February 17, 2016
The Season 5 UKIPT Dublin Main Event title was taken by Lithuanian poker professional Vladas Tamasauskas earlier this week. Tamasauskas defeated Dave Pollock heads-up, ultimately outlasting a field of 1,002. Final payouts were: 1 Vladas Tamasauskas – Euro 176,900 2 Dave Pollock – Euro 107,010 3 Mark Reilly – Euro 75,230 4 Adalsteinn Karlsson – […]
October 14, 2014
Five days ago the final United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) of Season 4 kicked off in London with 1,089 runners vying for the big money….almost 32 levels later only one player was left standing – Brit IT worker and poker amateur player Brett Angell. Angell has been a regular entrant in UKIPT tournaments […]
May 13, 2014
UKIPT Nottingham’s record-breaking GBP 1 223 000 prize pool was taken by Duncan McLellan following six-days of intense action. McLellan bested a field of 1 223 becoming UKIPT’s fourth double champion and the first British player to achieve a double win. Described as the fastest, and possibly most exciting, UKIPT final table ever, McLellan took […]
March 4, 2014
Dusk Til Dawn Nottingham poker chief Rob Yong has confirmed that the main event of the UKIPT live poker tournament stop in Nottingham will carry a GBP 1 million guaranteed prize pool, ensuring hefty pay-outs for players who make the final table. With a buy-in of GBP 1,100, the tournament will kick off May 7 […]
December 26, 2013
Pokerstars, the organisers of the UK and Ireland Poker Tour, has released the schedule for the fourth edition of the popular series, detailing stops in six major cities. The New Year will kick off with the UKIPT Edinburgh main event starting 16 January, and the tour will then visit Dublin, Nottingham, Marbella, and the Isle […]
November 5, 2013
The inaugural Pokerstars UKIPT tournament on the Isle of Man, headquarters for the online poker company, has been won by middle-aged Corby bricklayer Duncan McLellan, who over 5 days showed a star studded field of 378 that included Daniel Negreanu, David Williams, Vanessa Rousso and Jason Mercier how it’s done. McLellan qualified in a Pokerstars […]