PokerFrom Las Vegas to Barcelona, London, Belfast and Slovenia, paddypowerpoker.com players have qualified for some of the most prestigious events across the globe. PPP has made an appearance at the World Series of Poker, the European Poker Tour, the World Heads Up Championship to name but a few. But the kudos belongs to the players who have battled long and hard to wend their way to possible fortune and certain fame. Every week on paddypowerpoker.com we give you the opportunity to be one of these people riding on the crest of the poker wave.
Martin ′The Butcher′ Dunne
UKPT legend, UK Poker Tour 2006
Nomadic poker enigma Martin ′The Butcher′ Dunne has made a name for himself this year by playing in every event on the 2006 paddypowerpoker.com UK Poker Tour. Martin qualified for the first leg in Edinburgh on paddypowerpoker.com and hasn′t looked back since. Competing in all six legs Martin has made two final tables and many more friends.
The 43 year old butcher from Navan, Co. Meath, learnt the ropes playing draw poker when he was growing up and started playing online in 2004. So how does he explain his success on the tour? "We still have a big family game once a month – brothers in law, wives, sisters, brothers and my mother, they all play – its a real tough field to get through, the UKPT events are a breeze compared to the family game!"
Pat O′Callaghan
Champion Qualifier Irish Open 2006
Pat scooped €12,500 package to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas by outlasting all other online qualifiers at the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open. Forty nine players qualified for the Irish Open main event through paddypowerpoker.com but only one prevailed. Pat had his eye on the final table and played some incredible poker. Despite on several occasions have assured his place as "Paddy Last" he continued to raise and re-raise, keeping his eye on the prize. He is well known on the Irish poker scene as being a big talent, we have no doubt we have not seen the Paddy Last of Mr. O′Callaghan. Pat has earned his place in the paddypowerpoker.com hall of fame.
And that is not all! Read on to see all of our champion players who have battled their way to top poker competition all over the globe.
New Year $100,000 GTD Tournament, January 2006 – Online
Sean Mintern – Winner ($31k)
Mark MacMahon – 2nd ($20K)
Paddy Power Grand Slam, January 2006 Birmingham
Len Collin (Irish Team)
Domhnall Mac A Bhaird (Irish Team)
Steven Reeves (English Team)
Matthew Bell (Northern Irish Team)
World Series of Poker, Las Vegas July 2006
Wai Keung Suen, Ian Kilpatrick, Robert Taylor, Oliver Boyce, Eoin Olin, Pat O′Callaghan, Jonathan O′Brien, Andrius Balys Tapinas
paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open, Dublin April 2006
Robert McCormack, John Larkin, Raymond Masters, Pat Griffin, Ray Wheatley, John Bambury, Deryck Barnes, Thomas Finneran, Brian Dennehy, Mikey Kennedy, Len Collin, Matthew Tyler, Michael O′Brien, Mark MacMahon, Brian Vickers, Alan O′ Gorman, Kevin Hayes, Ed Hollis, Amir Ehsan Hosseini, Steve Jelinek, John Ridge, Stephen Kerr, Paud O′Keeffe, Santiago Torres, Paul Higgins, Peter MacNamara, Gerry O′Farrell, Francis McCormack, David Merrigan, Walter McDonagh, Paul Corrigan, Anthony Young, Pat O′Callaghan, David O′Callaghan, Adebayo Odetoyinbo, Kerry Kerrigan, Michael Jones, Keith McInerney, Mark Cooper, Helena Murphy, John Weafer, Kenny Powell
World Heads Up Championship Barcelona May 2006
George Cunningham
Scottish Poker Championships, Edinburgh July 2006
Duncan Meekison, Joseph Brazil, Barry O′Callaghan
Legends of Poker, California August 2006
Owen Taffe
UK Poker Tour 2006
Edinburgh – Joanne Hickley, Stuart Brown, Paul Wilkie, Stuart McArthur, Martin Dunne
Newcastle – Ciaran Lordan, Anthony Reddan, Mark Piper, Martin Dunne, Andrew Gilravey, John Doherty, James McKay
Birmingham – Jeanne Kirby, Benedetto Pasantino, Mark Dunn, Mike Farrell, Martin Dunne, Grant Mercado, Chris Carr
Brighton – Mark McClaren, Sarah Branter, Iain Humphrey, Steve Harding, Gary Willson, Johnathan Stean, Matt Morrison, Ben Barnard
Banbridge – Iain Humphrey, Stephen Shore, Lennie Murdock, Darren Kane, Paul Logue, David Fyffe, Steve McArthur, Trevor O′Mahony, Christopher Hanley, Greg Godfrey, Keith Gibson, Andreas Mihail, Damian Coyle
London – Daniel Moran, Christopher Peak, Brendan Harnett, Jon Bonadies, Steve McArthur, Mattew Jenkins, Joanne Hickley, James O′Loughlin, Andrew Gilravey, Roy McGlynn, Danny Gimenez