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]
Current season, competition or edition: UK and Ireland Poker Tour season 2 results | |
Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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Founded | 2009 |
Country | United Kingdom and Ireland |
Official website | ukipt.com |
Season 1
Date | City | Entries | Winner | Prize |
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11–14 December 2009 | Galway | 259 | Padraig Parkinson | €125,000 |
11–14 February 2010 | Manchester | 518 | Joeri Zandvliet | £63,200 |
8–11 April 2010 | Coventry | 368 | Gilles Augustus | £46,000 |
12–17 May 2010 | Nottingham | 650 | Andrew Couldridge | €80,000 |
24–27 June 2010 | Killarney | 253 | Femi Fakinle | €63,400 |
15–19 July 2010 | Brighton | 259 | Jamie Burland | £65,400 |
19–22 August 2010 | Edinburgh | 401 | Nicholas Abou Risk | £50,000 |
9–12 September 2010 | Dublin | 589 | Max Silver | €72,000 |
31 Sep-4 Oct, 2010 | London | 848 | David Vamplew | £900,000 |
Season 2
Date | City | Entries | Winner | Prize |
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2–5 December 2010 | Galway | 266 | Nicholas Abou Risk | €67,100 |
11–14 February 2011 | Nottingham | 1,058 | Gareth Walker | £109,000 |
10–14 March 2011 | Manchester | 615 | Matthew McDerra | £74,000 |
19–22 May 2011 | Cork | 602 | Sam Razavi | €71,000 |
16–20 June 2011 | Newcastle | 554 | Richard Sinclair | £67,000 |
14–17 July 2011 | Brighton | 603 | Chris O'Donnell | £71,000 |
11–14 August 2011 | Edinburgh | 519 | Fintan Gavin | £61,500 |
8–12 September 2011 | Dublin | 718 | Joeri Zandvliet | €83,500 |
30 Sep- 6 Oct, 2011 | London | 691 | Benny Spindler | £750,000 |
Season 3
Date | City | Entries | Winner | Prize |
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16–20 February 2012 | Galway | 698 | Emmett Mullin | €100,000 |
12–16 April 2012 | Nottingham | 1,625 | Robert Baguley | £210,400 |
17–21 May 2012 | Dublin | 597 | Richard Evans | €75,500 |
6–10 September 2012 | Newcastle | 623 | Chris Ferguson | £87,640 |
22–26 November 2012 | Bristol | 550 | Wojtek Barzantny | £90,400 |
17–21 January 2013 | Edinburgh | 612 | Nicolau Villa-Lobos | £101,000 |
14–18 February 2013 | Cork | 387 | Thomas Finneran | €55,440 |
5–10 March 2013 | London | 1,099 | Sergio Aido | £144,555 |
Season 4
Date | City | Entries | Winner | Prize |
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12–16 June 2013 | Málaga | 763 | Ludovic Geilich | €130,000 |
8–12 August 2013 | Galway | 860 | Alan Gold | €187,494 |
2–6 October 2013 | London | 747 | Robbie Bull | £113,405 |
31 Oct-4 Nov, 2013 | Douglas | 379 | Duncan McLellan | £94,090 |
27 Nov-2 Dec, 2013 | Nottingham | 458 | Ben Mayhew | £72,840 |
16–20 January 2014 | Edinburgh | 427 | Dean Hutchison | £93,900 |
27 Feb-3 Mar, 2014 | Dublin | 682 | Kevin Killeen | €87,700 |
7–12 May 2014 | Nottingham | 1,223 | Duncan McLellan | £202,372 |
11–15 June 2014 | Málaga | 750 | Rodrigo Espinosa | €136,000 |
2–6 October 2014 | Douglas | 402 | Joshua Hart | £57,484 |
8–12 October 2014 | London | 1,089 | Brett Angell | £115,083 |
Season 5
Date | City | Entries | Winner | Prize |
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20–25 January 2015 | London | 742 | Rapinder Cheema | £78,825 |
13–20 April 2015 | Nottingham | 1,026 | Sam Mitten-Laurence | £182,000 |
11–21 June 2015 | Marbella | 841 | Isidoro Barrena | €150,800 |
6–9 August 2015 | Bristol | 446 | Pierrick Tallon | £53,000 |
1–4 October 2015 | Douglas | 349 | Daniel Stacey | £24,170 |
19–22 November 2015 | Edinburgh | 377 | David Gomez Morante | £49,660 |
10–14 February 2016 | Dublin | 1,002 | 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 |
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1st | England | 17 |
2nd | Ireland | 6 |
3rd | Scotland | 5 |
4th | Spain | 4 |
5th | Germany | 3 |
6th | Canada | 2 |
6th | Netherlands | 2 |
6th | Belgium | 2 |
9th | Wales | 1 |
9th | Brazil | 1 |
9th | Lithuania | 1 |
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Notes
- "PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Season 1". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
- "PokerStars.co.uk UK & Ireland Poker Tour - Series 1 - Channel 4". Archived from the original on 2011-04-24.
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