The third round of Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Summer Series festivals have now been completed.

The Walsall festival featured a £500 main event, which was won by Stephen Thomson from Leamington Spa. He won his seat into the tournament via a £50 super satellite and defeated a field of just 39 players to win the £7,220 first prize. The runner up was Joseph Stone, another live satellite winner while pro sports bettor Mark Wilson claimed third. Charles Ihle and Darren Hickman, who have both made final tables on the main GUKPT tour were the other players to find themselves in the prize money, finishing in 4th and 5th places respectively.

Meanwhile, the Newcastle £300 main event had 66 players and was won by Hugh Frew, who scooped the first prize of £6,340 beating Boris Mutch heads-up for the title. Also making the money in Newcastle were Gavin Hall, the Luton Summer Series runner up and tour regular David Maudlin.

The next Summer Series events take place at the G Casinos in Sheffield (21st - 25th July) and Dundee (22nd -25th July), but before then there are GUKPT Club Championship events at six locations on the 10th July. All are one-day £200 NL Hold'em freezeout and take place at the G Casinos in Newcastle, Coventry and Sheffield and the Grosvenor casinos in Cardiff, Salford and the Victoria in London.

Venue: Grosvenor Casino Walsall
Date: 26/06/2010 – 27/06/2010
Event: £500 NL Hold'em Main Event
Length: 2 days
Runners: 39
Total Prize Pool: £19,500
Result:

*1st placed winner also wins a seat in the Champion of Champions tournament.

Venue: G Casino Newcastle
Date: 26/06/2010
Event: £300 NL Hold'em Main Event
Length: 2 days
Runners: 66
Total Prize Pool: £19,800
Result:

*1st placed winner also wins a seat in the Champion of Champions tournament.