Ludovic Geilich, one of the UK’s most successful poker players, has joined #TeamGrosvenor as its newest Sponsored Pro.
As a professional poker player, Geilich has pretty much grown up with the GUKPT. In 2007, the first year that the tour took place, Geilich achieved his first ever recorded cash when he finished eighth in a £200 side event at GUKPT London. His second cash came just three months later - runner-up in a GUKPT Walsall side event.
Since then, the 36-year-old Glaswegian has amassed more than $3.6 million in live tournament winnings and several millions more online. It’s a feat that has put him in third place on the Scotland all-time money list and the top 30 nationwide. Over the last two years, Geilich has thrived at Grosvenor events, competing in nearly all of them, and seizing his first Main Event victory in Edinburgh last May for £79,590. He also won the 888poker LIVE High Roller event at Grosvenor Casino Coventry just a few months ago for £40,870.
Geilich’s tournament successes are legion with victories on multiple tours across the world including a deep run in the 2023 WSOP Main Event. Over the last two years, he has cashed nine times at Grosvenor events including a fourth place at GUKPT London in 2022.
Geilich said: “To be honest, I’m over the moon to have signed for Grosvenor. It’s the biggest UK poker tour with the biggest fields, the biggest prize pools, the biggest leader boards – the lot! They have the UK poker market covered in every respect – it was a no-brainer for me to join them. Plus I have been playing the GUKPTs right since I first turned pro so the tour has a very special place in my heart.”
Dozens of players rushed to congratulate the popular Scottish pro when Grosvenor announced the signing. Fellow Sponsored Pro Katie Swift said: “Grosvenor Poker has really gone up a level with our latest #TeamGrosvenor addition – wow, what a signing! It’s an incredible honour to be on the same team as Ludo, especially after playing the same final table together in Edinburgh back in 2021. He knocked me out in third place. Ludovic is a top player and a great person. He’s always extremely approachable, friendly and fun – and an absolute beast on the felt. I warmly welcome Ludovic to the team and very much look forward to playing with him this year – with both of us wearing the #TeamGrosvenor patch.”
MainEventTravel CEO and fellow Scot Fraser MacIntyre, who has known Geilich for many years, said: “This is a fantastic signing by Grosvenor. Ludovic is not only one of the best players in the UK but he’s also extremely good fun and very approachable. Even though he has reached stratospheric heights with his poker achievements, he’s still very much a down-to-earth guy from Glasgow who everyone can relate to and get on with. He will be a perfect ambassador for the Grosvenor brand.”
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