Main Event | 2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

04-05-2010 20:57 UTC

James Mitchell Doubles Up

[user76023]

James Mitchell opened to 130,000 before Paul Carr reraised to 550,000 one more. Mitchell shoved and Carr called instantly.

Mitchell: {A-Clubs}

Carr:

The board came {K-Diamonds}

giving Mitchell the nut flush draw but then the river was the {6-Clubs}

and Carr's rail went ballistic thinking he'd won. But Mitchell had rivered the nut flush and doubles up to about 4,600,000 and more importantly the chip lead.

04-05-2010 21:01 UTC

Chip Counts

[user4144]

James Mitchell -- 4,600,000
Paul Carr -- 2,500,000

04-05-2010 21:08 UTC

Carr Speeds Ahead

[user4144]

Phil Carr had limped the button, before calling a bet from James Mitchell. Then, on the {Q-Hearts}

flop, fireworks, as Mitchell check-raised all in only to be snap-called by Carr.

Mitchell: {K-Hearts}

Carr:

Board:

Carr doubles up and the crowd go wild!

04-05-2010 21:21 UTC

Mitchell Comes Back

[user76023]

James Mitchell raised preflop once more and Paul Carr quickly defended.

The flop was {9-Clubs}

and Carr lead for 200,000. Mitchell raised to 575,000 and Carr insantly folded.

04-05-2010 21:24 UTC

One Miiiiiiillion

[user4144]

Couldn't quite make out all the action, but on the turn of a {2-Diamonds}

board, Paul Carr bet a monstrous one million, which was more than enough to pick up the pot.

04-05-2010 21:24 UTC

Chip Counts

[user4144]

James Mitchell -- 3,000,000
Paul Carr -- 4,000,000

04-05-2010 21:31 UTC

Paul Carr made his standard raise from the button sending the decision back over to James Mitchell. Mitchell, as meticulous as always, reached for chips and made it 450,000. "All-in," announced Carr!

Mitchell didn't insta-call, but he didn't reach for his cards either. Instead, he took a glance at his foe's stack and asked for a count. It was Mitchell with the shorter stack, out-chipped four to three million.

"He looks like he's going to fold," declared Neil Channing in the commentary booth, but on this occasion, the 2008 Champion was wrong as Mitchell made a surprise call.

As the hole cards were revealed, the crowd went bananas, Carr once again picking up a monster with {Q-Hearts}

. Mitchell could only muster {A-Spades}

.

The

was a terrible flop for the Brit, not even serving up a backdoor flush draw. The crowd looked ready to storm the stage.

The {7-Hearts}

turn was equally safe, and as the camera focused its attention on Carr, he blew out his cheeks, the realisation that he was just one card away from becoming the 2010 Irish Open finally settling in.

"Ace from space!" commanded the small army of Mitchell fans.

River...

{A-Diamonds}

The roof flew off the Burlington Hotel as the Carr fans gasped and the Mitchellites erupted like Mount Vesuvius. Nobody could believe what had just happened - victory snatched from the very jaws of defeat.

04-05-2010 21:47 UTC