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UK & IRE NEWS
April, 2016
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1 April
Poker to be Accepted as a Sport by SportAccord
The International Federation of Poker's Match Poker may soon be recognised as a sport by SportsAccord. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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1 April
Global Poker League Releases Official Schedule, Announces Grand Final at Wembley
With more than 420 hours of poker action, the Global Poker League plans to take the poker industry by a storm and bring the game to the iconic Wembley Arena in London! Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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1 April
PokerNews Podcast Episode #367: Blame Game
Rich and Donnie discuss Joe McKeehen’s Twitter meltdown, the GPL schedule and lack of info, Antonio Esfandiari’s surprising win, and more.
March, 2016
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31 March
In Bed With Jen Shahade
Sarah talks to Jen Shahade about some of the merits of being able to play online poker including being able to work from the bed. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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31 March
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Conor Beresford is Flying High
Conor Beresford climbs to second place in the UK online poker rankings and a career-high of 13th in the world. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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30 March
Check Out the Major Live Poker Events in the UK & Ireland During April 2016
There are 20 major live poker tournaments to play in the United Kingdom and Ireland during April 2016. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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30 March
Get Ready for the Grand Prix Poker Tour Online and Leeds Legs
After fantastic fun around the ground at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, Manchester’s Old Trafford and Newcastle’s St. James’ Park, as well as online legs and the inaugural GPPT leg at Dusk Till Dawn, The Grand Prix Poker Tour has already become one of the UK’s hottest live poker events. With two events in April, there’s no […]
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29 March
Learn More About the Aspers Cash Games Festival Starting This Week
Learn about the Aspers Casino Cash Game Festival, taking place March 30 to April 3, from Head of Poker John Scanlon. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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28 March
Sunday Briefing: Matthew Davenport Fifth in the Sunday Million
Matthew Davenport finished fifth in the March 27 edition of the PokerStars Sunday Million and secured a $58,416.80 payday. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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25 March
Hippodrome Prepares for 13-Event UKIPT London Festival
Season 6 of the PokerStars UKIPT kicks off at the Hippodrome Casino on April 5 and runs through to April 10, 2016. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 March
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Scott Margereson Soars
Scott "Aggro Santos" Margereson climbs to second in the UK and an all-time high of 16th in the worldwide online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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23 March
888poker to Sponsor First-Ever UK Cash Game Festival
The post 888poker to Sponsor First-Ever UK Cash Game Festival appeared first on pokerupdate.com.
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23 March
7-card Stud and Mixed (ROE) Bracelets at WCOAP 2016
Attracting an excited field for 7-card Stud, they were slowly reduced to a Final Table 8 when in Level 12 with an Ante/Bring In of 500 with limits 1500/3000 Kev O’Hanlon 90k Rikky Wingate 37k Ananda Maharjah 8.5k Vince Eley 22k Warren Coleman 35.5k Stefan Roder 12k Alex Polnarev 68k Jonathan Dugdan 16k Outlasting all […]
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23 March
Italy’s incredible WCOAP 2016 performance continues
WCOAP Day 3 yielded Bracelets for Antes Only, Turbo and OFC, with the latter Championship Bronze going to Simon Brooke, Silver to John Black and Gold Medal and Bracelet to Italy’s Gabriel Iemmito, his 4th WCOAP Bracelet following his incredible run in the WCOAP 2015 where he helped his fellow Italian team mates take the […]
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22 March
Six Plus Hold’em live in the UK
Next Wednesday, London will stage 5 days of non-stop poker in the UK's first Cash Game Festival, including iPoker's exclusive six plus hold'em.
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22 March
UKIPT6 takes centre stage for season opener in London
There was a time when the United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour played the role of the understudy. It was new, exciting, full of energy, but always in the shadow of its older, bigger, more glamourous European cousin, the one that had more money and boasted about spending spring on the Riviera.
But after patiently filling in while the EPT was on repose, the UKIPT is finally recognised as the main feature it really is. No longer an understudy the UKIPT is its own main attraction, and we're excited to say it returns for a sixth season next month.
What's more, you can win your way through to the Season opener in London, with a West End run from April 5 to 10 at London's Hippodrome Casino.
If you haven't played at the Hippodrome Casino before you soon realise why it's among the best poker venues in the UK. A converted theatre, it combines performance and hospitality with five bars, a restaurant, live music and cabaret, a shisha terrace (you'll have to google that) and three floors of gaming. That's just inside the Hippodrome. Outside there's even more.
Join us at UKIPT London by qualifying on PokerStars Click here to open an account.London is one of Europe's premier poker destinations. In some ways it's perfect. While it offers even the most eclectic of interests the perfect distractions during downtime, it will, like a good friend, help you celebrate your high points, and comfort you in your low points.
Not that Rapinder Cheema would know about the low points. He won the Main Event last time around, collecting £78,825 ahead of a field of more than 700 players. That's a high point in anyone's book. The best of British are expected to play, including Team Pro Jake Cody.
His success came in the Main Event, which this year has the same £700 + £70 buy-in. Of course you can earn that seat for as little as £1.10 in any number of online satellites now running on PokerStars. And if you prefer your satellites to have chairs and actual chips, there will be a £100 + £100 live qualifier at the Hippodrome Casino on Tuesday 5 April and Wednesday 6 April.
It's not just the Main Event that captures attention and imagination. There's a £2,000 + £200 High Roller on the schedule as well as the £300 + £30 London Cup which this season will feature the familiar voices of Joe Stapleton and James Hartigan (along with their faces), who are registered to play.
You can find all the key information about the London festival on the UKIPT Homepage, with details about events and satellites. Everything else you'll find out when you get there.
We'll see you in London.
Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.
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22 March
2016 Irish Open Kicks Off; 32 Events Scheduled
The 2016 Irish Open festival sees 32 events take place between March 21-28 at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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21 March
$500,000 Guaranteed Multi-Day, Multi Time Zone Online GPPT Unveiled
There have been some developments with the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) Online leg and we are sure that you are going to think they are superb. The biggest change is that the GPPT Online leg, which has a massive $500,000 guarantee for only a $109 buy-in, has multiple Day 1s to choose from. Another […]
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21 March
WCOAP bracelets for 8-Game Players Championship, NLHE 3X and Mix Max
The second day of the WCOAP saw the conclusion of the 8-Game Players Championship when the Final Table of 7 resumed for the 2 Day event, with 3 APAT regulars holding the top 3 chip stacks: 1 168k Jen Yue Chiang 2 251k Gianluca Farabella 3 349k Ady Lovelock 4 219k Alex Kiy 5 275k […]
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20 March
Italy’s Dorina Clocan Wins Opening Bracelet Event
Italy’s Dorina Clocan has won the first bracelet of the 2016 World Championship of Amateur Poker. Clocan; partner of three times bracelet winner Gabriel Iemmito, struck Gold in event #3 Shootout, the first to complete on day one of this year’s WCOAP. Elsewhere, Ibraham ‘JJ’ Abashei took a bracelet in event #1 No Limit Hold’em, while […]
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19 March
WCOAP Live Updates
The 8th annual World Championship of Amateur Poker has started at Aspers Casino, Stratford, London and you can follow all of the action live here at APAT.com. We will be bringing you key hand and leaderboard updates throughout the festival via our live update blog while our live stream will come online on Friday, to […]
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19 March
Tommy Angelo Presents: Enough is Not Enough
How much money do you need? Is enough ever enough? Poker author and coach Tommy Angelo investigates. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 March
DTD and partypoker Launch the Grand Prix Poker Tour Mini Tour
Dusk Till Dawn and partypoker announce the launch of a new live poker tour called the Grand Prix Poker Tour Mini. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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17 March
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: All-Time Highs All Round
Several of the United Kingdom and Ireland's top grinders find themselves at an all-time high in the worldwide online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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17 March
Ladbrokes and William Hill Shares Recover After Latest UK Budget
Free bets offered to UK residents by remote gambling companies will be taxed at a rate of 15% from August 2017. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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11 March
Introducing the Brand New GPPT Mini Tour
The feedback regarding the Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) has been overwhelmingly positive since its launch with poker players from all around the United Kingdom (and some further afield) flocking to compete in the $250,000 guaranteed Main Events. Now we have some more exciting news for you poker tournament lovers out there, news that a […]
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10 March
APAT Prepares For Largest-Ever World Championships
The 2016 APAT World Championship of Amateur Poker features 22 events between March 19-28 at Aspers Casino, Stratford. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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10 March
$500K Guaranteed Powerfest Week 3 Main Event on March 13
The $5 million guaranteed partypoker Powerfest series has been a massive hit with you, our loyal players, with some massive prizes being won so far. The ante is being well and truly upped on Sunday 13 March when the Week 3 Main Event kicks off, bringing with it a whopping $500,000 guaranteed prize pool, with […]
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9 March
888poker and Aspers Casino Stratford Ink Branding Deal
888poker and the poker room of Aspers Casino in Stratford, sign a 12-month branding deal. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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6 March
2016 GUKPT Manchester Day 2: Mulla Leads Final 16
Reyaaz Mulla leads the final 16 players in the 2016 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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6 March
2016 Unibet Open London Main Event Day 2: Final Table Set; Julien Rouxel Leads
The 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event final table is set with Julien Rouxel in the lead. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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5 March
2016 GUKPT Manchester Day 1b: Gray Runs Away With the Lead
Jonny Gray finishes Day 1b of the 2016 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester Main Event as the chip leader. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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5 March
2016 Unibet Open London Main Event Day 1b: Giulio Mascolo Finishes On Top
Giulio Mascolo finished on top of the Day 1b pack in the 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 March
2016 GUKPT Manchester: Yanev Tops Day 1a Chip Counts
Yani Yanev ended Day 1a of the 2016 GUKPT Manchester Main Event with a massive stack of 217,100 chips. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 March
2016 Unibet Open London Main Event Day 1a:Jan Riha Leads the Pack
Jan Riha leads after Day 1a of the 2016 Unibet Open London Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 March
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Conor Beresford’s Heat Continues
Conor Beresford climbs to 19th in the worldwide online poker rankings following a trio of victories during the past seven days. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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2 March
Meet The People: Lee Ingledow
Can you remember your first-ever live poker tournament? I’d be willing to bet that it was either a home game with your friends, or a small buy-in event at your local casino, not a 250 mile round trip, on your own, like Lee Ingledow’s (pictured here in the black jacket). One of Lee’s friends mentioned […]
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2 March
March is a Busy Month for Live Poker in the UK and Ireland
Looking for a live poker tournament in the UK or Ireland during March 2016? PokerNews has you covered. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
February, 2016
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29 February
Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk Speaks About the UK’s First Cash-Game Festival
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk speaks to PokerNews about the upcoming 120-hour Cash Game Festival at Aspers Casino in London. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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26 February
UKPC IMPORTANT NEWS
UKPC Saturday- 12pm & 4pm Day 1s {please read below} I have just finished a meeting with Simon and the DTD Team regarding Saturday's UKPC schedule. They are faced with the following logistical problem: 400 + qualifiers have selected to play Saturda...
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25 February
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Conor Beresford Enters Worldwide Top 50
Conor Beresford climbs to seventh-place in the UK online poker rankings and a career-high of 47th in the world standings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 February
888Live Heads Back to Aspers Casino on March 3
The first 888Live Local event of 2016 kicks off in Aspers Westfield Stratford City, London on March 3. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 February
Ladbrokes Posts First-Ever Full-Year Loss
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24 February
Action Packed Week at the 2016 GUKPT Manchester Festival
The 2016 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester festival runs from February 28-March 6 at the Grosvenor Casino Bury New Road. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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23 February
Sky Poker Gears up for its £1.275MM UK Poker Championships
The 2016 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships take place at Dusk Till Dawn between February 24-29. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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22 February
Meet The People: Nathan Farnaby Secures GPPT St. James Park Title
Another partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour is confined to the history books after the St. James’ Park, Newcastle leg concluded on the night of February 22, 2016. Once the dust had settled inside the home of Premier League outfit, Newcastle United, there was one man left standing, and that man was Nathan Farnaby, the latest […]
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22 February
Nathan Farnaby Wins the Grand Prix Poker Tour St. James Park Leg
Nathan Farnaby won the 2016 partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour St. James Park leg and turned $109 into $35,000. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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19 February
Patrick Clarke Last Irishman in the Main Event
Patrick Clarke is the last representative of Ireland in the EPT Dublin Main Event. He hopes for his second big win here in Ireland and a celebration of vodka and red bulls. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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19 February
partypoker Grand Prix Poker Tour Heads to St. James’ Park
Newcastle's St. James Park home is the venue for the latest stop on the $250,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 February
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Serradell Closes in on World Number One
Oscar Serradell climbs to an all-time high of fourth in the world and is running away with proceedings in the UK online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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17 February
World Champion Snooker Player Ken Doherty
Ken Doherty partners with BetStars for an exciting opportunity for players to bet on whether or not they think he will satellite into the 10k High Roller. He discusses the upcoming Welsh Open and which of his snooker friends are the best and worst at ...
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16 February
Moorman makes $13m earning milestone
By taking the 888 Sunday Challenge, the UK's Chris Moorman's online tournament earnings surpass $13 Million.
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16 February
Jake Cody Wishes Pain on Theo Jorgensen
PokerStars throws it's Right To Play tournament benefiting the charity Right To Play. We asked Theo Jorgensen and Jake Cody who they wish to rebuy the most and which prize they have their eyes on. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin &nb...
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15 February
Vladas Tamasauskas wins UKIPT5 Dublin and €176,900
Vladas Tamasauskas - champion
After a one-day hiatus the final UKIPT Main Event of Season 5 came to a conclusion today. After nearly seven levels of exciting play, Vladas Tamasauskas from Lithuania became the latest champion on the tour. He had a tricky period and had to win a race to survive when seven-handed but as the day progressed, so did his confidence along with his stack, and thoroughly deserves the trophy and the €176,900 that goes with it.
"I felt that I could beat him; the chip lead helped!" said Tamasauskas of his heads up battle with Dave Pollock, but it was two hands before than, involving aces, that really went a long way to helping him take a dominating chip lead into their duel, a position he would never give up.
Dave Pollock - runner up
Four-handed he five-bet all in with pocket aces and scored a huge double up via Pollock who four-bet called with ace-queen. That gave the Lithuanian over half the chips in play and he cemented his position event further when, three-handed, he cracked Mark Reilly's aces to send him home (details below). Pollock fought valiantly and aggressively heads up and got his opponent off some better holdings, but his last aggressive move was one too many. He moved all in with ace high on a board containing two fives and was snap called by Tamasauskas who had flopped trips. Game over.
He said he was both a little tired after the three days of poker, and also "very happy with my achievement, even though I might not look it!"
About the UKIPT itself: "The structure was great, the dealers and staff are great - I couldn't say a bad word about it."
Heads up on the EPTLive stage
The final commenced at 12:30pm and the only British player represented at the table was the first player out. Marc Foggin indicated he was going straight to the bar to get drunk, rather than parlay his money into the EPT Main Event. His fourth final table of the year ended in defeat after his big-slick failed to find a pair on a queen high board. The Geordie has opened from under the gun before Samuel Vousden three-bet with pocket jacks. He did so for value and called when Foggin shoved and leapt into the chip lead as a result.
Marc Foggin - eighth place
It took over two hours for the next player to depart as a pattern of chip passing around the table emerged. There were plenty of big hands matching up but none decisive enough to send a player to the rail, until Jelcides Monteiro found himself all in. He can speak six languages but numbers are the same in all of them, and his odds were bad. He moved all in with ace-five and Pollock called with ace-queen, hitting his kicker to decide the hand.
Monteiro - seventh place
It only took a few more minutes to lose our next player, Quentin Dellis. He had left himself shallow after three-bet-folding a short while earlier. Tamasauskas set him all in with king-three from the small blind, and he called after looking at pocket eights in the big blind, but got unlucky when the board ran king high.
Dellis - sixth place
Vousden came into this final table as many people's favourite, due to his Sunday Million and SCOOP wins on PokerStars, but he became the third victim of the level, and another player to fall to Tamasauskas. He was down to 10 big blinds when he called all in with [qd][8d] from the big blind. Unfortunately for the Finn, Tamasauskas opened a flush-dominating [ad][7d], and he hit the rail after a blank board appeared.
Vousden - fifth place
The slender chip leader coming into the final was Adalsteinn Karlsson and he departed in fourth place. The 2015 Icelandic Poker Champion's aggressive game got him to the final in pole position but a similar approach cost him in the early stages today. Once short, he never lost heart and took on Tamasauskas in many pots whilst out of position - a period that defined the middle stages of the final. It wasn't to be for him in the end though and his exit hand had an interesting run out, and it inevitably involved Tamasauskas. He moved all in with queen-eight and his Lithuanian nemesis called with pockets eight. Karlsson grabbed the lead on a queen-high flop only for the case eight to appear on the turn to extinguish his hopes.
Karlsson - fourth place
Mark Reilly's story today was dominated by the amount of big hands he found in the hole. For the most part he used them to make profit but it was the biggest pair of all that cost him his tournament life in third spot. Tamasauskas had limped in from the button with jack-ten and he called after Reilly raised with pocket aces from the small blind. Tamasauskas flopped top two pair and got Reilly all in, and soon all out.
Reilly - third place
The last two players needed a breather after hard fought battle to get heads up, so they went off for a 75-minute dinner break. They came back fresh and had the tournament wrapped up in less than an hour. To read back through all the action as it happened in (almost) real time, click here.
Here's a reminder of how much each player won today:
POS NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE DEAL 1 Vladas Tamasauskas Lithuania PokerStars player € 176,900 2 Dave Pollock Ireland PokerStars qualifier € 107,010 3 Mark Reilly Ireland € 75,230 4 Adalsteinn Karlsson Iceland PokerStars player € 56,470 5 Samuel Vousden Finland PokerStars player € 43,440 6 Quentin Dellis Belgium € 31,880 7 Jelcides Monteiro Luxembourg € 23,520 8 Marc Foggin UK € 16,840 This UKIPT Main Event attracted 1,002 players from 50 counties from around the world and Dublin has been an ever-present stop on the tour since the beginning over six years ago. It's hard to think of a better place to bring another amazing season to an end. Thanks to everyone that has played, read the updates and been involved in the best grassroots tour in Europe. Also congratulations to all the Season 5 champions featured below:
Nottingham: Sam Mitten-Laurence
Series 2: Giovanni Canali
Many a trophy has been handed out this season
No need to worry about missing the tour too much as Season 6 of the UKIPT is just around the corner. Keep an eye on the UKIPT.com homepage for all date announcements but we can tell you that PokerStars LIVE! at The Hippodrome Casino will host the first leg, April 5-10. See you all there! Satellites start as soon as Thursday on PokerStars.
Photos courtesy of Mickey May
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15 February
Draft Kings Launches in UK
PokerNews asks British poker players if they will try their hand at the Daily Fantasy Sports website Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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15 February
A Conor McGregor Win Brought Ryan Riess to Dublin
Ryan Riess comes to Dublin for the first time after watching a thrilling Conor McGregor victory in Vegas this summer. He tells PokerNews how he is enjoying the city and culture while also trying to take down the 10k One Day High Roller. Sha...
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15 February
UKIPT5 Dublin: Final table player profiles
Seat 1: Mark Reilly, Ireland - 845,000
Mark Reilly, 36, has been a poker pro for the last 11 years, mainly playing medium stakes PLO, both cash games and tournaments. The €16,840 he's now guaranteed for making the UKIPT Dublin final table will be the third biggest cash of his live poker career - and brings his lifetime live tournament winnings to nearly $200k. His best live result to date was winning the $1k NL Hold'em Championship at Binions during the World Series in 2014 for nearly $41k. His best result at a PokerStars live event was tenth in a €1k event at EPT Prague in December. Online, he has a Sunday Warm-Up victory under his belt. He said: "I also final tabled a SCOOP or WCOOP event - I actually can't quite remember which!"Seat 2: Dave Pollock, Ireland (PokerStars Qualifier) - 4,335,000
Dave Pollock, 40, has been commuting (with the exception of last night) back and forth from his hometown Cork in order to participate in the UKIPT Main Event. He's no stranger to a streamed final table, having finished 2nd in the Irish Open in 2014 for €130,500 (although tomorrow's top prize exceeds that). Pollock, a factory worker, has been playing poker for 10 years (live tournaments), and still competes weekly with friends in Cork, although says, "I can't seem to win there, against them. They know me too well!" Here on a UKIPT final table, he says he is more comfortable, and comes back as one of four very close top stacks.Seat 3: Adalsteinn Karlsson, Iceland (PokerStars Player) - 4,420,000
Adalsteinn Karlsson, from Husavik, Iceland, started playing poker in 2010, first on Full Tilt Poker and then on PokerStars. He's been learning the game since then and only recently started to play live poker. He became the Icelandic Poker Champion in November 2015, beating a field of 140 players for more than £9,000, and this enabled him to take his game on the road. Karlsson competed at UKIPT5 Edinburgh and came third in the Edinburgh cup for £5,225. Away from poker Karlsson is a self-taught computer programmer and likes to travel. He's able to work from his laptop so can take his job on the road. He's been living, on and off, in Thailand for past four years, training in Muay Thai and enjoying life there.Seat 4: Jelcides Monteiro, Luxembourg - 1,025,000
Jelcides Monteiro will be celebrating not only his first live final table on Sunday, but his first ever live cash. The 28-year-old has been a full time poker player for the last three years but mainly plays cash games. He was born in Cape Verde, a volcanic archipelago lying 500km off the coast of West Africa, but moved to Luxembourg when he was four years old (and now speaks six languages fluently). This isn't his first PokerStars live event - he also competed in the EPT and Eureka Prague Main Events in December but failed to cash. He's had considerable success online though including a deep run in the Sunday Million last week. A few months ago, he finished fourth in the Hot $109, and was then runner-up the following day.Seat 5: Vladas Tamasauskas, Lithuania (PokerStars Player) - 4,255,000
Vladas Tamasauskas is a 21 year old Lithuanian poker pro who cut his teeth online playing the unusual combination of No Limit tournaments and Razz, before heading out on the live tour. He's only made two trips so far, the first being to the Bahamas (where he could legally play poker before his 21st birthday). At Eureka5 Prague he finished 11th for €19,460 and now here in Dublin he's about to cash for at least €16,840. Tamasauskas intends to stay for the full EPT Dublin Poker Festival (which runs until the 20th February). He may be new to the non-virtual felt but having found friends in Lithuania to discuss strategy with early on, he's comfortable heading into the final a close third in chips.Seat 6: Marc Foggin, United Kingdom - 2,220,000
Marc Foggin, 32, was supposed to be flying to Las Vegas tomorrow for his friend's birthday and some deep-stack tournaments, but has had to cancel after making the UKIPT Dublin final. Foggin is a semi-professional poker player based in Newcastle who runs a property business with his dad - whom he is debating flying over to watch the final live on Monday. Foggin found the poker room in a casino while trying to hide from a friend of his one night, and having sat down at a table found the game suited him; he has almost $400,000 in live tournament cashes from America to Australia.Seat 7: Quentin Dellis, Belgium - 4,150,000
Quentin Dellis, a 27 year old poker professional, came to Dublin for the UKIPT and its side events (the PokerStars Cup and High Roller) but has only been able to concentrate on the Main Event. It's worked out well for him; he'll soon add a UKIPT final table prize to his five cashes in EPT side events so far in the last year. Dellis was introduced to poker by friends, thought it was fun, and gradually became intrigued by its intricacies. He's been playing for 5-6 years, professionally for three (mainly tournaments) and although he is a fan of Turbo online tourneys, "can be more patient" when it's called for.Seat 8: Samuel Vousden - 3,675,000
Born in Hong Kong, Samuel Vousden grew up in Salo, south Finland. He flew under the radar until last December, when he fell just shy of the EPT12 Prague final table finishing 14th and earning €45,930 - his biggest live result to date. Vousden has played only a few live tournaments just and on Monday he'll experience his first ever live final table. However, he's arguably one of the most experienced players among the final eight; he's been crushing the online realm for several years. Vousden has earned opponents' respect on PokerStars, having a Sunday Million title as well as a SCOOP title under his belt. Away from poker, he's a Manchester United supporter, and a big fan of David Beckham. -
15 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Final Table: Level 27 (cont) updates (30,000 - 60,000, ante 10,000)
12:45pm: UKIPT Season 5 set for thrilling finale
Level 27 - Blinds 30,000-60,000 (10,000 ante)Today we bring the curtain down on Season 5 of the UKIPT, but it won't be going quietly. The final table of the final event of Season 5 will play out on the EPT Live TV table, with cards up coverage on a one hour delay.
In real life the action is already under way as play was due to start at 12.30pm, you'll have to wait to 1.30pm to get moving pictures but as well as reading about it here you can watch it in the following places:
PokerStars.tv
YouTube
Facebook
TwitchAnd you can get involved in the conversation by contacting @PokerStarsBlog and @EPTLive on Twitter.
