2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx9x
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Prize Pool
€2,243,200
Entries
700
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
4,000

No Stopping Harmon

Maurice Harmon has been chip leader, or close behind, all day today. With 60,000, he's now a real menace to his whole table, as demonstrated by this hand:

Harmon raised preflop, called by Matey Boy in the big blind (sadly this player isn't listed today as his table was the very last to be created). The flop came {10-Spades} {10-Clubs} {8-Hearts} . Check to Harmon, who bet 2,500, only to be quickly raised to 7,000. The check-raise didn't worry Harmon, clearly, as he counted out and calmly bet 18,000 - enough to commit his opponent's stack.

Eventually he got a pass, didn't show his hand, but told the table, "I had no kicker. I had {10-?} {7-?} . You have Jacks?" We'll never know.

Tags: Maurice Harmon