{"id":42417,"date":"2016-05-16T07:59:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T06:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/?p=42417"},"modified":"2020-03-16T16:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T16:48:25","slug":"drew-kirkland-gppt-glasgow-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/drew-kirkland-gppt-glasgow-main-event.html","title":{"rendered":"Drew Kirkland Wins the partypoker GPPT Glasgow Main Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drew Kirkland is the latest name to be written into the history books of the Grand Prix Poker Tour after he walked away with the title of champion in Glasgow\u2019s Hampden Park stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2016 GPPT Glasgow Main Event Final Table Results<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nPlayer<\/th>\nPrize<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nDrew Kirkland<\/td>\n$41,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nJonathan Gray<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nRyan Pearson<\/td>\n$16,130<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nLauris Kulins<\/td>\n$12,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPaul McTaggart<\/td>\n$9,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMark Armstrong<\/td>\n$7,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nChris Bartlett<\/td>\n$5,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nAnthony Gray<\/td>\n$4,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nJohn Burns<\/td>\n$3,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

One-hundred-and-ninety players progressed to Day 2, each of them in the money places having locked up $330, which included a $109 GPPT ticket. After around eight hours of action, those 190 returnees were reduced to the final table of nine, with Calvin Park falling in 10th place to miss out on a final table berth.<\/p>\n

John Burns was the first final table member to bust, his being no match for the dominating of Drew Kirkland, before Anthony Gray fell at the hands of Paul McTaggart to leave only seven players in contention for the $41,000 first place prize.<\/p>\n

Those seven became six with the exit of Chris Bartlett, whose didn\u2019t improve to beat the of Ryan Pearson with the board running .<\/p>\n

McTaggart then sent Mark Armstrong to the rail. Armstrong was short stacked and pished all-in with , but McTaggart was lying in wait with . Those kings improved to a set on the flop of the board to bust Armstrong.<\/p>\n

Despite winning Armstrong\u2019s chip, McTaggart was the next casualty of the finale. Jonathan Gray raised to 600,000 and McTaggart called in the big blind. McTaggart check-called a 500,000 bet on the flop, before check-calling a 1,050,000 bet on the turn. The river was the , McTaggart checked, Gray moved all-in, and McTaggart called, showing which was crushed by Gray\u2019s .<\/p>\n

Soon after McTaggart\u2019s demise, Lauris Kullins bust at the hands of Gray, then Gray\u2019s held against Pearson\u2019s to send the tournament to the heads-up stage.<\/p>\n

Gray held a 22,500,000 to 11,700,000 chip lead, but the lead was reversed when Kirkland\u2019s caught a king on the turn to beat Gray\u2019s .<\/p>\n

The final hand of the tournament was another preflop all-in, and a coinflip, Gray holding and Kirkland . The dealer spread the community cards, eliminating Gray in second place, leaving Kirkland to be crowned champion.<\/p>\n