A reminder that the winner of this event will pick up €176,900 and when play starts Adalsteinn Karlsson is in the box seat, although it's very close at the top as the chip counts below show:
Seat Name Country Status Chips Seat 1 Mark Reilly Ireland 845,000 Seat 2 David Pollock Ireland PokerStars qualifier 4,335,000 Seat 3 Adalsteinn Karlsson Iceland PokerStars player 4,420,000 Seat 4 Jelcides Monteiro Luxembourg 1,025,000 Seat 5 Vladas Tamasauskas Lithuania PokerStars player 4,255,000 Seat 6 Marc Foggin UK 2,220,000 Seat 7 Quentin Dellis Belgium 4,150,000 Seat 8 Samuel Vousden Finland PokerStars player 3,675,000
The elite eight
And a reminder of what's left to play for:POS NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE DEAL 1 € 176,900 2 € 107,010 3 € 75,230 4 € 56,470 5 € 43,440 6 € 31,880 7 € 23,520 8 € 16,840 Live coverage will begin at 13.30 GMT, see you then.
PokerStars Blog reporting team on the UKIPT5 Dublin Main Event: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photography by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog.
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14 February
Where to Grab a Healthy Meal in Dublin
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14 February
Jake Cody Makes a New Friend
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13 February
Adalsteinn Karlsson leads UKIPT5 Dublin final table
Adalsteinn Karlsson, final table chip leader
When play began today Adalsteinn Karlsson was right in the middle of the pack, in twelfth spot of the 24 remaining players. After a quick fire Day 3 in the UKIPT Main Event he tops the lot. In no small part that's thanks to eliminating Adam Owen, who was the overnight chip leader. The king is dead, long live the king!
That pot played out with 16 players remaining, all the chips went in on a [Ad][5s][4s] flop with Karlsson holding [As][Kc] and Owen the superior [Ah][4s]. A king on the turn gave Karlsson a pot worth over 5,300,000 and left Owen a little shocked. Given that Karlsson starts the final table with less than that pot was worth, it shows just how crucial that hand was.
Nasty turn of events for Adam Owen
It's incredibly tight at the top of the chip counts, with Karlsson's lead from David Pollock under 1.5 big blinds and the top four separated by fewer than five big blinds. When they resume on Monday they'll be 20 minutes and 24 seconds left in the 30,000 - 60,000 (ante 10,000) level.
Seat Name Country Status Chips Seat 1 Mark Reilly Ireland 845,000 Seat 2 David Pollock Ireland PokerStars qualifier 4,335,000 Seat 3 Adalsteinn Karlsson Iceland PokerStars player 4,420,000 Seat 4 Jelcides Monteiro Luxembourg 1,025,000 Seat 5 Vladas Tamasauskas Lithuania PokerStars player 4,255,000 Seat 6 Marc Foggin UK 2,220,000 Seat 7 Quentin Dellis Belgium 4,150,000 Seat 8 Samuel Vousden Finland PokerStars player 3,675,000 Our chip leader is 28 and became the Icelandic Poker Champion in November 2015, beating a field of 140 players to win more than £9,000. This money enabled him to take his game on the road, he competed at UKIPT5 Edinburgh and came third in the Edinburgh Cup for £5,225. He might be going further afield if he takes this one down for €176,900.
A royally good day for Pollock
Want to start your own EPT campaign? Sign up for PokerStars and start your journey. Click here to get an account.The man who'll start second when play resumes at 12.30pm on Monday, looked for much of the day like he'd be the one bagging up the biggest stack. Back to back hands against Benjamin Saada propelled him towards the chip lead just 30 minutes into the day.
The Irish PokerStars qualifier has shown throughout that he's not afraid to play big pots and was often the one putting other players to the big decisions and he also made a royal flush today! He and Karlsson clashed in a few pots late on, it's a rivalry to keep an eye on when the final table starts, especially as they're in adjacent seats.
Vladas TamasauskasIn contrast to Pollock, Vladas Tamasauskas didn't show his hand to late on, very late on. He eliminated Christophe Bouziane on the final hand of the day to ascend to third in the chip counts. He's no stranger to success on PokerStars' regional tours having finished 11th in Eureka Prague in December 2015. Not bad for a 21-year-old who's only played a handful of live tournaments.
Dellis does (well in) DublinThe Lithuanian isn't the only player at the final table who had some success in Prague in December. Quentin Dellis cashed four times for a combined €26,293. Dellis's day basically came down to two big hands where he had big pairs. He doubled through David Pollock with jacks against ace-king and knocked Patrick Rooney out in tenth with queens against eights.
Vousden - bringing his online skills to the live arenaAnother player who had some success in Prague is Samuel Vousden. The professional poker player was born in Salo, south Finland and finished 14th in the EPT Main Event in the Czech capital. He has played only a few live tournaments, however, he's arguably one of the most experienced players among the final eight, he has a Sunday Million title as well as a SCOOP title under his belt, to name just a few of his numerous online achievements.
Apart from when he eliminated James Akenhead with kings against jacks, Vousden seemed to run fairly bad in all-in situations today, but each time he got knocked down he built back up again, winning many pots without going to showdown. If that trend continues on Monday he may well be the one posing for the winner's photos.
Marc Foggin prays for aces
There's some drop off between the chip stacks of the top five and the other three players at the final table. Leading the charge for the 'have nots' is Marc Foggin. He was supposed to be on a plane home tomorrow, not back to England, but to to Las Vegas for his friend's birthday and some deep-stack tournaments.
Those plans have been cancelled and it continues what's already been some year for Foggin. He came second in a $2,000 side event at The PCA - winning over $45,000 - and finished seventh in a £1,000 event in London at the end of January, good for another $37,000.
Jelcides Monteiro - fluent in six languages and poker
Only two players are in what could be deemed short stack territory, Jelcides Monteiro will start the final table with 17 big blinds and it's hard to know if he'll be happy or down in the dumps. He had far more at one stage and far less at another. In the end he's ended up somewhere in the middle. The player from Luxembourg, who's fluent in six languages, is still in with a shot at the title and that's what really matters though.
Marc ReillyMark Reilly is the second player from Ireland at the final table and whilst he'll start as the shortest stack he's shown he's got the patience to wait for a spot and turn that stack into something more workable. Throughout today he played a patient game and players seemed to respect his all ins when he was forced to put his tournament life on the line.
We've had the final table short stack come back to win before (Nicolau Villa-Lobos did it in Edinburgh) so don't count Reilly out.
Another fine run from Finneran
Twenty-four into eight doesn't go of course and as well as James Akenhead and Adam Owen, more fine players found their journey to the UKIPT final table derailed today. Thomas Finneran was looking to win a second UKIPT Main Event title but he had to settle for 17th place whilst Jeffrey Brouwer was looking to make a second UKIPT final table. He fell short in 12th place.
To see who finished where and to catch up on all today's action click on the links below. We'll be back from 13.30pm on Monday for the final table. You can watch that on EPTLive.com, YouTube, Facebook and right here on the blog. They'll be another live final table before then though as the €25,000 High Roller final table plays out tomorrow on EPTLive.com. You can follow updates from that one right here.
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Levels 23-27
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13 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 3: Level 23 updates (12,000 - 24,000, ante 3,000)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES * Day 3 starts at noon: RECAP OF DAY 2 HERE * OVERNIGHT CHIP COUNTS * DAY 3 SEAT DRAW * Players remaining: 24 of 1,002 (average stack is 1,044,000) * Day 3 ends when eight players remain * Top 151 players get pai...
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13 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 2: Adam Owen leads final 24 heading into Day 3
Owen leads the final three tables Day 2 of the UKIPT certainly lived up to the "moving day" tagline today after the 273 returning players were whittled down to just 24 over the course of ten one-hour levels. As the dust settled on a long day, one man ...
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12 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 2: Level 19 updates (5,000 - 10,000, ante 1,000)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES
* CLICK HERE FOR LATEST CHIP COUNTS
* LIVE UPDATES of the €25,000 High Roller can be found here.
* Day 2 of the UKIPT Main Event - we're in the money!
* Day 2 consists of ten 60-minute levels - currently playing level 19
* Players remaining: 70 of 1,002 (average stack is 357,500)
* Top 151 players get paid, payouts can be viewed here
8:10pm: Four more levels
The final 70 players are back in their seats for level 19, and they will play four more levels for tonight. Play should end around around 12:25am. One player who won't be back is PokerStars Live at The Hippodrome Casino Team Pro Chris Gordon, who busted in 90th place. -- MC@PSLive_Hippo busted in 90th. Got my last 6 bigs in a5 vs k3, ace in the window but still couldn't hold. #greatsupport #ukiptdublin
— Chris Gordon (@CCG_85) February 12, 2022PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Dublin: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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12 February
How to Get a Discount on Guinness
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12 February
Shopping and Drinking in Dublin
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12 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 2: Level 13 updates (1,200 - 2,400, ante 300)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES * CLICK HERE FOR LATEST CHIP COUNTS * Day 2 of the UKIPT Main Event * Day 2 consists of ten 60-minute levels - currently playing level 13 * Players remaining: 273 of 1,002 * Top 151 players get paid, payout stru...
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11 February
UKIPT5 Dublin: Stefan Schillhabel tops Day 1B field on record breaking day
Schillabel showed his skill to lead the way
We love breaking records on the UKIPT and we smashed two of them out of the park today. A massive 788 players turned up to play Day 1B of this event, eclipsing the previous single day attendance record for a UKIPT Main Event of 736 (set at UKIPT4 London 2).
Add them to the 214 who put their faces above the parapet on Day 1A and it meant the total number of runners in this huge UKIPT Main Event was 1,002, some 142 more than pitched up at UKIPT4 Galway, our previous best on Irish soil.
Want to start your own EPT campaign? Sign up for PokerStars and start your journey. Click here to get an account.All told those 1,002 players created a prize pool totalling € 971,940. Over the next four days that'll be split 151 ways with the winner collect €176,900. You can see the full payout structure here.
It was a busy day in Dublin
There was actually a third record broken today, but we didn't break it, Stefan Schillhabel
did. His gargantuan end of day stack of 352,000 is a UKIPT Day 1 record, just eclipsing the 351,200 tht Neil Van Der Merwe bagged up in Bristol earlier this year. The 28-year-old German, who finished fourth in the EPT11 Malta Main Event hails from Dusseldorf and started playing poker in 2006 with friends and is still a recreational player. He is currently studying for a Masters in sociology and also has a part-time job in sales.Other players who turned 25,000 into substantially more today include:
Thomas Boivin, 342,400
Olivier Ferrero, 315,500
Adam Owen, 252,900
Adam Milewski, 232,900
Thomas Finneran, 216,000
James Akenhead, 182,500
Padraig O'Neill, 181,700
A good day for Akenhead
If you searched hard enough in the huge Day 1B field you'd have found half a dozen players sporting various versions of the famous PokerStars Red Spade.
Representing Team Pro were ElkY and Eugene Katchalov. Neither will be back for Day 2 though. The Frenchman ran kings into aces to bust #sosick.
Not a good day at the office for this pair of poker sharks
Team Pro Online's sole representative proved he can cut it in the live arena too. That should come as no surprise given his name's Mickey Petersen. EPT champion Mickey Petersen. The Danish online tournament beast looked like he was going to reach Day 2 but busted on the final hand of the night.
Still going strong though is Felipe Ramos. It was easy to miss people in this hectic day, the Friend of PokerStars flew under the radar but flew he did as he'd turned his 25,000 starting stack into 78,200 by the time play ended.
Ramos is through
We saw a new type of patch on the tour today, one that read, 'PokerStars Live at The Hippodrome Casino Team Pro'. The Hippodrome Casino in London's West End is PokerStars home in the UK and they recently sponsored two players to reprensent them at poker tournaments.
Both are tour regulars but it was a case of contrasting fortunes for the pair as Chris Gordon navigated the choppy UKIPT waters to finish on 88,700, whilst Kelly Saxby, who had a deep run at UKIPT Bristol earlier in the season, busted during level eight.
EPT11 London High Roller champion Andrew Chen
With so many well known players in the field today - there were 10 EPT champions just for starters - it's no surprise that plenty of them will be back for Day 2. Among the sharks hungry for UKIPT cash on Day 2 will be:
Charlie Carrel, 157,200
Andrew Chen, 149,900
Jeff Madsen, 138,900
Nick Newport, 125,400
Patrick Leonard, 83,000
Jamie Sykes, 76,400
Dara Davey, 71,200
Dara O'Kearney, 57,000
Surinder Sunar, 53,000
Gareth Chantler, 44,700
Keith Johnson, 24,600Of course for some their tournaments went the other way. EPT11 Malta champion Niall Farrell was pretty vocal about the early 10am start time not being to his liking (not the only dissenter to be fair) and he was even more vocal about the bar not opening until 3pm. He busted out shortly after midday and tweeted - in jest - the reason for his quick exit.
Was forced to bust the UKIPT immediately in protest of the late bar opening. Stand with me brothers.
— Niall Farrell (@Firaldo87poker) February 11, 2022He wasn't the only EPT champion who found the UKIPT a tougher nut to crack. Sebastian Pauli, Kevin MacPhee, Jannick Wrang, Ognyan Dimov, Dominik Panka, David Vamplew and Anton Wigg all busted out.
Kevon MacPhee - all ten EPT champions in today's field busted
You could also set fire to the tournament slips of Chris Moorman, Ben Heath, Chance Kornuth, Max Silver, Matthias De Meulder, Jude Ainsworth and Fergal Nealon. As the day progressed, they did not.
Around 222 players made it through the day, add them to the 52 who advanced from Day 1A and somewhere in the region of 275 players will be back to play Day 2 from noon tomorrow. The march to the money begins in earnest then. We'll be back as we burst the bubble and move towards the final table during 10 one-hour levels.
Join us then, you can catch up on all today's action via the links below, and overnight chip counts and the seat draw will be posted shortly. Keep an eye on the widget to the right (or at the bottom if you're on mobile) and the @PokerStarsBlog and @UKIPT accounts for that information.
Until tomorrow good night from Dublin.
All photos are copyright of Mickey May
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11 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 1B: Level 8 updates (400-800, 100 ante)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES * Day 1B consists of twelve 45-minute levels - currently playing level eight * Day 1B players (779 so far - a record for single day attendance in a UKIPT Main Event) * Late registration has closed 4:25pm: Sister...
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11 February
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11 February
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Jamie O’Connor Breaks Into Top 10
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11 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 1B: Level 1-2 updates (75-150)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES
* Day 1B consists of twelve 45-minute levels - currently playing level two
* Day 1B players (515 so far)
* Late registration is open until the end of level 6 (approx 3:15pm)11:14am: Aces and faces
Level 2: Blinds 75-150As you would expect plenty more known faces have joined the party and they include: Kevin MacPhee (fresh in from the other side of the planet), Joey Lovelady, Anton Wigg, Anton Saout, Seth Webber and Ian Simpson.
Simpson had a few extra cups of coffee this morning hoping it would help him with the early start time, but he hasn't gotten off to the best of starts. Maybe the caffeine has made his calling hands a little twitchy.
He and Robert Beer were heads up to the river of a [qd][7s][jd][5d][9d] board and around 4,500 lay in the centre of the table. Simpson checked from under the gun and tank called when Beer bet 5,000. He was shown [ad][ac] for a flush and mucked his hand to dropped to 15,300. -- MC
11am: Keep 'em coming
Level 2: Blinds 75-150Over 515 players have now taken their seats on this bumper Day 1b and the big names just keep on coming. Due to the bigger buy-in events on the schedule - there's a €25,000 event tomorrow for instance - there are some well known players here that you'd never normally see on this tour. Like Chance Kornuth and Andrew Chen. Regulars on the EPT yes, the UKIPT, not so much.
A player who battles against them on the EPT regularly, but is a UKIPT regular, is Max Silver. He's also a Dublin native but due to a tram strike he drove to the venue today. He had to park someway from the venue though and was delighted to learn that the first break was 20 minutes long, rather than 15, as it gives him more time to move his car. If Silver has a Day 1 anything like he did last time the tour was in town, he'll likely be the chip leader.
He ran up a stack of 311,700 in Season 4, slightly more than Vladimir Velikov (301,500) managed yesterday, but in four fewer levels, unbelievable! Silver went on to finish runner-up to Kevin Killeen, almost adding to the UKIPT title he won here in 2010. Another UKIPT champion who's come close to a double is Brett Angell, he's also playing today as are:
Richard Hawes
Ben Winsor
Andrew Sweeney
David Clarkson
Neil Rawnsley
Jon Wong10:40am: Earphones needed for Saxby?
Level 1: Blinds 50-100Deborah Worley-Roberts and Kelly Saxby are great friends and hang out at many UKIPTs. The table they normally share is close to a bar but today, chips and cards have replaced the glasses and wine bottles as they have been drawn together.
Worley-Roberts is known for her quiet and shy demeanour at the table.....not! Her vocal ability is already being tested to its limits and Saxby, looked up at the blog and said in jest, "All day. All day!" -- MC
Want to start your own UKIPT campaign? Sign up for PokerStars and start your journey. Click here to get an account.10:25am: Who's about? Part two
Level 1: Blinds 50-100Forgive us, but we're about to do some more name dropping. Those spotted in t'other half of the room include:
Jamie Sykes
James Akenhead
Tom Hall
David Hills
Nick Newport
Andrew Hulme
Gareth Chantler
Keith Johnson
Mike Hill
Ari Engel
Alex Goulder10:15am: Who's about? Part one
The tournament is growing minute by minute and smoke must be coming off the ticket machines at registration desk. The day has swelled to almost 500 entries players at the time of publishing.Confirmed sightings in one half of the tournament room: PokerStars' Filipe Ramos, Mickey Petersen and Jen Shahade; Dan Charlton, Dara O'Kearney (after he faked playing Day 1A), Chris Gordon, Dan Charlton, Fergal Nealon, Vojtech Ruzicka, Tim Reilly, Kerryjane Craigie and Balazs Botond. --MC
Me and most of my fellow players at #UKIPTDublin today, gl all! https://t.co/gtBI6nCqym
— Mickey Petersen (@mickeydp) February 11, 202210am: Cards are in the air!
Level 1: Blinds 50-100Day 1B has gotten underway.
9:45am: Bumper Day 1B about to commence
Day 1A attracted 214 players yesterday and today promises to be a lot bigger. The first ever champion here, back in Season 1, was Max Silver, and he'll be in attendance today. He tried to come and play yesterday but getting out of one's own bed (Silver lives in Dublin) tends to be a lot harder than a strange hotel bed. Back in 2010 Silver had a day job working for Full Tilt Poker, but the €72,000 he won was partially behind his decision to go pro, and what a good decision that's been - the Brit has more than £2.3 million in winnings on his poker resume now! Will another Silver-type case be born in Dublin this week?Team Online's Mickey Peterson has been spotted in the RDS over the last 24 hours and is expected to be in the field today. Social media had also been flooded with photos of players making - or trying - to make their way to Dublin. Many added holidays on to the PCA and a fair few have made/are making the long trip back from the Aussie Millions, including the champion Ari Engel.
Cards will be in the air at 10am.
Silver looking for a double on home soil
Key UKIPT5 Dublin Facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1B takes place today, the field will then combine for the first time on Friday. We'll reach the money during the 10 levels of play on Day 2 and then play down to a final table on Saturday. Sunday is a rest day, and then on Monday the final table will play out on the TV table on EPTLive with cards-up coverage and bring Season 5 of the UKIPT to a close. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy (possibly).
- Full UKIPT5 Dublin schedule here.
- It's not all about the poker here in Dublin. There are plenty of #StarsFun activities including Dodgeball Trampolining. Yes, you read that right Dodgeball Trampolining.PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Dublin: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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10 February
Vladimir Velikov streaks clear of UKIPT5 Dublin Day 1A field
That's what a 300k smile looks like
The second day of the EPT Dublin festival took place today and central to the day's festivities was Day 1A of the UKIPT Main Event. The tour is in its fifth season and Dublin has been an ever-present stop, producing four champions in the shape of Max Silver, Joeri Zandvliet, Richard Evans and Kevin Killeen.
The latter was one of the 214 players to take to the felt today and by the end of twelve 45-minute levels, 52 remained. Vladimir Velikov has the overnight bragging rights of being chip leader after he amassed an impressive 301,500, 12 times more than starting stack. He was potentially the leader before he cracked an opponent's aces at the death when he flopped a straight with jack-nine. The Bulgarian is no stranger to success as he's a former Sunday Million winner and at December's Eureka Prague he scored a €170,180 payday by finishing second in the High Roller event.
Other big stacks and notables to make Day 2 were: Joao Simao (253,600), David Pollock (240,000), Vladas Burneikis (199,800), Ranno Sootla (191,300), Dan Carter (186,600), Peter Eichhardt (170,300), Domenico Vivolo (169,500), Erik Olofsson (160,600), Scott Margereson (123,600), Dermot Blalin (111,200), Chris Dowling (103,800) and reigning champion Kevin Killeen (48,000)
Reigning champ Killeen safely through
Mr UKIPT himself Jake Cody played today but had one of those days at the tables. He busted midway through the day but a lot of the damage occurred earlier when he turned two pair only for his opponent, Sean Prendiville, to river a straight. No doubt we'll be seeing the Team PokerStars Pro in the UKIPT High Roller and EPT Main Event, two of the marquee tournaments of a festival that promises to be Ireland's biggest and richest ever.
Cody was, as ever, philisophical in defeat
Cody wasn't the only player to find it a struggle today. Former champions Nick Abou Risk and Josh Hart both got off to a good starts but busted with decent holdings; Steven van Zadelhoff recently won a triple crown online but couldn't transfer that hot streak over to the live arena; Andy Black was back on vocal form but the cards didn't fall his way; Marc Macdonnell's aces couldn't hold against an opponent's queens and former EPT Grand final champion Mohsin Charania went from big stack to out after losing big pots with kings and ace-king in quick succession.
Andy Black's look says it all
Other notables to hit the rail included: Emil Patel, Jack Sambrook, Rasmus Agerskov, Senh Ung, Jason Wheeler, Emmett Davis, Aaron Gustavson, Jared Jaffe, Dietrich Fast, Jacob Bazeley and November Niner Pierre Neuville.
The poker wheels will keep turning for Jason
This UKIPT stop has been predicted to have a big turnout by the powers that be, so a packed room is expected tomorrow as the tournament aims for four-figure status. The 10am GMT start time stays in place for one more day so that should help stagger the flow of hopefuls. Another 12 levels will be played out before all survivors will convene for Day two on Friday.
Join the blog back here then, but for now, click the links below to catch up on the day's action:
Level 1-8 updates
Level 9-12 updates
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Dublin: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May. She's been dosing up on Penicillin for the last five days so is ready to fight any bacteria who try to steal her pictures! Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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10 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 1A: Level 9 updates (500-1,000, 100 ante)
* CLICK TO REFRESH FOR LATEST UPDATES
* Day 1A consists of twelve 45 minute levels - currently playing level 9
* 120 of 214 players remain
* Late registration is closed
* You can catch up with Level 1-8 coverage here5:45pm: Dinner break
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteThe remaining players are now on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will re-start at roughly 7pm. --NW
5:40pm: Defending champion still in
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteThere's been a few good UKIPT title defences in Dublin on the UKIPT and Kevin Killeen, who triumphed last time the tour was in town, is still going strong on Day 1A this time round. He's got about 28,000. After he won his UKIPT title he moved to Mexico but is back in Ireland at the moment.
"Living here at the moment, I'll stay here to after the Irish Open at least," he told us. "After that probably Vegas and then maybe back to Mexico. We'll see."
As reported below the other UKIPT Main Event winners in the field today - Nick Abou Risk and Josh Hart - are both out. However, we do still have an EPT champion in the field in the shape of Mohsin Charania. He's got around 71,000. -- NW
4:55pm: Long dinner break for....
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteThose who failed to make the upcoming dinner break included: John Hanaphy, Anders Overland, Sean Prendiville, Rasmus Agersov, Counstrain-Jean Edmond, Bruno Lima, Eldon Orr, Vaino Nevanlinna, Cesar De Leon, Victor Pastor, Jussi Nevanlinna, Senh Ung, Gareth Jennings, Andy Black, Chris Simpson, Josh Hart, Laurence Ryan, Steven van Zadelhoff, Miguel Suarez, Ezequiel Lebed, Matis Ruzzi, Jason Wheeler (pictured)
, David Burke, Keith Brennan, Anthony Ainscough, Guillaume Nolet, Emmett Davis, Jochen Kaiser, Dan Borlan, Ryan McEathron, Alexandre Schifa, Ricardo Ibanez, Burak Kavas, Donal Kennedy, Alan White, Ronan Gilligan, Pierre Neuville, Sszoto Merceron, Frederic Bertrand and Mark Ballesty. -- MC 5:30pm: There's a new chippie in town as Abou Risks busts
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteNick Abou Risk will not become a three-time UKIPT champion in his hometown after he busted in a big pot that made Ranno Sootla the (likely) new chip leader.
Sootla told the blog that Abou Risk raised from under the gun and he defended his big blind to head to a [k][j][5] flop that contained two hearts. A four landed on the turn and Sootla bet 18,000 (into what he thought was 23k) and called when Abou Risk shoved for 30,000.
Sootla leading the way
Sootla opened king-jack and survived a blank river against Abou Risk's ace-king.
Ranno Sootla, 160,000
Nick Abou Risk, eliminated
-- MC5:15pm: Cody can't stop the rot
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteAt the very end of level eight we lost Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody. Sadly for him is stack only went in one direction today. Still he's got the chance to bounce back tomorrow - literally - as he's going to be taking part in the Dodgeball Trampolining.
