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UK & Ireland Poker Tour Galway

High Roller
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Event Info

UK & Ireland Poker Tour Galway

Resultado Final
Vencedor
Mão Vencedora
22
Prémio
€24,450
Event Info
Buy-in
€2,000
Prize Pool
€69,840
Entradas
36
Informações sobre o nível
Nível
15
Blinds
2,500 / 5,000
Ante
500

A Good Day - Chris Day Leads the UKIPT High Roller Final Table

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
UKIPT ambassador Dermot Blain. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.
UKIPT ambassador Dermot Blain. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.

After a glorious day in sunny Galway, what could be better that settling down to play the €2,000 + €200 No-Limit Hold’em UKIPT High Roller Championship, an eight-handed event with the option for a single re-entry. Initially just 12 players had sat down for the event but given the tournament had a 6 p.m. start time, the players quickly flooded in after having a no doubt delicious dinner at one of Galway's fine restaurants (Note: the PokerNews Live Reporting Team can vouch for this).

There were 35 players who entered the tournament with a single re-entry but after nine levels of action, the Day was done, Chris Day that was. The man from the UK rocketed up to the top of the leaderboard early on in the day and never looked back. With around 12 players left, Day won a huge pot to eliminate the Lithuanian Anaras Alekberovas. This put him on 250,000 in chips, more than a third of the chips in play, with the blinds at only 600/1,200/200 and the average stack a mere 80,000 – a pretty healthy position indeed. He finished the day as chip leader with 250,200.

After nine levels, the players had reached the unofficial final table of nine players, but given that only six people were being paid the players agreed to continue through the money bubble. After playing a short stack for several hours, it was Team PokerStars Pro Jake Cody who ultimately bubbled, losing with the best hand to end proceedings for the night.

With Gus Hansen, Martins Adeniya and Ben Jenkins taking part in the charity event and Sinem Melin involved in the six-max event, it fell on Irishman Dermot Blain to represent Full Tilt Poker in this €2,000 event. He was one of several big names to enter the field which included Jake Cody and former UKIPT London winner Sergio Aido Espina. Blain suffered an early setback when he lost nearly a third of his chips getting double check-raised on the flop and turn against Ian Cordts. Blain managed to double up not once, but twice later on to make the (un)official final table.

Poker in Ireland is traditionally fast (but not so much furious, everyone is here to enjoy the craic) and the point was quickly proved as cold five-bets were appearing in the very first level on tables only containing six players! Spaniard Guilabert Bernabeu was the first exit of the day, turning trips in a three-bet pot only to run into a full house. Other players who failed to survive included Ben Warrington as well as Ian Cordts (twice) – the latter the only player who bought in a second time fell first to Blane and second to Cody.

One stack that seemed to be blinding into oblivion was that of Trevor Dinneen, but the Irishman had a valid excuse. He was heads up in the Irish Poker Championships against Steve O'Dwyer! Eventually, having won that event, Dinneen came over to shove his last few big blinds in the middle with J-8 but ran into Blain's A-J which quickly finished him off.

A couple more exits later, including Cody's, and we had our final table:

SeatPlayerCountryCount
1Niall FarrellUK44,400
2Kyle MaguireUK197,800
3Dermot BlainIreland64,100
4Sergio AidoSpain99,700
5Jan PrzysuchaPoland65,300
6Chris DayUK250,200

Cody Gets Unlucky to Bubble the High Roller

Nível 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Jake Cody at the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.
Jake Cody at the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.

Kyle Maguire raised to 4,000 from middle position and Jake Cody moved all in for about 20,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Maguire made a crying call.

Cody: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Maguire: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts}

"Good luck," said someone to Cody.

The flop came {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{J-Clubs}.

"I hate 'good lucks'," replied Cody good-naturedly.

The {9-Hearts} turn and {6-Diamonds} couldn't help the Team PokerStars Pro out of his spot and he busted out on the bubble. But not before wishing everyone else 'good luck' for the final.

Jogador Fichas Oscilação
Kyle Maguire gb
Kyle Maguire
180,000 15,000
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
PokerStars
Eliminado

Tags: Jake Cody

The Poker Face Cafe

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
The Poker Face Cafe menu
The Poker Face Cafe menu

We've already told you quite a bit about the Players' Lounge here at the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Festival, including some picture of the action. What we failed to mention is the food to be had at the Poker Face Cafe.

