Irish Success In The UKIPT Cork Event

UKIPT CorkThe UKIPT Cork title is staying in Ireland this year after Thomas Finneran grabbed success on Sunday in a quick showdown between himself and the UK’s Stephen McGrath.

The next step on the tour is in London which means that there will be a local feel to the poker event for many UK poker players. The Cork event was a rousing success but there is a lot of expectation surrounding the forthcoming London event.

Before the heads-up got underway, a deal was struck between the players. This arrangement saw 5,000 euros coming off the first prize and making its way to the second. Perhaps after his victory, Finneran will wish that he took the full prize home but you get the feeling that he will not be too disappointed with the final amount he took home. After all, being able to claim more than 55,000 euros for four days work is definitely something that will make you happy.

Finneran achieves success again

Thomas Finneran

The UKIPT Cork event was the first time that Finneran managed to achieve success in the UKIPT but he is no stranger to achieving success at the major events. Finneran has managed to achieve success in three EPTs and he also made the final table at the Irish Open back in 2007. This may have been more than 5 years ago but it indicates the level of consistency that Finneran is able to bring to his poker playing.

In the top eight players at the tournament, there were another two poker players from the UK and Ireland. A PokerStars qualifier finished in 6th place as Alexander Rhys-Davies picked up more than 10,000 euros. In 8th place was Nicholas Newport, a PokerStars player who was able to pick up more than 5,000 euros from the event.