Gg either ran into it a lot or got run over #UKIPTDublin
— Jake Cody (@JakeCody) February 10, 20225pm: End of the road for Ruzzi
Level 9: Blinds 500-1,000, 100 anteI arrived at the table to see the cards already on their backs, it was Matias Ruzzi who was all in, the Argentinian had [Ah][Js] whilst Amgd Nadr had [As][Qc].
The [6c][7h][6s][Kh][Qh] board eliminated Ruzzi and boosted Nadr to 70,000. --NW
Key UKIPT5 Dublin Facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, the field will then combine for the first time on Friday. We'll reach the money during the 10 levels of play on Day 2 and then play down to a final table on Saturday. Sunday is a rest day, and then on Monday the final table will play out on the TV table on EPTLive with cards-up coverage and bring Season 5 of the UKIPT to a close. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy (possibly).
- Full UKIPT5 Dublin schedule here.
- There's a boat load of other events today including a €5,000 (!) Hold'em event and two live satellites to the Main Event tonight. Those satellites start at 16.00 GMT and 21.30 GMT.
- It's not all about the poker here in Dublin. There are plenty of #StarsFun activities including Dodgeball Trampolining. Yes, you read that right Dodgeball Trampolining.PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Dublin: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May. Follow the PokerStars Blog on Twitter: @PokerStarsBlog
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10 February
Season 5 UKIPT Dublin Main Event Begins Today; Massive EPT Dublin Festival Scheduled
PokerStars takes its UKIPT to Dublin for the fifth consecutive year and it's followed by the first EPT festival for eight seasons. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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10 February
UKIPT5 Dublin Day 1A: Level 1 updates (50/100)
09:50am: Top o' the mornin' to ya
Good morning! It's a brisk sunny winter's day here in Dublin and an earlier start than usual on the UKIPT. For most folk 10am would be considered a late start but in the world of poker 10am is positively the crack of dawn.The UKIPT Main Event is the first of the big events in the 67 tournament schedule that makes up the UKIPT/EPT Dublin festival that runs until the 20th February. Whilst the EPT last touched down in Dublin in October 2007, the UKIPT has been heading to Dublin on the regular and was last here at the end of February 2015.
There have been some memorable final tables in Dublin, Max Silver obliterated the competition in four hours, Joeri Zandvliet won his second UKIPT title here and last year we had, perhaps, the most memorable UKIPT final table of all time.
In the red corner was Max Silver, he just loves playing in Dublin on the UKIPT, one win and a fourth prior to last year and he was chasing his second UKIPT title in his home city, a win that would put him in exalted company.
Killeen's friends carried him to victory
In the blue corner was Kevin Killeen, one of the bright young things of Irish poker and a tour regular who'd not had a big result on the UKIPT...yet. Backed by a vociferous rail, who were all dressed in onesies, they sung their man to victory: "We don't take silver we only take gold," was the chant that lives long in the memory.
Over the next six days we're hopeful this edition of UKIPT Dublin will more than match those that have gone before.
Key UKIPT5 Dublin Facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, the field will then combine for the first time on Friday. We'll reach the money during the 10 levels of play on Day 2 and then playing down to a final table on Saturday. Sunday is a rest day, and then on Monday the final table will play out on the TV table on EPTLive with cards-up coverage and bring Season 5 of the UKIPT to a close. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy (possibly).
- Full UKIPT5 Dublin schedule here.
- There's a boat load of other events today including a €5,000 (!) Hold'em event and two live satellites to the Main Event tonight. Those satellites start at 16.00 GMT and 21.30 GMT.
- It's not all about the poker here in Dublin. There are plenty of #StarsFun activities including Dodgeball Trampolining. Yes, you read that right Dodgeball Trampolining.PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Dublin: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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8 February
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7 February
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6 February
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6 February
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5 February
WPT National Event London LIVE Updates Day 1c
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5 February
WPT National Event London Day 1b Live Updates!
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5 February
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4 February
WPT National Event London Day 1a
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4 February
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4 February
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3 February
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2 February
Major Live Poker Tournaments During February 2016
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1 February
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1 February
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1 February
Elliott Panyi powers to UKIPT Series win and £16,590
Elliott Panyi - UKIPT5 Series Champion
There's a quote that's displayed prominently on Elliott Panyi's twitter page from UFC champion Conor McGregor that says: "Doubt is removed by action. If you're not working then that's where doubt comes in."
The 24-year-old professional poker player wasn't a UFC guy until he discovered McGregor, but he definitely shares a trait with him. He's also a work your socks off kind of guy and tonight that paid off handsomely as he won the UKIPT5 Series 3 and £16,590. "I'm playing seven days a week at the moment," he told us after his victory. In fact he was off to play in a cash game shortly after he'd posed for the winner's photo.
Panyi - working 5-9It'd be a disservice to Panyi's opponent's that victory was never in doubt but with 17 players left he picked up aces at the same time as opponents found kings and jacks. The result was a double knockout that left him with over 25% of the chips in play and a stack of 1,800,000. To give you some idea of how dominant that was, only two players - other than Panyi - would surpass that mark during the tournament.
By the time the final table was reached he had 2.3x the chips of his nearest rival and he only briefly lost the chip lead throughout the final table. When heads-up play began normal service had been resume as Panyi had an eight to one advantage over Azarya Levy.
Azarya LevyHis Israeli opponent had just a handful of big blinds and you sensed this wasn't going to be a marathon heads-up. The short stack had tried - unsuccessfully - to convince his opponent's this was his first live tournament so you knew he had some moves. But, although Levy scored one double up on the next occasion he was all in his [Jh][6c] lost out to Panyi's [Kd][4c].
The Matcham Room at The Hippodrome CasinoWhen play began at noon there were 106 hopefuls all hoping to fill one of the top 47 places to secure a return on their investment. It took just over two hours to reach the bubble by which time Dominic Wells, Jeff Barron, Daniel Bland and Tim Wright, amongst others, had been sent home empty handed.
Shane D'Moirah (standing left) watches onWe had two all ins on different tables on the stone bubble. After Robbie O'Brien - who had been forced all in blind - survived it was time to see what would become of Shane D'Moirah. He was all-in on the turn of a [9s][Ad][7d][8h] board with [9c][8c] and in good shape against Jay Samani's [Ac][Th]. That is until the [Td] fell on the river. That left the 47 remaining players in the money.
That hand propelled Samani to the chip lead, a spot he'd hold until he lost a big pot to Samuel Hunt, who became the first player to cross the million chip mark. Samani then busted in 23rd and was followed out the door shortly afterwards by Chris Gordon, who finished 20th. It was a fine performance by the Team PokerStars LIVE at The Hippodrome Casino sponsored player. A standard lost race with [As][Td] against pocket eights his downfall.
Another good game by GordonThe likes of Vincent Moses (19th), Day 1 chip leader Andrew King (18th) and Samuel Hunt (12th) all made deep runs but missed out on the final table. With just over 7,000,000 in play and a big blind of 50,000 by the time the final nine was reached this was never likely to be a drawn out war of attrition.
The elite eightNine were cut down to four in 80 minutes as Marco Erasmo (9th), Dean Perry (8th), Nicholas Case (7th), Michael Matar (6th) and Gerald Candy (5th) were sent packing. Panyi had almost half the chips in play at this point but with each pot causing a big swing the field began to close with William Funnell even overtaking Panyi briefly. Then the two of them played a huge pot.
Funnell - more ladders than old tightsIt was total cooler with Panyi holding pocket queens to Funnell's [Ah][Qs] when both men had around 13 big blinds each. The pair held and when the stacks were counted down Panyi had Funnell covered by less than half a big blind. It was some performance by Funnell though as the youngster hadn't been over 15 big blinds at all on Day 2 until there were six players left.
A couple of hands later Panyi won a race to eliminate Kwokwah Man in third spot to take that huge chip lead to heads-up.
The rest is history.
UKIPT5 Series 3:
Buy-in: £250+£25
Entrants: 351:
Prize pool: £87,750
Places paid: 47POS NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE 1 Elliott Panyi United Kingdom £16,590 2 Azarya Levy Israel £10,540 3 Kwokwah Man United Kingdom £7,900 4 William Funnell United Kingdom £6,390 5 Gerald Candy United Kingdom £5,040 6 Michael Matar United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier £3,850 7 Nicholas Case United Kingdom £2,830 8 Dean Perry United Kingdom £2,088 All photos are copyright of Mickey May
January, 2016
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31 January
UKIPT5 Series 3 Day 2: Level 15 updates (2,000-4,000, 500 ante)
65 players remain, 47 get paid. You can see the current chip counts right here.
1:10pm: Lots of exits; 72 players left
Level 15, Blinds 2,000-4,000(500 ante)Many exits to tell you about now. For fans of: Mirko Mostaccio, Leslie Lamnea, Tom Dickenson, Mark Jefferies, Onur Guven, Thomas Bloomfield, Rahim Tadj-Saadat, Rob Munro, Fernando Berlanga, Anthony Wickert, Karol Podsiadio, Chris Gilbert, Philip Marcu, Noel Broadbent, Stuart Bayford, Steven Mayne, Steve Goose, Justin Kyrakidas and Barry Warden as they're all out.
65 players remain.
1pm: Huge double for Stoupis
Level 14, Blinds 1,500-3,000(300 ante)Day 1A chip leader Samuel Orledge just took a big hit that in the process doubled Fotis Stoupis to almost 200,000.
Orledge opened to 6,600, Stoupis re-raised to 24,000, Orledge tanked and then moved all in and Stoupis snap called.
Orledge: [Ad][Jc]
Stoupis: [Ac][Ah]The Greek player was all in for 95,800 and the aces held on the [7h][2h][7d][Jd][9d] board. Orledge had gained some chips today but drops back to around 105,000 as a result of that hand.
12:50pm: Funnell felts Taylor
Level 14, Blinds 1,500-3,000(300 ante)Down to just 21,700 Simon Taylor moved all in from middle position for 21,700 and William Funnell - who was to his immediate left - re-raised all-in for about 50,000 and everyone else folded.
Funnell: [Qd][Qh]
Taylor: [8s][7s]Both players stood as the [Kh][9d][7c][3c][Td] board came down and they shook hands as Taylor departed.
12:40pm: More fallers
Level 14, Blinds 1,500-3,000(300 ante)There was no way back for Luke Cameron after he doubled up William Funnell (see 12:10pm post). He's one of the early fallers here on Day 2 and joins: Mark Williamson, David Barnes, Ricky Davies, John Lucarotti, Jamie Pugh, Andrea Scappazzoni, Chaminda Tennakoon, Rob Crawford and Joshua Varghese on the rail.
12:30pm: Ace double for Rees
Level 13, Blinds 1,200-2,400(300 ante)In level one of this tournament George Rees caught lightning in a bottle when he made a royal flush. In level 13 he found aces to double up.
Shane D'Moriah opened from the hijack, Rees shoved for 38,500 from the cut-off and when it folded back to D'Moriah he called with pocket eights. The [3c][9h][Js][6d][Kc] board kept the aces in front and kept Rees in the tournament.
Aces kept Rees in it
12:20pm: Exits
Level 13, Blinds 1,200-2,400(300 ante)The start of Day 2 is usually carnage and in the opening 20 minutes 10 players have been eliminated. They include: Jeff Barron, Line Olsen, Carl Davies, Philip Baker and Adriano Soares.
12:10pm: Funnell gets chips
Level 13, Blinds 1,200-2,400(300 ante)From early position John O'Donnell opened to 5,500, Luke Cameron then three-bet to 12,500 and action passed to William Funnell. He asked Cameron how much he was playing and then moved all-in for 28,800, That got rid of O'Donnell but Cameron thought for a bit before making the call.
Funnell: [As][Ac]
Cameron: [9h][9c]The board came [Kd][2d][Ks][7h][7c] and Funnell more than doubled up to around 65,000 whilst Cameron is down to about 17,000.
"Were you thinking about folding?" asked Funnell.
"I was, but I was priced in," replied Cameron.12:02pm: Action is go
Level 13, Blinds 1,200-2,400(300 ante)Almost bang on time the action has started.
11:50am: The Series is about to get serious
The prelims are over, this is the real thing. Sure the 106 players who've made it to Day 2 can give themselves a pat on the back for outlasting the 245 players who've been eliminated but that's about it. 59 of those who're back today will suffer the same fate, that is they'll leave empty handed.For the other 47 they'll have some financial reward for their efforts, a minimum of £480, rising all the way to £16,590 should they be the last man or woman sitting. You can see the You can see the entire payout structure here.
The man who's sitting in pole position right now is Andrew King. He won a 160,000 chip pot on the final hand of Day 1B to finish on 201,600. He was the only player to break the 200,000 chip mark, but others who'll be back today include: Sam Orledge (170,900), Chris Gordon (148,000) Elliot Panyi (139,300) and Daiva Barauskaite (78,700).
Chris Gordon
Cards are in the air at noon.
Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT Series: Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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30 January
UKIPT5 Series 3 Day 1B: Level 1-2 updates (50-100)
2:55pm: Parker gets his coat Level 2, Blinds 50-100 Aside from bubbling the tournament being first out is probably the worst feeling you can have. The unfortunate player to exit first today is James Parker. 2:45pm: From Brazil to London for Baltic B...
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29 January
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29 January
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29 January
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29 January
UKIPT5 Series 3 Day 1A: Level 1 updates (25/50)
1:55pm: The final Series event of Season 5
Season 5 of the UKIPT is almost done, but before we head off on our holidays there are two more events to entertain you with. In less than a fortnight we'll all be heading over the Irish Sea to Dublin, but this weekend the action is coming to you from PokerStars LIVE! at The Hippodrome Casino.
This is the fourth and final 'Series' event of the Season and after October's Super Series, which carried a £550 buy-in which Dale Garrard won - it's back to a plain old 'Series' event. The buy-in is a reasonable £250+£25 and if the qualifier numbers are anything to go on it's going to be big. There were 27 online qualifiers and 16 players earned seats in a live satellite last night.
Dale Garrard - UKIPT Super Series champion
UKIPT5 Series 3 key facts:
- 20,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 25/50 for 400 big blinds
- Levels are 30 minutes throughout and they'll be 12 of them on Day 1A, which is today and Day 1B, which is tomorrow.
- The field then combines and plays to a winner from noon on Sunday.
- No re-entry here, this is an old school straight freezeout.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT Series: Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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29 January
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29 January
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28 January
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27 January
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26 January
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26 January
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25 January
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22 January
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21 January
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21 January
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20 January
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19 January
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18 January
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14 January
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13 January
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13 January
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13 January
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12 January
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12 January
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11 January
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10 January
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8 January
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7 January
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6 January
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6 January
London Casino Croupier Sacked For Stealing Chips
A croupier at the Cromwell Mint casino in London was sacked after stealing chips by putting them in his socks via a tube in a false pocket. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
December, 2015
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22 December
Top 7 Presents for Poker Players This Christmas
Even poker players take a few days off from the felt at Yuletide, so what better time to get the tight-aggressive one in your life something that money can’t usually buy? There’s nothing passive about this set of stocking fillers, with something for table captains to tournament crushers! Let’s book a win and spend it […]
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21 December
Meet The People: Grand Prix Online Winner YTheSnaiL
Sunday 20 December, 2015, was the day that the Grand Prix Poker Tour moved from live venues to the virtual felt of partypoker and what a fantastic tournament it was. Despite only costing $100+$9 to enter, the Grand Prix Poker Tour Online leg featured a massive $250,000 guaranteed prize pool, making it the largest guaranteed […]
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21 December
Roy Keane Settles Over Braveheart Advertisement
Former Manchester United star Roy Keane reaches an undisclosed settlement with Paddy Power over the Braveheart advert. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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20 December
UK & Ireland GPI: Stephen Chidwick and Marc Macdonnell Lead
Stephen Chidwick and Marc Macdonnell top their respective leader boards in the Global Poker Index. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 December
European Poker Tour Returns to Dublin in February for the First Time in Eight Years
For the first time in over eight years, the European Poker Tour (EPT) will be returning to Dublin, Ireland for an action-packed schedule of events from Feb. 9-20, 2016. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 December
Massive $250,000 Grand Prix Poker Tour Online Runs Dec.20
The $250,000 guaranteed Grand Prix Poker Tour Online leg takes place at partypoker on December 20, 2015, costing $109 to enter. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 December
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: New Faces and a New Number One
Oscar Serradell climbs to the top of the UK online poker rankings while fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia leads in Ireland. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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15 December
Blame Canada for Irish Crusher Marc Macdonnell
Sarah talks to Marc Macdonnell about poker in Ireland and his confidence in Day 5 of the Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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15 December
$250K Grand Prix Poker Tour Online is This Sunday
You often hear poker players talking about how much value a tournament has and how it is a “must-play” well partypoker has one of these on Sunday 20 December, 2015 at 18:00 CET, the online leg of the Grand Prix Poker Tour. Like its live leg counterpart, the Grand Prix Poker Tour online only costs […]
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14 December
Meet Our People: Matthew “YorkyPuds” Pitt
Do you believe in fate or that everything happens for a reason? It sure feels that way sometimes. Nine or ten years ago, I decided to go meet some friends in Leeds city centre for a few drinks, which turned into a lot of drinks by the end of the night. On my way to […]
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12 December
What is the Best Christmas Present You Ever Received?
A taste of the gifts that left an impression on these poker players. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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10 December
Catching Up with The Legend Donnacha “The Don” O’Dea
Donnacha O'Dea is normally seated at a cash game table. Sarah chats with him about why he is playing this Main Event, what advice he gave Eoghan, and how it feels to trade places at the table. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin ...
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9 December
Genting Poker Series Announces its 2016 Tour Dates
The Genting Poker Series reveals the schedule for the upcoming 2016 season. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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8 December
What To Buy for the Poker Player On Your List: PokerNews’ 2015 Holiday Gift Guide
The 2015 PokerNews Holiday Gift Guide contains 10 great ideas for the poker player on your list. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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7 December
Next stop the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ for the Grand Prix Poker Tour
Hot on the heels of the Grand Prix Poker Tour visiting Stamford Bridge, the first in a series of seven iconic football stadium venues, qualifiers have now started for the next leg at Manchester United’s legendary Old Trafford home, 16-17 January. Players have the option to play four live day 1’s at Manchester235 casino on...
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6 December
Ali Mallu Passes Million Chip Mark in the 2015 GPS Sheffield Main Event
Ali Mallu is the man to catch going into the 2015 Genting Poker Series Sheffield Main Event final day where 20 players remain. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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5 December
Dillon Chua Claims Overall Chip Lead at 2015 GPS Sheffield
Dillon Chua topped the 2015 Genting Poker Series Sheffield Main Event Day 1c field and leads overall. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 December
1920s-Themed Cotton Club Casino Opens in Glasgow
A 1920s-themed casino called The Cotton Club opens in the basement of Glasgow's Corinthian Club. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 December
Pedro Guerrero Tops 2015 GPS Sheffield Day 1b Chip Counts
Pedro Guerrero leads the 2015 Genting Poker Series Sheffield Main Event after the first two of three starting flights. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 December
British Player Jailed For Biting Off Opponent’s Ear After Poker Game
A fight that started during a poker tournament ended with a player sentenced to three years in prison for ear biting. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 December
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Sergio Aido Returns to Top 20
Sergio Aido returns to the top 20 of the UK online poker rankings while Daniel Tighe enters the Irish top 10. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 December
Eyes On Ben “Fabaz” Farrell’s Epic Heater: “This Month Has Been Insane!”
Ben "Fabaz" Farrell shares with PokerNews about his poker life and his epic hot streak of wins in November 2015. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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2 December
2016 Grosvenor 25/25 Series Schedule
Grosvenor Casinos’ 25/25 Series is the fastest growing poker tour in the country! Check out the 2016 Grosvenor 25/25 Series schedule here All 25/25 Main Events follow the below format: £200 + 20 buy-in Each player starts with 25,000 chips Unconditional guarantee of £25,000 A player can re-enter up to a maximum of twice per...
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1 December
Andy Dodson is UK Amateur Poker Champion
Aspers Casino, Newcastle played host this weekend for the APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship, and with over 50 players bought in 2 hours before kick-off, it was set to be a great event and didn’t disappoint with a healthy 148 entries by the end of late registration generating a prize pool of £11,100. Players sat […]
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November, 2015
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30 November
A Sunny Day at Stamford Bridge: Mistri Crowned GPPT Champion
Sunil “Sunny” Mistri is the latest Grand Prix Poker Tour (GPPT) champion after he walked away with the Stamford Bridge title on Sunday 29 November, 2015. Mistri not only writes his name into fledgling tour’s history books, he also adds £35,000 to his bank balance. 2015 Grand Prix Poker Tour Stamford Bridge Final Table Results […]
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30 November
2015 GUKPT Grand Final: House of Winsor
2015 Grand final attracts biggest ever field as Ben Winsor takes down his second GUKPT title, beating Simon Deadman and James Akenhead to the first prize of £178,000
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29 November
Live Stream of the GUKPT Grand Final 2015: Day 3
Who will win this year’s 2015 GUKPT Grand Final? First prize is a huge £178,600!! Wow!! PokerPlayer magazine is now a digital app which you can read for free every month by clicking here
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29 November
APAT Newcastle Live Stream
Follow the action from the APAT UK Amateur Poker Championship, in association with Coral Poker, live from Aspers Casino, Newcastle.
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29 November
Ronaldo Vahid Leads 2015 GUKPT Grand Final Final 32
Thirty-two players remain in the 2015 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Grand Final and they're led by Ronaldo Vahid. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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28 November
Live Stream of the GUKPT Grand Final 2015: Day 2
With 157 players still remaining who can make it through to Day 3? First prize at the GUKPT Grand Final 2015 is a huge £178,600!! Wow!! PokerPlayer magazine is now a digital app which you can read for free every month by clicking here
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28 November
2015 GUKPT Grand Final is the Richest in History; Patrick Few Leads Overall
Patrick Few topped the 2015 GUKPT Grand Final Day 1b chip counts and leads overall. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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27 November
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Ben Farrell Soars Up the Rankings
Ben "BenFaz" Farrell hits a purple patch of form and soars to an all-time high in the online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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27 November
Fraser MacIntyre Finishes Day 1a of the 2015 GUKPT Grand Final in Pole Position
Fraser MacIntyre ended Day 1a of the 2015 GUKPT Grand Final as the overnight chip leader. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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26 November
Live Stream of the GUKPT 2015 Grand Final: Day 1A
Watch all the action as it happens from the 2015 GUKPT Grand Final at the legendary Poker Room above Grosvenor’s Victoria Casino AKA ‘The Vic’
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26 November
Moorman’s Book of Poker Being Made Into Video Format
Chris Moorman's "Moorman's Book of Poker" is being turned into video format. Find out how you can win a copy in this article. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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26 November
Around the Grounds: The Grand Prix Poker Tour Hits the Road!
With seven of Britain’s biggest and best football grounds being visited by the Dusk Till Dawn partypoker Grand Prix Tour in 2015/16, we thought we’d look at each stadium’s history. From epic nights the fans will never forget to moments in time that will live forever, here are a few reasons why you should dig […]
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25 November
British Teenager Given 12-Month Suspended Jail Sentence For Cyber Attack
An 18-year-old British man receives a 12-month suspended jail sentence for a cyber crime against an online gambling site. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 November
Grosvenor Casinos Release its 2016 Key Poker Dates
Grosvenor Casinos releases information about the 2016 GUKPT, 25/25 Series, Goliath and UK Student Poker Championships. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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23 November
Rob Yong: ‘We’ve got to prove ourselves outside of Dusk Till Dawn – it’s like playing away from home’
Dusk Till Dawn has embarked on its most ambitious project yet, the Grand Prix Poker Tour. We chat to Rob Yong to see if he can pull it off…
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23 November
GUKPT 2015 Blackpool: Gray climbs the tower
Huge field at the 2015 GUKPT Blackpool as Jonny Gray captures his first title and the £69,000 first prize The GUKPT Blackpool has always been the party leg of the tour, but the poker got serious this year as 275 runners meant the £200k guarantee was smashed. That’s over 100 more runners than the 2014...
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22 November
Superb performance from David Gomez sees Spaniard win UKIPT5 Edinburgh and £49,660
The Spaniard put on a superb show of poker and was a worthy winner
I think we can put the myth of the 'curse of the chip leader' well and truly to bed. In this tournament David Gomez was the Day 1B chip leader, was still top at the end of Day 2 and now he's won it all and is the latest UKIPT champion. "It's amazing. In Spain, not too many people have this type of trophy so it's special," he said after he'd won.
For most of the final day's play a victory for the Spaniard had seemed the most likely outcome as he held the chip lead for all but a brief period. However, he could never have predicted the spectacular finish to this tournament. There was no heads-up play in this event as the final hand took place with three people still at the felt, with the Spaniard a commanding chip leader.
He opened the pot with pocket kings, Angelina Rich three-bet with [Ad][Kd], Ben Burnhill - who was the shortest of the three - committed his chips with [Jc][Js], Gomez shoved over the top and after a brief think Rich called all-in.
