Disappointing news from the Fitz.

dinjo99

Luke Ivory has left the Fitzwilliam. Lots of chat/gossip last night about whether he left or was let go but bottom line is that he cleared his desk last night at about 10pm.
I know that many people on here will agree with me that he was the heart and soul of the place. Best of luck Luke.

smurph

dinjo99 wrote:

Luke Ivory has left the Fitzwilliam. Lots of chat/gossip last night about whether he left or was let go but bottom line is that he cleared his desk last night at about 10pm.
I know that many people on here will agree with me that he was the heart and soul of the place. Best of luck Luke.

That is terrible news, he was indeed the life and soul of the Fitz........ and as above I would like to wish him the best in whatever he plans for the future...

5starpool

That is terrible. I don't know why but for the last while I had a feeling that this might happen. I had no reason for thinking it, but I felt something was slightly off.

I wonder will this result in some other sort of schism in staff/customers as I believe happened when the Fitz was set up initially?

Well good luck to him anyways, I think everyone has only the utmost respect for that man.

Flipper

That's terrible. He is IMO the finest cardroom manager in Ireland by a country mile

BigDragon

WTF? :eek:

The man is a legend....for good reason

BigCityBanker

Disappointing news. I would like to wish Luke all the best in whatever he turns his hand to now. I must say I always found him to be friendly and welcoming, if you wernt in the place for 6 months he would still remember your name. He was always very fair and had an excellent relationship with all his customers.

kakak1

a gentleman to deal with & an excellent card room manager

kebabfest

I am sure he'll get a top job somewhere else. It is no coincidence that the dealers in the Fitz are the best disciplined.

Fatboydim

Say it isn't so.

I don't get down to Dublin a oftn as I'd lke to these days. But I always knew that no matter how long it had been if Luke was around I'd get a friendly welcome. In fact last time I was down I had the pleasure of playing Omaha with Luke. [Terrible player almost as bad as me ]

I can only hope that we will see and hear from him soon.

LuckyLloyd

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AmarilloFats

Go into fitz about trice a year and get a warm sincere greeting from Luke every time....
Very nice guy - and what a memory for names..Rumour has it intel installed a pentium 5 chip in his ear.

MickL

Luke thanks you all for his messages of support!!!

Jayminator

I heard this news last night. I can only agree with all above that Luke was simply the best cardroom manager TD etc etc that I have come across and will be a massive loss to the Fitz card room.

A gentleman too...

A bit unusual to clear your desk at 10pm on a monday night which could lead to all sorts of rumours. Either way Luke Ivory In my opinion is one of the best in both character and people management.. subtle but brilliant.

Good luck Luke in which ever card room is lucky enough to grab you..

Cheers

Jay

Samba

Terrible news, I guess that means no more Irish poker madness at 3 a.m.

He was the talisman man of the fitz, if you are reading Luke i wish you success in all you future endeavors.

Jonny

Jools Poker

Luke will be a huge loss to the Fitz....don't get down very often myself now but always looked forward to seeing Luke and enjoyed playing there safe in the knowledge the games were under his excellent supervision.
Good luck to you Luke in your future endeavours - you are a gentleman.
Julie

PiperT

Was in the Fitz last night when the news broke. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. As always with these things you hear rumours and speculation but I personally don't think its fair to discuss such sensitive issues on a public forum like this and I would discourage people from doing so (before it starts). All I know is Luke will be a hard act to follow and I'd like to wish him the best for the future.

Tim

Kimba

Best of luck luke!

Keep the support coming guys I'm sure it will mean a lot to him!

imalegend

Top man and wish him well.

Sad day for the Fitz and very hard shoes to fill.Best of luck Luke.

Darragh

DeVore

Yeah, unfortunately its true. Luke is one of the main reasons I got involved in the poker industry. He taught me the game initially and taught me the culture and the jargon when I didnt know a "pony" from a "one-er". He also taught me to deal and gave me a job after my leg healed up and for that I'll always be grateful.

Luke is one of, if not the finest cardroom managers in Europe. I'm fairly sure this is not the last we've heard from Mr Ivory.


Finally, please keep this topic going as it has begun. If you want to wish Luke well in the future great but I have zero desire to see this turn into a popcorn-feeding discussion of the why and wherefore's. Its a private matter and it will stay that way.

DeV.

bell_boy

One of the high points of my time in Ireland has been meeting Luke and the rest of the gang at the Fitz. Class act for sure! Best of luck!
Lawrence
P.S. Hope to meet you again across the feltl as I still have some of your money

Lazare

Best of luck Luke. Sad news.

I once bumped into Luke in Brown Thomas after only meeting him a couple of times previous, I said hello and he instantly remembered my name. Pure class.


Conor.

bohsman

Congrats Luke. Im sure we havent heard the last from you.

DapperGent

Wow what a disaster for the Fitz. Luke's the sort person only a moron wouldn't bend over backwards twice over to keep.

I'm sure he won't need any luck in being a success in whatever he decides to do next but he has my very best wishes anyway.

RasTa

Not in casinos that often but when I was, the one he ran was where I felt most welcome.

Iago

Can only echo what everybody else has said so far, I haven't played live for a long time but anytime I was in the fitz Luke would greet me by name and with a smile.

Impossible act to follow imho, best of luck with whatever you move onto Luke.

delanec8

Ah fnck it!! Absolute class act.

I haven't been in the fitz much recently but i remember a couple of times 1 or 2 years ago where i went in pretty sauced and he encouraged me to buy in for less than i wanted to, and told me to get a cup of coffee before i sat down. I definetely appreciated this afterwards.

Hopefully Luke is back involved in Irish poker in some capacity in the near future.

strewelpeter

Very bad news for the Fitz, very good news for whatever business gets him.

