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That’s about 6,000 in today’s money. 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Whether you’re traveling for the iconic Race Week, the annual horse racing festival with poker around the clock in the Eglinton Club, or ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563764-live-music-in-galway-and-fun-in-sporting-emporium">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson"><img alt="Thumb_padraig-parkinson-blog" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/154/thumb_Padraig-Parkinson-blog.jpg" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson">Padraig Parkinson</a></h2> <span>04 Dec 09:39</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563763-genius-at-work">Genius At Work</a> </p> It’s been a dreadful year for Irish music. First, we lost Aslan’s charismatic front man Christy Dignam, a proud son of Finglas. The night Christy died, I left the poker game in the Sporting Emporium and walked towards ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563763-genius-at-work">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson"><img alt="Thumb_padraig-parkinson-blog" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/154/thumb_Padraig-Parkinson-blog.jpg" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson">Padraig Parkinson</a></h2> <span>10 Oct 10:39</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563762-rip-micky-moran-an-unlikely-pioneer">RIP Micky Moran. 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I said a ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563762-rip-micky-moran-an-unlikely-pioneer">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson"><img alt="Thumb_padraig-parkinson-blog" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/154/thumb_Padraig-Parkinson-blog.jpg" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson">Padraig Parkinson</a></h2> <span>21 Jun 16:07</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563761-there-is-poker-and-then-there-s-irish-poker">There Is Poker And Then There's Irish Poker</a> </p> These words were spoken by Mike Sexton as we hung out in the bar in the Radisson in Galway at the Irish Poker Championship in the 90’s. Mike would be delighted to hear me saying that he walked ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563761-there-is-poker-and-then-there-s-irish-poker">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/93-darryll-fish"><img alt="Thumb_rs49961_darryll_fish" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/427/thumb_RS49961_Darryll_Fish.JPG" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/93-darryll-fish">Darryll Fish</a></h2> <span>22 Feb 16:04</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/93-darryll-fish/entries/563760-sexism-poker-and-growing-the-game">Sexism, poker, and growing the game.</a> </p> As I’m sure most of you know, there has recently been a lot of discussion about the prevalence of sexism in poker, why this is a problem for the community, and (to a much lesser extent) how ... <a href="/poker-blogs/93-darryll-fish/entries/563760-sexism-poker-and-growing-the-game">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson"><img alt="Thumb_padraig-parkinson-blog" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/154/thumb_Padraig-Parkinson-blog.jpg" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson">Padraig Parkinson</a></h2> <span>23 Nov 09:48</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563759-a-little-hope-is-better-than-great-pity">A Little Hope Is Better Than Great Pity</a> </p> After a bout of Covid Light and boredom, it was good to get back to the poker and craic, which is par for the course in Dublin’s Sporting Emporium. A couple of days later, I got a call ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563759-a-little-hope-is-better-than-great-pity">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="blogs-index"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson"><img alt="Thumb_padraig-parkinson-blog" height="90" src="https://media.cardplayer.com/assets/authors/000/000/154/thumb_Padraig-Parkinson-blog.jpg" width="90" /></a> <div class="blogs-index-right"> <h2><a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson">Padraig Parkinson</a></h2> <span>19 Sep 09:19</span> <div class="clear"> </div> <div class="blogs-index-entries"> <div class="blogs-index-arrow"> </div> <p class="blogs-tease"> <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563758-lest-we-forget">Lest We Forget</a> </p> The covid lockdown didn’t do us any favors. I lost two good American friends for life who were legends of the game: poker ambassador Mike Sexton and John “Scof” Sheffield of WSOP Binions fame. I had so much ... <a href="/poker-blogs/19-padraig-parkinson/entries/563758-lest-we-forget">Read More</a> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div id="pagination-short"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="pagination"><tr><td class="jump-to-text">Jump to</td><td class="jump-to"><form method='get' action='/poker-blogs'><select id="page" name="page"><option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> <option value="5">5</option> <option value="6">6</option> <option value="7">7</option> <option value="8">8</option> <option value="9">9</option> <option value="10">10</option> <option value="11">11</option> <option value="12">12</option> <option value="13">13</option> <option value="14">14</option> <option value="15">15</option> <option value="16">16</option> <option value="17">17</option> <option value="18">18</option> <option value="19">19</option> <option value="20">20</option> <option 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