UKIPT Galway thread

[TightEnd]

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

[TightEnd]

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

[Laxie]

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

[Marky147]

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

[claypole]

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

[ForthThistle]

GLGL...

[Marky147]

Go on Conning get it won son!!

[gatso]

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

[TightEnd]

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).

[gatso]

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

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.

[claypole]

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

[TightEnd]

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

[TightEnd]

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/

[toddswain]

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

[brummieboy]

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

Ul m8.