Devilfish wins IPC event

Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott didn't have to stray far from home this month to get his first win of the New Year. He took down an event of the Irish Poker Championship in Galway to add €33,000 to his bankroll.

Ulliott, who has a World Series of Poker bracelet, a World Poker Tour win and more than $5 million in tournament winnings to his name, faced off against 126 opponents in the €750 side event at the Irish Poker Championship.

He dominated the tournament from the early stages, according to a press release, and amassed a chip lead that he used to play some textbook loose-aggressive poker.

The event was littered with some of Europe's best players, and they didn't disappoint as Marc Goodwin made his way to 10th place, with the final heads-up battle playing out between Ulliott and Surinder Sunar.

When the dust was settled, Sunar had to settle for second place while Ulliott added a win to his record before he takes off for Melbourne to play in the Aussie Millions.

The final-table results were:

"I got a lot of chips early in the tournament which meant players were moving in with all sorts of marginal hands. I got lucky once against Paul Jackson with A-J against his queens and when I got heads up against Surindar Sunar I don't think he won a hand," Ulliott said.

"It's great to get the year off to a winning start and I hope I can continue the form Down Under."

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