UK and Ireland Poker Tour
Regional poker tour
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The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) started in December 2009, is a major regional poker tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UKIPT is sponsored by PokerStars.com, like its counterparts, the European Poker Tour (2004), Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007), Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and North American Poker Tour (2010).[1] Season 2 of the UKIPT was shown on terrestrial television in the UK on Channel 4 and was hosted by Nick Wealthall and Liv Boeree.[2]
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| Sport | Texas Hold 'em |
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Folded | 2024 |
| Replaced by | PokerStars Open |
| Country |  United Kingdom Ireland Isle of Man Malta Spain |
Last champion |  Alejandro Romero (2024) |
| Sponsor | PokerStars |
| Website | pokerstarslive.com |
Discontinued: In 2024, PokerStars announced the new PokerStars Open that replaces the following tours: EKA (Eureka Poker Tour), UKIPT (UK and Ireland Poker Tour), FPS (France Poker Series) and ESPT (Estrellas Poker Tour), starting in March 2025.[3]
Season 1
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–14 December 2009 | UKIPT Galway €2,000 |
259 |
€471,380 | Padraig Parkinson[4] |
€125,000 | |
| 11–14 February 2010 | UKIPT Manchester £550 |
518 |
£259,000 |  Joeri Zandvliet[5] |
£63,200 | |
| 8–11 April 2010 | UKIPT Coventry £550 |
368 |
£184,000 |  Gilles Augustus[6] |
£46,000 | |
| 12–17 May 2010 | UKIPT Nottingham £550 |
650 |
£325,000 | Andrew Couldridge[7] |
£80,000 | |
| 24–27 June 2010 | UKIPT Killarney €1,100 |
253 |
€253,000 | Femi Fakinle[8] |
€63,400 | |
| 15–19 July 2010 | UKIPT Brighton £1,100 |
259 |
£259,000 | Jamie Burland[9] |
£65,400 | |
| 19–22 August 2010 |  UKIPT Edinburgh £550 |
401 |
£200,600 |  Nicholas Abou Risk[10] |
£50,000 | |
| 9–12 September 2010 | UKIPT Dublin €560 |
590 |
€295,000 | Max Silver[11] |
€72,000 | |
| 31 Sep-4 Oct, 2010 | EPT/UKIPT London £5,250 |
848 |
£4,112,800 | David Vamplew[12] |
£900,000 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 1 - Leaderboard Champion::
Christopher Brammer. Won buy-ins and hotel package to all events for UKIPT Season 2.[13] - All champions of the UKIPT Season 1 main events, won tickets to EPT London 2010 Main Event (31 Sep-4 Oct, 2010) and a seat in the Sit´n´go Champion of Champions running at EPT London 2010.
- Champion of Champions UKIPT Season 1 Winner:
David Vamplew. Won a seat at every stop of UKIPT Season 2, including the Grand Final at EPT London in 2011[14]
Season 2
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–5 December 2010 | UKIPT Galway €1,100 |
266 |
€266,000 | Nicholas Abou Risk[15] |
€67,100 | |
| 11–14 February 2011 | UKIPT Nottingham £560 |
1,058 |
£529,000 | Gareth Walker[16] |
£109,000 | |
| 10–14 March 2011 | UKIPT Manchester £550 |
615 |
£307,500 | Matthew McDerra[17] |
£74,000 | |
| 19–22 May 2011 | UKIPT Cork €560 |
602 |
€291,970 | Sam Razavi[18] |
€71,000 | |
| 16–20 June 2011 | UKIPT Newcastle £550 |
554 |
£277,000 | Richard Sinclair[19] |
£67,000 | |
| 14–17 July 2011 | UKIPT Brighton £550 |
603 |
£292,455 | Chris O'Donnell[20] |
£71,000 | |
| 11–14 August 2011 | UKIPT Edinburgh £560 |
519 |
£251,715 | Fintan Gavin[21] |
£61,500 | |
| 8–12 September 2011 | UKIPT Dublin €560 |
718 |
€348,230 | Joeri Zandvliet[22] |
€83,500 | |
| 30 Sep- 6 Oct, 2011 | EPT/UKIPT London £5,250 |
691 |
£3,351,350 |  Benny Spindler[23] |
£750,000 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 2 - Leaderboard Champion: Sam Razavi, He earns a free ticket to every UKIPT event in season 3 for his efforts[24]
- All champions of the UKIPT Season 2 main events, won a seat in the Sit´n´go Champion of Champions running at Dusk Till Dawn poker club in Nottinghamin December, 2011.
