It’s Nice to be a Winner

April 7, 2009

Marty Smyth has it made – he hosted a poker event and then won it himself – not so bad for a days work. Smyth was hosting the Omaha tournament as part of Boylepoker.com’s Be Our Sponsored Pro competition that they are running. However, he managed to beat all of the other players and win his own tournament.

Smyth was up against 46 other players in the poker tournament, and won that event. Then he went against eight other online qualifiers from various poker sites who were part of a live tournament in Dublin’s Jackpot Club on March 28th. The winner of the tournament would have gotten a sponsorship package from the poker site that had paid entry and expenses for the Irish Open 2009, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Manchester Main Event, and the World Series of Poker $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event.

Since the winner was the host, Smyth was not eligible for the prize package. The rules clearly stated that should Smyth win the poker tournament that the prize would go to whoever came in second place – a gentleman by the name of Noel Magner. Smyth said that although he was thrilled at the way he played the poker game, he was just as thrilled at seeing Magner get the poker package because he said that he played a “fantastic” game.

Smyth says that he isn’t done playing, or giving away prizes. He will continue to play at the poker site and to see how many sponsorships he might be able to pass on to other poker players.