The [7d][Th][Tc] flop was as safe as they come for Gomez but the [8d] turn gave Burnhill a straight draw and Rich a flush draw. There was still one out - the [Jd] that would see the tournament continue three handed - but the [2c] fell on the river to give Gomez the victory. Rich had Burnhill covered so finished runner-up and so for the second season in a row we had a female finish second in Edinburgh. (Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree was runner-up in Season 4)
Rich - runner-up
Ben 'firaldo' Burnhill - third
As alluded to above there was little that went wrong for Gomez today. Play began with 11 players left and the Spaniard, who now calls Manchester home, in the chip lead. He was basically playing every pot and by winning more than he lost he soon extended his lead. He wasn't involved in any of the hands that saw Thomas Prean (11th), Dara O'Kearney (10th) and Alan Brown (9th) eliminated though and so when the official final table of eight was set it was close at the top between Gomez, Alex Lynskey and Burnhill, who was being referred to as 'firaldo' by Dean Hutchison's rail due to his passing resemblance to EPT12 Malta winner Niall Farrell.
Another great run from Hutchison in Edinburgh
At the other end of the chip counts sat Hutchison, aka the defending champion. There have been some amazing title defences on the UKIPT over the years (Max Silver, 4th UKIPT2 Dublin and Brett Angell, 7th UKIPT5 London) have come the closet and back to back final tables in his home UKIPT was a fine achievement in itself by the 28-year-old Scotsman.
When play was still eight handed he got a lucky double with a dominated ace against Gomez and it looked like his title defence might go all the way. But, the Poker Gods decided to even out the variance, he got it in with queens against the [As][Qc] of Rich but an ace on the flop sent him out in fifth. The UKIPT double winners club total still stands at four for now.
Gary Laing - eighth
The elimination of the defending champion was the fourth exit in a hectic opening two hours of the final table. First out of the elite eight was Gary Laing. He turned top pair to go with an open ended straight draw and called off against Rich, who had flopped a set. He missed the river and was out in eighth earning £6,038. It was the latest in a string of impressive results for the Fife man who won his seat to this event in a Pub Poker league.
McGee made a deep run before busting in seventh
Next to go was Michael McGee who was left with less than five big blinds after being coolered by Lynskey. Again it was Rich who played the role of executioner, setting him in with [Kc][7h] from the small blind and holding against McGee's [Jh][5d] which didn't improve. It was an assured performance from McGee though and you wouldn't bet against the Scot - who until recently lived with UKIPT3 London winner Robbie Bull - from making another UKIPT final table down the line.
Another Elliot at a UKIPT final table
From flatmate bragging rights to the brotherly kind. Dode Elliot's brother - Willie - made the final table at UKIPT4 Nottingham where he finished fourth. Unfortunately for Dode it's Willie who retains the bragging rights as Elliot ran [Ah][Qc] into Burnhill's pocket aces to bust in sixth place. Willie though was in reflective mood as his brother had earlier hit a three outer to survive and there were no complaints from either party.
Fancy meeting you here
After Hutchison's exit the main story of this final table was that we had a couple amongst the final four as Lynskey and Rich are partners. At this stage it was Rich who was in the lead with almost four million of the 9,400,000 chips in play. The tournament would turn though on a fantastic call from Gomez in a huge pot against her.
She raised with [Jc][Th] and bet every street of a [7s][Qd][9d][2c][Ah] board setting Gomez in for a pot sized bet of around 1,400,000 on the river. The Spaniard tanked, tanked and tanked some more before making an excellent call with [Qc][Ts]. That pot was a real momentum swinger as it gave Gomez back the chip lead he'd lost and Gomez said of that hand "She was the chip leader, and everyone else had fairly even stacks, so I considered she might bluff open-ended straight draws and flush draws. If I win that pot, now I can open a lot of pots, so it's risky, but it paid off!"
Minutes later though the momentum was with Burnhill when he eliminated Lynskey in a cooler of a hand. The Aussie found [Ah][Qs] and three-bet shoved, Burnhill had pocket jacks and flopped a set for good measure.
Lynskey - fell in fourth
So then there were three! Three handed play lasted for around 40 minutes with Gomez always in the ascendency and he had almost 60% of the chips in play when that final spectacular hand took place.
Vamos!Below is a reminder of how much everyone won at today's final table. While they took the lion's share of the prize pool, 55 players shared £49,660. For a full breakdown, please click here.
POS NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE (£) 1 David Gomez Spain PokerStars Qualifier 49,660 2 Angelina Rich USA PokerStars Qualifier 31,490 3 Ben Burnhill United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 22,760 4 Alex Lynskey Australia PokerStars Qualifier 18,410 5 Dean Hutchison United Kingdom PokerStars Player 14,570 6 Dode Elliot United Kingdom 11,210 7 Michael McGee United Kingdom 8,340 8 Gary Laing United Kingdom 6,038 You can catch up on all today's action by clicking here and here, but that's it for the UKIPT in 2015. Our next event takes place in Dublin, February 10th-14th and online qualifiers to that event will commence on Tuesday. Thanks for reading, we'll be back in 2016 for the final event of Season 5.
All photos are copyright of Mickey May
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22 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Final Day: Level 27 updates (30,000/60,000 ante 10,000)
You want chip counts? We've got chip counts and you'll find them here. 5pm: Chip counts of the final five The final five players are back in their seats and this is how they stack up. Ben Burnhill leads the way with a stack of over 3,000,000. Dean Hu...
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22 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Final table player profiles
Seat 1: Ben Burnhill, United Kingdom (PokerStars Qualifier)
Ben BurnhillBen Burnhill is a 29 year old local player who fits poker around his job as a business analyst for an investment bank here in Edinburgh. He's played since university (12 years ago), starting off in the Edinburgh Poker Society, then graduating to APAT and then larger events. This is his second UKIPT Main Event, although his memory of the first one is hazy as there was probably some "horrible bad beat story" to tell, even though he remembered the tour for its fantastic structure. Burnhill's final table appearance represents his biggest live result to date, and he says he'll be running on adrenaline as he's, "More mentally knackered than I've ever been."
Seat 2: David Gomez, Spain (PokerStars Qualifier)
David Gomez
David 'huelesabusto' Gomez is one of a number of professional poker players who call England home. The 25-year-old lives in Manchester and says he plays a "bit of everything," focusing mostly on cash games but also Spin and Gos and tournaments especially on Sundays. In October he finished runner-up in the Sunday Million winning $131,422. All told, that was a great month poker-wise for the Spaniard, who's originally from Leon in the north of Spain, as he also finished fourth in the IPT Main Event at EPT12 Malta, which earned him a further €54,570. Before poker he studied telecommunications but needs to do a final project to end his degree; outside of poker he enjoys athletics and running, and when he was younger he competed in the discus at the Spanish championships.
Seat 3: Dode Elliott, United Kingdom
Dode Elliot
Poker runs in Dode Elliott's family - his brother Willie made the final table at UKIPT Nottingham this year, finishing 4th for £67,000. Now it's Willie's turn on the rail, watching his brother, who qualified for this event in a live satellite, take his shot at a UKIPT title after having come back from one big blind in his qualifier. Elliot, 44, from Galashiels, Scotland, has fond memories of the UKIPT Edinburgh, as he picked up his biggest cash here (£13,000 for winning the £330 Edinburgh Cup in Season 3). Elliott caught the poker bug from C4's Late Night Poker, and is now a professional player.
Seat 4: Gary Laing, United Kingdom
Gary Laing
Gary Laing is a 46-year-old site shift manager who lives in Fife and is currently enjoying a rich vein of poker form. At the end of October he won a £200 tournament in Dundee for £7,100 and is completely freerolling this event after winning not one, but two seats in satellites. The first was won in his regular pub poker league and the second on Tuesday night when he came to the casino to buy into this event. He hopped into a £55 satellite and won another seat! Laing's been playing poker for around seven years and became interested after he saw it on TV. He says he plays more live poker than online and wherever he finishes today he'll be back playing his pub poker game as usual. However, should he win today then he says he, the wife and their extended family, who number seven children, will spend some of the money on a holiday.
Seat 5: Alex Lynskey, Australia (PokerStars Qualifier)
Alex Lynskey
Alex Lynskey, 25, hails from Australia where he's racked up numerous live tournament cashes, including a 10th place finish in the $10,000 Aussie Millions Main Event back in January. His biggest prior result, however, came in July when he came 6th in a WPT Main Event for $135,504, and he's spent the last two years travelling the world playing poker. Lynskey started off playing online, moving into live tournaments and has been a professional for three years. A fan of the 60-minute Day 2 clock on the UKIPT, Lynskey said of being seated next to his partner Angelina Rich, "It's absolutely ridiculous!" In a good way, surely - they're both guaranteed at least £6,038 for this stop on their ongoing world tour having qualified online on PokerStars.
Seat 6: Angelina Rich, USA, PokerStars Qualifier
Angelina Rich
Angelina Rich, 25, is a professional poker player originally from Seattle, but currently on perma-tour of the world's live poker events with her partner Alex Lynskey. Rich began playing poker while travelling in Australia, meeting some players who taught her the game - so well she soon went pro. Rich's live results span seven countries over the last two years from Macau to Berlin, with her most recent cash recorded at EPT Malta in October. Her biggest live result to date came after a Venetian Deepstack Extravaganza win this June for $215,000. She has position on Lynskey and a stack which could be problematic for him, although both of them qualified online on PokerStars and are looking at a healthy return on investment.
Seat 7: Michael McGee, United Kingdom
Michael McGee
Professional online poker player Michael McGee hails from Edinburgh where he specialises in 6-max cash games. He began playing poker with friends in high school before taking the play-money introduction to online poker and discovering the power of the learning buddy - in his case fellow Scotsman and UKIPT4 London champion Robbie Bull, with whom he flat-shared until quite recently. He also busted Bull in this very event earlier on! McGee found the game fascinating from the start and has turned an initial learning experience into a job which is mainly screen-based but has prepared him well for a shot at his first live title.
Seat 8: Dean Hutchison, United Kingdom (PokerStars Player)
Dean Hutchison
Professional poker player Dean Hutchison, 28, is attempting a feat never before seen on the UKIPT - a title defence. Last year he picked up £93,900 for the win here in Edinburgh, and hopes for a repeat victory today. Residing in Glasgow, he makes local casino cash games his bread and butter, although is only recently back from Atlantic city. Rarely leaving the cash tables, Hutchison's live tournament record is enviable; besides his win here last season he cashed in three other UKIPTs since and is playing this event as part of a prize package picked up when he won last season's Champion of Champions event in London.
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22 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day Final Day: Level 23 updates (12,000/24,000 ante 3,000)
12:35pm: Gomez clear leader after chip leaders clash A big clash between chip leaders, David Gomez and Alex Lynksey, was always going to happen and it took place maybe a little earlier than expected. When the dust settled, Gomez became clear chip leade...
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22 November
2015 UKIPT Edinburgh Day 2: Gomez Leads the Final 11
Spain's David Gomez is the man to catch going into Day 3 of the Season 5 UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event where on 11 players remain. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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21 November
David Gomez leads final 11 heading into UKIPT5 Edinburgh final day
Gomez likes to lead from the frontThat's Day 2 of UKIPT Edinburgh in the books. It was a long one with ten one-hour levels and by the time the journey ended, 11 remained, ever so close to the final table. As the day rolled on a couple of great stories emerged and a bubble was burst, but first to the chip leader.
On Day 1B David Gomez used a fortunate start to help propel him to the end of day summit. Today the blog witnessed the other side of poker in his game. He snatched the lead off Alex Lynskey when the two battled in a pot in the dying moments but it was a pot he played on the bubble that stood out amongst all others today.
He raised to 8,500 and was only called by Chris Fox in the small blind. The flop fell [3c][9s][4d] and Fox led out for 18,000. Gomez called to the [4c] turn where he bet 38,000 when Fox checked to him. Fox called and then led for 58,000 on the [5d] river but was soon shoved for his remaining 230,000. When Fox folded Gomez couldn't help himself and opened [ah][6c] for ace high. That's poker right there, folks. He'll take 1,540,000 through to tomorrow and leads the following players:
Name Country Status Chips David Gomez Spain PokerStars Qualifier 1,540,000 Alex Lynskey Australia PokerStars Qualifier 1,341,000 Benjamin Burnhill United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,144,000 Alan Brown United Kingdom 995,000 Gary Laing United Kingdom 720,000 Angelina Rich USA PokerStars Qualifier 706,000 Michael McGee United Kingdom 693,000 Donald Elliot United Kingdom 687,000 Dean Hutchison United Kingdom PokerStars Player 631,000 Thomas Pearn United Kingdom 472,000 Dara O'Kearney Ireland PokerStars Qualifier 408,000 The last time the UKIPT was in town was in January 2014, for Season 4's Scottish leg, it was won by Dean Hutchison to keep the title on home soil. In the tour's history no player has come back and defended his title, although there's have been some near misses, but Hutchison has that chance tomorrow. He's below average but we all know that anything can happen in this game.
Can Hutchison make history tomorrow?
Alex Lynskey made a good fist at topping the end of day counts once the tournament was drawn onto it's last two tables. Up until that point, he and girlfriend Angelica Rich - who are up from Australia and have been travelling around Europe for the past two months - had been kept apart. Rich was the first player to pass a million chips but her stack dipped once Lynskey was on her right, let's hope he's doesn't have to sleep on the floor tonight!
A head up couple battle would make for interesting viewing!
The bubble bust in the third level of the day and, despite some interesting hands that almost ended in showdown, the first all in and call got the job done and made 55 players in the room happy. Benjamin Burnhill opened from early position with ace-ten and Ross Findlay called all in with ace-seven. The flop ran blank and Findlay shook his opponent's hand, welcomed the round of applause he received and made his exit.
Findlay (left) took bubbling well
The next few hours of play saw a steady stream of players busting, winning more and more money as time passed. Overnight chip leader Kevin Whelan found life at the baize more tricky today but he secured a cash, busting in 43rd; Dominik Nitsche recovered from a micro stack to cash before going in 39th; Jamie Ellwood, Jonathon Prested and Ben Jenkins all enjoy each other's company so decided to bust 36th, 34th and 33rd; Kyle Maguire was sent on his way by buddy Hutchison and Andrew Teng got lucky to double once but not a second time, and went in 20th.
Nitsche cashed on 'home' soil
The final day starts at midday once more tomorrow and play will continue until a winner is crowned. Here's how much the players who make the official final table can win:
POS PRIZE (£) 1 49,660 2 31,490 3 22,760 4 18,410 5 14,570 6 11,210 7 8,340 8 6,038 To catch up on all today's exciting action, click on the links below:
Level 13-18 updates.
Level 19-22 updates.
All photos are copyright of Mickey May. Her new camera has features you don't want to know about, so you better credit her if you use her pictures.
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21 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 2: Level 19 updates (5,000/10,000 ante 1,000)
8:45pm: Hoong left out in the cold
Dode Elliot was kind enough to fill the blog in on the unfortunate demise of Oliver Hoong in 23rd place.Apparently he completed in the small blind with seven-five and Dean Hutchison checked his option in the big blind with [8h][4h]. The flop fell 5-6-7 with two hearts. Obvious carnage ensued and the turn and river were bricks.
The defending champion's stack grew to around 460,000 after that gift from the poker gods. -- MC
8:35pm: Wu's queens cracked, Rich now the richest in the room
There's never been a female champion on the UKIPT, but Angelina Rich might just break that hoodoo as she's the chip leader here in Edinburgh.She assumed that position by eliminating Colin Wu in a pot worth just over 400,000. The action was started by Christopher Fox, he made it 22,000 but then paid more attention to his phone than the rest of the hand. He was flat called by Rich and Wu then moved all-in for 204,000 on the button.
Back on Fox he flicked his cards into the muck and after getting a count, Rich made the call.
Rich: [9h][9s]
Wu: [Qd][Qh]The [7c][6c][9d][4d][Kd] board eliminated Wu and left Rich feeling a touch sheepish, she's up to 1,050,000 after that hand. Meanwhile Oliver Hoong and Valerie Gray have also been eliminated. 21 players remain. --NW
8:25pm: Seat draw for the final 24
Table Seat Name 1 1 Roberto Morelli 1 2 Christopher Robertson 1 3 Thomas Pearn 1 4 Alan Brown 1 5 Dara O'Kearney 1 6 Valerie Gray 1 7 Lukas Dimsa 1 8 Harry Lodge Table Seat Name 2 1 Chris Fox 2 2 Mike McGee 2 3 Thomas Pearn 2 4 Angelina Rich 2 5 Andrew Teng 2 6 Colin Wu 2 7 Gary Laing 2 8 Benjamin Burnhill Table Seat Name 3 1 Oliver Hoong 3 2 Dean Hutchison 3 3 David Gomez 3 4 Xiao Yang Luo 3 5 Alex Lynskey 3 6 Dariusz Marcinkowski 3 7 Javier Rodriguez 3 8 Dode Elliot 8:10pm: Chip counts
Here are the chip counts of the final 24 players in the UKIPT Edinburgh Main EventName Country Status Chips David Gomez Spain PokerStars Qualifier 850,000 Michael McGee United Kingdom 785,000 Benjamin Burnhill United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 680,000 Donald Elliot United Kingdom 620,000 Alex Lynskey Australia PokerStars Qualifier 580,000 Gary Laing United Kingdom 518,000 Angelina Rich USA PokerStars Qualifier 495,000 Chris Fox United Kingdom 470,000 Colin Wu United Kingdom 452,000 Dariusz Marcinkowski Poland PokerStars Qualifier 450,000 Javier Rodriguez United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 435,000 Dara O'Kearney Ireland PokerStars Qualifier 405,000 Dean Hutchison United Kingdom PokerStars Player 365,000 Roberto Morelli Italy 315,000 Lukas Dimsa Lithuania 255,000 Thomas Pearn United Kingdom 250,000 Oliver Hoong United Kingdom 240,000 Paul Corrigan United Kingdom 215,000 Alan Brown United Kingdom 210,000 Christopher Robertson United Kingdom 210,000 Andrew Teng United Kingdom 210,000 Valerie Gray United Kingdom 195,000 Xiao Yang Luo China 170,000 Harry Lodge United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 76,000 8:05pm: Tomasz Raniszewski out in 25th; three table redraw
Tomasz Raniszewski has had another deep run on the UKIPT but it's just ended in 25th place and like Christopher Irvine he lost two pots in quick succession to bust.In the first he opened to 20,000 with [Ad][Th] and was priced in to call when Xiao Yang Luo shoved for 80,000 total. Unfortunately for him Luo had [Ah][Qs] and the dominating ace stayed in front on the [Td][4h][Qc][5s][4d] board.
This left Raniszewski with about 65,000 and they went in soon after with [8s][5s] but it was a case of swing and a miss as Oliver Hoong took him out with [Kd][Th] on a [2h][8d][3c][Jc][Ts] board.
There will now be a short break whilst the tournament staff conduct a redraw of the final 24 players. --NW8:02pm: Irivne out to Fox
Christopher Irvine just lost back to back pots to Chris Fox to bust in 26th place. In the first it was Fox at risk, he three-bet shoved for 189,000 with [7s][7h] and Fox, who had raised to 20,000, called off the extra with [Ad][Qh]. The [4h][3s][2d][8s][6c] board stayed the right kind of low for Fox.That left Irvine with about 80,000 and this time it was he who three-bet shoved over an open and Fox who called off the extra. Irvine was at risk with [Th][8h] and needed some help against Fox's [Ac][5c]. Unfortunately for him the [4c][Qd][Ah][7h][5s] board didn't bring it. - NW
8pm: Payouts so far
Kyle Maguire - 29th place
POS NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE (£) 28 Marc Bedwell United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,765 29 Kyle Maguire United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,765 30 Dominik Fabjanczuk Poland PokerStars Qualifier 1,765 31 John Aitken United Kingdom 1,765 32 Einar Einarsson Iceland PokerStars Player 1,510 33 Ben Jenkins United Kingdom Full Tilt Poker Ambassador 1,510 34 Jonathon Prested United Kingdom 1,510 35 Aaron Spence United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,510 36 Jamie Ellwood United Kingdom 1,510 37 Kristian Johansson Sweden PokerStars Qualifier 1,510 38 Kim Clay USA PokerStars Qualifier 1,510 39 Dominik Nitsche Germany 1,510 40 Neil Irving United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,255 41 Tom Noble United Kingdom 1,255 42 Chris Fiedler Austria 1,255 43 Kevin Whelan United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,255 44 John McDevitt United Kingdom 1,255 45 Yew Kah Ooi United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,255 46 Patrick Weifels Germany PokerStars Qualifier 1,255 47 Paul Fowler United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,255 48 Orpen Kisacikoglu Turkey 1,255 49 Mateusz Zbikowski Poland PokerStars Player 1,255 50 Paul Otto United Kingdom 1,255 51 Denis Rosanov Marinov Bulgaria 1,255 52 Grant Smith United Kingdom 1,255 53 Esben Gunther Norway 1,255 54 Gavin McGuire United Kingdom 1,255 55 Joseph McGinley United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,255
7:50pm: Play resumes with a happy Elliot
The players are back in their seats for the last four levels of the day. One man who must've enjoyed his dinner more than most was Dode Elliot,after scored a huge double up to around 600,000 just before the break started.He opened to 18,000 (bb 8,000) from middle position before Dean Hutchison three-bet to 42,000 from the small blind. Colin Wu was in the big blind and called before Elliot four-bet to 150,000. Hutchison folded but Wu set Elliot all in for his 281,000 and was snapped off.
Wu: [9c][9s]
Elliot: [ad][ac]The board ran [6d][kd][2s][6c][4d] and Elliot breathed a sigh of relief. -- MC
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PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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21 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 2: Level 13 updates (1,200/2,400 ante 300)
12:30pm: Good start for Whelan
Being chip leader after Day 1 is often said to be a curse but overnight chip leader Kevin Whelan is off to a good start on Day 2 and has already eclipsed the 300,000 chip mark. He's built his start of day stack of 272,000 up to 315,000 during the opening 30 minutes of play. --NW12:20pm: Andrew Beuken and more depart
As always on Day 2, the start is filled with dealer calls of, "Seat open, table..."Andrew Beuken heard that cry from table 11 after he was eliminated by Anthony Singh, the player who caused his opponents all sorts of troubles on Day 1A.
Mudasser Hussain opened to 5,000 before Beuken three-bet all in for 34,000. Sing was in the big blind and snap called after looking down at his hand. The speed of the call was enough for Hussain to fold sevens.
Beuken: [ad][kc]
Hussain: [as][6s]The board ran [9s][jh][6h][6d][8s] to make Hussain trips.
Other to feel that pain today are: Noel Donaldson, Michelle Bennett, Philipp Oehmke, Edgaras Barisauskas, Paul McHenry and Toby Hariefeld. -- MC
12:05pm: Chantler finds decent spot; busts
Gareth Chantler was the first player to exit today but as he explained, his exit hand played itself and he said: "It was a decent spot."It was Dean Hutchison - the defending champion - who did for him, the Scotsman opened with pocket sevens, Chantler shoved for 27,700 with [A][Q] and was drawing dead after a [8][7][2] flop. -- NW
12:02pm: Shuffle up and deal
Cards are in the air the air for Day 2.11:50am: The march to the money begins
Despite a light dusting of snow falling last night in Edinburgh there was a request earlier this morning from a player asking if he could wear shorts in the card room. You see, whilst it might be cold outside, inside it's going to be clement. Day 2 is always moving day on the UKIPT as stacks grow and people sweat the bubble.101 players still retain an interest in this tournament and 55 of them with cash for a minimum of £1,255. Stacks currently range from 110+ big blinds to less than two, and whilst Kevin Whelan's chip leading stack of 272,000 is mightily impressive at the end of today's 10 allotted levels that will equate to just over 11 big blinds. There are plenty of notables still in the field, including Team PokerStars Jake Cody who's got a stack of 62,600.
Cody is chasing an eleventh Main Event cash
In short today we expect lots of action, plenty of big pots and some heartbreak along the way. You can see the start of day seat draw here and the overnight chip counts here. Play is due to start at noon.
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PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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21 November
2015 UKIPT Edinburgh Day 1b: David Gomez Finishes as Day’s Leader
Spain's David Gomez topped the UKIPT Edinburgh Day 1b chip counts and goes into Day 2 third in chips. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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20 November
David Gomez off to fast start at UKIPT Edinburgh as he tops Day 1B field
David Gomez - Day 1B chip leader
If Day 1A was the amuse-bouche, Day 1B was definitely a much anticipated starter as 260 poker players hungry for a UKIPT title rocked up to the Genting Club casino in Edinburgh for 12 levels of spicy action. Between them, the two no shows and the 115 players who entered this tournament on Day 1A they created a juicy prize pool of £255,983. The powers that be ran the numbers through the Centrally Automated Stars Hub (C.A.S.H Machine) and it was decreed that min-cash in this event will be worth £1,255, that the loser of the final hand on Sunday will collect £31,490 and the winner of this event will take home £49,660, a trophy and don't forget about the novelty cheque. You can see the entire payout breakdown here.
