Articles About UK and Ireland Poker Tour

When Chess Meets Gambling: New Tournaments to Allow Chess Players to Compete for Money

Monica E. September 9, 2014 09:08:19

The world’s best players will be competing for a top prize of $100,000 in the Millionaire Chess tournament. This October, hundreds of chess pros from all over the world will gather at the Planet Hollywood Casino to compete in the biggest chess tournament ever organized. The $1 million guaranteed prize fund has lured more than […]

Young Poker Talent Takes Almost GBP 33,000 at Genting Poker Series

Monica E. July 31, 2014 11:48:36

Tim Chung scored a big win at the final table of Genting Poker Series Main Event in Newcastle. This year’s Genting Poker Series (GPS) drew 297 players to a British poker room in Newcastle, and this was the second time that Tim Chung managed to defeat hundreds of professional poker players. The young talent made […]

UKIPT’s First PLO Event Hosted at the Hippodrome

Monica E. May 16, 2014 18:04:45

A new record was established last week at Dusk Till Dawn and now the PokerStars UK team is preparing for its first ever PLO event. The next stop for the PokerStars UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) is the Live Room at the Hippodrome Casino in London. The fancy British poker room will be hosting […]

The Biggest Live Poker Tournaments of the Week

Alex Nevsky May 6, 2014 17:13:01

The biggest and most attractive live poker tournaments held in the United States and internationally. There’s no stopping live poker tournaments, even as the weather is getting warmer and warmer. True professionals stay faithful to the game and amateurs are trying to prove they belong with the best of the best. There’s a long list […]

PokerStars to Host the UKIPT Festival on the Isle of Man Together With a Chess Tourney

Alex Nevsky March 11, 2014 11:31:32

Isle of Man will once again host the UKIPT stop in October, this time coinciding with a chess tournament. PokerStars will combine chess and live poker tournaments for a truly “mind-blowing” festival in October 2014. The world’s premier poker operator, which runs online poker sites in Ireland and worldwide, has revealed that the UK and […]

Hutchison Beats Boeree and Wins The UKIPT Edinburgh Title

Iva P. January 28, 2014 16:40:53

Dean Hutchison overcame PokerStars pro Liv Boeree and won the UKIPT Edinburgh title and main prize of GBP 93,900. The UK and Ireland Poker Tour took place in Edinburgh last week (15-20 January), holding the main event in a new venue and fully complying with the UK gambling laws. The 18th century building that hosted […]