Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson has won UKIPT Galway to scoop the top prize of €125,000
Parkinson, a BoylesPoker pro, who came third in the WSOP Main Event in 1999 for $489,125, beat a field of 259 players in Galway, Ireland after four days of action on the felt that generated a €471,400 prize pool.
Parkinson’s heads up opponent was UK stalwart Paul Marrow aka the ‘Diceman’ who took second place for €82,000.
The final showdown game came approximately seven hours into the final table with all-in coin flips seeing Marrow’s pocket sixes crushed when Parkinson made a pair of Queens on the flop holding A-Q.
The story repeated itself in the deciding hand when Marrow shoved after making pocket twos on the flop only to be called by Parkinson who had made pocket queens on the board, holding Kh-Qh.
Parkinson, who is never one to be short for word, said, 'I was born just down the road so I can't believe that I won it. If anyone wants a drink, I'm buying!'”
UKIPT Galway, the inaugural stop on PokerStars.com’s UK and Ireland Poker Tour has been a success recording a field of 259 players and a prize pool of €470,400. A total of 104 players won their seats to the event online by playing on PokerStars.com.
The next stop on the UKIPT Tour is Manchester in February 11 – 14 2010.
Satellites are running now on PokerStars and or players can buy in direct for an accessible £550 with a prize pool guarantee of £100,000