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This begins next week, the first leg of Season 2 of the UKIPT

Satellites running til Sunday on Stars

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UKIPT Galway     December 2-5     Radisson Hotel     €1,000 + 100, capped at 400

Full festival schedules here: http://www.ukipt.com/tournaments/galway/


Anyone going? Please let us know and update us on how you get on


this thread also for news, chip counts etc

me+keys going

Sighaments @ Unibet London Clash

And clash with champion of champions too

I'm going - binked a package for 30 euro, boarding a twin prop from Luton Wednesday night

Hadn't planned on it, but looks like I might be going now.  Will only be playing the charity even on the Sunday though if I make the trip.  Need the weather to cooperate now and we're good to go!

Adrian the Pilot from Luton is going have binked a seat on line a few weeks ago. Gl to all.

 5s 4s

So much for the weather cooperating.

http://www.thejournal.ie/temperatures-could-hit-8-warn-forecasters-2010-11/

Looks like I'm staying put.  Good luck all of you who manage to get there!!!

Just a quick FYI - turns out train service is running as normal so if you were planning to fly to Dublin and taxi it, get the train instead and yer good to go.

http://www.irishrail.ie/home/

Just arrived at the Radisson flew into Galway from Manchester no problem. There is no question that the event is going ahead with a 250,000 Euro Guarantee. A great venue and going to be a great event for all who can get here.
    Da Bookie will be in the bar from 6pm if anyone fancies a Guinness or 3 . 4s 5s

Good news....I am due to land at 23.15 - I'll look for the pissed one ;-)

Straight to bed tonight - I'm on my own this weekend so shout if you fancy a beer

What are the roads like in the Galway area Lads?  Hearing varying reports. 

Just on the news that Dublin airport is closed until at least 7:00pm

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to adverse weather conditions UKIPT Galway Main Event will be postponed to Friday 3rd December at 12pm.

As a gesture of goodwill, PokerStars are happy to announce a €10,000 freeroll for all registered players in the Main Event which will take place at 4pm Thursday 2nd December in the main tournament area.

May make the bar then at 11pm.....

Brilliant - no Waterford stopover en route so 45 mins quicker....every cloud and all that and 10 k free money

This is why stars are the best.

just fantastic

OK, a bit more info..

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2010/ukipt-galway-postponed-until-friday-076250.html

Feeling suitably pleased I paid over the odds to fly direct from Luton mainly to avoid an extra days holiday - good start to weekend.  Agree with posts, Stars are quality

Somehow turned a 6 hour trip into a 12 hour trip but i'm here staying at the travelodge.  The trip did take Keys victim though as his flight was cancelled.  This event just got a bit softer.

Anyone at all know what the roads are like around the outskirts of Galway?

I'm in departures and they have announced 5hr coach from Galway to Waterford if that's gives you any clues Laxie

Blimey.  Yeah that's a goodly bit longer than the 3 hours it usually takes.  Cheers!

Nice touch Pokerstars. Wp.

Looks like a small overlay :)

Event underway

Updates at http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/2010/ukipt-galway-day-1-level-1-updates-blind-076281.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Managed to turn my 20k starting stack into 2k by level 4......was really out the traps quickly fml.  On the grind, back to 20k at dinner - it is a nice structure. 194 left, ave about 27k Good dinner, quality hotel and brekkie 9-12. Good job stars

Going into day 2 with 70k....a long day with 11 levels, 12pm start 1.20am finish.  Off to get some zzzzs, delighted after the slow start

got up to 116k then got loads of playable hands that i didnt win and managed to chip the hell down to 32k.  didnt play that great fking knackered.  spin up tomorrow tho

Day1 report

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/ukipt/2010/ukipt-galway-xxx-emerges-from-the-snow-s-076301.html


chip counts are here

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/tournaments/ukipt/season-2-3/galway-1/chipcount.html


Jamie Burland of BlackBelt is the leading Brit

Da Bookie, Claypole, Rupert and Jason Herbert all in the hunt, good luck to them later on Day 2

Despite snow storms and airport closures, the UKIPT's first stop of the season managed to break its €250,000 guarantee with a total of 266 players satelliting or buying their way into the €1,000 main event.

Thirty-two will get paid from the seventy five left


1: €67,100
2: €41,300
3: €25,250
4: €18,600
5: €15,400
6: €12,725
7: €10,100
8: €7,975
9: €5,700
10-11: €4,550
12-13: €4,000
14-15: €3,450
16-18: €2,925
19-21: €2,525
22-24: €2,250
25-27: €2,000
28-32: €1,750

Well done and best of luck to all the blondes going into day 2!!!

19 left - I'm still in playing 195k after losing a 170k flip  Tc Td v   Ad Qh

GLGL...

Go on Conning get it won son!!

Was it this tournament that had the lol [ ] random seat draw?

