This week, Grosvenor Poker Professional Katie Swift got here inside touching distance of historical past. She narrowly missed out on changing into the primary feminine winner of a Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) title when she completed second within the GUKPT Luton Fundamental Occasion.
Now reflecting on her deep run, Swift stated she’s on cloud 9 and has been inundated with messages of assist after her deep run.
“I am unable to cease smiling!” Swift instructed PokerNews. Initially, I used to be upset to not shut it out, get the win, and take the title, however I performed my absolute coronary heart out and battled exhausting! I’m delighted and really happy with my efficiency.
“However there wasn’t just one winner this weekend. I’ll not have lifted the trophy or clinched that title, however I gained, too! I added three hours of heads-up expertise to my resumé. I improved my confidence and skill. I gained the respect and assist of so many individuals. Not forgetting the £49,300 I profited too! I will not be the champion, however I positively gained!”
Remaining Desk Efficiency
Swift stated that all through the ultimate desk, she needed to play sensible, with chip leaders positioned on to her left. However she knew one of the best ways to safe a spot heads-up was to navigate the motion and pressure them to play in opposition to one another.
“Sadly, taking part in some highly effective poker wasn’t sufficient to take it down”
Making it to heads-up, and staring a 6:1 chip deficit within the face, Swift managed to shut the hole considerably however wasn’t capable of safe victory.
“Sadly, taking part in some highly effective poker wasn’t sufficient to take it down. Sadly, I simply couldn’t maintain in a few important fingers or win my all-ins or flips. Twice the title was in touching distance however savagely taken!”
All through the ultimate desk, and particularly in heads-up, Swift stated she remained targeted and tried to stay composed to present herself the very best alternative to win.
“Seb was a well-deserved champion,” she stated. “His poker expertise shone from begin to end, and he was a correct class act.”
2024 GUKPT Luton Fundamental Occasion Remaining Desk Outcomes
Encouraging Girls to Comply with in Her Footsteps
After the occasion, Swift stated that she’s been overwhelmed with assist, sort messages and compliments about her play, particularly coming so near creating historical past as the primary feminine participant to ever win a GUKPT Fundamental Occasion title.
“I am unable to thank everybody sufficient, to be trustworthy. I hope to have one other alternative at profitable [a GUKPT title], however I additionally hope different females are given extra credit score when taking part in this recreation, as a direct results of how I performed.
“I might all the time encourage anybody and everybody to study to play poker. Poker teaches so many ability units that may be transferred and utilized to each side of life, too. It’s invaluable, to not point out a lot enjoyable!”
Over the previous couple of years, Swift says she’s seen the feminine presence in poker rising. From Fb and WhatsApp teams, to weekly women-only tournaments on Grosvenor Poker, the energy of ladies’s poker is rising on a regular basis.
The following cease for Swift is the Malta Poker Pageant subsequent month, with Grosvenor operating MPF Girls Bundle satellites on-line from this week. #TeamGrosvenor is planning on taking a crew of ladies to Malta for the primary time ever.
“This has been a very long time within the making and reveals once more the facility of persistence and by no means giving up!” stated Swift.
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