The UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) started in December 2009, is a major regional
poker
Poker is a family of comparing card games in which players wager over which hand is best according to that specific game's rules. It is played worldwide, however in some places the rules may vary. While the earliest known form of the game w ...
tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UKIPT is sponsored by
PokerStars.com
PokerStars is an online poker cardroom that was a part of The Stars Group until it was sold to Flutter Entertainment on May 5, 2020. It can be accessed through downloadable poker clients for the Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It is the larg ...
, like its counterparts, the
European Poker Tour (2004),
Asia Pacific Poker Tour (2007),
Latin American Poker Tour (2008) and
North American Poker Tour (2010). Season 2 of the UKIPT was shown on terrestrial television in the UK on
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
and was hosted by Nick Wealthall and
Liv Boeree
Olivia "Liv" Boeree (born 18 July 1984) is a British science communicator, television presenter and former professional poker player. She is a World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour champion, and is the only female player in history to w ...
.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
UKIPT Grand Final
The 2010 UKIPT Grand Final, which doubled as the EPT London, was the largest ever tournament in the UK, attracting 848 entrants. This event also hosted a Tournament of Champions, with each of the nine regional leg winners competing for entry into all of the season 2 events. This tournament was also won by UKIPT London winner, David Vamplew.
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Winners by country
Up to Season 5
Notes
External links
Official site
Facebook page
Twitter page
Official Sponsor
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Poker tournaments in Europe
Recurring events established in 2009
2009 establishments in Ireland
2009 establishments in the United Kingdom