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:
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 2009 Galway259 Padraig Parkinson€125,000
11–14 February 2010 Manchester518 Joeri Zandvliet£63,200
8–11 April 2010 Coventry368 Gilles Augustus£46,000
12–17 May 2010 Nottingham650 Andrew Couldridge€80,000
24–27 June 2010 Killarney253 Femi Fakinle€63,400
15–19 July 2010 Brighton259 Jamie Burland£65,400
19–22 August 2010 Edinburgh401 Nicholas Abou Risk£50,000
9–12 September 2010 Dublin589 Max Silver€72,000
31 Sep-4 Oct, 2010 London848 David Vamplew£900,000

Season 2
DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
2–5 December 2010 Galway266 Nicholas Abou Risk€67,100
11–14 February 2011 Nottingham1,058 Gareth Walker£109,000
10–14 March 2011 Manchester615 Matthew McDerra£74,000
19–22 May 2011 Cork602 Sam Razavi€71,000
16–20 June 2011 Newcastle554 Richard Sinclair£67,000
14–17 July 2011 Brighton603 Chris O'Donnell£71,000
11–14 August 2011 Edinburgh519 Fintan Gavin£61,500
8–12 September 2011 Dublin718 Joeri Zandvliet€83,500
30 Sep- 6 Oct, 2011 London691 Benny Spindler£750,000

Season 3
DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
16–20 February 2012 Galway698 Emmett Mullin€100,000
12–16 April 2012 Nottingham1,625 Robert Baguley£210,400
17–21 May 2012 Dublin597 Richard Evans€75,500
6–10 September 2012 Newcastle623 Chris Ferguson£87,640
22–26 November 2012 Bristol550 Wojtek Barzantny£90,400
17–21 January 2013 Edinburgh612 Nicolau Villa-Lobos£101,000
14–18 February 2013 Cork387 Thomas Finneran€55,440
5–10 March 2013 London1,099 Sergio Aido£144,555

Season 4
DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
12–16 June 2013 Málaga763 Ludovic Geilich€130,000
8–12 August 2013 Galway860 Alan Gold€187,494
2–6 October 2013 London747 Robbie Bull£113,405
31 Oct-4 Nov, 2013 Douglas379 Duncan McLellan£94,090
27 Nov-2 Dec, 2013 Nottingham458 Ben Mayhew£72,840
16–20 January 2014 Edinburgh427 Dean Hutchison£93,900
27 Feb-3 Mar, 2014 Dublin682 Kevin Killeen€87,700
7–12 May 2014 Nottingham1,223 Duncan McLellan£202,372
11–15 June 2014 Málaga750 Rodrigo Espinosa€136,000
2–6 October 2014 Douglas402 Joshua Hart£57,484
8–12 October 2014 London1,089 Brett Angell£115,083

Season 5
DateCityEntriesWinnerPrize
20–25 January 2015 London742 Rapinder Cheema£78,825
13–20 April 2015 Nottingham1,026 Sam Mitten-Laurence£182,000
11–21 June 2015 Marbella---
6–9 August 2015 Bristol---
1–4 October 2015 Douglas---
19–22 November 2015 Edinburgh---

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
1st England16
2nd Ireland6
3rd Scotland5
4th Germany3
5th Spain2
Canada2
Netherlands2
8th Belgium1
Wales1
Brazil1

Up to Season 5 (20 April 2015)

Notes
  1. "PokerStars United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Season 1". pokerstars.com. Retrieved 2010-11-22.
  2. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/pokerstarscouk-uk-ireland-poker-tour/episode-guide/series-1
  3. http://www.pokerchanneleurope.com/news/eptlondon/
  4. Racing Post
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