We won't list the entire menu for you, but here are some of the more delicious and interesting options available for order:

  • Breakfast Bap - "Freshly frilled Bacon, fried Egg, Sausage, Hash Brown in a fresh floury bap" - €6.10
  • Yoghurt of the Gods - "Light Greek style Yoghurt, served with fresh Fruits and a drizzle of honey. High in protein and low in cards - helps promote fullness for longer" - €6.95
  • Traditional Irish Ale Fresh Fish - "served with Lemon, Mushy Peas, Tartare Sauce and Trunck chips" - €12.95
  • Sticky Barbeque Chicken Wings - "served with a honey and orange dip" - €5.95
  • Homemade Pie - "Warm and Hearty Pies, Straight from the oven. Choose from: Galway Bay Fish Pie or Chicken and Leek Pie" - €8.95

Members of the PokerNews Live Reporting Team recently tried the Poker Face Cafe and have assigned the following grades to their meal:

  • Chad Holloway - Fresh Market Vegetable Soup... A
  • Chris Hall - Traditional Irish Ale Fresh Fish... B
  • Laura Cornelius - Steak Sandwich... C+

Welcome to the Full Tilt Poker UKIPT Galway Festival!

Welcome to the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival. Photo
Welcome to the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival. Photo

Welcome to the Full Tilt Poker United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour Galway Festival! This 60-event series kicked off on July 27, but there's still a week's worth of great action beginning with today's €2,000 UKIPT High Roller. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is on hand to live report today's action, and will also provide updates from the €1 million guaranteed UKIPT Galway Main Event and €10,000 UKIPT Super High Roller later this week.

The €2,000 UKIPT High Roller Championship, which is Event #44 on the schedule and set to kick off at 6:00 p.m. local time, will be played eight handed and will feature a single re-entry option. One man we expect to see in action is FTP Professional Gus Hansen, who has been one of the stars here in Galway over the past week. The "Great Dane" won Event #8 €1,000+€100 UK vs. Ireland Heads-Up Championship where he played some memorable matches against the likes of Max Silver and Dave Nicholson.

Hansen has kept busy not only playing poker (including a runner-up finish in yesterday's €35+€5 Daily Grind tournament), but also by playing a plethora of other games — billiards, Pacman, etc. — in the FTP Galway Players' Lounge. He also took time out of his "busy" schedule to accept the keys to the city from Galway Mayor Padraig Conneely.

Gus Hansen meets the mayor of Galway. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.
Gus Hansen meets the mayor of Galway. Photo courtesy of the FTP Blog.

Last month, Full Tilt Poker announced the names of four Tour Ambassadors to represent the online poker room at all stops of the UKIPT, including here in Galway. They include Martins Adeniya, Sinem Melin, Dermot Blain and Ben Jenkins, all of who will play online at Full Tilt Poker as Red Pros. Here's some more information on each of the ambassadors:

Martins Adeniya

Adeniya first discovered a love of poker while studying business at the University of Bath and quickly worked his way up from low-stakes home games to multi-tabling $10/$20 NL Hold’em online. After earning over $180,000 for a third place finish in the FTOPS Main Event, Martins decided to focus 100% on poker and has since become a familiar face on the live circuit with multiple WSOP and EPT cashes under his belt.

Dermot Blain

Blain is one of Ireland’s best-known professional players, bursting onto the poker scene with a stunning triumph in the 2009 APPT Macau Main Event netting him just over $540,000. His record also includes a fifth-place finish in the 2011 WSOP Europe Main Event for more than $365,000 and lifetime live tournament earnings of over $1.3 million.

UKIPT ambassadors Martins Adeniya, Sinem Melin, Dermot Blain and Ben Jenkins.
UKIPT ambassadors Martins Adeniya, Sinem Melin, Dermot Blain and Ben Jenkins.

Ben Jenkins

Jenkins has played professionally since 2009, with career highlights including a chop of PokerStars Sunday Warm-Up and a number of significant final table appearances. A keen sports fan, Ben is delighted to have the opportunity to represent both Full Tilt Poker and the British poker community on this year’s UKIPT tour.

Sinem Melin

Melin is one of Britain’s rising female poker stars, having final tabled both the 2011 UKIPT Brighton Main Event and the 2013 GUKPT London Main Event. She loves to follow high-stakes poker action both online and live and is very proud to act as a Full Tilt Poker Tour Ambassador for UKIPT Season 4.

“These Tour Ambassadors will help redefine what it means to represent a poker site,” said Dustin Iannotti, Full Tilt Poker’s Senior Manager of Pro, Celebrity & VIP Marketing. “These players are working with us to create exciting new live experiences that will leave UKIPT players with memories that extend well beyond the felt.”

While you wait for our live coverage to begin, which will be in a few hours, we recommend you check out this video in which PokerNews' own Kristy Arnett, Sarah Grant and Laura Cornelius track down the UKIPT Ambassadors in order to gain a spot as the girl who gets to cover the UKIPT Galway tournament. Which girl will be here in Galway? Watch to find out!

Tags: Ben JenkinsDermot BlainFTPFull Tilt PokerGalway FestivalGus HansenIrelandMartins AdeniyaSinem ‘Sin’ MelinUKIPT Ambassadors