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Dean Hutchison has won the £1,250 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at the 2026 GUKPT Goliath festival, denying Ravi Sheth a second consecutive title after last year’s win. Hutchison collected £163,280 for first place, while Sheth settled for £134,000 after finishing runner-up.
Sheth entered the nine-handed final table as chip leader, with Hutchison sitting in the middle of the pack. Early eliminations saw Kye Hamilton exit in ninth for £12,800, followed by Min Ji, before Mark Earl’s king-queen fell to Hutchison’s pocket tens, earning Earl a maiden five-figure score of £21,750.
Keith Littlewood departed in sixth for almost £30,000 after his pocket sevens lost a race to Yuzhou Yin’s ace-queen. Ion Bivol then set a new career-high of £42,150, while Jonathan Mychalkiw’s run ended in fourth when Hutchison rivered a straight to overcome his short stack.
With three players remaining, Yin, Hutchison, and Sheth agreed to an ICM-based deal, locking in over £118,000 each while leaving £41,600 to play for. Sheth then eliminated Yin after his kings held against a queen-eight shove.
Heads-up play swung dramatically. Hutchison held a 60-40 big blind lead before Sheth surged to a near five-to-one advantage. Hutchison clawed back, winning a crucial pocket tens versus ace-jack pot when the river brought an eight.
The final hand saw Sheth jam the river with a busted draw, only for Hutchison’s trip eights to seal the title and the £163,280 top prize.