Chip counts currently stand at: Andrew Grimason (111000), Dara O'Kearney (116000), Shaun Conning (136000), Ray Maloney (147500), Roar Aspaas (204500), Peter Delej (233000), Aonghus Farrell (257000), DAvid Brady (269000), Peter Barrable (276500), Vytenis Navickas (377000), Trish Mallin (387000), Eoin Olin (416000), Maurice Silke (460000), Johan Meyer (490000), Dan Rankin (559000), Nick Abou Risk (706000).

yeah, it is. this is lazily nicked from gutshot, taken from stars blog

"12.15pm: Table of doom
Quite frankly the 'random' table draw has thrown up one of the most ridiculous table draws we've ever seen at a UKIPT event. Sat in a row on table 30 (which we think might be first to break) are Team PokerStars Pro Online Dale Philip, poker journalist Shelley Rubenstein, Roy Brindley and Team PokerStars Pros Jude Ainsworth, Julian Thew and Liv Boeree"

"2.30pm: Back from break
"Well, well, well. That's another fine mess you've got us into, Stanley." In a Laurel and Hardy turn of events the first break of the day revolved around an enture tournament redraw as there had been some issues with the randomness of the draw (which is what had led to some ludicirous tables of death as noted below). On the upside the situation was spotted, addressed and resolved"

"2.50pm: Random re-draw throws up mostly bores
Ok so we'd been a little spoiled by some of the initial table draws due to the lack of randomness, but it seems the computer has worked extra hard to spread out the familiar faces far and wide in the re-draw. "

Rick Dacey replied to comment from Paul Romain | December 3, 2010 2:34 PM | Reply

Unfortunately no conspiracy here but probably worth a better explanation. A member of the tournament staff (not a PokerStars employee, I hasten to add) realised shortly into the beginning of the tournament that he hadn’t pressed the ‘Random’ button on the seat draw. Therefore players were seated as they had bought into the tournament or qualified in. For instance, all three UKIPT Leader Board winners Chris Brammer, Mike Hill and Owen Robinson and fellow passport winner David Vamplew (UKIPT champion of champions) were sat next to each other. It was soon spotted but to save further mix ups the redraw waited until the first break. Boring answer, I’m afraid, but there you go.

Rivered for 12th place - gutted but sure I'll feel better in the morning

UKIPT Galway: Prizewinners and payouts

1: €67,100
2: €41,300
3: €25,250
4: €18,600
5: €15,400
6: €12,725
7: €10,100
8: €7,975
9: €5,700

10. Ray Maloney, Ireland, €4,550
11: Peter Delej, Slovakia, PokerStars qualifier, €4,550

12. Shaun Conning, Ireland, PokerStars qualifier - €4,000
13. Dara O'Kearney, Ireland, PokerStars qualifier - €4,000

14. Peter Barrable, Ireland - €3,450
15. David Brady, Ireland, PokerStars qualifier - €3,450

16. Andrew Grimason, Ireland - €2,925
17. Mathew Paget, USA, PokerStars qualifier - €2,925
18: Kenneth Forkan, Ireland - €2,925

19. Jamie Burland, UK - €2,525
20. Stuart Kennedy, Ireland - €2,525
21. Charlie McAlister, Ireland - €2,525

22. Michael Ryan, Ireland - €2,250
23. Liam Dilleen, Ireland - €2,250
24: Eldon Orr, UK, PokerStar Player - €2,250

25. Mike Hill, UK, UKIPT Leader Board winner - €2,000
26. Tom Scalon, Ireland - €2,000
27. John Percival, Ireland - €2,000

28. Chris Cooke, Ireland - €1,750
29. Joe Connolly, Ireland - €1,750
30. George McKeever, Ireland - €1,750
31. Tomasz Raniszewski, Poland, PokerStars qualifier - €1,750
32. Edward Kavanagh, Ireland, PokerStars qualifier - €1,750

chip counts going back today http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/tournaments/ukipt/season-2-3/galway-1/chipcount.html

tournament reports http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/tournaments/ukipt/season-2-3/galway-1/

9.43pm: Nick Abou Risk wins UKIPT Galway The Dublin based Canadian has won UKIPT Galway and €67,100. Abou Risk becomes the first two time UKIPT winner.



Incred

Ul m8.

1: Nick Abou Risk, Canada - €67,100
2: Trish Mallin, Ireland - €41,300
3: Maurice Silke, Ireland - €25,250
4: Vytenis Navickas, Lithuania, PokerStars qualifier - €18,600
5: Eoin Olin, Ireland - €15,400
6: Dan Rankin, Ireland, PokerStars qualifier - €12,725
7: Roar Aspaas, Norway, PokerStars qualifier - €10,100
8: Johan Meyer, Germany - €7,975
9: Aonghus Farrell, Ireland - €5,700


report here

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/tournaments/ukipt/season-2-3/galway-1/