Poker Match Kiev
Good news coming out of Ukraine as poker has once again been added to the list of Register of Recognized Sports as a part of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Ukraine’s Document 3780. As a result of being deemed “sport poker,” anti-gambling legislation no longer applies to the game, which was originally removed from the list eight years ago.
Up until 2010, poker was treated more as a sport, but once taken off the list by the Justice Minister, it was lumped in with gambling games like slots and blackjack under the 2009 law “On Prohibition of Gambling Business in Ukraine” act.
There is poker in Kiev! You will find over 0 live poker tables to play at. You will find the following games in Kiev casinos: NL Texas Hold'em, Pot Limit Omaha, Tournaments, Omaha, PL Omaha. Payment agent - Fullgear Investments LTD (Reg.number HE350251), Vinceza Limited (Reg.number HE254081), Pari-Match Services (CY) Limited (Reg.number HE321275) with a registered address at Christodoulou Chatzipavlou, 199 4th floor, Flat/Office 4A 3936, Limassol, Cyprus.
As a result, poker clubs took it to court hoping to earn poker an exemption. In 2013, Ukraine’s Supreme Court sided with the clubs, but only as it applied to tournament poker. That meant they were able to host various tournaments, but cash games were illegal.
Furthermore, online operators relocated their servers to avoid prosecution, including iPoker’s exit in 2016. The iPoker Network – which was comprised of 29 skins including William Hill, Betfair and Ladbrokes – withdrawal came at a time of upheaval in Crimea, one of the country’s special gambling zones.
With poker once again being classified as a sport, the hope is regulation and new legislation for online poker could be forthcoming, though no timetable is set.
Ukraine’s Best of the Bunch
While poker in Ukraine has been dormant for the better part of a decade, the same can’t be said of Ukrainian poker players. On the contrary, the country has produced some of the most accomplished players on the worldwide scene including Eugene Katchalov, who sits atop the country’s all-time money list with more than $9.2 million in tournament earnings.
Other well-known pros who hail from Ukraine include Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Oleksii Khoroshenin, and Artem Metalidi, who is fresh off finishing eighth in the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event for $1.25 million.
Other recognizable Ukrainian players include Oleksii Kovalchuk, Anton Makiievskyi, and online pro Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskyi.
Here’s a look at the current top ten on Ukraines all-time money list:
| Place | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugene Katchalov | $9,235,296 |
| 2 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | $7,684,951 |
| 3 | Oleksii Khoroshenin | $3,581,956 |
| 4 | Artem Metalidi | $3,402,679 |
| 5 | Igor Yaoshevskyy | $3,133,595 |
| 6 | Alexander Dovzhenko | $2,426,208 |
| 7 | Oleksi Kovalchuk | $2,339,359 |
| 8 | Sergii Baranov | $1,242,334 |
| 9 | Vadim Shlez | $1,188,844 |
| 10 | Anton Makiievskyi | $1,122,027 |
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The 2020 Irish Poker Masters takes place online at partypoker after plans for the live equivalent were dashed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
December 6 is when Day 1A of the €1 million guaranteed Irish Poker Masters Main Event shuffles up and deals. You’ll need €1,100 in your partypoker account if you want to buy in direct, but there are dozens of opportunities to win your seat for far less money.
The Irish Poker Masters Main Event continues partypoker’s pledge to levelling the playing field for all its customers. This means only a single re-entry is permitted on the pair of starting flights and late registration is only open for nine levels. Those levels each last 25-minutes and blinds start at 500/1,000/125a with 200,000-chip starting stacks.
While €1,100 is a large buy-in for many PokerNews readers, there is ample opportunity to satellite your way into the €1 million guaranteed Main Event. Phase satellites starting at only €0.01 feed into the weekly Mega Satellites.
The Mega Satellite on December 6 and December 13, both at 3:30 p.m. GMT, both have 50x €1,100 seats guaranteed to be won. The Phases come with buy-ins of €0.01, €1.10, and €11, with the final costing €109 if you don’t phase your way in. Buying into the final sets you back €109 and you receive one-million chips for that princely sum.