- Champion of Champions UKIPT Season 2 Winner: Richard Sinclair. For his efforts he won a seat and accommodation to every stop of UKIPT Season 3.[25] A 3 episodes TV show of Champion of Champions UKIPT Season 2 you can find here: - -
Season 3
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–20 February 2012 | UKIPT Galway €770 |
698 |
€476,765 | Emmett Mullin[26] |
€100,000 | |
| 12–16 April 2012 | UKIPT Nottingham £770 |
1,625 |
£1,137,500 | Robert Baguley[27] |
£210,400 | |
| 17–21 May 2012 | UKIPT Dublin €770 |
597 |
€417,900 |  Richard Evans[28] |
€75,500 | |
| 6–10 September 2012 | UKIPT Newcastle £770 |
623 |
£436,100 | Chris Ferguson[29] |
£87,640 | |
| 8–10 November 2012 | UKIPT Bristol £770 |
550 |
£373,450 |  Wojtek Barzantny[30] |
£90,400 | |
| 17–21 January 2013 | UKIPT Edinburgh £770 |
612 |
£415,548 |  Nicolau Villa-Lobos[31] |
£101,000 | |
| 14–18 February 2013 | UKIPT Cork €770 |
387 |
€262,773 | Thomas Finneran[32] |
€55,440 | |
| 5–10 March 2013 | EPT/UKIPT London £770 |
1,099 |
£746,221 | Sergio Aido[33] |
£144,555 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 3 - Leaderboard Champion: Tom Hall, He earns a free ticket to every UKIPT event in season 4 for his efforts[34][35]
- All champions of the UKIPT Season 3 main events, won a seat in the Sit´n´go Champion of Champions on March 11, 2013
- Champion of Champions UKIPT Season 3 Winner:
Richard Evans. For his efforts he won a seat to every stop of UKIPT Season 4 main events..[36]
Season 4
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–14 April 2013 | UKIPT London £275 Series 1 |
343 |
£83,177 | Jake Cody[37] |
£19,400 | |
| 12–16 June 2013 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella €1,100 |
763 |
€732,480 | Ludovic Geilich[38] |
€130,000 | |
| 28–30 June 2013 | UKIPT London £275 Series 2 |
478 |
£115,915 |  Gabriel Dragomier[39] |
£16,480 | |
| 8–12 August 2013 | UKIPT Galway €1,100 |
860 |
€970,000 | Alan Gold[40] |
€187,494 | |
| 27–29 September 2013 | UKIPT London £275 Series 3 |
464 |
£112,520 |  Dinh Nguyen[41] |
£15,348 | |
| 2–6 October 2013 | EPT/UKIPT London £1,100 |
747 |
£724,590 | Robbie Bull[42] |
£113,405 | |
| 31 Oct-4 Nov, 2013 | UKIPT Douglas £1,100 |
379 |
£485,000 | Duncan McLellan[43] |
£94,090 | |
| 27 Nov-2 Dec, 2013 | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 |
458 |
£500,000 | Ben Mayhew[44] |
£72,840 | |
| 16–20 January 2014 | UKIPT Edinburgh £1,100 |
427 |
£485,000 | Dean Hutchison[45] |
£93,900 | |
| 27 Feb-3 Mar, 2014 | UKIPT Dublin €770 |
682 |
€463,078 | Kevin Killeen[46] |
€87,700 | |
| 11–13 April 2014 | UKIPT London £275 Series 4 |
313 |
£75,905 | Thomas Postlethwaite[47] |
£14,790 | |
| 30 April-4 May 2014 | UKIPT London £250 Deepstack |
886 |
£221,500 | Jiri Sladkovsky[48] |
£23,000 | |
| 7–12 May 2014 | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 £1,000,000 Guaranteed |
1,223 |
£1,223,000 | Duncan McLellan[49] |
£202,372 | |
| 23–25 May 2014 | UKIPT London £275 Series 5 PLO |
72 |
£17,640 | Martins Adeniya[50] |
£4,800 | |
| 11–15 June 2014 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella €1,100 |
750 |
€720,000 | Rodrigo Espinosa[51] |
€136,000 | |
| 12–14 September 2014 | UKIPT London £275 Series 6 |
