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Young Player Surprises Poker Pros
Published: 2006-01-12
 Professional poker players including members of ‘The Hendon Mob’, Andy Black and Roy ‘The Boy’ Brindley watched on helplessly as a young amateur walked away with €150,000 from the Boylepoker.com Irish Poker Championships in Dublin.
In what was a forgettable tournament for the pros, the first three places were taken out by local amateurs to the tune of €150,000, €70,000 and €30,000 respectively. Barney Boatman, the only pro to make it through to the final table, walked away with 4th prize and €18,000.
Over 3,000 people took part in the boylepoker.com Irish Poker Championships making it Ireland’s biggest ever poker tournament. Professional player, Andy Black said, “It was a brilliantly run tournament, which was clearly as a result of all the effort Boylesports have put in over the past few months. All their hard work has paid off.”
Paul Magee of Boylepoker.com said, ‘The tournament has been so successful and is now the biggest poker tournament in Ireland and one of the biggest in Europe. We are already looking forward to next year.”
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Student scoops poker pot
Published: 2006-01-11
 A BUSINESS studies student from Mallow in Co Cork played his cards right to scoop €150,000, the biggest prize at a three-day poker tournament in Dublin.
UCC student Kieran Walsh was the star player at the inaugural Irish Poker Championships at City West Hotel in Dublin which attracted players from Ireland and Britain.
A total of 500 players entered the event, which boasted a €500,000 prize pool.
Pro players who took part in the event included WSOP 2005 Main Event final table finisher Andrew Black, members of the Hendon Mob, and Roy “The Boy” Brindley.
There to support the winner was his father Denis who runs Walsh Engineering in Mallow and his uncle Eddie Walsh — well-known in pool circles throughout the country.
A proud Eddie said: “This win will open many doors for Kieran on the international poker circuit and he may take time out from his studies to take advantage of that.”
Under the recently launched Boylepoker.com banner, the Irish Poker Championships was comprised of a series of nationwide events, which culminated in the weekend’s All-Ireland Poker Final.
It was one of the biggest poker tournaments ever staged in Europe.
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