September-2 October | £750 | |||
| 9 | Luton | 13-23 October | £1,250 | |||
| 10 | Blackpool | 6-13 November | £1,250 | |||
| Grand Final | The Poker Room, London | 1-18 December | £2,000 |
Richard Ashby Eliminated in 2nd Place (£65,350)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Richard Ashby 
raised to 200,000 and Joe Hindry 
called.
The flop 
again gave both players two pair. Hindry check-called 150,000 and the turn was the 
Hindry checked again and Ashby bet 400,000. Hindry called.
The river 
completed the board and Hindry checked. Ashby shoved for 2.5 million, and after some thought Hindry called.
His aces up was best, and he sent Ashby to the rail in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000 | 3,300,000 |
|
Busted |
Hindry Back on Top After Two-Pair Over Two-Pair
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
In a limped pot, Richard Ashby 
bet 150,000 on the 
flop and Joe Hindry 
called.
The turn was the 
and Ashby bet 325,000 and Hindry called again.
The river was the 
and Ashby checked. Hindry bet 850,000 and was snap-called.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
3,300,000 | -1,600,000 |
Flush Over Flush Heads-Up
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Richard Ashby 
raised to 200,000 and Joe Hindry 
called.
The pair checked the 
flop and the turn was the
Hindry bet 250,000 and Ashby called.
The river 
gave both players flushes. Hindry bet 450,000 and Ashby raised to 1.1 million.
Hindry called but was shown the bad news.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,900,000 | 1,800,000 |
|
|
3,400,000 | -1,700,000 |
Hindry Bluffs It Off With Five-High
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Richard Ashby 
raised to 200,000 and Joe Hindry called with 
The flop was 
and Hindry check-called 150,000.
The pair checked the 
turn and the river was the 
. Hindry bet 420,000 and Ashby called with his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,100,000 | -1,000,000 |
|
|
3,100,000 | 1,000,000 |
Heads-Up
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
There will be a short break before heads-up play resumes, with Joe Hindry holding a strong lead over Richard Ashby.
Waheed Ashraf Eliminated in 3rd Place (£39,600)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Waheed Ashraf shoved for 1.7 million from under the gun. Joe Hindry called in the big blind.
Waheed Ashraf: 
Joe Hindry: 
Hindry was ahead and looking to bring proceedings to heads-up. The board was 
giving Hindry quads.
The turn and river sealed Ashraf's elimination in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000 | 1,600,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -200,000 |
|
Busted |
Jacob Stone Eliminated in 4th Place (£25,300)
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Jacob Stone was all in for 80,000 blind on blind with 
against the of Richard Ashby.
The board ran out 
with the rivering seeing Ashby finish off Stone in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | |
|
Busted |
Ashraf Doubles Through Stone
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Waheed Ashraf shoved blind on blind for 845,000. Jacob Stone was in the big blind and covered Ashraf by just 80,000.
Waheed Ashraf: 
Jacob Stone:
The flop came 
giving Ashraf a pair and a flush draw. He held on the runout to leave Stone short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000 | 905,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -695,000 |