353 |
£86,330 | Paul Findlay[52] |
£12,396 | |
| 2–6 October 2014 | UKIPT Douglas £770 |
402 |
£339,500 | Joshua Hart[53] |
£57,484 | |
| 8–12 October 2014 | EPT/UKIPT London £770 |
1,089 |
£739,431 | Brett Angell[54] |
£115,083 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 4 - Leaderboard Champion:
Daragh Davey, He earns a free ticket to every UKIPT event in season 5 for his efforts[55] - All champions of the UKIPT Season 4 main events, won a seat in the Sit´n´go Champion of Champions
- Champion of Champions UKIPT Season 4 Winner: Dean Hutchison. For his efforts he won a seat and accommodationsto every stop of UKIPT Season 5 main events..[56]
Season 5
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–25 January 2015 | UKIPT London £770 |
742 |
£503,818 | Rapinder Cheema[57] |
£78,825 | |
| 27 March 2015 | UKIPT London £275 Series 1 |
160 |
£38,800 | Christopher Yong[58] |
£10,986 | |
| 13–20 April 2015 | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 |
1,026 |
£1,000,000 | Sam Mitten-Laurence[59] |
£182,000 | |
| 29 May 2015 | UKIPT London £275 Series 2 |
250 |
£60,625 |  Giovanni Canali[60] |
£12,820 | |
| 11–21 June 2015 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella €1,100 |
841 |
€807,360 | Isidoro Barrena[61] |
€150,800 | |
| 6–9 August 2015 | UKIPT Bristol £770 |
446 |
£302,834 | Pierrick Tallon[62] |
£53,000 | |
| 1–4 October 2015 | UKIPT Douglas £440 |
423 |
£135,412 | Daniel Stacey[63] |
£24,170 | |
| 15–18 October 2015 | UKIPT London £550 Super Series |
291 |
£141,135 | Dale Garrad[64] |
£28,300 | |
| 19–22 November 2015 | UKIPT Edinburgh £770 |
377 |
£255,983 | David Gomez Morante[65] |
£49,660 | |
| 29–31 January 2016 | UKIPT London £275 Series 3 |
351 |
£87,750 | Elliott Panyi[66] |
£16,590 | |
| 10–14 February 2016 | EPT/UKIPT Dublin €1,100 |
1,002 |
€971,940 |  Vladas Tamasauskas[67] |
€176,900 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion: Daragh Davey[68]
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 5 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion:
Otto Castle[69]
How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.
Season 6
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–10 April 2016 | UKIPT London £770 |
649 |
£454,300 | Usman Siddique[70] |
££84,100 | |
| 15–19 June 2016 | UKIPT/ESPT Marbella €1,100 |
844 |
€810,240 | Jonathan Schuman[71][72] |
€96,159 | |
| 21–24 July 2016 | UKIPT/FPS Lille €1,100 |
726 |
£696,960 |  Fabrice Casano[73] |
£121,000 | |
| 1–4 September 2016 | UKIPT London £550 Super Series |
453 |
£219,705 |  Stian Knutsen[74] |
£42,500 | |
| 6–9 October 2016 | UKIPT Birmingham £770 |
244 |
£165,676 | Ted Spivack[75] |
£35,000 | |
| 18–20 November 2016 | UKIPT London £275 Series |
379 |
£91,907 | Levon Jabourian |
£17,120 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard GOLD Champion:
Gianluca Speranza[76] - United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 6 - Leaderboard SILVER Champion:
Stian Knutsen[77]
How it works? Player of the Year: the Silver tier will award points for all events with a buy-in of $600 and lower; and the Gold tier will count all other events across the EUREKA Festivals, no matter the buy-in.
