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Stuart “NutterRutter” Rutter is a Birmingham-based professional poker player, online coach, and two-time GUKPT Main Event champion who came within a single step of a WSOP bracelet in 2018. A consistent circuit performer with over $1.9 million in live earnings across 114 cashes, Rutter has built his career from local £10 casino freezeouts to WSOP final tables — a trajectory that makes him one of the UK’s more complete stories of organic poker development.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
Total live earnings stand at over $1,908,000 across 114 cashes, per The Hendon Mob. His career-best cash is $181,258 for runner-up in the 2018 WSOP $10,000 Dealer’s Choice.
💰 Live Earnings: $1,908,000+ | 🏆 GUKPT Champion: 2x | 💵 Best Cash: $181,258 | 🎯 114 Cashes
Notable Results (click to expand)
| Date | Event | Result | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | WSOP $10,000 Dealer’s Choice | 2nd | $181,258 |
| Sep 2023 | GUKPT Luton Main Event | 1st | £62,368 |
| 2010 | GUKPT Coventry Main Event | 1st | £41,910 |
His estimated poker net worth is over $1.5 million.
Biography & Poker Background
Rutter began playing poker at local £10 casino events in Birmingham and worked his way up through the UK circuit entirely under his own steam. His 2010 GUKPT Coventry Main Event title was his first major domestic win, and he backed it with consistent circuit presence across the following decade.
His closest brush with the biggest prize came at the 2018 WSOP Dealer’s Choice — a mixed-game event that rewards broad poker knowledge. Rutter made the final and pushed all the way to a heads-up confrontation before losing out for $181,258 — the largest cash of his career and the event he himself described as his biggest poker regret.
He bounced back with continued strong results, winning the GUKPT Luton Main Event in September 2023 for £62,368 — his second GUKPT title, making him one of only a handful of players to win two GUKPT Main Events in their career. He is also a poker coach at PokerVIP, sharing knowledge built across years of grinding the UK and US circuit from grassroots to major stages.
Play Style & Strategy
Rutter is a strong mixed-game player — his Dealer’s Choice WSOP final table demonstrates genuine proficiency across multiple poker variants. His live game is built on disciplined, position-aware play developed through volume rather than formal training, and he has adapted consistently across a changing poker landscape.
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