Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 14, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

The final day, and the final table, has just started at the Galway UKIPT. By the end of the day there will be a new Irish Poker Champion crowned, and all Irish fans are hoping that Padriag Parkinson can claim the title. The biggest threat to the Irish Poker Championship moving away from Ireland is English born Paul Marrow. However, if you talk toRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 12, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

Here is a list of some of the players no longer in the UKIPT Galway Ben Spraggons Matei Daniel Johan Van Til Declan Grace Thomas Gutberlet Peter Barrible JP Kelly Brendan Slevin Lajos Van der Velde Anthony Rafter David Connors Nicholas Cunnane Aidan Brady Dan Rankin Jude Ainsworth Paul Hogan William Walsh Andy Black James McManus Scott Gray Mark Flanagan Thomas Piccirilli Patrick KennedyRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 11, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

Adam Anthony Searle UK Direct Buy in Adrian O’Donoghue Ireland Direct Buy in Aidan Connolly Ireland Live Satellite Qualifier Aidan McIntyre Ireland Direct Buy in Aidan Brady Ireland Live Satellite Qualifier Alan Kelleher Ireland Live Satellite Qualifier Alexandre Tomas Portugal Direct Buy in Alexis� Charalambous� Cyprus Direct Buy in Andre Paiva Brazil Direct Buy in Andy Black Ireland Direct Buy in Anthony Nee IrelandRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 11, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

So far day 1 of the Pokerstars UKIPT Galway, its been fairly slow. With most of the action coming from the few cash tables that are going on at the side. After 5 hours of play and numerous hands we still have only lost 27 players and we have about 235 players left. The lunch break has just finished and players are now backRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 11, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

The tournament director at the PokerStars UKIPT Galway has just announce for the dealers to shuffle up and deal. The tournament has started with roughly 250 player paying the $3500 buy-in and taking their chance at being crowned the Irish Poker Champion in the Galway leg of the Pokerstars UKIPT. The regestration is open for another 2 hours, so the number will surely increaseRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 11, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

Nicolas Hahn Germany PokerStars Qualifier Ben Spraggons United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier Dennis Koch Hansen Denmark PokerStars Qualifier Michael Graydon Ireland PokerStars Qualifier Christopher Brammer United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier Joseph Reid United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier David Crehan Ireland PokerStars Qualifier Dariusz Paszkiewicz Poland PokerStars Qualifier Iain Cheyne Ireland PokerStars Qualifier Michael Collins Ireland PokerStars Qualifier Colin Harrison United Kingdom PokerStars Qualifier Philipp Salewski Germany PokerStarsRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Dec 08, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

The PokerStars UKIPT Galway is about to kick off this weekend, and PNB(PokerNewsBoy) will be running live updates straight from the event. PNB’s very own Gerry Poltorak (GerryPNB on the Cake Network) will be reporting on the event, while Lock Poker Pro Stevie Devlin (AllinStevie) and Bob Elkin (RedBob14)  participate in the event. AllinStevie and RedBob14, who are heavily involved in PNB, will hopefullyRead Full Article

Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Nov 29, 2009 Posted in Irish Poker News | No Comments »

Action returns to Ireland in a few weeks with PokerStars sponsoring the 1st leg of the UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour) to be held in Galway’s Radisson Hotel. The event will start on the 11th of December and will finish on the 14th. With many top poker players expected to turn up for the Galway leg of the Pokerstars UKIPT, it is expectedRead Full Article