Irishman’s €30,000 win ups the ante for $1m London poker tournament

A DUBLIN football fan had plenty to smile about after scooping a €30,000 prize in a major poker competition over the weekend.

Irishman’s €30,000 win ups the ante for $1m London poker tournament

Stephen Hoary, originally from Crumlin but living in Newbridge, Co Kildare, has the chance to try his luck in a $1 million tournament in London next month.

He was one of a number of qualifiers to reach the final of the VCPoker.ie Irish poker tour, which was held at the Pod club in Dublin on Saturday, after entering a poker game in a pub.

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