The Bridge club opened on 20th November 2005 by Ivan Donaghy and Paul Leckey. Ivan and Paul have played the professional poker circuit in Europe and U.S.A with success. Ivan has won the Irish open 2003 (£78,000), he was also at the world series $5,000 final table for Texas hold’em ($40,000) and twenty second in the world poker tour five diamonds tournament ($30,000). Paul was third in the Victor Chandler Cup 2004 (£50,000), he was also fifteenth in the world poker tour Atlantic City 2004 ($40,000) and fortieth in the W.P.T $25,000 buy in at the Bellagio ($46,000).

Texas Hold’em poker is being played in every corner of the Province, however the structures of 90% of the tournaments are ‘crap shoots’. The majority of poker tournaments in Northern Ireland get the players money and finish the tournaments as soon as possible. At the Bridge Club Ivan and Paul (being players themselves) shall structure tournaments that will enable the players to display their poker skills and improve their game.

Some tournament organisers who consistently take a large profit from the prize pool anger many players, and because they had no other venue to play poker they reluctantly accepted this. The Bridge Club will give value to the serious poker player and also guarantee generous prize pools.

The Bridge Club shall organise satellite tournaments to major poker events such as Ladbrokes Poker Cruise, Irish Poker Championships and the W.S.O.P to name only a few. Please contact club for details if any players need any information on tournaments, hotel accommodation or any related poker inquiry please contact the Bridge Club, Ivan or Paul would be delighted to help.


The club is decorated in pleasant browns and yellows with sporting memorabilia decorating the walls, with two large plasma screens so the players can enjoy the poker tournaments while viewing the football, golf or whatever sports are being broadcast.

There are ten poker tables covered with professional speed cloth and trimmed with cream leather. Ten players can sit comfortably at each table giving the club a capacity for one hundred players. The club offers free refreshments, all tournaments are non smoking and players can also enjoy safe & free parking beside the club.
 
                                          Entrance Fee to All Tournaments £4.00