World Poker Championship

We Have A Winner... I would like to extend a warm and fuzzy congratulations to Xuyen ‘Bad Girl’ Pham who picked up a nice big check for €250,000. The winners check was presented by Tim Johnson, Chairman and CEO of The Gaming Club, who sponsored the recent World Poker Championship, held in Dublin. The Gaming Club World Poker Championship took place between the 23rd and 27th June 2004 in Eire, at the Merrion Casino Club, Dublin's premier poker venue and casino club. The Gaming Club World Poker Championship was officiated by Tournament Director Mel Judah, two-time World Series champion, and internationally-recognized Poker professional. The winner, Xuyen Pham, a relatively unknown player, was part of a star studded field of players that inluded a list of players that looked much like a whose who of the poker world: Phil Hellmuth, Chris Ferguson (WSOP Champion); Phil Ivey ("The Tiger Woods of Poker"); Howard Lederer; John Juanda; Eric Seidel; Bruno Fitousi; The Hendon Mob: Ross Boatman, Barny Boatman, Ram Vaswani, Joe Beevers; Andy Bloch, Peter Costa; Dave Colclough; Erick Lindgren; CardPlayer Magazine: Barry Shulman, Jeff Shulman, Allyn Jaffrey; Garry Bush; Surinder Suner; Jan Syavik; Marty Wilson; Simon Trumper; Lucy Rokach; Blair Rodman; Paul Testud; Tony Bloom, Huck Seed, Roy "The Boy" Brimley, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott, Howard Plant, Freddie Deeb and Alan Cunningham. The Tounament will be screened by Sky Sports Later in the Month, watch local listings for details for channels and viewing times. for more information on the tournament, visit the Gaming Club Poker website or the World Poker Championship website.