UK & Ireland Weekly: UKIPT & GUKPT Clash, DTD Deepstack Winners, Williams Wins
More news from around the UK & Ireland this week including the winners at the DTD Deepstack, PokerStrategy.com coach Kevin Williams taking down a big MTT and the two biggest tours in the UK clash this week.
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 from UK poker expert Barry Carter.
Bash Mahmood wins DTD Deepstack
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| Bash Mahmood |
It was a big weekend at Dusk Till Dawn with not one, but two, big guaranteed deepstack main events.
218 players entered the £150+£18, £30,000 guaranteed event, and 172 entered the £500+£60, £100,000 guaranteed main event.
This meant the main event had an impressive overlay of £14,000 for the lucky players who did attend.
After three days Ramazanali Abbassi topped the £30,000 guaranteed event for £7,694.63 and popular Nottingham regular Bash Mahmood took down the main event for £26,299.
Live updates from the main event were provided by Blondepoker, who also provided the winner picture on the right.
Lancashire poker robbers jailed
Last week five machete wielding robbers were jailed for threatening players in a private poker game in Heysham, Lancashire in 2011. The armed men stole £2,000 in cash and several mobile phones.
Richard Diprose, Harry Ralphs, Lee McDermott, Jason Diprose, and Neil Bradley, all aged between 21-26, pleased guilty to conspiracy to rob. They were all handed sentences between five and eight and a half years.
The host of the home game answered the door to one of the robbers carrying a pizza box, who sprayed him with a noxious substance. The gang then entered the house and robbed the players.
"The raid was a frightening experience for those who were at the house, particularly the young woman who was woken up by a masked man," said Det Sgt Colin Forsyth of Lancashire Police. "The sentences they have been given reflect the severity of their actions and the fact that they used violence, threats and intimidation while armed with weapons in order to plunder a quick source of cash."
UKIPT & GUKPT clash this week
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| Reigning Blackpool champion Andy Peters |
The two biggest tours on the UK circuit are set to clash this week, as both the PokerStars UK & Ireland Poker Tour and the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour are hosting main events.
UKIPT Bristol is between November 7-11 at the Gala Harbourside Casino. It has a £700+£700 main event with a £250,000 guarantee.
It is also playing host to the UKIPT Online Final table, which features UK online legend Chris Moorman.
Also this week is one of the most popular legs of the GUKPT in Blackpool. It has already started and the £1000+£70 main event is between November 9-11.
With such a big online qualifier presence and such a big guarantee, UKIPT Bristol is likely to dwarf GUKPT Blackpool in terms of numbers, but probably not by as big a margin as many would expect, as Blackpool is one of the most popular stops on the tour and last year attracted 262 players.
Kevin Williams wins Sky Poker UKOPS Main Event
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| Kevin Williams |
The latest addition to the PokerStrategy.com coaching team 
KevinWilliams has already marked his debut with a big win.
The UK pro, whose first training video Take The Target Off Your Back was released on Saturday, went on to win the Sky Poker UKOPS Main Event on Sunday.
The £200+£20 main event was part of a bigger festival hosted by the interactive poker TV channel, which can be found on Sky channel 861.
Williams took it down after beating another Williams, respected UK pro James Williams, heads-up for the £11,000 first prize.
Upcoming UK & Ireland Events
Editor's pick: Upcoming UK & Ireland Events
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| Date |
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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
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