UKIPT Galway starts today

UKIPT Galway starts today

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Season 3 of the PokerStarsPokerStars United Kingdom and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) gets under way in Galway today with the first of two opening flights for the €700+€70 buy-in Main Event starting this lunchtime.

The city's Radisson Hotel is the venue for the four day event which will come to a conclusion on Monday. There are plenty of side attractions in addition to the Main Event including a €2,000 High Roller that starts on Saturday as well as turbo, deepstack, PLO and charity tournaments. The full schedule can be found here.


Nick Abou Risk won the season 2 event in Galway and in the process became the first player to win two UKIPT titles.


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