The 2015 UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) season got off to a flying start with tournament novice Rapinder Cheema taking down the opening event in London for a cool £78,825. Cheema, whose only previous live score was £320, topped a field of 742 runners at the Hippodrome from 20-25 January to secure his bumper…
Daniel Corbett became January’s fifth Grosvenor 25/25 Series winner when he took down the Manchester leg at the Bury New Road venue from 22-25 January. A total of 282 entries and 14 re-entries produced a whopping £59,200 prize pool in Manchester and, following in the footsteps of previous January winners Ludovic Geilich, Neil Cartwright, Ian…
Hyper-aggressive Scotsman Ludovic Geilich started 2015 as he means to go on by becoming Grosvenor 25/25 Glasgow champion, walking away with the trophy and an £11,850 boost to his bankroll. A record-breaking 258 players packed into the Merchant City Glasgow casino from 15-18 January to create a £51,600 prize pool. And, having eliminated Kieran Woods…
The first Super Stack event of the year at The Poker Room above the Grosvenor Victoria Casino in London was won by Russian Andrey Veselov. who outlasted a field of 264 entries on 16 January to earn himself £5,863. After a four-way deal guaranteed Adam Carroll the top prize of £7,867, it was Veselov who…
The Amateur Poker Association and Tour (APAT) Irish Amateur Poker Championships took place at Bewley’s Hotel in Dublin from 10-11 January. It was an historic event in that it marked the first time an APAT Main Event was played as Pot-Limit Omaha instead of the industry standard No Limit Hold’em. The switch to four hole…
The first big winner of 2015 was Phillip Corion, who took down the Genting Poker Link South from 2-4 January. Luton has proved a happy hunting ground for Corion, who finished runner-up in the GUKPT Luton Main Event in October, and he added another £11,100 to his bankroll after topping a 312-runner field in the…
Paul Carr emerged €16,450 richer after winning the Irish Poker Championship at the Radisson Hotel in Galway from 3-4 January. A field of 258 players for the €315, plus €35, main event produced an €81,270 prize pool, with Carr agreeing a four-handed deal with Paul McCaffery, Damien Collins and Jarlath Noone to claim the trophy.…
Dermot Blain has completed a hat-trick of Global Poker Index player of the year awards after finishing top of the Irish 2014 leaderboard, having also topped the rankings in 2012 and 2013. The 30-year old from Sligo started 2014 strongly with a victory in a €1,100 buy-in Pot Limit Omaha event at European Poker Tour…
When the Global Poker Index (GPI) updated its database for the final time in 2014 on New Year’s Eve, Oliver Price was the name on top of United Kingdom player of the year standings. Price finished the year with 3,444.07 points, beating Stephen Chidwick (3,063.69) by almost 400 points. It was a three-horse race to…
December is traditionally the season of Christmas Crackers and this year was no exception with the Unibet Christmas Cracker taking place at Aspers Casino in London from 18-21 December, the North West Christmas Cracker in Bolton at the G Casino on 21 December and the Edinburgh version at the Genting Club from 27-29 December. At…
Popular British grinder Simon Deadman capped a fantastic 2014 with a fourth-place finish in the EPT Prague High Roller from 15-17 December at the Hilton Prague Hotel. Deadman has had a remarkable 2014, one that is by far his best ever on the live tournament circuit and one that has seen him win more than…
Stuart Kirby claimed the 25/25 Series title at the G Casino in Luton from 12-14 December and picked up a cool £12,920, after 226 entries contributed to a whopping £45,200 prize pool. The 54-strong field returning for Day 2 on Sunday was led by Garry Bush on 292,700, with Kirby in second place on 276,100…
