Grosvenor UK Poker Tour, Newcastle, 16-18 May 2008

Entrants: 171

Buy in: $1,000 + £60

Prize pool: $189,000

Final results:
1. Ganesh Rao £57,175
2. Ian Farrell £33,075
3. James Akenhead £23,625
4. Mark Dalimore £16,075
5. David Allan £12,275
6. Fraser McIntyre £9,450
7. Mike Hill £7,550
8. Alan Vinnicombe £5,675
9. Cheryl Routledge £4,725

In the early hours of Sunday 19 May Ganesh Rao became the fifth player to win a GUKPT main in event in 2008, at the Grosvenor casino in Newcastle.

He defeated a field of 189 players to take down the £57,175 first prize after a lengthy heads up battle against online qualifier Ian Farrell.