UK and Ireland Poker Tour

The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) started in December 2009, is a major regional poker tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UKIPT is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010).[1] Season 2 of the UKIPT was shown on terrestrial television in the UK on Channel 4 and was hosted by Nick Wealthall and Liv Boeree.[2]

UK and Ireland Poker Tour
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event UK and Ireland Poker Tour season 2 results
SportTexas Hold 'em
Founded2009
Country United Kingdom and  Ireland
Official websiteukipt.com

Season 1

DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
11–14 December 2009Republic of Ireland Galway259Republic of Ireland Padraig Parkinson€125,000
11–14 February 2010England Manchester518Netherlands Joeri Zandvliet£63,200
8–11 April 2010England Coventry368Belgium Gilles Augustus£46,000
12–17 May 2010England Nottingham650England Andrew Couldridge€80,000
24–27 June 2010Republic of Ireland Killarney253Republic of Ireland Femi Fakinle€63,400
15–19 July 2010England Brighton259England Jamie Burland£65,400
19–22 August 2010Scotland Edinburgh401Canada Nicholas Abou Risk£50,000
9–12 September 2010Republic of Ireland Dublin589England Max Silver€72,000
31 Sep-4 Oct, 2010England London848Scotland David Vamplew£900,000

Season 2

DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
2–5 December 2010Republic of Ireland Galway266Canada Nicholas Abou Risk€67,100
11–14 February 2011England Nottingham1,058England Gareth Walker£109,000
10–14 March 2011England Manchester615England Matthew McDerra£74,000
19–22 May 2011Republic of Ireland Cork602England Sam Razavi€71,000
16–20 June 2011England Newcastle554Scotland Richard Sinclair£67,000
14–17 July 2011England Brighton603England Chris O'Donnell£71,000
11–14 August 2011Scotland Edinburgh519Republic of Ireland Fintan Gavin£61,500
8–12 September 2011Republic of Ireland Dublin718Netherlands Joeri Zandvliet€83,500
30 Sep- 6 Oct, 2011England London691Germany Benny Spindler£750,000

Season 3

DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
16–20 February 2012Republic of Ireland Galway698Republic of Ireland Emmett Mullin€100,000
12–16 April 2012England Nottingham1,625England Robert Baguley£210,400
17–21 May 2012Republic of Ireland Dublin597Wales Richard Evans€75,500
6–10 September 2012England Newcastle623Scotland Chris Ferguson£87,640
22–26 November 2012England Bristol550Germany Wojtek Barzantny£90,400
17–21 January 2013Scotland Edinburgh612Brazil Nicolau Villa-Lobos£101,000
14–18 February 2013Republic of Ireland Cork387Republic of Ireland Thomas Finneran€55,440
5–10 March 2013England London1,099Spain Sergio Aido£144,555

Season 4

DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
12–16 June 2013Spain Málaga763Scotland Ludovic Geilich€130,000
8–12 August 2013Republic of Ireland Galway860Scotland Alan Gold€187,494
2–6 October 2013England London747Scotland Robbie Bull£113,405
31 Oct-4 Nov, 2013Isle of Man Douglas379England Duncan McLellan£94,090
27 Nov-2 Dec, 2013England Nottingham458England Ben Mayhew£72,840
16–20 January 2014Scotland Edinburgh427England Dean Hutchison£93,900
27 Feb-3 Mar, 2014Republic of Ireland Dublin682Republic of Ireland Kevin Killeen€87,700
7–12 May 2014England Nottingham1,223England Duncan McLellan£202,372
11–15 June 2014Spain Málaga750Spain Rodrigo Espinosa€136,000
2–6 October 2014Isle of Man Douglas402England Joshua Hart£57,484
8–12 October 2014England London1,089England Brett Angell£115,083

Season 5

DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
20–25 January 2015England London742England Rapinder Cheema£78,825
13–20 April 2015England Nottingham1,026England Sam Mitten-Laurence£182,000
11–21 June 2015Spain Marbella841Spain Isidoro Barrena€150,800
6–9 August 2015England Bristol446Belgium Pierrick Tallon£53,000
1–4 October 2015Isle of Man Douglas349England Daniel Stacey£24,170
19–22 November 2015Scotland Edinburgh377Spain David Gomez Morante£49,660
10–14 February 2016Republic of Ireland Dublin1,002Lithuania Vladas Tamasauskas€176,900

UKIPT Grand Final

The 2010 UKIPT Grand Final, which doubled as the EPT London, was the largest ever tournament in the UK, attracting 848 entrants.[3] This event also hosted a Tournament of Champions, with each of the nine regional leg winners competing for entry into all of the season 2 events. This tournament was also won by UKIPT London winner, David Vamplew.[4]

Winners by country

Place Country Times
1stEngland England17
2ndRepublic of Ireland Ireland6
3rdScotland Scotland5
4thSpain Spain4
5thGermany Germany3
6thCanada Canada2
6thNetherlands Netherlands2
6thBelgium Belgium2
9thWales Wales1
9thBrazil Brazil1
9thLithuania Lithuania1

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Notes

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