A marvellous day for Marcinkowsk
As the saying goes, you can't win a tournament on Day 1, but whilst that's unequivocally true when a tournament is four days long, you can undeniably build a great platform for a deep run during the opening stanza. No one enhanced their chances of being here at the business end of the tournament today better than David Gomez. He ended the day with a bag-busting 262,700, which is slightly less than Day 1A's chip leader Kevin Whelan, who amassed 272,000. The Spaniard cracked aces with kings early on and never looked back as he built and built throughout the day. The likes of Denis Rosenov Marinov (218,400), Javier Rodriguez (208,600) and Dariusz Marcinkowski (175,000) will also sleep soundly tonight, as they all put in a decent shift at the tables and were handsomely rewarded for it.
An up and down day for CodyThere was just one representative of Team PokerStars in the field today and it was Mr UKIPT himself as Jake Cody flew the flag with pride. With 10 cashes in UKIPT/UKIPT Series Main Events he's second only to Thomas Ward in that chart (Ward also played today). Despite that impressive record it's fair to say that Cody has enjoyed a number of frustrating opening days on this tour in recent memory where he's found himself constantly grinding a shortstack. Today though was not one of those days.
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He quickly grew his starting stack of 25,000 to 30,000 and padded it further until he lost a 100,000 chip pot. "I got it in with the nut flush draw against top pair and a flush draw on a [Js][8s][6s] flop and missed," he told the PokerStars Blog. The triple crown winner later won two flips to recover to an end of day 62,600 and chasing a 11th Main Event cash. The aforementioned Ward, who has 12 to his name so far, will also be back with a stack of 57,300. Other notables who made it through include: Andrew Ferguson (109,600), Alex Lynskey (86,800), Andrew Teng (79,000), Seth Webber (70,800), Ben Jenkins (56,600), and Gareth Chantler (28,000).
Butler - led the way for a while
Of course not everyone was as lucky, good - or more likely a combination of the two - as those above. It looked for a while like we might have a fairytale story on the UKIPT as Kev Butler stormed into an early lead, growing his stack to 135,000 at the mid-point of day after picking up queens and knocking out two opponents who both had ace-king. The PokerStars qualifier had got into this event for just £10 in a 3x-Turbo re-buy satellite and had managed to win his seat without re-buying or adding on. A hat tip to Ward for unearthing this story and letting the PokerStars Blog know about it. Unfortunately for Butler his stack came crashing down and he was eliminated before the end of play. He was in good company though as in the final throws of the day EPT12 Malta champion Niall Farrell was knocked out whilst earlier on the likes of Ludovic Geilich, Thomas Dunwoodie, Jamie O'Connor, Alan Gold, Steiner Edduson (one of ten players from Iceland in the field today!), Tom Hall, Chris Ferguson, Owain Carey, Jack Ellwood, Dan Stacey, Deborah Worely-Roberts, Kelly Saxby, Gordon Huntly, Pablo Gordillo, Fraser Macintyre, Vicente Delgado, Max Silver and two-time UKIPT champion Nick Abou Risk were also knocked out.
Risk - might be back for tomorrow's high roller
The 72 who did make it through will join the 29 survivors from Day 1A when play starts at noon on Saturday. The plan will be to play 10 one-hour levels which should get us down to the final two tables if not the final table. The overnight chip counts and seat draw will be posted on the blog overnight and also tweeted from the @PokerStarsBlog account. You can catch up with all today's action by clicking on the links below, but for now so long, see you tomorrow. Levels 1-7 Levels 8-12 All photos are copyright of Mickey May, she hasn't had her daily dose of Nandos today (other chicken based restaurants available) so will go clucking mad should you steal them without permission. Credit her and her eggcellent images if using them please.
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20 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1B: Level 8 updates (400/800, ante 100)
8pm: Teng's stack almost tufat
Andrew "tufat' Teng has emerged as one of the big stacks in the room since dinner break. He's up to 158,000."I got them off him," said Teng pointing at fellow British pro Jack Ellwood. The latter paused awkwardly for a moment and then broke into a smile. Ellwood only has 10,000 chips to play with so will be making moves sooner rather than later. -- MC
7:55pm: Kelly Saxby doubles through Kev Butler
When you're all-in and at risk, standing up always works (apart from when it doesn't work) and it just proved successful for Kelly Saxby.The American shoved for 10,300 from early position with [As][9h] and she got it through all but Kev Butler in the big blind who made a trivial call with pocket kings.
At this stage Saxby stood up, clocked that the PokerStars Blog was on the scene and jokingly ribbed that we were going to get her exit hand. The [Ah][9s][2d] flop connected squarely with her hand and Alex Ferguson playfully said: "Sit down."
"It's not over," replied Saxby."Sit down," echoed Deborah Worley-Roberts from an adjoining table (I don't think she could even see the cards). The [6s] turn and [Ad] river further improved Saxby's hand and she did now sit down. "You should never celebrate early," said Saxby as she stacked her chips.
That hand drops Butler down to around 60,000, which is someway from his peak of 135,000. However, whatever happens it's been a remarkable UKIPT Edinburgh already for Butler as he qualified for just £10 in 3x-Turbo re-buy satellite and managed to win his seat without a single re-buy or add-on. -Where else can you have this much fun for £10? -- NW
Saxby hit a house to survive
7:47pm: The king is dead, long live the king
The most recent UKIPT winner, Dan Stacey, is no more, so they'll be no back-to-back champion here in Edinburgh.The action folded to him in mid position and moved all in for around 8,500. Reece Barnes was sat on the button and only had twice as much as the Isle of Man champion but found a hand to move all in with as well. The blinds folded and the cards were flipped up.
Stacey: [qs][jh]
Barnes: [ac][kd]The board ran [4c][9s][8h][7h][5h]. Stacey left without a word spoken. --MC
7:30pm: Winner of UKIPT Edinburgh to receive £49,600
A total of 260 players elected to play Day 1B of the UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event, add them to the 115 who played yesterday and two players who were no shows and the total number of runners for this event is 377.Between them they created a prize pool of £255,983 which will be shared between the top 55 finishers. The winner will take home £49,600 whilst a min-cash is a not to be sniffed at £1,255. You can see the full payout structure below.
POSITION NAME COUNTRY STATUS PRIZE 1 £49,660 2 £31,490 3 £22,760 4 £18,410 5 £14,570 6 £11,210 7 £8,340 8 £6,038 9 £4,890 10 £4,050 11 £4,050 12 £3,510 13 £3,510 14 £3,100 15 £3,100 16 £2,790 17 £2,790 18 £2,530 19 £2,530 20 £2,530 21 £2,275 22 £2,275 23 £2,275 24 £2,020 25 £2,020 26 £2,020 27 £2,020 28 £1,765 29 £1,765 30 £1,765 31 £1,765 32 £1,510 33 £1,510 34 £1,510 35 £1,510 36 £1,510 37 £1,510 38 £1,510 39 £1,510 40 £1,255 41 £1,255 42 £1,255 43 £1,255 44 £1,255 45 £1,255 46 £1,255 47 £1,255 48 £1,255 49 £1,255 50 £1,255 51 £1,255 52 £1,255 53 £1,255 54 £1,255 55 £1,255
Win all of these, win the tournament. Simples.
UKIPT5 Edinburgh key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- A total of 29 players made it through Day 1A. The field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of Iron Bru from the trophy.
- No re-entry here, this is an old school straight freezeout.
- Full UKIPT5 Edinburgh schedule here.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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20 November
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Moorman Returns to Form
Chris Moorman returns to form and the top 10 of the United Kingdom online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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20 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1B: Level 1 updates (50-100)
12:40pm: Meanwhile in the secondary area...
As mentioned below play is split over two areas, we put a lot of thought into what to call the 'other' area and after much debating settled on 'secondary area'! Genius!Anyway, there are currently 11 tables in use in what is a brightly lit and spacious part of the casino (got to keep the photographer happy) and that will likely continue to grow as players take advantage of late registration, which is open until the end of level four which will be around 3.30pm.
Dotted amongst the tables are a host of familiar names, there's online wizard Vicente Delgado, part of a strong Spanish contingent who live in London, a couple of tables along you'll find Ben Jenkins. The Brit is resplendent in shirt and tie (top button still done up).
The liveliest table is though the one that contains Jonathan Rees, Andrew Ferguson and Deborah Worley-Roberts. The American usually has a booming voice that you can't help but be drawn to, However she's decidedly croaky today due to a recent work trip. The three players were discussing the players hotel - which is right next to Edinburgh Zoo - and Ferguson, who lives in the city said: "It's nice to be near the pandas and all, but I wouldn't even class that area as being in Edinburgh!"
Elsewhere in that section Harry Lodge and Mike Panteli are settling in for a day at the tables. -- NW
12:30pm: It's a biggie today
The tournament room at the Genting Casino here in Edinburgh is split over two different areas and both are in use today due to the larger field size. At the start of play yesterday only seven tables in the main tournament were in use. All 15 are in use at the start of play and have been organised in a way that makes it much easier to navigate around, making everyone a lot happier.A few faces already in their seats include Thomas Ward, Kelly Saxby, Alex Ferguson, Diego Gomez and Scott Katelan, who's come all the way from Seattle. -- MC
12:15pm: Shuffle up and deal
Cards are in the air for Day 1B. -- MC11:55pm Start delayed
The start of play has been pushed back until 12:15pm.11:45am: Welcome to UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1B
A total of 115 players played on the first flight yesterday, but judging by the line at the registration desk this morning, that number should be a lot bigger for today's second flight.Kevin Whelan ended Day 1A as chip leader on a massive 272,000, closely followed by Michael McGee on 269,600. The only other player over 200k was Roberto Morelli (204,700) and if anyone Day 1B players hope to reach that mark they're going to need a fair bit of skill, sprinkled with a dusting of luck.
Farrel after his big win
The skill part we have covered. You want EPT champions? We've got them in the shape of Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody and Niall Farrell. The latter is the most recent EPT champion after he won the Malta stop last month for €534,330 and "Firaldo87" kept up the good form by coming sixth in this week's Super Tuesday for $21,420. You want UKIPT champions? We've got those covered too. Buddies, Max Silver and Nick Abou Risk, are travelling over from Dublin together and have three tour, and a High Roller title, between them. Those four will be joined by a bunch of other players all capable of reaching those dizzy heights.
Up bright and early for #UKIPTEdinburgh day1b!
— Jake Cody (@JakeCody) November 20, 2021Cards will be in the air in 15 minutes so join us back here then. -- MC
UKIPT5 Edinburgh key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- A total of 29 players made it through Day 1A. The field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of Iron Bru from the trophy.
- No re-entry here, this is an old school straight freezeout.
- Full UKIPT5 Edinburgh schedule here.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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20 November
2015 UKIPT Edinburgh Day 1a: Kevin Whelan Finishes On Top
Kevin Whelan finished Day 1a of the Season 5 UKIPT Edinburgh Main Event as the chip leader with 272,000 chips. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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19 November
Kevin Whelan on top after UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1A
Whelan might be a little bit happy about his day Spying the tartan coloured carpet in the restaurant area where us, the media are camped out for the week, makes us realise it's been too long since we've been aquatinted. Not the tartan, or the carpet,...
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19 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1A: Level 8-9 updates (500/1,000 ante 100)
7:50pm: Kane drops some
Michael Kane, who's fuelled up with Nandos (other spicy chicken outlets available), has dropped some chips since returning from dinner break. He just ran into ace-king and dropped to 21,500.Michael Mcgee opened from the cutoff and Kane peeled from the big blind to see a [7d][ks][td] flop appear. McGee continued for 1,800 and Kane check-called to the [jc] turn where he faced a 4,900 bet. Kane called again before both players checked the [8s] river. Before Kane had the chance to open, Mcgee showed [ad][kc] and Kane mucked. Mcgee saw his stack rise to around 65,000.
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 500/1,000, 100
7:35pm: Ng takes down first event of the festival
Whilst the Main Event won't finish until Sunday, there's already been one champion crowned here in Edinburgh. A £150 six-max NLHE turbo kicked off the festival last night and it attracted a total of 53 runners. When all was done and dusted Stephen Ng reigned supreme, taking the title, trophy and £2,431. Seven players got paid including Gordon Huntly and UKIPT4 Edinburgh champion Dean Hutchison.UKIPT5 Edinburgh Event #1
Event Name: UKIPT5 Edinburgh 6-Max Turbo
Buy-in: £150 + £15
Players: 53
Total prize pool: £7,711Results:
1. Stephen Ng, £2,431
2. Richard Visser, £1,750
3. Gary Gracey, £1,120
4. Mark Wood, £850
5. Michael McMahon, £655
6. Gordon Huntly, £500
7. Dean Hutchison, £405
Stephen Ng - pictured in today's Main Event
7:25pm: Kennedy gets one through
Little action of note to report but Dennis Kennedy just got a shove through not one, not two but three opponents.
In the hand in question there was a raise from under-the-gun, Rhys Silverstein smooth called from the cut off, the small blind came along too and Kennedy then shoved for 19,200 from the big blind.He didn't have to sweat too hard as all his opponent's folded their cards fairly swiftly. -- NW
7:20pm: They gone
Defeat was tough to digest for: Rupert Elder, Wai Kiat Lee, Stephen Ng, Omid Nikjeh, Richard Jones, Patrick Eagers, Richard Kaura, Leon Louis, Stuart McNally, Phillip Rohrer, Chris Ralston and Norbert Bobra.7:10pm: Nice turn of events for Cheema
UKIPT5 champion Rapinder Cheema has reached the dizzying heights of 48,000 after he eliminated Sunil Moti in a hand that could hardly have gone any better for him.He raised to 2,500 from hijack and Moti was the only caller from the small blind. The flop fell [qc][ad][ac] and both players checked to the [jc] turn. Moti led for 2,500 there and for 2,500 on the [2h] river. Cheema called the first bet and then set Moti all in for his last 12,000 on the river. Moti double-fist called, stood up and tabled [ah][9c] for trip aces. It wasn't good though as Cheema opened [js][jd] for a turned full house and took the pot along with the scalp. -- MC
6:55pm: Big stacks
As level eight gets under way these are the players who are currently 'bossing it' here in Edinburgh:Kevin Whelan, 107,000
Anthony Sinott, 99,000
Grant Smith, 98,200
Davie Gallacher, 92,700
Roberto Morelli, 91,000
Kyle Maguire, 88,200
Mark Baxter, 81,300
Toby Hariefeld, 72,500
Dominic Nitsche, 71,000
Whelan's off to a fantastic start
Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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19 November
UKIPT5 Edinburgh Day 1A: Level 1 updates (50/100)
12:15pm: Sevens tables to start
Seven tables are currently in use so far, but that number will continue to grow as players arrive and let their presence be known.As we've already written, defending champion Dean Hutchison has already taken his seat, obviously keen to defend his title and, if he manages to do so, he'll be the first player to do so on the UKIPT.
Leon Louis and Jacobus Visser had deep runs at UKIPT4 Edinburgh as well and are already sat down. Louis came 51st but Visser made it all the way to the final table where he finished 6th for £20,710. -- MC12pm: Cards in the air
Day 1A has started right on time, action is under way. --NW11:50am: North of the border
We're back in Edinburgh and it's a new venue for the tour as the action this season will take place at the Genting Club Casino. Inside the casino there's everything needed for a successful tournament and outside, should you bust, you're right next to a Nandos. It's a poker players dream location!The Main Event carries a £700+£70 buy-in and this leg is a straight freezeout, no second chances here. But there could be a second win for Dean Hutchison, he's already in the building and will be defending the title he won in Season 4. Back in January 2014, during heads-up play, he was one card away from elimination against Team PokerStars Pro's Liv Boeree and we were one card away from the fastest UKIPT final table in history. The Scotsman rivered a straight though and the two then went back and forth for around two hours before Hutchison got over the line.
Hutchison and friends celebrate his victory
Day 1A is due to start at noon and will comprise of a dozen 45-minute levels meaning play should wrap up around 22.45 GMT.
UKIPT5 Edinburgh key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, the field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of Iron Bru from the trophy.
- No re-entry here, this is an old school straight freezeout.
- Full UKIPT5 Edinburgh schedule here.
- There's a live satellite to the Main Event tonight, it begins at 18.00 GMT and the buy-in is £100+£10Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Edinburgh: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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19 November
7 Things To Love Doing in London
With the approaching Grand Prix Poker Tour making its first-ever stop at Stamford Bridge in London, we thought we’d take a look at what else you can get up to in the capital if you’re hoping to make a weekend of it. We don’t just put the party into poker, but the sense of fun […]
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18 November
The UKIPT reaches Edinburgh
We'll let our players decide which their favourite PokerStars events are. But few would doubt how magnificent a place Edinburgh is to play.
It's with that back drop of culture and architecture which the UKIPT rolled into the Scottish capital today, with the festival opening with an undercard featuring a low stakes Turbo and a £100 + £10 freezeout into the Main Event, to be played at the Genting Club Casino at the Fountain Park Entertainment Centre.
For its part the Main Event, with a buy-in of £1000 + £100, begins tomorrow at 12 noon. That's when Day 1A players will start their bid to repeat what Dean Hutchison did a little more than 18 months ago.
Heads up at UKIPT Edinburgh back in Season 4That was the most recent visit the tour made to Edinburgh, back in January 2014. It proved a finale fitting an event with a £500,000 prize pool and a field of 427 players.
Ready to sign up for PokerStars? Click here to get an account.It came down to a heads-up encounter between Hutchison and Team Pro Liv Boeree, one in which Hutchison found a miracle river card to turn the outcome upside down. Hutchison denied Boeree a second major title of her career, while picking up a winner's check worth £93,900.
This will be the fifth visit for the festival, and a little digging around our UKIPT coverage page will lead you to results and stories from previous incarnations.
That coverage will commence tomorrow and the Main Event gets underway, continuing through to the final table on Sunday. Stay tuned to the PokerStars Blog for all the action.
That freezeout satellite we mentioned earlier starts at 8pm UK time tonight by the way. If you hurry you still have time to make it.
Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.
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18 November
Martin Finger Leads After Day 1b of the 2015 Master Classics of Poker Main Event
Martin Finger seized the lead on Day 1b of the 2015 Master Classics of Poker Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 November
PokerStars UKIPT Returns To Edinburgh For Fifth Successive Year
The PokerStars UKIPT heads to Edinburgh for the fifth consecutive season between November 18-22. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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17 November
Sky Poker UK Poker Championships Returns Feb. 2016
Sky Poker announces the dates and schedule of the 2016 Sky Poker UK Poker Championships. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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16 November
INAUGURAL BENELUX AMATEUR POKER CHAMPIONSHIP
The Casino de Spa hosted the very first APAT Benelux Championship, where the event also marked the Grand Final of the highly supported inaugural season of the APAT Belgian Amateur Poker Tour. With the classic €110 Main Event and no less than 9 Side Events, the 6-day festival was a feast for the recreational player! […]
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16 November
Meet The People: Nigel Castle
Isn’t poker an amazing game? One where you can sit at a table with eight strangers, all from different backgrounds, sometimes backgrounds that you’d never guess in a million years. One such player is 43-year-old Nigel Castle of Brighton, East Sussex. When we reached out of the partypoker UK Community Forum for people willing to […]
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15 November
Gareth Acreman Leads the 2015 GUKPT Blackpool Main Event Final 18
Day 2 of the 2015 GUKPT Blackpool Main Event ended with only 18 players. Gareth Acreman tops the chip counts. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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14 November
Reyaaz Mulla Leads GUKPT Blackpool Overall as Guarantee Smashed
Reyaaz Mulla won a massive pot as the 2015 GUKPT Blackpool Main Event Day 1b ended to claim the overall chip lead. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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13 November
2015 GUKPT Blackpool Kicks Off; IPO Limerick Starts Today
Day 1a of the 2015 GUKPT Blackpool Main Event saw 82 entrants reduced to 32, with Yusuf Erdam leading the way. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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12 November
Hippodrome Casino Looks Set to Expand
The Hippodrome Casino looks set to expand after the purchase of the neighbouring Crystal Rooms Adult Gaming Centre. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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12 November
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Dan Carter Hits a Career High
Dan Carter hits another rich vein of form and climbs to a career-high in the worldwide online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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11 November
Grand Prix Poker Tour Heads to Stamford Bridge
Dusk Till Dawn played host to the inaugural Grand Prix Poker Tour leg in October and saw 1,015 players pile into the Nottingham-based club for the £250,000 guaranteed spectacular. It was Benjamin Preece who emerged victorious on that occasion, defeating Paul Romain heads-up to collect £35,000 for his £60+£10 investment, denying Romain a £35,000 bonus […]
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11 November
2015 ACOP: Dart Championship!
There is never a dull moment on the ACOP tour in Macau. When your luck has been exhausted at the poker table, you can always test your aim and enter into the official 2015 ACOP Dart Championship. The karaoke was perfectly complimented by the flowing dr...
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10 November
Sunday Briefing: Dara O’Kearney Chops the Sunday Supersonic
Dara O'Kearney chopped the PokerStars Supersonic heads-up for $36,392.69 before falling in second place. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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10 November
Iaron Lightbourne Crowned 2015 partypoker WPT UK Champion
The 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event crowned its champion on the night of Sunday 8 November when Iaron Lightbourne bested a talented six-handed final table. His reward was the winner’s trophy, £200,000 in cash, a seat in the $15,400 WPT Tournament of Champions and booked his place in the exclusive Champions Club. […]
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9 November
Meet Our People: New partypoker Ambassador Carl Froch
You may have seen the teaser images on our social media channels over the weekend and wondered what they were referring to. Now we can tell you, and it is exciting news. As of today, Monday 9 November, four-time World Champion boxer, Carl Froch is an ambassador for partypoker, the people’s poker site. partypoker is […]
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8 November
2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event Day 4: Iaron Lightbourne Leads Final Table
After Day 4 of the 2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event, Iaron Lightbourne leads the final table. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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6 November
Season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Fireworks Players Party at Dusk Till Dawn
The fireworks players party took place on the 5th of November in Dusk Till Dawn. Players enjoyed their night on the dance floor when off the felts. It ended up with a wonderful fireworks organised by the Dusk Till Dawn Team Share: Facebook T...
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6 November
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Stephen Woodhead Climbs to Seventh in the UK
Stephen Woodhead and Paul Dando both push into the top 10 of the United Kingdom online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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6 November
Paul Dando Leads the Final 59 in the 2015 WPT UK Main Event
Paul Dando leads the final 59 players in the 2015 partypoker World Poker Tour UK Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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5 November
GUKPT Blackpool: Build a tower of power
Or bust out and go up a real one. Blackpool offers everything including world-class poker this November The GUKPT has been going to Blackpool since Season 1 of the tour and the last leg before the £400k guaranteed Grand Final is always one of the most fun-packed festivals. If you’ve not been to Blackpool before it...
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5 November
2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event Day 1b: Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Leads
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi ended Day 1b of the 2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event as chip leader. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 November
PokerNews GPI Update Episode #40: EPT Malta Recap; Kaverman Passes Zinno
Eric is still in the belly of the beast in Malta, and joins Rich to break down the recent EPT Malta festival and the insane neck-and-neck race between Anthony Zinno and Byron Kaverman.
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4 November
Richard Harris Wins the WPT500 UK For £150,000
Richard Harris is £150,000 richer than he was a few days ago thanks to the Welshman outlasting 1,615 other players in the £1 million guaranteed 2015 World Poker Tour WPT500 UK at Dusk Till Dawn. Place Player Prize 1 Richard Harris £150,000 2 Yani Yanev £90,0000 3 Chin Chai Koh £60,000 4 Florian Duta £37,500 […]
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4 November
Season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Buddies, Lovers and Brothers w/ Michael & Donny Mizrachi
Michael and Donny Mizrachy took part of the Buddies, Lovers and Brothers games to see how good the brothers know each others! Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 November
2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event Day 1a: Simon Deadman Bags Big Chip Lead
Simon Deadman ended Day 1a of the 2015 World Poker Tour UK Main Event as the runaway chip leader. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 November
WPT season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Richard Harris winner of the WPT500
Richard Harris traveled to Dusk Till Dawn “just for a bit of fun” he says, and didn’t expect much when he entered the £1 million guaranteed partypoker presents: WPT500 at Dusk Till Dawn. Well, on Tuesday, Harris was the last player standing from the 1,616-entry field, winning $234,594 and a seat in the partypoker WPT UK Main Event.
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4 November
WPT season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Interview with Jason Wheeler
Jason Wheeler winner of the WPT Amsterdam High Roller 2015 tells our Royal Flush Girl Violet more about his latest good run. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 November
WPT season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Sam Trickett got engaged!
Royal Flush Girls Violet caught up with Sam Trickett who had fantastic news to share as he just got engaged over the summer and he tells us more about his lovely fiancee and what a new man he is ! Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin &nb...
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4 November
WPT season XIV partypoker WPT UK: Ana’s 30th birthday
Royal Flush Girl Ana celebrated her 30th birthday at the WPT UK in Dusk Till Dawn, surprised by Dalia who drove all the way to Nottingham Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 November
The Pokeriety Announce Team Captain
The Pokeriety are very pleased to confirm that Stuart Oliver will be captaining our team for the Amateur Poker Association & Tour (APAT) UK Team Championship being held at the Grosvenor Casino Luton on the 30/31 January 2016. Stuart has a wealth of team experience within the APAT tour, unfortunately most of that is total abject failure due to his ...
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3 November
WPT season XIV: partypoker WPT UK Halloween Players Party
The partypoker WPTUK Halloween Players Party took place on Oct 31 for the players of the WPT500 at the Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham. Everyone came dressed up for the occasion and we had the help of a make up artist to transform players into vampires.&...
