UK & Ireland Weekly: Irish Winter Festival, Betfair LIVE London, UK Omaha Series
More news this week from up and down the UK and Ireland, including the winners of the Irish Winter Festival and UK Omaha Series, plus news of a new Betfair event in London.
The UK & Ireland Weekly is a regular round-up of everything taking place in the thriving poker scenes of the UK & Ireland, brought to you by UK poker expert Barry Carter.
Tim Hartmann wins the Irish Winter Festival
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| Tim Hartmann |
Over on the Emerald Isle, our friends at paddypowerpoker hosted their annual Irish Winter Festival. 385 players entered the €1,000 Main Event, which concluded last night.
The eventual winner was Tim Hartmann, who defeated Patryk Pietnoczko heads-up for the title and a first prize of €100,000.
Pietnoczko, who picked up €56,500 for his second-place finish, was also one of six players who won a special paddypowerpoker promotion, "Six Survivor", which means that he has also won a free entry into next year's Irish Open main event.
Another notable name at the final table was UK circuit legend Julian Thew, who finished in 4th place for €28,350.
Xunen Zheng wins UK Omaha Series Main Event
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| Xunen Zheng |
Last week the famous Vic in London hosted a festival exclusively for fans of Pot-Limit Omaha.
Like most attempts to put on an Omaha festival, the attendance was quite low, with just 29 players contesting the £500+£50 event.
The eventual champion was Xunen Zheng, who pocketed £5,800 and the title. Zheng entered the event using sponsorship dollars from a Hendon Mob forum promotion.
Double Deepstack Weekend at Dusk Till Dawn
This weekend is the start of a new month, meaning it is Deepstack Weekend at Dusk Till Dawn in Nottingham once again.
This time they have changed the schedule slightly. Not only is the £100,000 guaranteed £500+£60 re-entry Main Event back between November 2-4, they are also hosting a £30,000 guaranteed £150+£18 re-entry event alongside it.
That means both high stakes and mid stakes tournament players are catered for at the home of UK poker this weekend.
Betfair Poker LIVE returns to London
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| Reigning London champion Roger Johannssen |
2013 will start with a bang at the Aspers Casino in Westfield Stratford City, London, as Befair Poker LIVE is back. The $650 buy-in main event has a $100,000 guarantee and takes place between January 25-27.
The format is once again a 'Terminator' style event, with everyone having a $100 bounty on their head.
You can qualify online and buy-in directly at Betfair Poker in weekly finals to win a $1,400 package. This includes buy-in, expenses, and other perks including a player's party.
Upcoming UK & Ireland Events
Editor's pick: Upcoming UK & Ireland Events
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| Nov 4-11 | GUKPT Blackpool, £1,000+£70 Main Event | G Casino, Blackpool | |
| Nov 7-11 | PokerStars UKIPT Bristol, £250,000 Guaranteed, £700+£70 Main Event. | Gala Harbourside Casino, Bristol | |
| Nov 21-25 | Genting Poker Series Sheffield, £400+£30 Main Event | Genting Club, Sheffield | |
| Nov 24 - Dec 2 | GUKPT Grand Final, £2,500+£125 Main Event | Victoria Casino, London | |
| Nov 30 | APAT UK Home International Championship, £75+£7 Main Event | Genting Club, Stoke | |
UK & Ireland Poker Legends
With the WSOP Main Event final table in full flow we look back at a memorable moment from a former UK November Niner. Here is the moment James Akenhead should have bagged his first bracelet.
