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Adam Wilkinson, a familiar face on the UK live poker circuit for two decades, has finally captured his first Main Event title. The seasoned grinder topped a 313-entry field in the £560 888poker LIVE UKPL Reading Main Event, earning £32,010 for the win.
Wilkinson revealed after his victory that he had once been down to just five big blinds during the tournament before rebuilding his stack and riding the momentum to the title.
The £150,000 prize pool paid out the top 38 finishers, with notable names such as Lorenc Boci, Calogero Morreale, Bryan Taylor, Michael Rosaman, and Adam Neal all cashing. Lee Mulligan narrowly missed the final table, finishing as the bubble boy.
At the final table, Emma Barnes was the first to exit in ninth place, followed by Josh Barker in eighth after losing a coinflip to Wilkinson. Muhamed Mia, a familiar face at UKPL final tables, fell in seventh, while Yucel Eminoglu, a close friend of Wilkinson’s, departed in sixth.
Robin Gue, the 2024 champion of this event, was eliminated in fifth by Antoan Atanasov, whose deep run marked a breakthrough result after just one previous cash. Franky Green’s exit in third left an all-male final two.
Wilkinson and runner-up Stephen Bean agreed to a heads-up deal before the final hand, where Wilkinson’s pocket jacks held against Bean’s ace-six to seal the title. The UKPL season continues in September with a stop in Manchester.