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2 November
Sunday Briefing: Ben Vinson Wins the Supersonic
Ben Vinson won the Sunday Supersonic this weekend for $45,196.38. Check out the other big scores in the Sunday Briefing. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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1 November
Niall Farrell Wins EPT Malta Main Event
Congratulations to former APAT main event winner Niall Farrell, who has just won the main event of the Malta leg of the European Poker Tour. The Scot went one better than APAT Pro League winner Steve Warburton, who finished runner up at the previous leg of the EPT in Barcelona last month. Niall; who took […]
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October, 2015
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31 October
Niall Farrell is the EPT12 Malta Main Event Champion!
Niall Farrell finally captured an EPT title after years of coming close. Sarah was there right after his Halloween win. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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30 October
Niall Farrell Explains “I’m the Worst”
Sarah talks to Niall Farrell with only two tables left in the Main Event about his most recent tweet. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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30 October
UK & Ireland Global Poker Index: Roberto Romanello Re-Enters UK Top 20
Roberto Romanello returns to the top 20 of the UK Global Poker Index following his 2015 WSOPE final table appearance. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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30 October
When Stacks Trump Cards: An End-Game ICM Spot
A final table hand from a Mid-States Poker Tour event shows how an awareness of pay jumps, chip stacks, and ICM considerations should affect decisions. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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29 October
2015 Genting Poker Series Heads to a Buoyant Sheffield
The 10th and final leg of the Genting Poker Series sees the popular tour head to the steel city of Sheffield in November. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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29 October
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Tom Hall Enters UK Top 20
Tom "Jabracada" Hall enters the top 20 of the United Kingdom online poker rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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29 October
PokerNews Op-Ed: John Duthie Takes Issue with Current Poker Hall of Fame Process
In this PokerNews Op-Ed, John Duthie takes issue with current Poker Hall of Fame selection process. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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28 October
Darren Grosvenor Wins the GPS Mini Star City for £12,000
Darren Grosvenor defeated Chris Johnson heads-up to secure the 2015 Genting Poker Series Star City Mini title. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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27 October
Sam Grafton Headlines Unibet Poker’s Twitch Stream
Sam Grafton is set to stream cash games every Wednesday night on Unibet Poker's Twitch channel. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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27 October
Dutch Rule Over International Field In Irish Amateur Championship
The Regency Hotel, Dublin 25th-26th October 2015 saw no less than 13 nationalities fight it out to be crowned the APAT Irish Amateur Poker Champion. This included a strong Irish and UK contingent joined by players from France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, China, Lithuania, Sweden, Hungary and Ukraine, but it was the Dutch […]
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27 October
Dutch Rule Over International Field In Irish Amateur Championship
The Regency Hotel, Dublin 25th-26th October 2015 saw no less than 13 nationalities fight it out to be crowned the APAT Irish Amateur Poker Champion. This included a strong Irish and UK contingent joined by players from France, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Czech Republic, China, Lithuania, Sweden, Hungary and Ukraine, but it was the Dutch […]
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27 October
Konrad Swinarski Wins Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event
Konrad Swinarski won the 2015 Full Tilt International Poker Open Dublin Main Event for $47,064. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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27 October
EPT12 Malta Main Event Day 1b: Jaroslaw Sikora Leads; Jaka & Engel Build Big Stacks
Day 1b of the EPT12 Malta Main Event saw 277 players make it through the night with Poland's Jaroslaw Sikora leading the pack. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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26 October
Meet The People: Danny Hammonds
This week’s Meet The People segment sees us chat to 24-year old Danny Hammonds who calls Ellesmere Port home. If you’ve never been to Ellesmere Port, there’s a chance you’ve heard of it because it is where the Blue Planet Aquarium, National Waterways Museum and Vauxhall Motors factory are based, and of course, where Danny […]
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26 October
Sunday Briefing: Christopher Brammer Secures a $34K Payday
Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer helped himself to a near $34,000 score in this weekend's Sunday Majors. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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26 October
Alan White Leads Final 40 in the Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event
Alan White ended Day 2 of the 2015 Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event with a substantial chip lead. Only 40 players remain. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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25 October
Adam Walker Walks Off with Full Tilt IPO Dublin Day 1d Chip Lead
Adam Walker finished at the top of the 2015 Full Tilt International Poker Open Dublin Day 1d chip counts. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 October
Huge Field For Day 1c of the 2015 Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event
A massive crowd of 438 players turned out for Day 1c of the 2014 Full Tilt International Poker Open (IPO) Dublin Main Event Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 October
2015 WSOP Europe 888 Hand of the Day: Jonathan Duhamel Puts His Foot On The Gas
Jonathan Duhamel picked up the 888 Hand of the Day along with his third WSOP bracelet at the 2015 WSOP Europe Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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24 October
PokerNews Podcast Episode #339: JCarver Wins at RIU Reno
Jason Somerville wins a five-card PLO tournament at Run It Up Reno, the crew goes on a Survivor tangent, and a RIU Warrior from Sweden proposes!
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23 October
Five Reasons Why the WPT500 is the Must-Play Tournament of the Year
There’s A Million Pound Prize-Pool! That’s not a typo. A million pound sterling is up for grabs and the tournament entry is only £500+50. The incredible prize-pools put up by WPT and Dusk Till Dawn really are what keeps thousands of players coming back to the Nottingham poker hotspot, and this year will be no […]
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23 October
James Cusack Tops Full Tilt IPO Dublin Day 1b Chip Counts
James Cusack topped the chip counts at the end of the 2015 Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event Day 1b. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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23 October
Semi-Bluff Shoving: Do You Have Fold Equity?
A hand from the final table of a recent Mid-States Poker Tour event considers the value of raise-shoving a draw without having much (if any) fold equity. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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23 October
PokerNews Podcast Episode #338: Run It Up Reno
Remko and Jason are back! They join Donnie at Run it Up Reno to discuss all of the activities, along with the happenings in Berlin for WSOP Europe.
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22 October
GUKPT Heads to the Seaside Town of Blackpool
The 2015 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour heads to Blackpool from November 8-15. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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22 October
UK Online Poker Rankings: Trio of Wins for Stephen Woodhead
Stephen Woodhead enjoys a hat trick of online poker tournament wins and climbs to 12th in the UK rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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22 October
Alan White Leads After Day 1a of the Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event
Alan White is the man to catch after Day 1a of the 2015 Full Tilt IPO Dublin Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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20 October
Full Tilt International Poker Open Dublin Kicks off October 21
The 2015 Full Tilt International Poker Open Dublin festival runs October 21-26 at the Regency Hotel Events Centre. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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19 October
Benjamin Preece Takes Down Inaugural Grand Prix Poker Tour
Benjamin Preece defeated Paul Romain heads-up to win the Grand Prix Poker Tour at Dusk Till Dawn. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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19 October
2015 WSOP Europe Main Event Day 1a: Niall Farrell Leads Advancing 57 Players
Day 1a of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event attracted 109 players, but just 57 made it through the night w/ Niall Farrell leading. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 October
Dale Garrad storms to victory at UKIPT5 Super Series for £28,300
The Hippodrome Casino staged the final of the UKIPT5 Super Series today and in just four swift hours Dale Garrad blitzed his way to the title, defeating Frenchman Julien Rouxel heads up to win the plaudits, trophy and £28,300 in prize money.
Garrad laughed and joked as he tore up the field
"I feel exhausted but great," he said with a beaming smile following his win. "It's nice to get some recognition for being able to play poker."
Three unrelenting days of poker preceding the final had condensed the field to 8 remaining players - lined up as follows.
Name Country Chipcount Dale Garrad United Kingdom 1640000 Julien Rouxel France 1516000 Andrey Veselov Russia 1116000 Steve Critchley United Kingdom 786000 Alexander Kaczmarek United Kingdom 704000 Andy Purser United Kingdom 630000 Sebastien Jung France 421000 Jorge Barcelo Spain 408000 The previous days of poker at the Super Series had been characterized by high quality, aggressive play and the final was no different.
Barely a hand was checked down, the players keen to stamp their authority on the table whenever possible.
No shrinking violets on this final tableDuring the early exchanges , eliminations were at a premium, mainly as the shortstacks were running well at showdown, but that was all to change.
Sebastien Jung was the first of a rush of eliminations, the Frenchman busting out in 8th spot for £3,555 - the first of Garrad's victims on the final.
Julien Rouxel had been incredibly busy in the early levels and so it was no surprise he took the next scalp - sending Spanish computer programmer Jorge Barcelo Cortes on his way in 7th for £4,840 - Cortes unlucky his superior straight draw bricked out.
Steve Critchley had earned himself an early double -up and when he eliminated Andy Purser in 6th place for £6,590 with a pair of tens, he was starting to look a genuine threat for the title.
Alex Kaczmarek found the final table tough going - unable to find too many spots, he saw his challenge fade in a still highly-creditable 5th spot for £8,710 - Garrad doing the damage with a dominating ace once more.
Critchley's ascent up the leaderboard was halted by Russian Andrey Veselov - the advertising executive spiking a backdraw flush draw to win a huge pot and cripple him - an anguished, strangled scream from Critchley audible evidence of his pain.
He found himself unable to recover from this setback - ultimately crashing out in 4th place for £11,105 as he became a member of the ever-increasing "Busted by Garrad" club.
There had seemed an inevitability that the two most aggressive players over the final table - Julien Rouxel and Dale Garrad - would end up the two men contesting the trophy and so it proved - Veselov blinding down to a relatively low stack before running his fours into Rouxel's pocket tens.
£13,760 was the Russian's reward - leaving Rouxel and Garrad to blast it out between them.
"I get the feeling this won't last long," joked Garrad near the start of the heads-up and this slice of wisdom proved prescient as in less than one level he had turned round his starting deficit to best Rouxel and take the trophy down - Rouxel collecting £18,800 for his runner-up berth.
Rouxel showed immense skill in his thrilling deep run
"He was a very good player," Garrad said of his beaten opponent. "I just had to try and keep control of him."
Asked about his plans later, Garrad was honest.
"I'm toying with the idea of getting drunk. I think that idea will win out!"
Dale almost didn't play - UKIPT history hinging on that momentous decision
It's been an incredible four days here at The Hippodrome Casino. We've had a really exciting tournament, a riveting inferno of a final table and as usual the staff have played a huge part - putting in a massive effort to ensure the players have enjoyed their stay.
Huge congratulations to Dale Garrad - whose good humour and affability have won him many friends - and whose poker skill has won him many shekels.
We'll be back on the tour for the Edinburgh leg of the UKIPT 19th November - 22nd so if you fancy trying to emulate Garrad's achievement, there's your opportunity.
That's it from us for now though - thanks for following our coverage. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
To read updates from the final table, click here.
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18 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Final Table: Level 23-24(15,000/30,000/4,000)
1.35pm: Rouxel applies pressure
Unperturbed by losing that early big pot versus Dale Garrad, Julien Rouxel has turned into a betting machine, applying pressure in a variety of spots and forcing folds from almost everyone entering a pot with him.It's interesting as the players know if they get in a tangle with the Frenchman, their tournament life could well be on the line...
1.32pm: Champagne reception
The players have all been given a glass of champagne to celebrate their final table appearance. Bottoms up!LEVEL UP: BLINDS 10,000-20,000-3,000
1.15pm: First blood Dale
You sense Dale Garrad and Julien Rouxel will have some intense battles out there today. The pair were at each other's throats yesterday and the early going suggests more of the same is in the offing.Moments ago, Garrad limped in from the small blind on Rouxel's big blind. Check from the Frenchman.
The [As][Kc][3d][4s][Qs] board saw Garrad lead for 25,000 flop, 42,000 turn and 81,000 river, where Rouxel suddenly raised to 305,000.
Many people would have baulked at calling such a large portion of their stack but Garrad is made of sterner stuff than most, insta-calling with [As][8c] for top pair.
ROuxel tabled [Kd][7c] having turned his second pair into an unsuccessful bluff.
"Nice snap-call," said Rouxel with a wry smile.
"It's too early for that!" Garrad replied. Garrad up to 2 million, Rouxel takes a hit - down to 1.1 million.
1.06pm: Cards in the air
The players have been buffed, photographed, and are on their way.Let's see how this final plays out...
The Final Table
Welcome to The Hippodrome Casino for the final table of the UKIPT5 Super Series London!We've seen three fierce days of poker play out - the 291-strong field whittled down to these final eight competitors ready to vie for the trophy.
Here's how those players will line-up at the start of play.
Name Country Chipcount Dale Garrad United Kingdom 1640000 Julien Rouxel France 1516000 Andrey Veselov Russian Federation 1116000 Steve Critchley United Kingdom 786000 Alex Kaczmarek United Kingdom 704000 Andy Purser United Kingdom 630000 Sebastian Jung France 421000 Jorge Barcelo Cortes Spain 408000 Dale Garrad will lead the finalists by a slender margin from Frenchman Julien Rouxel, though the stacks are in close enough proximity that any of these players could easily make a chage at the title with a fair wind behind them.
To view full profiles of the final tablists, click here.
We're moments away from the start. Good luck to all the combatants. May the best man win!
PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT5 Super Series: Rod Stirzaker. Photos courtesy of Mickey May.
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18 October
Barny Boatman Wins Second Bracelet By Taking Down 2015 WSOP Europe PLO Event
UK veteran pro Barny Boatman booked his second WSOP bracelet win in at the 2015 WSOP Europe in Berlin, Germany, Saturday Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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18 October
UKIPT5 Super Series Day 2: Dale Garrad heads final table
Day 2 of the UKIPT5 Super Series held the promise of a rich day of poker full of incident and so it proved - a classic day's poker unfolding before our eyes as Dale Garrad, friend of PokerStars LIVE! at The Hippodrome Casino, translated his start of day chip lead into an an end of day chip lead - an impressively consistent performance.
92 players returned to The Hippodrome Casino's poker arena with hope in their heart, a glint in their eye and swagger in their step but precious few would survive the frenzied start that saw a third of the field perish in the wake of the first few levels.
Back to back end of day chipleader Dale Garrad
With the waters of variance frothing like a group of frenzied sharks feeding in a bubble bath, player after player was sent flying to the rail, the field shorn apart in quicksmart fashion during this tumultuous period.
39 players would receive monetary compensation for surviving the carnage the players became naturally more reluctant to commit their chips as the payment cut-off point approached.
Eventually Ergo Kalamees was the man to miss out on payment by the slenderest of margins - one of Julien Rouxel's many victims of the day. Once the unfortunate Estonian had claimed the bubble for his own, the shackles were off and all-out war was resumed once more.
Jake Cody had come into the day with a shortish stack, but with the help of some useful cards and his usual high calibre of play, he began to look like a threat for the title.
His charge up the leaderboard took him well into the money but faltered prior to the latter stages. EPT commentator James Hartigan was another to make hay during the day and he too earned a berth within the cashspots before busting with a smile on his face.
"I thoroughly enjoyed it," he beamed as he sauntered over to collect his hard-earned payday.
Hartigan proving he can walk the walk
It was a less enjoyable experience for Chaz Chattha, the hitsquad member looking like making a run at the chip lead before a flush versus flush cooler against Julien Rouxel stopped him in his tracks 2 spots off the money.
Once the payments were assured, the earlier high attrition rate continued unchecked and in no time, the players found themselves nine-handed.
With the official final table just one elimination away, Kai Brown was the man to miss out - Russian Andrey Veselov polishing him off with aces.
Rouxel will provide stern French resistance on the final table
That left the remaining eight players lined up as follows, Dale Garrad snatching the lead from fellow big stack Julien Rouxel right at the death:
Name Country Chip Count Dale Garrad United Kingdom 1640000 Rouxel Julien France 1516000 Andrey Veselov Russian Federation 1116000 Steve Critchley United Kingdom 786000 Alex Kaczmarek United Kingdom 704000 Andy Purser United Kingdom 630000 Sebastian Jung France 421000 Jorge Barcelo Spain 408000 The final table will play out tomorrow at 1.00pm. The players will have the luxury of 50 minute levels to engage in and it should be an absorbing tussle for the title.
A UKIPT champion will be crowned and we can't wait to see who it is. Join us as we find out who the latest man to taste UKIPT glory will be.
To read updates from levels 13-17, click here.
To read updates from level 17 onwards, click here.
For all the confirmed payouts and the final prize structure, click here.
PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT5 Super Series: Rod Stirzaker. Photos courtesy of Mickey May.
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17 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 2: Level 17(3,000/6,000/1,000)
4.43pm: Bounsall Taxed A hairy moment for Alex Bounsall, calling all-in with jacks on the bubble - he was up against ace-king and survived the flip - his chances boosted by a two players folding ace-king and ace-queen. "You can't be afraid of the bubb...
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17 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 2: Level 13(1,200/2,400/300)
1.10pm: Castle toppled Tough start for Otto Castle, who has become a victim of Estonian Ergo Kalamees. We didn't see his exit in entirety but it looked as though he held [Ad][3d] on the river of a [8d][2h][7d][Jc][Ts] board - his flush draw whiffing ...
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17 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London: Dale Garrad Leads Overall Chip Counts
The Hippodrome Casino bore witness to a tsunami of poker activity today as UKIPT5 Super Series Days 1B and 1C both played out to a finish. At the close of play it was Andrey Dimitrov who topped the Day 1B rankings whilst on Day 1C, friend of PokerStar...
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17 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1C: Level 9-11 Updates(800/1,600/200)
1:15pm: Thick and fast The slowdown in pace during the middle stages has merely served as an incendiary catalyst for action in these latter four levels. We've seen the field ripped apart as shortstack after shortstack has busted. We're now down to jus...
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16 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1C: Level 1-3 Updates(100/200/25)
8.56pm: Stapleton bladders up At the risk of neglecting the other players in the tournament - don't worry, we will come back to them - it seems a shame not to mention Joe Stapleton just challenged James Hartigan to a "bathroom last longer." "No," Hart...
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16 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1B: Level 9-12 Updates(800/1,600/200)
7:13pm: Slipping on banana skins
As we enter the last level of Day 1B, Yue Tu and Dimitrios Leventis are the latest players to slip up just shy of the end of the day.It's a minefield out there. You can't get away from the destiny fated for you.
Anything can happen out there on the floor
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 1000-2000-300
6.55pm: End of days
We saw yesterday that the final level of the day can be a brutal affair with the blinds large - the stakes high and some aggressive players at the felt.There are 41 players remaining as we head into the final level of Day 1B and we anticipate a fiery end - not least because some players will look at the potential of re-registering for Day 1C (beginning immediately after the end of this level) as a useful safety net should they fall afoul of the poker gods during this 30 minute period.
Hold tight - a storm may be brewing.
6:40pm: Top of the tree
Here are some of the players with big stacks at this stage -Andrey Dimitrov Bulgaria 155000 Yin Ohn United Kingdom 98000 Nicholas Trattou United Kingdom 88000 Xiaoyang Luo China 82000 Chaz Chattha United Kingdom 75000 Andrew Purser United Kingdom 75000 Kelly Saxby USA 70000 Christopher Yong United Kingdom 67000 Dominic Wells United Kingdom 54000 6:22pm: Heroes at the felt
Kelly Saxby - Kelly goes from strength to strength - she's up to 73,500 now, having sent David Wellings to the rail.Wellings found himself short and jammed on Saxby's big blind - Saxby calling with [As][6s].
"Oh that's not good," she pointed out as Wellings flipped queens, before a flop of [Ad][Th][3s][Ac][Ah] saw her make quads to send a laughing Wellings on his way with a rueful smile.
Andrey Dimitrov is the man everyone is chasing right now, the Bulgarian having accumulated a gargantuan 142,000 in chips - roughly three times average.
Dimitrov likes chewing gum and stacking chips and he's all out of gum
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 800-1600-200
6.03pm: All that glitters....
...is not Gould-en. Alex Goulder has just departed - his tale of woe delivered in typically upbeat fashion by the young British Pro.Having lost a chunk of his stack with eights versus Queens, he found kings on the button and a sweet spot to increase his 10,000 stack.
The cut-off raised, Goulder re-raised and a player in the blinds now found ace-king, committing his chips.Goulder made the call but on this occasion his luck didn't hold, his opponent winning the 30% showdown to leave Goulder high and dry.
"No problem!" he cheerily noted as he melted into the cold October air.
5.45pm: Recent fallers
The following horses have all been gently shepherded toward the entrance of the glue factory.Good game all.
Benjamin Heath
Jonas Ferrut
Benjamin Morrison
Vincent Pritchard
David Clarkson
Alejandro Perez Torres
Javier Gomez Zapatero
Philip GreggLEVEL UP: BLINDS 500-1000-100
Welcome back to the Hippodrome Casino for level 9 of the UKIPT Super Series Event.
There is a neat symmetry to the day, we are 2/3 of the way through and 1/3 of the players have been eliminated with 64 of the initial 100 starters still in contention.
Numbered amongst those still in contention are Jake Cody with a slightly sub-average stack of 28,000, Dominic Wells, who is showing why he has a string of results ehre at The Hippodrome Casino - he has 62,000.
Also going well is UKIPT regular Kelly Saxby - her 51,000 chips giving her a well above average stack at this point.
Saxby knows her way round a UKIPT field.
To read updates from levels 1-8, click here.PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT5 Series 2: Rod Stirzaker. Photos courtesy of Mickey May.
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16 October
PKR Changes Its Business Strategy; Drops Team Pro Concept
PKR drops the Team PKR Pro concept meaning Eleanor Gudger and Dan O'Callaghan are now without a sponsor. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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16 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1B: Level 1 Updates(50/100)
1.00pm: Cards in the air The TD has directed the dealers to begin proceedings so we're off! Let's see how this interesting day pans out... Day 1B of the UKIPT5 Super Series Welcome back to The Hippodrome Casino for Day 1B - and later 1C - of the UKIP...
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16 October
UKIPT5 Super Series: Julien Rouxel heads Day1A Field
Day 1A saw a surprisingly fulsome 88-strong field arrive at the Hippodrome to take their shot at tournament glory and when the day had drawn to a close, it was Frenchman Julien Rouxel who led the 27-remaining players with a mighty stack of 174,200. 12...
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16 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1A: Level 9-12 Updates(1,000/2,000/300)
1:35pm: The last level It seems scarcely possible we have crammed in an entire 12 levels of play today but in 30 minutes, that will be undeniably the case. 32 players remain, although expect this number to drop dramatically as players take a few chan...
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15 October
UKIPT5 Super Series London Day 1A: Level 1-2 Updates(75/150)
8:10pm: The floor rules
There was a minor procedural dispute early on. Two players were heads up on the turn and the second player had bet out of turn."Floor" called the dealer and the Floor manager was called to adjudicate.
"The first player can make any bet, but if it is anything other than a check, ie the action changes, then the full range of options becomes open to the second player."
There was some disagreement from the out of position player at the table but the rule was repeated and stood.
(He ended up folding to the bet after checking.)
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 75-150
7:55pm: Spotted in the crowd
Poker journalist cum editor cum talented grinder Duncan Wilkie has taken his place at the tables after a short sabbatical from the game.From the fiery look in his eyes, it seems as though the old passion for the game has returned. Table 6 beware!
Also present is Hitsquad member Chaz Chattha. Chaz has an outstanding poker record peppered with impressive scores from around the globe. Can he add to his $1.3 million in tournament winnings here at the Hippodrome?
7.46pm: Fast and furious
25,000 chips may sound like a veritable mountain. No-one can go broke in the early levels surely?Well, stranger things have happened. A set over set/ flush versus flush or similar cooler can put paid to someone's chances in the blink of an eye. Those poker gods are unforgiving arbiters of fortune at times. In fact we have already lost one player! Details of this bustout as they arrive. Watch your backs players...
7.30pm: Cards in the air!
That's it the dealers have been primed and the players have engaged battle. Good luck one and all!UKIPT Super Series in effect!
Welcome to The Hippodrome Casino on this crisp autumn evening. As usual the West End of London is awash with wide-eyed tourists snapping selfies, revellers looking for a pre-weekend slice of fun amidst the bright lights and of course a slew of keen-as-mustard poker players looking to test their luck and skills at the felt here at this UKIPT Super Series.
Some of the more eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed an additional word slipping stealthily into the title of the event - the Super there to denote the fact that the buy-in is double that of the standard UKIPT series events.
Double the buy-in, double the prizes, double the drama. Yes we anticipate twice as much fun as a usual UKIPT Series event and there will be a fascinating four days ahead of us as we navigate our way through the tournament.
At this point, let's run over some of the salient information:
The buy-in, as stated, is double that of the usual UKIPT Series events - £500, which should ensure a healthy prize pool once the full list of entrants are booked in and tallied.
There are three starting days - note that tomorrow, Friday 16th October has the honour of hosting two of these in their entirety - the first starting - XXX and the second at XXX - convenient for those who want to join in the fun without missing out on any time at their day job.
Cramming two full poker days into one standard earth day might seem to be a logistical task of gargantuan proportions, but it is made possible by the breezy 30 minute-levels. Play will be fast and snappy with no room to hide as the blinds circle the table chasing chips like pacman after dots.
Note however that day 2 will see the blinds rise to 40 minutes whilst the final will consist of 50 minute blinds - the structure accordioning out as the stakes rise - very fair.
The players all start with 25,000 chips - a giant stack allowing plenty of space to showcase their full range of poker skills.
