William Hill Poker Grand Prix
The William Hill Poker Grand Prix is a poker tournament sponsored by William Hill plc . In 2005 it took place from October 17th to 25th and in 2007 from January 30th to March 27th. 56 professionals and amateurs participated in both editions. Both tournaments were played in Cardiff .
The entry fee was £ 6,000 (about $ 10,500). About $ 200,000 more was added to the prize fund by William Hill. A limited number of players qualified through online promotion tournaments .
Jesse May commented on the show on Sky Sports , supported by Andrew Black and Lucy Rokach .
format
Seven preliminary rounds were played, with the winner of each preliminary decision to the Grand Final (grand finale) arrived. The runner-up took part in a semi-final round against each other, the winner of which also reached the final, in which the winners of the seven preliminary rounds, called heats, and the winner of the semi-finals played.
Results 2005
| date | episode | winner | Second |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 2005 | 1. Preliminary decision |
 Phil "The Unabomber" Laak
|
 "Burnley" John Falconer
|
| October 18, 2005 | 2. Preliminary decision |
 Pascal "Triple P" Perrault
|
Roy "The Boy" Brindley
|
| October 19, 2005 | 3. Preliminary decision |
"Gentleman" Liam Flood
|
Peter "The Poet" Costa
|
| October 20, 2005 | 4. Preliminary decision |
Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani
|
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|
| October 21, 2005 | 5. Preliminary decision |
 Ken Lennaárd
|
Ben Roberts
|
| October 22, 2005 | 6. Preliminary decision |
Greg "Junior" Hill
|
Barny Boatman
|
| October 23, 2005 | 7. Preliminary decision |
 Sean Murphy
|
Willie Tann
|
| October 24, 2005 | Semifinals |
Roy "The Boy" Brindley
|
"Barny" Barny Boatman
|
Final table
The final took place on October 25, 2005.
| space | Surname | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Phil "The Unabomber" Laak
|
£ 150,000 |
| 2. |
Ram "Crazy Horse" Vaswani
|
£ 95,000 |
| 3. |
Roy "The Boy" Brindley
|
£ 65,000 |
| 4th |
Pascal "Triple P" Perrault
|
£ 45,000 |
| 5. |
Ken "Top Hat" Lennaárd
|
£ 35,000 |
| 6th |
Sean Murphy
|
£ 25,000 |
| 7th |
"Gentleman" Liam Flood
|
£ 20,000 |
| 8th. |
Greg "Junior" Hill
|
£ 15,000 |
Results 2007
| date | episode | winner | Second |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 30, 2007 | 1. Preliminary decision |
Bo Sehlstedt
|
 Tony G.
|
| February 5, 2007 | 2. Preliminary decision |
 Johnny Lodden
|
'Rocky' Ross Boatman
|
| February 13, 2007 | 3. Preliminary decision |
Ken Lennaard
|
John 'Large' Kabbaj
|
| February 20, 2007 | 4. Preliminary decision |
 Jeff Iceman Lisandro
|
Brian Cassidy
|
| February 27, 2007 | 5. Preliminary decision |
Wayne Hutchins
|
Roy 'The Boy' Brindley
|
| March 6, 2007 | 6. Preliminary decision |
 Antonio Esfandiari
|
Ben 'Milkybarkid' Grundy
|
| March 13, 2007 | 7. Preliminary decision |
 Martin Wendt
|
Stuart Fox
|
| March 20, 2007 | Semifinals |
Ben 'Milkybarkid' reason
|
Brian Cassidy (£ 10,000)
|
Final table
The final took place on March 27, 2007.
| space | Surname | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Martin Wendt
|
£ 175,000 |
| 2. |
Wayne Hutchins
|
£ 100,000 |
| 3. |
Antonio Esfandiari
|
£ 70,000 |
| 4th |
Ben Grundy
|
£ 50,000 |
| 5. |
Johnny Lodden
|
£ 35,000 |
| 6th |
Bo Sehlstedt
|
£ 25,000 |
| 7th |
Jeff Lisandro
|
£ 20,000 |
| 8th. |
Ken Lennaard
|
£ 15,000 |
Web links
- Official website (English)