Poker For The Homeless Charity Tournament, €330 No-limit Hold'em, January 2009

Entrants: 128

Buy-in: €330


1. Nicky Power (Waterford) €7,150
2. Anto O’Callaghan (Dublin) €5,000
3. Rory Hogan (Limerick) €4,000
4. Barry Shafar (Glasgow) €2,500
5. Derek Long (Galway) €2,000
6. Thomas McInerny (Limerick) €1,450
7. Trevor McGoona (Co.Meath) €1,100
8. Adam Fallon (Dublin) €850

The Poker for the Homeless (formerly Simon Poker Day) charity tournament at the PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship in Galway was won by Waterford man Nicky Power.

The €330 event, of which €100 went directly to homeless charities in Ireland, raised close to €40,000. Of this, €18,200 was collected on the day from the prize pool at the charity poker tournament and will be donated to Galway Simon Community.