We're moments away from the scheduled 7:30pm start - with 57 players registered and rising...
The dealers and players are seated, the baton is raised and the orchestra are about to start playing.
Let this ride begin...
PokerStars Blog reporting team at PokerStars UKIPT5 Super Series: Rod Stirzaker. Photos courtesy of Mickey May.
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15 October
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: Chattaway Climbs to 14th in the World
Billy Chattaway climbs to 14th in the world online poker rankings, his highest-ever position. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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15 October
2015 WSOP Europe Day 7: A Hefty Win for Ryan Hefter, 8-Game Down to Three Players
See what happened on Day 7 of the 2015 World Series of Poker Europe with this PokerNews recap. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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14 October
Genting’s Resorts World Birmingham to Open on October 21
Genting Resorts World Birmingham is set to open on October 21, with the new Genting International Casino opening five days later. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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13 October
Join us at the PokerPlayer 10th Birthday tournament
PokerPlayer, the World’s greatest poker magazine, turns 10 and we’d like to invite you celebrate with us PokerPlayer magazine was launched in October 2005 with the greatly missed Dave ‘Devilfish’ Ulliott gracing the first issue’s cover. Sadly Dave passed away recently but PokerPlayer is going to keep his memory alive by celebrating our 10th year...
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13 October
U.K. Gambling Commission Announces Review to Look Into Third-Party Software
The U.K. Gambling Commission (UKGC) announced a review to investigate whether the use of third-party software could lead to episodes of cheating and collusion in online poker. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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12 October
Liv Boeree’s Burning Man Experience
Liv Boeree shares about her life changing experiences in the desert of Nevada with Camp EPIC. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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12 October
Meet the People: UK Team Challenge Winner, Adam Bone
“The event was the best competition I’ve ever played.” Those are the words of Nottingham’s Adam Bone who in the early hours of Monday 12 October, 2015, emerged victorious in individual element of the partypoker UK Team Challenge at Dusk Till Dawn. Twenty-eight year old Bone, a director at advertising agency AM Media, outlasted 338 […]
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12 October
Once More Into Battle
Team events have a tendency to come and go in the UK poker calendar. More often than not they are one off events with a promotion attached. One such event that bucks this trend is the APAT UK Team Championship. The weekend of the 30th and 31st January 2016 will see the next of these events. The two day deepstack ...
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10 October
UK Team Challenge Live Updates
Welcome to our UK Team Challenge live updates where you’ll find all of the action, as it happens, from what should be a fantastic event. Keep up to date with the all things partypoker! Get all the latest partypoker updates from your favourite social media outlets. You can Follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook.
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9 October
The UKIPT Super Series returns to London’s Hippodrome
We've said this before but there's no harm in saying it again: the Hippodrome Casino in central London is a great place to play cards.
It's not just the quality of the poker room, complete with plush interior and top class dealers, it's the place itself - a former theatre where your celebration or commiseration drink at the bar takes place against a backdrop as dramatic as the West End shows that used to pack the place to the rafters.
The Hippodrome in Central LondonIt's why we like to keep the PokerStars Live room busy, and next week is no exception, with another UKIPT Super Series homepage event, starting on Wednesday.
Running from Wednesday to Sunday (14 to 18 October), the UKIPT Super Series features a £500 + £50 Main Event, as well as a £1,500 + £150 High Roller. Not only that we're introducing a Women's Event for the first time ever at a UKIPT Series event, with a £150 + £15 buy-in. Some might say that's a small addition, but some of us prefer to take that to mean there's a small place in the history books up for grabs.
If previous events are anything to go by Series events are a perfect place to play competitive poker, in a great poker room, for some great prizes. What's more the Main event has three flights. If it doesn't go well the first time you can play the second one (and the third if necessary), with players allowed to enter up to three times.
And if you'd rather go a slightly more affordable route there are satellites running on PokerStars, starting at as little as £1, details of which you can find in the PokerStars lobby.
It all takes place in the middle London in the Hippodrome in Leicester Square. Take the weekend to think about it but be ready for Wednesday. Find all the details you could possibly need on the UKIPT Super Series homepage. And if you need a PokerStars account to enter some of those satellites, you can sign up for one here.
Stephen Bartley is a staff writer for the PokerStars Blog.
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9 October
UK & Ireland GPI Top 20: Chidwick and MacDonnell Out in Front
Stephen Chidwick and Marc MacDonnell are top of their respective country's Global Poker Index rankings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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9 October
2015 WSOP Europe 888 Hand of the Day: Nitsche Comes Late, Leaves Early
The first edition of the "888 Hand of the Day" from the 2015 WSOP Europe features three hands with Dominik Nitsche. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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8 October
Singapore’s Chua Lai Huat Sentenced to One Year in Prison For Cheating
A man was sentenced to 12-months in a Singaporean prison after pleading guilty to colluding with three croupiers to cheat in three-card poker at the Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) casino. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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8 October
UK & Ireland Online Poker Rankings: New Faces in Irish Top 20
"Kersplunk" debuts in sixth place in the Irish online poker rankings, while Rupert Elder hits a career high in the worldwide standings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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8 October
Alec Torelli’s “Hand of the Day”: I Flopped a Monster Draw, Now What?
In a new "Hand of the Day," Alec Torelli discusses a tricky decision from a turbo tournament in which a reader flops a huge draw in a multi-way pot. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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7 October
Alex Dreyfus Announces “The Cube” As Details About the Global Poker League Emerge
The first Global Poker League kicks off in 2016 with 12 teams, 60 players, 2 conferences: Americas and Eurasia. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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7 October
A Guide On How To Play Three Card Poker
Three Card Poker is one of the most popular games found in casinos and online. Here's our guide to playing it. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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7 October
PokerStars Breaks Own Record for Largest Online Poker Tournament
PokerStars set the record for the largest online poker tournament in history when 253,968 players bought into the Common Cents Kick-Off On October 5, 2015. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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6 October
UKIPT IoM III: The show that never ends…
Phish has nothing on the Villa Marina and PokerStars. If you're not into jam-band music, you might not be aware of the cult-attracting (and South Park parodied) group that brings trance-dance jams and mind-bending light shows to for-the-moment hippies ...
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6 October
Norwegian wins Coral European Amateur Title
141 players descended on the G Casino in Manchester for the ninth annual Coral European Amateur Poker Championship, the latest leg of the APAT tour. With 15,000 starting chips and a 45 minute clock, the £110 buy in event afforded keen amateur players plenty of play in the chase for over £14,000 in prize money, […]
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4 October
UKIPT5 IOM: Daniel Stacey is the New Champion
After a lengthy heads up battle and a UKIPT IOM Final Table before, Daniel Stacey walks home with the victory. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 October
Dan Stacey wins UKIPT5 Isle of Man and £24,170
Dan Stacey - your champion
Today's UKIPT Isle of Man final table was a tale of two halves. The three-and-a-half hours it took to get from eight to two players and the four-and-a-quarter hours from there to crown a winner. When the dust settled 25-year old Dan Stacey came out on top after making a great comeback to claim the title and £24,170. Paren Arzoomanian represented all staff members well with a top performance and took home £19,000 for his runner-up finish.
When heads up play began Stacey only had a little more than 1.3 million chips (to 7.5 million) but quickly doubled with a set versus two pair. It was at that point that Arzoomanian offered an even chop deal even though he had more than twice his opponent. They'd both be guaranteed £19,000 and leave £5,170 to play for. It came as no surprise to see Stacey immediately accept the deal.
Heads up play lasted over four hours
Arzoomanian stretched further clear again but he couldn't finish off his opponent. Stacey doubled with pocket sixes versus ace-king and the stacks were close to even for the first time. The battle was back and forth for the next couple of hours - neither player could win when they had their opponent all in. Something had to give and it finally did just before 8pm local time.
The chips went in on the turn of a hand with Arzoomanian holding a straight to Stacey's two-pair. The river made Stacey a full house and he shouted out in delight. The (mainly) Arzoomanian supporting crowd gave both players a big round of applause which was thoroughly deserved. Stacey spoke with the PokerStars blog shortly after his victory.
On being so far behind when heads up play began, "Things turned round and I got more confident."
Stacey came sixth here two seasons ago and is growing fond of the place, "It feels like I should live here!"
This time he managed to finish off the job, "I wanted the trophy dead bad."
Arzoomanian so close to have the ultimate office bragging rights
Back to the start of the day and Arzoomanian came tearing out of the blocks and extended his lead. Elliott Hayes ran into his full house and that left him in a position with not a lot of wriggle room. He got his chips in with pocket sixes on an eight-high flop but Michael Fletcher was sat with pocket jacks, made the call, and eliminated Hayes.
Elliot Hayes - eighth place
That exit opened the floodgates. Next to depart, just moments after, was James Walsh. The Irishman came into the final as the shortest stack and had just a few big blinds left when he moved all in with ace-jack. Arzoomanian woke up with pocket eights, called, and sent Walsh on his way after a blank board.
James Walsh - seventh place
The extra chips gave Arzoomanian the license to open up and he used his stack very effectively, soon gathering half the chips in play. The one player willing to take him on was Stacey. The two tangled in a few pots with honours just about even. After they dominated the table's play for a couple of orbits, there was another elimination before the first break and then three quick ones in a short space of time after the break.
Day 1B chip leader Chris Swinden was the first of the bunch to go. He flopped second pair in a three-bet pot against Stacey and decided to move all in. His timing was off though as Stacey had flopped top pair and made an easy call to send him to the rail. Swinden got a generous round of applause from the local crowd (in to play the day's side events) but it was nothing compared to the reception John Lawson got after he busted.
Chris Swinden - sixth place
He three-bet all in with ace-six but, unfortunately for him, Arzoomanian had opened with ace-queen and made the call. He went on to make two pair and Lawson seemed genuinely touched seeing a whole room of players put their hands together for him. He must be a damn good taxi driver round the local roads! A lovely side story is that Lawson has now won enough money to join his partner on her trip back to the Philippines to see her family - a promise he made if he made the final table.
John Lawson - fifth place
Rodger Reynolds - fourth place
Rodger Reynolds failed to get much going today and the first time he was all in he was all out. Stacey had opened the button with pocket sevens and he called after Reynolds moved all in with ace-three from the next seat. He failed to catch up and left with a five-figure payday for his troubles. Fewer than ten minutes later and the tournament was a heads-up affair after Fletcher was eliminated. He got his chips in with ace-ten in a battle of the blinds with Arzoomanian, who went on to make quads with his pocket sixes!
Michael Fletcher - third place
That's all for the UKIPT's visit to the homeland, the next stop will be the always-popular Edinburgh, taking place from 19-22 November. The UKIPT Super Series will be taking place before that though, once again being hosted by The London Hippodrome from 14-18 October. Satellites are already running online for both events so get involved.
We'll leave with a highlights video that shows some of the fun things that have happened during our time here this week. Also, you'll see who earned what today and a link to today's coverage.
Position Name Country Status PRIZE 1 Dan Stacey United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier £24,170 2 Paren Arzoomanian United Kingdom PokerStars Staff £19,000 3 Michael Fletcher United Kingdom £12,560 4 Rodger Reynolds United Kingdom £10,170 5 John Lawson Isle of Man £8,020 6 Chris Swinden Isle of Man PokerStars Player £6,120 7 James Walsh Ireland PokerStars Player £4,500 8 Elliott Hayes United Kingdom £3,307 Full payouts and all today's action.
Photos copyright of Mickey May. Steal her pictures and she'll take you up Snaefell and leave you there
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4 October
Highlights From the UKIPT5 IOM!
The Isle of Man was full of fun and of course famous faces. Here is a look at some of the best moments from this week. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 October
Chin Kit Lee In Front As GPS Genting Edinburgh Reaches Its Final Day
Only 17 players remain in the 2015 Genting Poker Series Edinburgh Main Event where Chin Kit Lee holds the chip lead. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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4 October
UKIPT Isle of Man Final table: Level 22 updates (cont, 10,000/20,000, ante 3,000)
12:20pm: The rich get richer
Paren Arzoomanian just won the first significant pot of the day and as a result he's extended his chip lead over the field.He raised to 40,000 from mid-position and Elliott Hayes called from the cut-off. On the [Ad][Th][5d][2h][Ac] board Arzoomanian bet every street and Hayes called bets of 65,000, 130,000 and 250,000 on the flop, turn and river respectively.
At showdown Arzoomanian showed [Ah][5c] for a full house and Hayes mucked. -- NW
12:07pm: Shuffle up and deal
Cards are in the air for the UKIPT Isle of Man final!There are 24 minutes left of level 22 and then the players will head straight into level 23. -- MC
11:55am: Eight into one doesn't go...quietly
Eight players remain but only one can become UKIPT5 Isle of Man champion and scoop the first prize of £26,600. If you were a betting man (yes you!) your money today would be on Paren Arzoomanian. The 31-year-old who's originally from Sydney, now calls the Isle of Man home as he works for PokerStars in the Poker Room Management department.The former poker pro leads a final table that shapes up like this:
Seat Name Country Status Chips 1 Christopher Swinden Isle of Man PokerStars Player 515,000 2 Elliott Hayes United Kingdom 1,033,000 3 John Lawson Isle of Man 1,210,000 4 Daniel Stacey United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,714,000 5 Rodger Reynolds United Kingdom 715,000 6 Michael Fletcher United Kingdom 911,000 7 James Walsh Ireland PokerStars Player 220,000 8 Paren Arzoomanian United Kingdom 2,257,000 Check out these final table profiles we made earlier
Catch him if you can
There are a number of intriguing story lines at this final table. Dan Stacey finished sixth here in 2013 and will be looking to do better today, whilst John Lawson and Christopher Swinden will be hoping to keep the trophy on the Isle of Man. Whatever happens it's going to be interesting.
Cards are in the air at noon, keep it right here for updates. -- NW
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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4 October
Paren Arzoomanian leads UKIPT5 Isle of Man Final Table
Paren Arzoomanian leads the elite eightIf you've been in the Isle of Man this week you'll know that this tournament has been billed as 'PokerStars Official Home Game.' Tomorrow there's a strong possibility that the UKIPT5 Isle of Man Main Event trophy will not only be staying on the island, but also taking up residency in PokerStars HQ.
Three players in the final eight call the Isle of Man home and they include the chip leader. When play restarts at noon tomorrow Paren Arzoomanian, who works in Poker Room Management for the company, will be the one sitting with the biggest stack. He'll start with 2,257,000 and a lead of some 25 big blinds over his nearest challenger.
The 31 year-old, who is originally from Sydney, is no office boy who dreams of giving up the day job to play poker, this is a professional poker player who gave up the day job to work for PokerStars. Before he did though he'd ticked off the 'win a major poker tournament' lifetime achievement. In 2009 he won the ANZPT Sydney Main Event for a staggering A$ 246,500 ($174,186). He played this tournament last year too and finished 35th for £2,000. If he wins tomorrow he'll cash for over 13 times that as first prize is £26,600. He's not the first PokerStars employee to go deep in this event with Chris Jonat (4th, 2013) and Ian Marmion (11th, 2014) the standard bearers.
This is how the final table shapes up:
Seat Name Country Status Chips 1 Christopher Swinden Isle of Man PokerStars Player 515,000 2 Elliott Hayes Jersey 1,033,000 3 John Lawson Isle of Man 1,210,000 4 Daniel Stacey United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 1,714,000 5 Rodger Reynolds United Kingdom 715,000 6 Michael Fletcher United Kingdom 911,000 7 James Walsh Ireland PokerStars Player 220,000 8 Paren Arzoomanian United Kingdom 2,257,000 To learn a bit more about the final eight click here.
The nearest challenger to Arzoomanian when play begins at noon tomorrow will be a player who knows what it's like to make a final table in this event. Back in 2013 Dan Stacey finished sixth here and will be hoping to do better than that tomorrow. He was near the top of the chip counts for much of the day and had that potent combination of winning lots of small pots and then holding up in the big pots that mattered.
His aces held in a sizeable pot against Scott Byron's pocket kings and he won a 1,600,000 pot with tens against ace-king pot to eliminate Nick Smith in 13th place. He was the first player to breach the two million chip mark before falling back to an end of day 1,714,000.
Another deep run for Stacey on the UKIPT
With ten one hour levels scheduled today the general consensus was that play would probably end with around 10-12 players left, but despite play being deep throughout when the final level of the night started just 11 players remained. That soon became nine when Christopher Knights (11th) and Joe Grech (10th) were eliminated.
When the unofficial final of nine started it was James Walsh who was the shortest. The Irishman had just over seven big blinds to his name, whilst Craig Sewell was next in the firing line with a stack of 17 big blinds and it would be he who blinked first.
His open shove with pocket eights was called by Michael Fletcher with [As][Qh] the [Qd][4d][7s][Jc][9c] board connected with Fletcher's overcards and ended play for the day.
Craig Sewell - out in ninth
The exit of Sewell in ninth was, of course, the second important bubble to burst today in the Main Event and Sewell would be involved in both incidents. At noon local time 97 hopefuls returned knowing that only 47 of them would be leaving with something to show for their efforts. By the time the tournament was down to the bubble, the likes of Christin Maschmann, Kelly Saxby, Daragh Davey, Dara O'Kearney, Team PokerStars SportStars Fatime Moreira de Melo and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker had hit the rail.
Moreira de Melo's exit meant that she was denied a UKIPT5 Isle of Man hat-trick, having finished in the money in both previous Isle of Man Main Events.
It was third time unlucky for Moreira de Melo
The clock was paused with 48 players left but there would be no painful wait for those clinging to a few big blinds as on the very first deal of hand for hand play Dylan Coady, who works for PokerStars as the VIP Club Manager, lost a coin-flip to exit in the most painful spot in a poker tournament. The Canadian three-bet all-in with [Ac][9c] but lost the race against Sewell's pocket sixes.
Coady (seat six, seated) watches on as his fate is dealt
The bubble burst at 3:20pm local time but it would take over eight hours to reach the final table during which plenty of names and notables cashed but crashed: Luke Staudenmaier, a former poker pro turned PokerStars employee, was first out in the money earning £770. He was followed shortly later by Diego Gomez, the enigmatic Spaniard picked up the same payout for his 45th place finish. The last UKIPT champion in contention was also the last UKIPT champion as Bristol winner Pierrick Tallon battled his way to a 31st place finish, which earned the Belgian an Isle of Man flag and £990.
You can't win them all Pierrick
It was also two UKIPT Main Event cashes in a row for Deborah Worley-Roberts. The American, who now lives Brighton, followed up her 18th place finish in Bristol with another deep run before busting out in 28th place for a cash of £1,057.50. Adrian Filiczkowski started in pole position today and the Day 1 chip leader managed to make the money but not the final table as he finished 26th, David Clarkson secured his fourth UKIPT Main Event cash of the Season but he'd probably trade them all for one deeper run as he added a 25th place finish to previous 42nd, 31st and 42nd place cashes on the tour.
David Hill was the Isle of Man's best performer in Season 4 as he finished third in the Main Event and he racked up another cash this time round before falling in 20th. The Irish contingent has been a bit thin on the ground at this event but one of their best, David Lappin, scored another UKIPT Main Event cash and his highest finish to date before departing in 19th.
Every cash counts Debs!
To catch up on all today's action click the links below, join us for Sunday's final table which starts at noon, here's a reminder of what they're playing for:
Position Prize 1 £26,400 2 £16,770 3 £12,560 4 £10,170 5 £8,020 6 £6,120 7 £4,500 8 £3,307 Levels 13-16
Levels 17-22
Prize pool and payout information
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3 October
UKIPT Isle of Man Day 2: Level 17-18 updates (4,000/8,000, ante 1,000)
You want chip counts? We've got chip counts! You'll find them here.
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 4,000/8,000, 1,000
5:35pm: Worley-Roberts making players her ....
Deborah Worley-Roberts is back up to 153,000 after getting Michael Fletcher off his hand post flop.He raised to 12,000 from second position and then called after Worley-Roberts three-bet to 25,000 from the cutoff. The flop fanned [5s][3c][9d] and Worley-Roberts shoved for over 90,000 after Fletcher checked dark.
"So annoying," said Fletcher looking at the flop and his holding.
"Don't be a pussy!" said a goading Worley-Roberts.
He eventually folded and then said he had [ac][4c] when Worley-Roberts asked him.
"You were my B%@%H!" said a horse sounding Worley-Roberts. -- MC
5:20pm: Galloway can't believe it
Anthony Galloway was left ruing his luck when overnight chip leader Adrian Filiczkowski got lucky (again, see below) to stay in this tournament.The former open to 17,000 with [Ks][Qd] and called when Filiczkowski three-bet all-in for just 38,000 with [Qh][Th]. The [Ts][3s][5d] flop was the cause of Galloway's consternation and it didn't get any better for him on the [3c] turn or [8s] river. --NW
5:10pm: Filiczkowski doubles through the Champ
A battle took place between the overnight chip leader Adrian Filiczkowski and reigning UKIPT5 Bristol champion Pierrick Tallon. The former's day has not een going as well as Day 1A and his needed a big slice of luck to double through the Belgian.Tallon opened to 12,000 from the hijack and called after Filiczkowski three-bet all in for 38,000 from the small blind.
Filiczkowski: [kd][td]
Tallon: [ts][tc]The board ran a Polish flavoured [kh][2d][5d][jd][2s] to make Filiczkowski a flush. Tallon's still going ok on 237,000. -- MC
4:55pm: Corkhill croaks
Christopher Corkhill is the latest player to exit from the Main Event and as the old saying goes 'you've got win your races'.He three-bet shoved for 117,000 with [As][Kd] and the original raiser - Pasquale Egisto - made the call with pocket nines. A [4d][9h][Qh] flop gave Egisto a stranglehold on the hand and there was no miracle suck out on the [2c] turn or [8s] river. -- NW
4:45pm: Full chip counts
Here are the counts of the 36 remaining players as level 17 gets under way. Daniel Stacey, who finished sixth here in 2013, leads the way. Pierrick Tallon is the only remaining UKIPT champion left in.
Stacey leading the way
Name Country Status Chips Daniel Stacey United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 715,000 Christopher Swinden Isle of Man PokerStars Player 591,000 John Lawson Isle of Man 560,000 Craig Sewell United Kingdom 550,000 Elliott Hayes United Kingdom 490,000 Michael Fletcher United Kingdom 415,000 Jordan Johnson United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 350,000 Joseph Grech United Kingdom 340,000 Anthony Galloway United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 285,000 David Clarkson United Kingdom 255,000 Robert Campbell Isle of Man 225,000 Rodger Reynolds United Kingdom 205,000 Mark Taylor United Kingdom 200,000 David Hill Isle of Man PokerStars Player 189,000 David Lappin Ireland PokerStars Player 180,000 Nick Smith United Kingdom 180,000 Pasquale Egisto Australia 180,000 Gregory Brew Isle of Man 174,000 Pierrick Tallon Belgium 170,000 Deborah Worley-Roberts USA 165,000 Adam Chochola Czech Republic PokerStars Qualifier 164,000 Paren Arzoomanian United Kingdom 150,000 Martin Stuart United Kingdom 145,000 Dawid Białas Poland PokerStars Qualifier 140,000 Jan Kacur Slovakia PokerStars Qualifier 125,000 Christopher Knights United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 125,000 Scott Byron United States 120,000 James Walsh Ireland PokerStars Player 120,000 Christopher Corkhill Isle of Man 115,000 John Cozens United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier 110,000 David Longmate United Kingdom 110,000 Johan Bakketeig Norway PokerStars Qualifier 107,000 Luke Fern United Kingdom 80,000 Paul Quirk Isle of Man 75,000 Adrian Filiczkowski Poland 62,000 Ian Chadwick United Kingdom 60,000 4:45pm: Some of the payouts so far
Play is back under way in the Villa Marina. There are 36 players remaining, here are some of the in the money finishers so far:Place Name Country Status Prize 40 David Allott United Kingdom £770 41 Frederick Field United Kingdom £770 42 Ankit Ahuja India £770 43 Michael Jones United States PokerStars Qualifier £770 44 Gareth Mcintosh Isle of Man £770 45 Diego Gomez Spain £770 46 Ian Otobo United Kingdom £770 47 Luke Staudenmaier United States £770 The business end of the tournament is approaching and some important local people have come down to see what all the fuss is about. Below you can see a photo of Tour manager David Curtis, Group Director of the Sefton Group Adrian Brockhouse and Chief Minister of the Isle of Man Allan Bell.
David Curtis, Allan Bell and Adrian Brockhouse
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May -
3 October
Liv Boeree Reveals Golden Balls Strategy
Liv Boeree shares about her experience playing the game show Golden Balls including her game strategy and some of the feedback after her show aired. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 October
UKIPT Isle of Man Day 2: Level 13 updates (1,200/2,400, ante 300)
11:40am: Welcome back for Day 2
Day 2 of the UKIPT5 Isle of Man Main Event is almost upon us. The field has been whittled down to double digits as just 97 players remaining from the two starting flights. Leading the way is Day 1A chip leader Adrian Filiczkowski with 247,600, closely followed by Day 1B chip leader Chris Swinden on 245,200. The only other player over the 200,000-mark is Shane Henry on 211,500.PokerStars' Chris Moneymaker (188,700) and Fatima Moreira De Melo (30,400) are the only Team Pros who made it through, the former with chips to play with, the latter with work to do.
