Leeds was next up, and it will always be remembered fondly by Kostas Patsourakis, who scooped £78,419. Weixiao Liao ran amok in London and came away with £75,501, with Stuart Rutter becoming a two-time GUKPT champion in Luton, a victory good for £62,368. Todd took home £176,860 despite the £150 buy-in spectacular ending in a six-handed deal! That is how huge the Goliath is. The 2023 Goliath attracted a ridiculous crowd of 11,493 runners, and Alex Todd was its worthy champion. Alex Todd won the record-breaking 2023 Goliath In the first of two Luton-based Main Events, Christopher Day came out on top and padded his bankroll with £88,150 before Matthew Davenport, the 2023 National Poker League champion, helped himself to a career-best £116,200 in Coventry. Lin Chen won £65,310 in Blackpool, before Ludovic Geilich became the GUKPT Edinburgh champion in his native Scotland Geilich banked £79,590.
Calogero Morreale took down the Manchester Main Event for £106,700 and used it as a platform for an incredible season, all but locking up a £40,000 sponsorship package for 2024 by topping the National Poker League. Jonathan McCann triumphed in the opening event in London, outlasting 458 opponents on his way to collecting £89,600.
