Mark Murphy Wins Big as IPT €100K for €100 Deemed a Phenomenal Success

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A few eyebrows were raised when the Irish Poker Tour placed a €100,000 guarantee on the prize pool of a €100 buy-in event, not least because the €75+€25 buy-in meant 1,333 players needed to enter to avoid an overlay. Not only did the prize pool reach its guarantee, but the 1,927 entrants ensured it was surpassed by €38,745!
The money bubble finally popped during Day 2, with Shane Dempsey crashing out in 194th place, locking in a €250 min-cash for the surviving players. Dara O'Kearney, Nick Slade, and Stephane Blasques were among the in-the-money finishers.
Each of the nine finalists locked in €2,400 for their €100 investment, and it was Poland's Konrad Milkiewicz who claimed that sum after busting in ninth place. A regular on the Irish Poker Tour, Milkiewicz recently cashed in the €700 Irish Poker Cup in Killarney for €3,700.
Brian Holland more than doubled his recorded live earnings with the €2,900 eighth-place prize money, with Belgium's Yannick D'Heere's first in-the-money finish since September 2022 being a seventh-place finish worth a career-best €3,500.
Sixth place and €4,320 went to Patrick Coulter, who was joined on the sidelines by Tomas Flanagan (€5,400), Dale Ryan (€6,700), and Shane Delaney (€9,000).
The heads-up duo of Mark Murphy and Joseph Ladniak were now guaranteed a five-figure sum. Ladniak fell at the final hurdle and banked €13,500, leaving Murphy to get his hands on the winner's trophy and €22,000 in prize money, more than doubling his previous best live score.
€100K for €100 Final Table Results
Rank | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | Mark Murphy | Ireland | €22,000 |
2 | Joseph Ladniak | Ireland | €13,500 |
3 | Shane Delaney | Ireland | €9,000 |
4 | Dale Ryan | Ireland | €6,700 |
5 | Tomas Flanagan | Ireland | €5,400 |
6 | Patrick Joseph Coulter | Northern Ireland | €4,320 |
7 | Yannick D'Heere | Belgium | €3,500 |
8 | Brian Holland | Ireland | €2,900 |
9 | Konrad Milkiewicz | Poland | €2,400 |
€100K for €100 Festival Results
It wasn't only the Main Event finalists that won substantial sums for low buy-ins. Paul Carr, who seems to win an Irish Poker Tour event at every stop, took down the €300 No-Limit Hold'em Dublin 300 for €7,265.
Barry McKelvey turned €150 into €6,700 and a gold medal by becoming the APAT Irish Championship champion. McKelvey defeated Darren McGinley heads-up, resigning the runner-up to a €4,235 consolation prize and a silver APAT medal. Jumir Veaceslav was third, a finish good for a bronze medal and €2,700.
Event | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
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€100K for €100 | 1,927 | €138,745 | Mark Murphy | €22,000 |
€300 Dublin 300 | 112 | €28,495 | Paul Carr | €7,265 |
€150 APAT Irish Championship | 245 | €30,000 | Barry McKelvey | €6,700 |
€250 PLO | 51 | €10,770 | Daryl McAleenan | €3,800 |
€250 PLO | 33 | €7,500 | James O'Sullivan | €3,300 |
€150 Friday Night NLH | 69 | €8,280 | Paudie Cusack | €2,640 |
€150 €10K One Dayer | 74 | €10,000 | Fergal Coyle | €2,270 |
€150 MonsterStack | 147 | €17,640 | Anthony Crampton | €2,248 |
€150 St. Patrick's Kings and Queens | 35 | €4,200 | Michael Merrigan | €1,140 |
€200 PLO 4/5 Card | 15 | €2,450 | Michael Merrigan | €1,000 |
What's Next for the Irish Poker Tour?
The Irish Poker Tour heads to Athlone on April 5 for the Athlone €40K in a Day, which includes a €200 buy-in, €30,000 guaranteed Main Event.
From there, the tour returns to the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin from April 30 until May 5 for the 2025 edition of The Monster. The 2024 Monster was ridiculously successful and saw guarantees smashed left, right, and centre. Some 1,858 players bought into the €150 Main Event, created a guarantee-busting €223,560 prize pool that Peter Burnett won for €25,125 after a three-handed deal.
This year's Monster has combined guarantees of over €350,000, with the €150 Main Event carrying a €250,000 guarantee.
As always, head online to Paddy Power Poker if you want to satellite your way into an Irish Poker Tour event from a few cents.
