Maqbool Hashid and Marc Leishman Win Grosvenor 25/25

Maqbool Hashid and Marc Leishman Win Grosvenor 25/25

Monday, 3 February 2014

It was another busy weekend in the world of the Grosvenor 25/25 Series with big fields taking to the tables in guarantee busting events in Luton and Dundee.

Maqbool Hashid took the honours in the southern leg, pocketing a first prize of £12,130 after outrunning a 215 runner field. Hashid started heads up play with Christopher Cooper with a seven to one chip lead and it didn't take him long to seal victory, when his set of fours held against Cooper's flush draw.

Luton Final Table Payouts:

1. Maqbool Hashid £12,030
2. Christopher Cooper £8,180
3. David Lloyd £5,260
4. Stephen Okeeffe £3,120
5. Antony Herdman £2,360
6. Rahim Tadsjaadat £1,940
7. Alan Gray £1,510
8. Adam Neal £1180
9. Daniel Samson £860

Marc Leishman was the winner North of the border, turning his £200 buy-in into £12,000 after an epic 16-hour final day in Dundee. The clock was approaching 4am when Leishman finally sealed the deal. He took a crucial lead when his A7 held on to beat Chico Lamont's KJ and claimed the title moments later when his J-10 was good enough against Lamont's 4-2.

Dundee Final Table Payouts:

1. Marc Leishman £12,000
2. Chico Lamont £10,000
3. Mohammad Rauf £7,300
4. Hamid Motaghian £3,650
5. John Angus £2,750
6. Bruno Bressan £2,200
7. Conor Ogg £1,750
8. Barry Mcqueen £1,400
9. Christopher Thomson £1,000


Images courtesy of AWorldOfPoker.com and ScottishPoker.net.



Tags: Grosvenor 25/25 Series, Marc Leishman, Maqbool Hashid