IRISH CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE CUP

Theeglinton

Hi Folks

We are having an Irish Champions Challenge Cup this Thursday @ 10pm in The Eglinton .

It is an invitation only event but its one we hope to turn into an annual one .

Nine of our country's finest players will sit down at a nine handed table for the perpetual cup .

The buy in is €1,000 with no reg fee

Winner take all

There will be an ICC cup for the winner.

All are welcome to watch the procceedings

Confirmed
1. Andy Black
2. Padraig Parkinson
3. Marty Smyth
4. Tom Hanlon
5. Jude Ainsworth
6. Martin Silke
7. Fintan Gavin
8. Paul Leckey
9. Roy 'The Boy' Brindley


Six other players have beem invited and I will confirm the name as soon as I have them.


Regards

Dave C
www.theeglinton.com


1. Who is running the event: The Eglinton Casino
2. The purpose of the event: Commercial
3. Date and Location of event: Eglinton Casino Galway, Thursday 30th of July 2009
4. Registration and Start time of event: Reg from 9pm, starts 10pm sharp
5. Any prerequisites: must be a member. Bring valid passport/license on the day
6. How can tickets be purchased & is there a maximum number: can be bought at the front desk. invitation only
7. Type of Tournament: NLHE freezeout
8. Cost of entry and any subsequent rebuys/top-ups etc:0
9. Cost of registration: 0
10. % of entry fee/rebuys/top-up going into Prize fund: 100%
10a. Is any money from the prize fund held back for future tournaments, if so, how much: no
11. Any guaranteed prize pool: €9,000
12. If applicable, Number of re-buys allowed and over what time frame/blind levels: n/a
13. Starting Chips: 10,000
14. Rebuy and Top-up chip amounts: n/a
15. Blind levels: all levels antes included
16. Blind timeframes: 24mins
17. Places being paid and if any prizes are other than cash: WINNER TAKE ALL
18. Are there going to be dealers - and their level of skill: Yes
19. Will there be a documented list of rules: Yes
20. Is there a tournament director: Yes
21. How are disputes handled - who has final say: TD handles all disputes and has final say
22. Are there any cash games offered, if so, please outline the rake for each limit offered: Yes, various games. Rake 3.3% capped at €20 per pot in all games

Theeglinton

Folks

There will be regular live updates on the Irish Poker Rankings ( www.irishpokerrankings.com )website on the night and there will also be regular live updates on Irish Poker Radio ( www.irishpokerradio.com ) with interviews of the players etc.

Dave C
www.theeglinton.com

carrigeen

how did fintan get on this hes never won anything:p

The Clamper

YEAH AND WHAT ABOUT MARTY, HE IS DEFFO GONE OFF THE BOIL. SURE HE ONLY CAME IN 2ND AT THE WEEKEND TO JAY

AS FOR PADRAIG,,,,WELL ,,,,,,

big_iain

lol,

I'm surprised they didn't ask you derek

The Clamper

are you mad ?

i didnt even get an invite to any team for that event

in fairness i dont blame them, a player of my limited skill set and ability shouldnt expect invites

not having any friends doesnt help the situation either

winstons pt

A €1,000 sit "n" go, cool LOL
Good luck to all
Regards Paddy @ Winstons Poker

bops

table of fish imo - can i play?

corkie123

bops wrote: »

table of fish imo - can i play?

cant believe u were not invited BOPS one of the best player to come out of were ever your from

Fatboydim

Surely European Champion Pat O'Callaghan should be playing?

doke

bops wrote: »

table of fish imo - can i play?

I'd stake you against that lot

Theeglinton

This event is now closed off.
Confirmed players

1. Andy Black
2. Padraig Parkinson
3. Marty Smyth
4. Tom Hanlon
5. Jude Ainsworth
6. Martin Silke
7. Fintan Gavin
8. Paul Leckey
9. Roy 'The Boy' Brindley

€1000 buy-in, winner take all.

10000 stacks, with 24min levels.

Start Thursday 10pm
Live updates and player video interviews on www.theeglinton.com

Samoa Joe

Betting is now availible for this event on Boylesports.com

theGIANT

Should be a classic..Pity its not on tv

Flushdraw

10000 stacks, with 24min levels.

And the thinking behind 24min levels is............

j10spades

if they had 2 hour blinds it would be over in the second level :pac:

big_iain

theGIANT wrote: »

Should be a classic..Pity its not on tv

It is not on tv but there will be near live audio commentry and text updates.

Irish poker radio for the audio and irishpokerrankings for the text updates.

Theeglinton

theGIANT wrote: »

Should be a classic..Pity its not on tv

WinMedia have arrived in Galway and WILL be televising this event.

DAMO72

Theeglinton wrote: »

WinMedia have arrived in Galway and WILL be televising this event.

Is there a live feed , or when will we be able to see the footage

winstons pt

Iain, is this an irish poker ranking event :pac: :pac:

karpov33

Do we have a live stream or not ???????????????????

dannydiamond

Flushdraw wrote: »

And the thinking behind 24min levels is............

I'm guessing it's a kind of autism brought on by that dodgy water in Galway.:pac:

Theeglinton

We have some videos posted on our website with interviews from the players. You can check back through the nigth and there'll be more added as quickly as we can get them up.

Irish Poker Radio will be covering the event as well so you can have different angles.

The link to thr site is http://www.theeglinton.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx.

SHould be some good moments throughout the event!

DAMO72

Has any1 got anything on IPR yet ??? i cant seem to get anything at all

big_iain

They havn't sat down yet. it is and will be under Live Updates>ICC Cup
Audio feed will be available form IrishPokerRadio.com top flash player when available

Should be two posts on Ipr for the ICC Cup

NickyOD

Down to HU between Parky and Silky.

If anyone wants to listen to my terrible commentary check out Irish poker Radio!

NickyOD

Padraig took it down in sick HU hand. We did a lengthy interview with him afterwards which will be available very soon.

corkie123

wedding present for padraig and wife gg :D

Paul Spillane

WP Captain, lucky logo retaining its mystical powers!