7.20pm: Richard Sinclair is the UKIPT Champion of Champions Richard Sinclair today won the UKIPT Champion of Champions event at Dusk Till Dawn and the prize of buy-ins and hotel to all regular UKIPT Season 3 stops. The Scotsman had won his seat to this star-studded sit-and-go by winning UKIPT Newcastle back in June. The online tournament specialist told PokerStars blog back then that he didn't travel to that many events because of the overheads involved. That's something he won't have to worry about now. Richard Sinclair with his spoils "This means I'm freerolling Season 3 of the UKIPT
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Richard Sinclair at UKIPT Champion of Champions
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Season 3
UKIPT announces Season 3's first stops
So, it appears the UK & Ireland Poker Tour has a hit on its hand. What might have just been another regional tour has turned into a verifiable phenomenon. Season 2 of the tour broke records at every turn. So now, as we prepare to close 2011, the UKIPT is...more
Season 2
UKIPT Champion of Champions: Season 2, Level 5-8: (blinds 300-600, ante 75)
4.24pm: Break time The six remaining players are now on a 20 minute break, join me in a new post for level 9 updates. 4.21pm: Gareth Walker eliminated in seventh place From under-the-gun Gareth Walker moved all-in for 5,800 with pocket sevens and next to act Sam Razavi isolated him...more
UKIPT Champion of Champions: Season 2, Levels 1-4: (blinds 100-200)
2.50pm: Break time That's four levels in the books and a 10 minute break. Join me in a new post for level 5 updates. 2.45pm: McDerra continues to hold Hex on Abou Risk Matthew McDerra is seemingly winning every pot he plays, mostly at the expense of Nick Abou Risk....more
EPT London: Splendid Spindler wins EPT London and £750,000
Benny Spindler tonight won EPT London and £750,000, finally fulfilling the expectations of the poker paparazzi by winning a major title. It was a virtuoso performance from the German, one which matched bare aggression with stunning reads that blasted his opposition off the final table. Spindler, hair in face, could...more
Season 1
UKIPT Dublin: Day 1B, level 1 & 2 updates (blinds 50-100)
4.02pm: Break That's the first break of the day and a 20-minute rest for all. They'll need, there's another eight one-hour levels left to play today. Join us in a new post around 4.20pm. -- RD 3.56pm: Vamplew and Brammer out Two players won full UKIPT passport last season...more
Vamplew at the double, wins UKIPT Champion of Champions
David 'Vampy' Vamplew, the PokerStars EPT London winner, has completed a quickfire double by taking down the UKIPT Champion of Champions event. Vamplew, who won the EPT London/UKIPT Main Event on Monday for £900,000, yesterday beat the eight other PokerStars UKIPT winners from Season 1 to earn a seat at...more
Vamplew beats Juanda to win EPT London title
Three-handed, the result of the EPT London looked a hard one to predict. The remaining players were each sizably stacked, each had fire in their eyes, and with a dinner break on the horizon no one felt any need to be hasty. Then the earth suddenly moved, two hands collided,...more
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