Show me the Moneymaker
David Clarkson (177,100), Joe Grech (174,100), Pierrick Tallon (170,000), Dan Stacey (159,300), Kelly Saxby (145,900), Dara O`Kearney (133,500), Adam Owen (166,700), Deborah Worley-Roberts (114,300) and Mike Panteli (110,400) are other tour regulars with six-figure stacks and high hopes for today. For a full list of the counts, click here.
No more 45-minute levels. Today they are extended to 60 minutes and ten are scheduled to be played out, unless we make the final table of eight in quick time. Before we make the final table though, there's the little matter of the bubble to navigate and get into the top 47 who will make the money and be guaranteed £770. Full payout details can be viewed by clicking here.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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3 October
Stephen Fenton Bags Up 2015 GPS Edinburgh Day 1c Chip Lead
Stephen Fenton bagged the Genting Poker Series Edinburgh chip lead and going into Day 2 third overall. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 October
2015 UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event Day 1b: Chris Swinden Ends as Chip Leader
Chris Swinden finished with 245,200 chips and leads the 65 surviving players from Day 1b of the UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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3 October
Chris Swinden soars to the summit on Day 1B of UKIPT5 Isle of Man
A last level surge took Swinden to the top on Day 1B
There aren't many hard and fast rules in poker tournaments, but along with the blinds steadily rising and someone ending the tournament with all the chips, it seems to be the law that the second of two starting flights will always attract more runners than the first.
With late registration and late risers it's often a case of a mini-game of the tortoise and the hare as the Day 1B numbers slowly creep towards Day 1A's total before inevitably overtaking it and speeding on ahead. But, there was no chase here at the Villa Marina as before a card had been pitched 141 players were in their seats ready for 12 levels of no-limit Hold'em, eclipsing the 111 Day 1A entries from the off. By the time late registration closed that number had risen to 238, courtesy of 218 unique players and 20 re-entries and took the total number of entries in this £400+£40 tournament to 349.
Packing them in on the Isle of Man
A short time later the tournament staff had crunched the numbers and it was announced to the players that the winner of the UKIPT5 Isle of Man Main Event will take home £26,400, the player who loses the final hand will have £16,770 reasons to be cheerful, whilst 47 players in all will have at least £770 to show for their efforts this week. You can feast your eyes on the entire payout structure here.
Whilst the curse of the chip leader is a well worn poker maxim, Chris Swinden has laid firm foundations for a deep run in this tournament. Thanks to a last level surge when time was called on Day 1B it was the Isle of Man native who had made most headway, bagging up a chip leading stack of 245,200. Others who laid the groundwork for a tilt at a UKIPT title today include: Shane Henry (211,500), Daniel Best (177,700), Johan Bakketeig (177,500) and David Clarkson (177,100). They'll all be back at noon tomorrow for Day 2 with a spring in their step.
Pagano - found the UKIPT a tougher nut to crack than the EPT
Sadly the same can't be said of those representing Team PokerStars Pro today who one by one were ceremoniously despatched from proceedings. First to go was Luca Pagano. The Italian holds the record for most cashes and most final tables on the European Poker Tour but his second shot at this tournament went the same way as the first. He flopped top two pair against Deborah Worley-Roberts on a [3h][5d][4d] board when the American had [Ad][3d] for 'everything' as Pagano put it. Whilst Worley-Roberts might have feared an attack of 'too many outs' syndrome a third three on the river saw Pagano tripped out of the tournament.
Whilst it was a rare appearance on this tour for him at least Liv Boeree and Jake Cody, who were both playing for the first time today, know they won't have too long to wait for another shot at a UKIPT title having both come close in the past to winning a UKIPT Main Event.
The cards didn't fall for Cody
For Cody his demise was a case of the best hand failing to hold...twice. His first stack disappeared at the end of level three when he moved all-in with [Qd][Td] on the turn of a [3d][Qs][Tc][2c] board and got a call from Jeanne David who held [Ac][Qc]. The [Kc] river meant it was off the the registration desk for Cody as he quickly re-bought.
The second bullet was far more of a grind as around seven levels later he still had his starting stack of 25,000 when he got in a flip with tens against ace-jack which he lost. That left him on fumes and another lost race with pocket sixes against [Qd][Jd] (queen on the flop) meant Cody was not only left potless but also out of pocket to the tune of $100 thanks to a last longer bet with Chris Moneymaker.
In comparison to Cody's day, Boeree's Main Event experience was far more benign until her exit hand when a failed river bluff shove with ace high, on a seven-high board, was picked off by an opponent who held pocket queens.
Boeree - busted
It was much the same story for a couple of famous Isle of Man athletes who were both playing with a PokerStars patch today. Conor Cummins is a Manx motorcycle road racer who suffered a huge crash on his home roads in 2010 but made a full recovery and is back competing at the top. Whilst Zoe Gillings-Brier is a professional British snowboarder and a veteran of three Olympic games. Both of their tournaments came crashing down today though with Gillings-Brier now the proud owner of the 'aces cracked to bust a tournament' poker badge as her pocket rockets were cracked by kings, all in pre-flop.
Her exit is far from the end of her association with PokerStars though as it was announced today that PokerStars is going to be sponsoring her by playing a significant part in her Olympic programme by supporting her to train and compete towards the biggest competition of her career to date - the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, which is being held in Pyeongchang; South Korea.
Gillings-Brier was cold decked
The wheels came off for Cummins
They were in good company on the rail though as the likes of: Paul Newey, Fintan Gavin, Simon Trumper, Alli Mallu and Katja Spillum Svendsen were all eliminated and bragging rights in the PokerStars Isle of Man office will not belong to Chris Straghalis, Rick Dacey, Rebecca McAdam, Matthew Hilger or Eoin Kennedy.
A total of 65 players did advance to Day 2 though and will join the 32 who made it through from 1A. The Day 1B survivors include those listed below who are notable for the size of their stack, the reputation behind it or both:
Paul Moran, 176,100
Joe Grech, 174,100
Pierrick Tallon, 170,000
Dan Stacey, 159,300
Kelly Saxby, 145,900
Luke Fern, 145,400
Adam Owen, 116,700
Deborah Worley-Roberts, 114,300
David Hill, 113,100
Michael Panteli, 110,400
James Walsh, 84,000
Luke Staudenmaier, 55,400
Diego Gomez, 49,800
Dylan Coady, 43,200
The beat goes on for Saxby
To catch up on today's action and to see the overnight chip counts and seat draw click on the links below. The PokerStars Blog will be back from noon tomorrow for what, if history is anything to go by, will be a hectic day of poker.
Levels 1-5
Levels 6-12
PokerStars.tv feature interviews
Start of Day 2 chip counts
Start of Day 2 seat drawPhotos copyright of Mickey 'mayo' May and Danny 'cucumber' Maxwell
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2 October
UKIPT Isle of Man Day 1B: Level 6-7 updates (300/600, ante 75)
You can find selected chip counts from Day 1B here. Blinds up: 300/600 ante 75 5pm: Worley-Roberts eliminates Pagano "Nice playing with you Luca," said Deborah Worely-Roberts to Team PokerStars Pro Luca Pagano as the latter stood up to leave the tab...
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2 October
Christopher Brammer Soars to Third in the Worldwide Online Poker Rankings
Christopher Brammer climbs to the top of the UK online poker rankings and up to third in the worldwide standings. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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2 October
UKIPT Isle of Man Day 1B: Level 1-2 updates (75-150)
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 75/150
12:40pm: It happens to the best of us
The poker world is littered with tales of missed flights, poker players aren't the most organised bunch you know. Some of the best poker players are the worst at organising their lives in this way. Before you say anything, I didn't mention Jake Cody's name!The curse of the missed flight has struck down one of the tour's big character's this morning.
"In all of my years of travelling I have never missed a plane train or automobile........ Until now! FML!!! So IoM is off the cards, what to do?"
These were the words that appeared on Sam Acheampong's Facebook page a couple of hours ago. He can't get another flight to be here on time so has decided to cancel his trips. Sad times all round. -- MC
12:20pm: B is for bigger
Before the first card was pitched today the Day 1B field had already surpassed the Day 1A total. When shuffle up and deal was announced 142 players were already in their seats eclipsing the 111 who entered the fray yesterday.That number was boosted by a number of players who did play yesterday - this tournament is a re-entry - and among those back for their second, or in some cases third shot are: Paul Newey, Chris Straghalis, David Clarkson, Kelly Saxby and Tony Poulengeris.
Whilst the likes of Chris Gordon, Katja Spillum Svendsen, Rebecca McAdam, Rick Dacey and Harry Lodge are among those taking their seats for the first time today. The latter qualified online and will have fond memories of this stop as he finished fifth here in 2013 earning £27,600. He's in form too having recently won £60,000 for taking down a £500 six-max event in the UK.
Late registration is open until the end of level four so expect that number to keep on rising until then. -- NW
12:15pm: Local sport stars looking to perform
PokerStars has had a lot of close links with local sports stars in the ten years it's been based on the island and two of the most high profile are playing the Main Event today.Zoe Gillings is a professional British snowboarder and a veteran of three Olympic games. Her highest finish in her event - Snowboard Cross - was 8th in 2010 and she was also awarded British Olympic Association Athlete of the Year by Snowsport for the 2007/08 season.
Conor Cummins is a Manx motorcycle road racer, who rides the British Road Racing Circuit, with the most famous race being the Isle of Mann TT of course! Cummins suffered a huge crash on his home roads in 2010 but made a full recovery and is back competing at the top.
Gillings and Cummins have played on the UKIPT before but both have failed to cash so far. Being as competitive as they are they'll want to put that record straight today and over the weekend. -- MC
12pm: Shuffle up and deal
The Day 1B show is on the road as cards are in the air! -- MC11:45pm: Day 1B set to begin
Welcome back to the Villa Marina for Day 1B of the UKIPT Isle of Man. A total of (including re-entries) 111 entries took part on Day 1A and that number is expected to be eclipsed today. Adrian Filiczkowski ended yesterday as chip leader with 247,600, a high benchmark for those to aim at today.Luca Pagano busted yesterday but he'll be trying agin today and joining fellow Team Pros Jake Cody and Liv Boeree, who'll be trying for the first time. We'll also be welcoming tour regulars Chris Gordon, Dan Stacey, Fintan Gavin, Neil Raine, Mike Panteli and London Hippodrome Poker Room manager Kerryjane Cragie.
A number of PokerStars staff will be in the field today, looking for office bragging rights as much as a nice Autmn windfall. Rick Dacey, who used to be a key contributor to this blog, will be hoping to continue the good form that got him all the way to the final table of the staff tournament yesterday.
Cards will be in the air at 12pm BST, so join us back here then.
Catch the 3d light show at 8 &9 pm
UKIPT5 Isle of Man key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1B takes place today, the field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy and jumping in the sea (possibly).
- This is re-entry event with players able to re-enter once per day.
- Full UKIPT5 Isle of Man schedule here.
- It's not all about the poker here in the Isle of Man there's an amazing 3D light show happening at the Villa Marina too.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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2 October
Colin Gillon Grabs 2015 GPS Edinburgh Main Event Chip Lead
Colin Gillon bagged up 193,400 chips at the end of the 2015 Genting Poker Series Edinburgh Main Event and is the chip leader as a result. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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2 October
2015 UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event Day 1a: Adrian Filiczkowski Leads Surviving 32
Adrian Filiczkowski finished with 247,600 chips and leads the 32 surviving players from Day 1a of the UKIPT Isle of Man Main Event. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Linkedin
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1 October
UKIPT5 Isle of Man Day 1A: Filiczkowski fills up on chips to lead
Filiczkowski - the chip daddy
The UKIPT is in Season 5 and visited "home" for the third time in its history this week - a special week for the island and PokerStars. It was ten years ago that the company decided to call the Isle of Man home and set up it's head office here. The two parties embraced each other's presence and have never looked back.
So the Day 1A number may be low at 111, of which 11 were re-entries, but the atmosphere, if it could be quantified, was record-breaking. Many residents from the island joined players and staff at 8pm for an amazing 3D light show that was projected onto the outside of the historic Villa Marina. The show will be repeated tomorrow at 8pm and 9pm, so be sure to catch it if you're around.
Polish players have become more of a force on the European poker circuit over the past couple of years and one leads the 32 that made it through to Day 2. Adrian Filiczkowski bagged up 247,600 after leading for all of the second half of the day. One of the biggest pots he won was when he eliminated Marc Hunter. The two made it to the river of a [jh][2s][jd][kh][6c] board where Filiczkowski over-bet the pot when setting Hunter all in. The latter called with big-slick but Filiczkowski open king-jack for a full house and raked in the 110,000-pot.
Notables and big stacks that will be chasing him on Day 2 include: Paren Arzoomanian (184,100), Phillip Corion (170,400), Martin Stuart (141,700), Dara O`Kearney (133,500), Scott Byron (113,900), Daragh Davey (88,100), Senh Ung (73,900), David Lappin (33,000) and Christin Maschmann (18,300).
PokerStars employee Chris Straghalis, a colourful character who likes to wear a card-themed shirt at the table, was one of the players who busted two bullets today but probably had the most fun while doing so. After busting the first time, he was allotted a seat right next to Chris Moneymaker and the two entered a lively battle that only was only ever going to see one winner.
The two Chris' played a hard, fun brand of poker
The Team Pro got the best of the battle, largely thanks to his jack-four connecting with a flop (after a squeeze play) to beat out the employee. The fun-filled battle epitomised many similar battles that were popping up all over the room. David Lappin knocked out Miss Finland (Sara Chafak) and then claimed her crown and wrote an acceptance piece on Twitter. Maybe this island plays tricks with one's mind!
Lappin's (Miss Finland) chip bag
Can Moreira de Melo go deep again?
Moneymaker, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Luca Pagano and Jenifer Shahade were the four players representing the Red Spade today and half went home happy, half will try again tomorrow. Moneymaker's antics have been documented and he made it through with 188,700, alongside Moreira de Melo who bagged up 30,400. A few early wins - including a set-over-set hand - got her into early profit and she rode that wave before dropping back in the last level of the night.
Saxby outlasted Pagano, neither made it through though
Pagano was going well but he was forced to move all in with ten-deuce, after being reduced to fumes, and was taken out by UKIPT Season 4 Player of the Year Daragh Davey, who held ace-nine. The Italian will be back for another attempt tomorrow but that might be it for Shahade due to the Combined Chess & NL Holdem tournament taking place tomorrow at 6pm BST.
Other players we hope to see entering again tomorrow, along with Saxby, include: Simon Trumper, Deborah Worley-Roberts, Paul Newey, Marc Hunter, Johannes de Vries and Adam Owen.
Day 1B will start at 12pm BST where another twelve 45-minute levels will be played out. Join us back here then but for now, read back through the Day 1A action and peer at the overnight counts by clicking on the links below:
Levels 1-5
Levels 6-12
End of Day 1A chip counts
Ten years, baby!
Photos are copyright of Mickey May. Her Viking ancestors conquered this island centuries ago (not really), so steal her pictures at your peril.
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1 October
UKIPT5 Isle of Man Day 1A: Level 6-7 Updates (300/600, ante 75)
5:20pm: Come back and try again tomorrow, folks
The following made way for empty spaces: Sean O'Connell, Chris Straghalis, Daniel Hall, Jamie Cleaver, Edward Quinn, Joseph Grech, Gregory Humphries, Thomas Ross, Thomas Wiesner, David Clarkson, Johaness de Vries and PokerStars Mind Sports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade. -- MC5:05pm: Local lads
There's always a strong contingent of local players at this stop and last year David Hill fared best of all, finishing third for £30,200. He's back again today and he got in on the cheap, winning a live satellite here on the Isle of Man.It wasn't just any old satellite though but one held last Thursday as part of #LadsNightIn in aid of Prostate Cancer UK. --NW
David Hill, Isle of Man's best performer in Season 4
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 300/600, ante 75
4:50pm: Frustrations at Table 4, seats 4,5 & 6
The happiness levels in the mid-range seats at Table 4 have hit an all-time low (not really). Sara Chafak was trying to bluff in a three-way pot but it didn't work out and David Lappin is worried about where his going to eat his tea - something that PokerStars staff member, Christin Maschmann, is trying to sort out, with little success.Jacob Hicklin raised to 600 from under the gun and was called Rodger Reynolds before Chafak squeezed to 1,200 off the button. Both opponents called to see a [td][qs][6d] flop where Chafak continued for 3,650. Reynolds was the only caller before both checked the [7s] turn. Reynolds led for 3,650 on the [8s] river and a glum looking Chafak dwelled before folding.
Lappin still doesn't know where he's going to eat his tea:
-- MC@DKLAPPIN & @DavinaDarr caption this? pic.twitter.com/rKOm82cKli
— Danny Maxwell (@MannyDaxwell) October 1, 2022@MannyDaxwell @DavinaDarr *frustration spills over at the table as Christin fails to get a dinner reservation to yet another restaurant*
— ♠️ David K Lappin ♠️ (@DKLAPPIN) October 1, 2022
4:40pm: More for Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker's stack continues to trend upwards and he just won a three-way pot to climb to 47,000.The PokersStars Pro opened to 1,100 from early position and both David Hill (button) and Vladislav Donchev (big blind) called. On the [Qs][4c][As] flop Moneymaker fired out a continuation bet of 1,200 and Donchev was the only caller.
Fourth street was the [9s], neither player bet and the [Tc] was the final community card. Action once again checked to Moneymaker, he reached into his stack, bet 2,000 and was quickly called by Donchev. The American showed [Ad][Kc] and it was good enough to win the pot. -- NW
4:30pm: The Chris' continue to battle
Chris Straghalis and Chris Moneymaker tangled in another big pot that left one of the Chris' short.There was an under the raise to 800 and call from Straghalis before Moneymaker squeezed to 2,575. Straghalis was the only caller to a [6h][2c][jd] flop where the chips quickly went it. Moneymaker's 14,600 was only covered by a 1,000 chips and he opened [jh][4h]. Straghalis opened [9c][9s] and failed to improve.
Straghalis went all in the very next hand and Moneymaker raised to 2,000 to isolate. Everyone else folded. Straghalis erupted in delight when he saw his [as][7c] was dominating Moneymaker's [7h][6s].
The board ran out [jc][3d][ac][qd][3c] and Straghalis survived. -- MC
Chris having fun with Chris
UKIPT5 Isle of Man key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, the field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy and jumping in the sea (possibly).
- This is re-entry event with players able to re-enter once per day.
- Full UKIPT5 Isle of Man schedule here.
- There's a live satellite to the Main Event tonight, it begins at 18.00 BST and the buy-in is £60+£5
- It's not all about the poker here in the Isle of Man there's an amazing 3D light show happening at the Villa Marina too.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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1 October
UKIPT5 Isle of Man Day 1A: Level 1-2 Updates (75/150)
12:50: Thanks for the job, Chris
There have been many reasons offered up over the years, as to why the poker boom happened, and what triggered it.The rise of the internet is an obvious one; amazing platforms to play on (such as PokerStars.com) is another one. The poker economy is very much dependant on new money coming into the game and very few will spend that money if they don't think they have a chance to win. Back in 2003, one man showed the world that anyone can win on their day.
Chris Moneymaker took down the WSOP Main Event as an amateur that year and nothing has been the same since. Twelve years on and Moneymaker still has that infectious enthusiasm for the game and he's here to join in the revelry this week.
For all of us who have benefited from employment in the poker industry, thanks for the job, Chris! -- MC
LEVEL UP: BLINDS 75/150
12:30pm: Strong start for Owen
Whilst Adam Owen is, by admission, a mixed games specialist he dabbles in hold'em and is playing the UKIPT Main Event today. He's sat to the left of Chris Straghalis, a PokerStars employee who has played this event the past two years, enjoying a deep run the first time out when he finished 19th.The two players just clashed in a pot with Owen getting the better of Straghalis. We picked up the action on the turn and with a board of [Ac][6h][Qc][7h] on the felt Straghalis checked, Owen bet 750 and Straghalis made the call. The [2h] fell on the river, again Straghalis checked, Owen bet 1,900 and after a brief dwell Straghalis flicked in two 1k chips to signify a call. Quick as a flash Owen rolled over [Ah][Th] for the nuts and Straghalis mucked his cards. -- NW
12:15pm: Early birds
Around 70 players have taken their seats so far in level one but registration doesn't close until 3:15pm so that number will grow with new entrants and re-entrants.Team SportsStars Fatima Moreira de Melo has found her spot and will be looking to go one better than her second-place finish two seasons ago. She has super high-roller Paul Newey for company and is representing the fairer gender, along with Deborah Worley-Roberts and Kelly Saxby.
Newey's friend Senh Ung has also arrived as have David Lloyd, Daragh Davey, Dara O'Kearney, Adam Owen and Diego Gomez. -- MC
12pm: Shuffle up and deal
Cards are in the air for Day 1A!11:55am: Let the home game begin
Hello and welcome to the UKIPT Isle of Man for PokerStars' unofficial home game. We've called the Isle of Man home for 10 years now and this is the UKIPT's third visit to the island. The last UKIPT Main Event was won by Josh Hart, who defeated a field of 402 and a tough final table that included Fintan Gavin, Ludovic Geilich and Thomas Ward. Last year's tournament though might be best remembered for PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg taking down the High Roller.The first time the UKIPT touched down here was equally as memorable as we witnessed the start of Duncan McLellan's UKIPT story as he defeated Team PokerStars SportStar Fatima Moreira de Melo heads-up to claim the title.
With the addition of PokerStars staff members, who are allowed to play in this event, this stop of the UKIPT is always played with a smile and the atmosphere is more jovial than some other stops on the tour. Play is about to start here and the plan today is to play 12 levels which means play should finish around 22.45.
UKIPT5 Isle of Man key facts:
- 25,000 starting stack
- Blinds starting at 50/100 for 250 big blinds
- Levels are 45 minutes on Day 1 and they'll be 12 of them. From Day 2 onwards levels increase to 60 minutes.
- Day 1A is today, Day 1B takes place tomorrow, the field will then combine for the first time on Saturday, before (hopefully) playing down to a final table and then to a winner on Sunday. Cue mad celebrations and swigging of champagne from the trophy and jumping in the sea (possibly).
- This is re-entry event with players able to re-enter once per day.
- Full UKIPT5 Isle of Man schedule here.
- There's a live satellite to the Main Event tonight, it begins at 18.00 BST and the buy-in is £60+£5
- It's not all about the poker here in the Isle of Man there's an amazing 3D light show happening at the Villa Marina too.Fancy playing a UKIPT? There are always plenty of online satellites, click here to get an account.
PokerStars Blog Reporting Team at UKIPT5 Isle of Man: Marc Convey and Nick Wright. Photos by Mickey May
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30 September
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29 September
UKIPT in 3D as festival celebrates annual home game on Isle of Man
If you happen to be walking around Douglas, Isle of Man this week, be ready to see the city in a whole new way.
This week, the UK & Ireland Poker Tour is back on the Isle of Man for the third consecutive year, and the celebration will be bigger than ever. This year, PokerStars celebrates ten years of being on the island, and part of that celebration is an insanely cool (and free-to-see) 3D projection and light show.
PokerStars Interim CEO Michael Hazel said, "PokerStars have had a great 10 years on the Island. We are extremely proud to be part of the local community and are delighted they can share in our celebrations. Here's to continuing to work together into the future."
PokerStars and all of its employees have long been grateful to the people of the Isle of Man, and this year's UKIPT festival is just one way to say thank you for ten years of hospitality. There will be 3D projection and lighting spectacular shows in the Villa Marina gardens with the theme of celebrating the Isle of Man as a nation. The shows, which will run for around five minutes and will be repeated each night of the upcoming UK & Ireland Poker Tour Isle of Man, will be open to the public and free. Here are the showtimes:
Wednesday, September 30th @ 8pm
Thursday, October 1st @ 8pm and 9pm
Friday, October 2nd @ 8pm and 9pm
Saturday, October 3rd @ 8.30pm (this performance will end with a three-minute firework display)Of course, there will also be poker. This year's festival has 13 tournaments, including the £440 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event beginning October 1. Just as it did last year, the festival will overlap with the PokerStars Isle of Man International Chess Tournament (we'll have more on that later this week).
PokerStars Mind Sport Ambassador, Jen Shahade said, "It's great to see the Isle of Man International Chess Tournament returning for another year. I think having the two festivals running simultaneously is fantastic as it really demonstrates the similarities of the skills and strategies that make both games so competitive and interesting; I am really looking forward to playing in both on PokerStars' Isle of Man 10-year anniversary."
In addition to everything else, PokerStars is also hosting its annual invitational charity tournament on the Saturday evening. All donations will be matched by the company's Corporate Giving Programme, Helping Hands, with the entire amount being donated to local charity, Craig's Heartstrong Foundation.
If you can't be in Douglas this week, the PokerStars Blog will have full coverage of the tournament in our dedicated UKIPT coverage section.
Ready to sign up for PokerStars? Click here to get an account.
Brad Willis is the PokerStars Head of Blogging.
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29 September
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29 September
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28 September
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28 September
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28 September
Pierre Calamusa Wins the 2015 WPO Dublin Main Event
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27 September
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27 September
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26 September
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26 September
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25 September
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