UKIPT Season 1

UKIPT Satellites - Qualify Now

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Satellites for UKIPT Manchester are running now, giving you the chance to win a prize package that includes tournament buy-in, hotel accommodation and money for expenses. To register, open the PokerStars lobby, click ‘Events’ & ‘Special’.

Schedule | Results

PokerStars is proud to introduce Season 1 of the UK & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) - a brand new series of live poker tournaments across both countries. Satellite qualifiers are running now, with prize packages up for grabs that give you everything you need for a great poker trip.

The UKIPT will take in the best locations on the poker map. Highlights include a stop in Galway for the always-popular Irish Poker Championship, and a trip to Nottingham at the renowned Dusk Till Dawn poker room. All roads will lead towards the Grand Final in London, October 2010 - held as part of the Season 7 European Poker Tour London festival. See the schedule below to find out about the next event.

There are added bonuses for players at all UKIPT stops. Events with a £500 + £50 buy-in (Manchester, Coventry and Nottingham) have a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000, and Irish events with a €1,000 + €100 buy-in (Killarney and Dublin) will have a €250,000 guarantee. The winner of each leg will also be awarded with a seat at the London Grand Final. What’s more, you’ll be playing for UKIPT Leader Board points at every event, with prizes for players who perform best at the end of the season. Go to the UKIPT Leader Board page to find out more.

With so many events on the schedule, the UKIPT is perfect for players in the region - no matter where you live, you’ll never be too far from an event. This is the local poker tour you’ve been waiting for, and it’s going to be massive.

Schedule

The following information is subject to change.

Event	Date	Venue	Buy-In
UKIPT Galway	December 11-14	Radisson Hotel	€2,000*
UKIPT Manchester	February 11-14, 2010	G Casino	£500 + 50
UKIPT Coventry	April 8-11, 2010	G Casino	£500 + 50
UKIPT Nottingham	May 13-16, 2010	Dusk Till Dawn	£500 + 50
UKIPT Killarney	June 24-27, 2010	Gleneagle Hotel	€1,000 + 100
UKIPT Brighton	July 15-18, 2010	Rendezvous Casino	£1,000 + 100
UKIPT Scotland	TBC	TBC	TBC
UKIPT Dublin	September 9-12, 2010	Burlington Hotel	€1,000 + 100
UKIPT London	October 2-8, 2010	Metropole Hotel	£5,000 + 300

* 9% of the tournament prize pool will be withheld to cover the cost of dealers and floor staff.

For more about all of the events on the tour, go to the UKIPT website.

Season 1 Highlights

Galway | 259 players | €471,380 prize pool | 1st: Padraig Parkinson (€125,000)

Irish poker legend and hometown hero Padraig Parkinson won the first ever UK & Ireland Poker Tour event, held in Galway. Parkinson, who has played poker for more than 30 years, beat Paul Marrow in heads-up play. The key hand came when Parkinson’s A-Q got there against his opponent’s 6-6, crippling Marrow’s stack, and the Irishman pushed on to take the title.

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