2022 GUKPT Coventry

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

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

There will be a short break before heads-up play resumes, with Joe Hindry holding a strong lead over Richard Ashby.

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.

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.

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.