2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Entries
708
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
4,000

Cautious Approach

The final three seem to playing aggressively preflop, but adopting a more cautious approach post-flop, and the latest hand continued that trend.

Raising it up from the small blind, James Mitchell received a call in the big blind from Santeri Valikoski. The {J-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} was checked all the way down, Mitchell snapping up the goodies with {K-?}{7-?}.

"It seems like he has showdown value, like king high or something," observed Channing correctly as the board was being dealt.