Irish Poker Has A New National Champion -- Computer Science Student James Scullion
Dublin (PRWEB) April 11, 2008 -- The National Student Poker Championship 2008, sponsored by Devilfish Poker, attracted 278 runners to the Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin on Saturday April 5, 2008.
The ?65 (+ ?7 reg. fee) buy-in event created a total prize pool of ?18,070, was run by PokerIreland.ie, and won by James Scullion, a computer science student from Ballymena studying at Queens University, Belfast.
"I'll put some of it away," said Scullion of his ?4,000 winnings, "but probably use some to play similar sized buy-in events. I've never played in anything like this before or won anything like this before so it's great."
Scullion travelled to the event with three housemates and about a dozen poker playing friends from Northern Ireland. As he received his prize money his friend was heard to utter "Woahhh! Four grand. That's life changing money".
Twenty-seven players cashed at the event with the top 10 payouts being:
1st James Scullion - ?4,000
2nd David Downey - ?3,330
3rd Paul Murphy - ?3,000
4th Aaron O'Neill - ?1,395
5th Samantha Hayes - ?1,035
6th Dominic Marley - ?905
7th Neil Adams - ?725
8th Carlo Popplewell - ?540
9th Damien Kent - ?360
Event organizer and tournament Director Stephen McLean said, "I think all players, dealers and floor staff would agree that there was really a great atmosphere throughout the tournament. This is what poker should be all about, having fun, a good laugh and experiencing a really good competition."
About Devilfish Gaming
Devilfish Gaming takes its name from the well known poker professional David "Devilfish" Ulliott, who is active in promoting the business. Ulliott is one of Europe's best known and most recognized poker players and in 2007 had his most successful year ever on the poker tournament circuit leading to his winning the prestigious Card Player European Play of the Year award.
The company is publicly quoted, having floated on London's PLUS market in March 2007. The company does not accept wagers from the U.S.
For further information, call 00353 86 3057469
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