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Fraser Bellamy, a poker professional from Sheffield, has won the £250 GUKPT Blackpool Mini Main Event, earning £27,945 after defeating Michael Rosaman heads-up. Bellamy acknowledged that fortune favored him throughout the final table but insisted his success wasn’t purely down to luck.
The tournament drew 687 entries, generating a prize pool of £143,580, with the top 84 finishers cashing. Notable names who made the money included John Bousfield, Jamie Clossick, Kully Sidhu, and final table bubble boy Jamie Dale.
At the nine-handed final table, each player guaranteed at least £2,040. George Heath departed in ninth place, marking the largest cash of his short live tournament career. Peter Stewart, who recently finished fifth in the GUKPT Manchester Main Event, exited in eighth for £2,590.
Neil Woolfrey fell in seventh for £3,390, while Sam Hughes secured a career-best £4,600 in sixth. Gary Fowler took £6,480 for fifth, and Connor Heelis earned £9,330 after busting in fourth place.
With three players remaining, Bellamy, Rosaman, and Ashley Timms negotiated a deal that softened the pay jumps, guaranteeing the eventual winner an extra £6,400 along with the trophy. Timms was eliminated in third after his ace-queen straight was outdrawn by Bellamy’s king-jack, which rivered a full house.
Heads-up, Bellamy held a near five-to-one chip advantage. He called Rosaman’s all-in with ace-eight against king-queen, and an all-club flop sealed the title when Rosaman was left drawing dead on the turn.