Jayminator

Good points Tim & De vore. Lets keep this as a support forum for Luke. Good point Bohsman maybe congrats is the right word.

I believe Luke is aware of the support on boards so he is aware of the high regard we hold him in.

MrPillowTalk

Really surprised the fitz have let him walk if that is the case, I imagine he will open his own club and will probably take a chunk of the fitz customers with him, if he doesnt want to go out on his own I imagine one of the other clubs will snap him up.

Either way best of luck.

jacQues

dinjo99 wrote:

Luke Ivory has left the Fitzwilliam. Lots of chat/gossip last night about whether he left or was let go but bottom line is that he cleared his desk last night at about 10pm.
I know that many people on here will agree with me that he was the heart and soul of the place. Best of luck Luke.

I only met him last Friday. But I can confirm that he's a gentleman. I referred to him as "The Luke", because whenever there's a rule question here on boards where there are two sides and no clear winner, there is always one person saying "I'll ask Luke". And Luke's answer is always taken as the correct one. I'm sure that its a big loss to the Fitz.

So, did Richie get promoted?

jacQues
(hamster on-top)

ocallagh

All the best in the future Luke, and thanks for some of those sobering coffee's over the years!

dacman

yeah good luck luke. one of the best

opr

FFS the man hasn't died if anyone should be wished gl from now on its the Fitz cause Luke does not need it. The man is the best in the business at what he does.

Opr

phantom_lord

disappointed to hear that, i agree with everything that been said so far. i don't think there's any doubt that he'll have huge success with whatever he decides to do next.

mewso

Sorry to hear this and best of luck Luke. We've been singing your praises for 4 years here. Ah the memories.

NickyOD

Luke is the reason why I always go to the Fitz to play when I'm in Dublin. He's basically like an insurance policy. I know when I'm there I have nothing to worry about because things will be taken care of in the right way and there's nowhere more important than that feeling than in a poker room and there's no other poker room where I have that sense of relief. In every other poker room in Ireland there is something about the place either big or small that annoys me. I'll probably still go to the Fitz but it just wont be the same and I'm defintely more likely to venture elsewhere in the future.

All the best to Luke.

The Snapper

Jesus, thats a shock.

Absolutely phenomenal man. As good at his job as I've ever seen in any job imho.

Best of luck wherever you move on to, and I hope very much its in the poker world.

Ollieboy

The best of luck Luke, hope are paths cross soon again. The best cardroom boss in the business.

Ollie

Flushdraw

Luke is a huge loss to the Fitz. I'm pretty sure he will go on to bigger and better pastures. You could always be sure that if there was any dispute, Luke would make the right decision and not one person would dare argue with him.

He was also the life and soul of the blind omaha madness and ran those bigevents like no-one else can. he will be surely missed but this definetly isnt the last we heard of Luke. Thanks for all the memories and best of luck

Tony

Hitman Actual

DeVore wrote:

Luke is one of, if not the finest cardroom managers in Europe.

I absolutely agree with this; it's no exaggeration to say that Luke is the best in Europe. The Fitz won't be half the place it was without him. I remember walking into the Fitz for the first time when it was only opened a few weeks, Luke was dealing a cash game but left it to give me a tour of the casino. He has a talent for putting people at ease that few other people have. I was a regular in the Merrion at that time, but I never went back after that first night in the Fitz.

The very best of luck to Luke, and I hope he's not finished with the Dublin poker scene (although I very much doubt it).

Derek Murray.

PS: What's going to happen with his legendary final table speech? It would be a shame not to hear that again.

Goodluck2me

i think all this Thanks for the memories is a little funny as OPR said he isnt dead or anything! he`s a great guy im sure he will land on the fitz but ive a feeling it could be something like Fitz RIP etc... he was the main reason i played there. im sure the same can be said for others.

DeVore

He's not dead and the world wont stop but for a lot of people Luke and the Fitz were a combination that broke in a new generation of players. Whats being opined here is that that combination is dead and we are the poorer for it as a community. A sentiment I agree with.

On the other hand, the only constant is change. The Merrion was the home of poker before the Fitz. Before that it was the Jackpot (now reopened). Perhaps the next chapter is about to start, who knows. (I don't so please don't sms me asking me for inside info ).

DeV.

bohsman

Yea, thats the death of the Fitz alright, cant say Im too unhappy about that.

MadsL

Wishing Luke well, whatever he turns his hand to next. There's always a job for a man of Luke's talent and character. Luke taught me to deal, gave me a job (twice!) and congratulated me heartily when I made those rare trips to the cash desk at the end of a tourney.

Watching his effortless dealing with players, dealers, chips, rulings, waitlists, payouts, drunks, waitresses, and all the madness that is a busy night at the Fitz all I can say is I am still in awe of this man's talent and energy to keep all that happening and still have time to speak to each punter personally.

He's the man.

5pin5

best of luck luke.you allways made me very welcome and i felt at home playing when you were there i will miss you around but i am sure you will be back bigger and better than ever all the best eamonn

ntlbell

pud n custard

beans on toast

horse and carriage

chip and a chair...


It just won't be the same..


Good Luck in the future Luke.

smurph

No more "jack dolan banana, mickey the barbar, thunder storming great" !!!!!

Although im sure i'll hear it somewhere soon........

bottom feeder

I'd just like to reaffirm what everyone else has already pointed out - best of luck LUKE.... its their loss

MickL

a new wooping street great jack dolan banana jonny cullens hill caledon road first avenue second avenue micky the barber knockters maries new car michelle smith las vegas andy black Vernon THUNDERSTORMING GREAT

Four-Too

Sorry to hear you've left. You did a great job, and the final table speech is the stuff of legends - always looked forward to it. mccool

sendic

best of luck for the future, luke

john s