Donal’s Corner

As always, the organisers of the Irish Poker Tour have been listening to their regular players and they have introduced new schedules for the already popular One Day Festivals which bring top class poker tournaments to every region of the Republic of Ireland.

Starting with the Portlaoise One-Dayer in the Killeshin Hotel running on December 27th there will be a second, hyper-style, flight in the Main Event. Flight 1A will start at 13:00 with 14 levels of 30 minutes, flight 1B will start at 18:30 with 8 levels of 15 minutes. The two flights will coalesce for the Final starting at 21:00 which will feature 30 minute levels.

The guarantee for this event has been increased from €30,000 to €40,000 for a €170+€30 buy-in and it promises to be a complete Christmas Cracker.

Upcoming one-dayers in Limerick, Athlone, Carrick on Shannon and beyond will also feature this new schedule which will also have a €125+€25 NLH tournament starting at 20:00.

Why IPT Last Longers Are The Best Value in Poker

As most Irish poker players know the Irish Poker Tour offers a Last Longer competition within a competition in all our Main Events and some of our bigger Side Events. These offer players the chance to win accommodation and tournament entry packages at upcoming Festivals for the trivial fee of €20.

These fun side bet competitions are superb value especially as the IPT takes absolutely no fee for running them. Every penny that is taken in is paid out to the winners and, as there are always guaranteed prizes, sometimes money is added to the prizepool.

Next time that you are playing an IPT tournament make sure that you check if there is a Last Longer option available and make sure that you take up that option if you are available to play the next big Festival and would like to turn it into a luxury trip for €20.