Season 2022
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 April 2022 | UKIPT London £1,100 |
645 |
£619,200 | James Rann[78] |
£86,569 | |
| 16–22 May 2022 | UKIPT Dublin €1,100 |
320 |
€269,660 | Niall Farrell[79] |
€54,940 | |
| 22–26 June 2022 | UKIPT/ESPT Malta €1,100 Summer Poker Festival |
815 |
€782,400 |  Zlatin Penev[80] |
€144,630 | |
| 28–31 July 2022 | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 £500,000 Guaranteed |
582 |
£582,000 | Adam Maxwell[81] |
£98,150 | |
| 18–22 October 2022 | EPT/UKIPT London £1,100 |
1,458 |
£1,399,680 |  Martin Jacobson[82] |
£232,300 |
Season 2023
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June-2 July 2023 | UKIPT Malta €1,100 PokerStars Summer Festival |
916 |
€916,000 | Simone Andrian[83] |
€153,610 | |
| 13–16 July 2023 | UKIPT Blackpool £1,100 |
268 |
£258,990 | Tuan Le[84] |
£53,630 | |
| 7–10 September 2023 | UKIPT Brighton £1,100 |
354 |
£337,920 | Ben Spragg[85] |
£69,120 | |
| 21–24 September 2023 | UKIPT London £1,100 |
374 |
£359,040 | Dylan Bradley[86] |
£71,650 | |
| 26–29 October 2023 | UKIPT Edinburgh £1,100 |
220 |
£211,200 | Fintan Hand[87] |
£44,200 | |
| 5–13 November 2023 | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 Grand Final £1,000,000 Guaranteed |
1,227 |
£1,177,920 | Vincent Meli[88][89] |
£159,325 |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 2023 - Leaderboard Champion: David Docherty, he pick up the first prize of £15,000 package for the UKIPT 2024 season.[90]
Season 2024
| Date | Event / City | Players | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–16 June | UKIPT/ESPT Málaga €1,100 Casino Torrequebrada, Málaga |
1,146 |
€1,100,160 | Artus Giménez[91] |
€145,000 | |
| 3–11 August | UKIPT London £1,100 The Hippodrome Casino, London |
725 |
£696,000 | Gaspare Sposato[92] |
£107,660 | |
| 8–18 November | UKIPT Nottingham £1,100 £1,000,000 Guaranteed Dusk Till Dawn (casino), Nottingham |
1,282 |
£1,230,720 |  Arian Hassankashani[93] |
£201,900 | |
| Sponsored Events | ||||||
| 26 March-1 April | Irish Poker Open 2024 €1,150 €1,000,000 Guaranteed Royal Dublin Society, Dublin |
3,233 |
€3,152,175 |  Tero Laurila[94] |
€292,735* | |
| 21–24 November | Women's Winter Festival £400 €100,000 Guaranteed The Hippodrome Casino, London |
271 |
£100,000 |  Maria Lampropulos[95] |
£20,000 | |
- United Kingdom & Ireland Poker Tour - Season 2024 - Leaderboard Champion:
Alejandro “Alex” Romero, he pick up the first prize of £15,000 package for the UKIPT 2025 season.[96]
UKIPT Grand Final
The 2010 UKIPT Grand Final, which doubled as the EPT London, was the largest ever tournament in the UK, attracting 848 entrants.[97] This event also hosted a Tournament of Champions, with each of the nine regional leg winners competing for entry into all of the season 2 events. This tournament was also won by UKIPT London winner, David Vamplew.[98]
Winners by country
| Place | Country | Times |
|---|---|---|
1st | England | 32 |
2nd | Ireland | 9 |
3rd | Scotland | 8 |
4th | Spain | 5 |
5th | Belgium | 2 |
| Canada | 2 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Italy | 2 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | |
10th | Austria | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | |
| Finland | 1 | |
| Germany | 1 | |
| Iran | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 1 | |
| Norway | 1 | |
| Romenia | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | |
| Vietnan | 1 | |
| Wales | 1 | |
| Total | 76 |
Up to Season 2024 UKIPT Nottingham / In case of a tie, it will be sorted alphabetically