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First, our two good eggs PJ & Jim got everything ready...
Then, on Monday November 3rd, we started looking for our finalists... and finally.. on November 7th... our 5 final contestants (four on-air and one on social media) - took part
in Radio Nova's Poker Run...
Marty Miller, Dee Woods, Pat Courtenay and Greg Gaughran were recruited as card dealers as our final five qualifiers embarked in an exciting mad dash around our capital on Friday... they met Dee Woods at the RDS, Pat Courtenay at Copperface Jacks (more accurately the Jackson Court Hotel - Coppers wasn't open yet... sorry Pat!), Greg Gaughran at the iconic Croke Park (followed by a lunch break at the brilliant Croke Park Hotel)... and then Marty Miller handed out our fourth set of cards at the Casino at Marino - before our finalists headed back to meet PJ & Jim to receive their 5th carts and take part in the grand finalé at our own Nova Casino in the foyer of Radio Nova's HQ in Dublin's docklands!
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... and in the grand finalé ... overseen by croupier Blaze of D1 Casinos, the final cards were dealt and a pair of aces meant victory for Gary Conroy of Trim, Co. Meath!
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Our winner, Gary (who entered the competition originally via Instagram!), spoke afterwards to Radio Nova's Louise Ducrocq:
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