Bustling 21-Event Irish Poker Masters Schedule
It isn’t only the Irish Poker Masters Main Event to play, there are 21 different events for you to get your teeth into. These include a Hold’em, Omaha, PKOs, Heads-Up, High Rollers, and Turbo events. There’s event a €109 Mini Main Event with €100,000 guaranteed.
| Date | Time (GMT) | Name | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #01 The Opener Day 1A: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 9:15 p.m. | IMP #02 7-Max Turbo: €25K Gtd [PKO, 1-day event] | €162 | |
| Sat 5 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #01 The Opener Day 1B: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #03 6-Max Turbo: €20K Gtd [1-day event] | €162 | |
| Sun 6 Dec | 4:05 p.m. | IPM #01 The Opener Day 1C: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04: Irish Poker Masters Main Event Day 1A: €1M Gtd [3-day event] | €1,100 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #05 Omaha High Roller: €50K Gtd [1-day event] | €530 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #05 Mini Omaha High Roller: €10K Gtd [1-day event] | €55 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | IPM #01 The Opener Day 2: €250K Gtd | ||
| 10:05 p.m. | IPM #06 6-Max Hyper: €25K Gtd p1-day event] | €265 | |
| Mon 7 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #07 Deepstack: €50K Gtd [2-day event] | €265 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #07 Mini Deepstack: €15K Gtd 02-day event] | €27 | |
| Tue 8 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #08 High Roller: €100K Gtd [2-day event] | €2,100 |
| 8:05 p.m. | IPM #09 Heads-Up: €25K Gtd [256-cap, No Late Reg, 2-day event] | €320 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | IPM #09 Mini Heads-Up: €3K Gtd [512-cap, No Late Reg, 2-day event] | €33 | |
| Wed 9 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #10 Mix-Max: €50K Gtd [2-day event] | €320 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #10 Mini Mix-Max: €15K Gtd [2-day event] | €33 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #11 Omaha Knockout: €30K Gtd [PKO, 1-day event] | €320 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #11 Mini Omaha Knockout: €10K Gtd [PKO, 1-day event] | ||
| Thu 10 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #12 6-Max: €50K Gtd [2-day event] | €265 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #12 Mini 6-Max: €15K Gtd [2-day event] | €27 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #13 Omaha: €20K Gtd [1-day event] | €215 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #13 Mini Omaha: €5K Gtd [1-day event] | €22 | |
| Fri 11 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IMP #14 The JP Masters Day 1A: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #15 7-Max Turbo: €2K Gtd [1-day event] | €162 | |
| Sat 12 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #14 The JP Masters Day 1B: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #16 6-Max Turbo: €25K Gtd [PKO, 1-day event] | €162 | |
| Sun 13 Dec | 4:05 p.m. | IPM #14 The JP Masters Day 1C: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | €530 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04 Irish Poker Masters Main Event Day 1B: €1M Gtd [3-day event] | ||
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #17 Omaha High Roller: €100K Gtd [1-day event] | €1,050 | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #17 Mini Omaha High Roller: €15K Gtd [1-day event] | €109 | |
| 8:05 p.m. | IPM #14 The JP Masters Day 2: €250K Gtd [PKO, 2-day event] | ||
| 10:05 p.m. | IPM #18 6-Max Hyper: €25K Gtd [1-day event] | €265 | |
| Mon 14 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04 Irish Poker Masters Main Event Day 2: €1M Gtd [3-day event] | |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04 Irish Poker Masters Mini Main Event Day 1A: €100K Gtd [2-day event] | €109 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #19 Second Chance Turbo: €50K Gtd [1-day event] | €530 | |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #19 Mini Second Chance Turbo: €10K Gtd [1-day event] | €55 | |
| Tue 15 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #20 Super High Roller: €200K Gtd [2-day event] | €5,200 |
| 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04 Irish Poker Masters Mini Main Event Day 1B: €100K Gtd [2-day event] | €109 | |
| Wed 16 Dec | 7:05 p.m. | IPM #04 Irish Poker Masters Mini Main Event Day 2: €100K Gtd [2-day event] | |
| 9:15 p.m. | IPM #21 The Closer: €40K Gtd [1-day event] | €265 |
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