€3,500 Irish Open Main Event Day 1 | 2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

04-10-2009 22:56 UTC+2

He's McSweeney, Son, and He Hasn't Had Any Dinner

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A tense moment for Jimmy McSweeney just now, after he moved all in for 21,500 on a flop of {8-Clubs}

, against a very chipped-up Gregory Hunt. His opponent would still have had chips left if he called and lost, but nowhere near as comfortable a stack.

Hunt had the pot spread (it was around 10k), sighed, and said, "My flight's not booked til f***ing Tuesday!" before passing. McSweeney flashed his cards and it looked like bottom two pair had won the pot with the flop push.

Tags: Gregory Hunt Jimmy McSweeney

04-10-2009 22:51 UTC+2

Ashton to Ashes, Bites the Dust

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Michael Ashton is no more for this tournament, getting it in with a coinflipping {8-Clubs}

against Paul Zimbler's {5-Hearts}

but failing to hit anything at all on the board.

04-10-2009 22:48 UTC+2

Going Down

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Two players who seem to have rather dropped down in the chip counts are Gary "Mclovin" Clarke (30,000 to 15,500 in a level) and Nik Persaud (17,000 to just 5,050 in perhaps two levels, and now pulling a sour face).

04-10-2009 22:44 UTC+2

AA Recharges DC

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Dave 'El Blondie' Colclough just bumped his stack back up to 11,000 after getting {A-Hearts}

all in preflop against the {K-Spades}

of Man Ho Chan.

Tags: Dave Colclough

04-10-2009 22:24 UTC+2

Basu Kisses his Tournament Hopes Goodbye

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Sohan Basu is another casualty, coinflipping his way out of the tournament against Chris Dowling.

Basu: {A-Hearts}

Dowling:

Board:

04-10-2009 22:23 UTC+2

Feel the Love

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The prize for today's Most Amiable Exit goes to (American, judging by the accent) Chris Peddigrew, who with heartwarming earnestness said, "Best of luck to all of you," before saying how much of a pleasure it was playing with his table and then he stood up. It looked from the cards strewn on the board that he'd also been busted by {7-?}

, but this didn't seem to faze him at all. Then, he and his left hand side neighbour spontaneously hugged and he vanished into the rail.

Tags: Chris Peddigrew

04-10-2009 22:20 UTC+2

One Foot in the Cosgrave

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James Cosgrave has doubled up most fortunately. He got it in with {K-Clubs}

and was most dismayed when Eddie Gilsenan called and turned over {A-Clubs}

. However, the board came down {5-Spades}

to keep him in the game with 15,000.

04-10-2009 22:12 UTC+2

Climbers and Sinkers

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Nowhere to be seen:

Marty Wilson
Peter Roche
Michael Muldoon
Ryan Fronda

Playing on:

Karl Mahrenholz - 35,000
Paul Testud - 10,500
Tony Baitson - 5,000
Soren Kongsgaard - 3,600
Neil Channing - 17,000
Dave Jones - 20,000

04-10-2009 22:07 UTC+2