Thu, 03/17/2011 – 12:32 – PokerPages Staff

#5 – Brett Angell, $111,889
Brett Angell starts our list of the top five UKIPT money winners in 2011 with $111,889.  Brett Angell hails from Middlesbrough, UK.  In the UKIPT Nottingham/ Season 2 Main Event, Brett Angell achieved second place, losing out to Gareth Walker.  This was his biggest result to date.

#4 – Max Silver, $116,640
Coming in at number four in our list is Max Silver with $116,640.  Online pro Max Silver stole the show at the 2010 UKIPT Dublin after defeating a field of 589 players.  He took the title and the first place prize ($103,285).  Silver also won the title at the EPT London/Season 7 UKIPT London/Season 1.  He took home $136,137 for his efforts. 

#3 – Paul Marrow, $117,630
Paul Marrow enters our list at number three with $117,630.  He is a live poker tournament event player and has been playing poker since 2009.  Paul Marrow’s poker tournament results and statistics include two first place finishes and one second place finish.  Paul Marrow is a player who is fun to watch.  His friendliness, style, and sense of humor make him stand out.

#2 – Gareth Walker, $177,524
Gareth Walker is the runner-up in our list with $177,524.  Gareth started out playing online poker a few years ago, but now prefers to play live.  His company, that he owns, specializes in high-performance car parts.  In the UKIPT Nottingham / Season 2 Main Event, with 1,058 entries, Gareth beat Brett Angell to claim the title with £109,000.

#1 – Padraig Parkinson, $179,314
The winner in our list of the top five UKIPT Money Winners in 2011 is Padraig Parkinson with $179,314.  Parkinson hails from Dublin, Ireland.  He has been playing poker for over two decades.  Parkinson won the title at the UKIPT Galway/Season 1 Main Event and took home €125,000.

Tue, 02/22/2011 – 00:52 – PokerPages Staff

37 year-old Kelvin McClendon and 33 year-old Lashone Dobard attempted to steal chips from the Gulfstream Park Casino in Hallandale Beach, while taking part in a tournament at the casino.

The plan initially came to fruition, as McClendon chopped the jackpot in the event for a $1,300 pay day. Dobard also ran deep for a $320 finish.

However, they pair were finally outed after officials at the casino noticed that chips were missing, following the tournament.

The chips then appeared during a second tournament that the duo attended several days later.

Security officials then checked the relevant video footage, and found that Dobard and McClendon had been putting chips into their pockets whilst working as a team.

They were subsequently arrested and pleaded no contest to charges of cheating.  The men were given a lifetime ban from the Gulfsteam Park Casino, on top of their criminal punishment.

Dobard eventually received a 142 day sentence in jail, while McClendon was sentenced to two years probation.

It is not the first instance of cheating uncovered at a poker tournament.  Renowned players, Ali Tekintamgac and Kadir Karabuluta were also disqualified from events on the Partouche Poker Tour and Holland Casino Dom Classic for similar reasons.