Posts by Dave
All-in Or Folds & Irish Poker Classic 2023
Irish Poker Tour Team Pro Paul Carr won last Sunday’s Irish Poker Classic in the Macau Casino Cork after a brilliant display showing the full range of his renowned tournament poker skills. Paul had progressed to Day 2 of the event via a scheduled All-in or Fold on Saturday afternoon. Many players at the…
Read MoreBluffing Against Continuation Bets
In my last piece, I set up the following scenario: The under-the-gun player opens to 2.3 bbs playing 40 bbs, it’s folded to us in the big blind with the same stack or more, and we defend. This is the optimal opening range for under the gun off 40 bbs: Our defending range in big…
Read MoreDublin Winter Festival Rocks Green Isle – Irish Poker Tour Keeps on Growing
The Green Isle Hotel once more proved itself to be a magnet for Irish and international poker players as ambitious guarantees were smashed and a great time was had by all. The festival opened with the €20,000 guaranteed Paddy Power Mystery Bounty. It looked like a big target for Friday lunchtime but 131 entries and…
Read MoreThe Irish Poker Festival Returns Bigger & Better In 2024
We’ll be back. The Irish Poker Festival returns for 2024 between Tuesday, October 29th, and Sunday, November 3rd, 2024. After the incredible success of the inaugural Irish Poker Festival, we have an announcement to make. The Irish Poker Festival will return to the Intercontinental Hotel from the 29th to the 5th of November 2024, with…
Read MoreClonmel: Another Tour Stop, Another Blinding Success
Reporting By: Jerry Fitzgerald Are we in the midst of a poker boom? The evidence seems to suggest so. Standing on the tournament floor of the Talbot Hotel in Clonmel this past weekend, I thought back to my first event at the Galmont Hotel last January and pondered that I had never known anything…
Read MoreKillarney Women of Poker Championship Review
On Friday the smash hit of the Killarney Poker Festival was the Killarney Women of Poker tournament! 46 runners and a €7,990 prize pool were very impressive, but much more importantly the atmosphere was absolutely electric. And the mastermind behind it all was Irish Poker Tour Team Pro, Tanya Masters! Tanya (pictured with the entire…
Read MoreJust Do It
Killarney Eve is upon us, pretty exciting indeedy. I have not written for some time since before Easter in fact.I have been focusing on the Irish Open and then the World Series both of which were pretty successful and generated about €200,000 profit. For me, the last day of the poker year is the day…
Read MorePaddy Power Opens Book on The Killarney Main Event
Back The Winner Of ‘The Irish Poker Cup’ Festival partners Paddy Power have set the odds for the Killarney Poker Cup next week at the INEC. Now we can all back ourselves to win or laugh at the long odds that Paddy is offering on our friends. https://www.paddypower.com/poker/irish-poker-tour Follow this link and check out the…
Read MoreIrish Poker Tour Partners With LuxonPay
The Irish Poker Tour is now partnered with Luxon Pay – the industry leaders for poker payment. Starting at the flagship Killarney Poker Festival, players will be able to buy-in to tournaments and cash games using the Luxon system. The Luxon app is available on the App Store and the Play Store below. (Maybe add…
Read MoreJames O’Brien Wins Macau Irish Poker Tour €60k
Well-known Irish Poker Tour regular and all-around nice guy James O’Brien from Wexford was the big winner at the Cork Poker Festival when he took first prize of €17,500 in the €60,000 guaranteed Main Event. Local star Liam ‘Mash’ Chevalier took home nearly €11k in second with Mark O’Halloran an unlucky but very sporting third…
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