Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Dublin
€175 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1bc
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1bc
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Dublin
Buy-in
€175
Entries
809
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
508
Players Left
128
Moneymaker Joins the Field
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000 | |
|
120,000 | 90,000 |
|
120,000 | |
|
115,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | |
|
70,000 | |
|
65,000 | 35,000 |
|
25,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
Andy Black in the Field
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Andy Black, although born in Belfast, northern Ireland, started playing poker seriously whilst studying at Trinity College here in Dublin. Since then he's been a mainstay on the Irish poker scene, accruing nearly $5m in lifetime cashes.
His biggest cash came in 2005 when he finished fifth in the WSOP Main Event for $1,750,000 and he followed that up two years later with a final table in the Aussie Millions Main Event finishing third for $556,695.
Sitting on top of the Irish all-time money list, Black will no doubt be wishing to add a Platinum Pass to an already lengthy and illustrious poker resume.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Richards Up to 100k After Cracking Aces
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Alan Richards called a raise to 2,200 with 
and Ruari McLaughlin three-bet to 7,100 with 
. Richards called.
The flop came 
and Richards check-called 11,000. The turn was the 
and Richards bet 6,000. McLaughlin moved all in for 9,900 and Richards called.
McLaughlin would need to dodge straight outs but the 
wasn't what he wanted to see, improving Richards to a straight as his aces were cracked and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 Pictures
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,000 | 12,000 |
|
52,000 | -185,000 |
|
|
41,000 | |
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
31,000 | -1,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
11,000 | -12,000 |
New Entries and Eliminations
Level 6
: 200/500, 500 ante
Well-known Irish poker player Dara O'Kearney is the latest player to join the field, albeit without his phone or iPad. Thankfully, he won't need either to focus on the job at hand, namely winning a Platinum Pass.
O'Kearney sits with over $1m in lifetime earnings, good enough for 17th on the Irish all-time money list.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
How Many Irish Platinum Pass Winners Will There Be in 2020?
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Last year, figures showed that Ireland sent more Platinum Pass winners to the PSPC per capita than any other country. They sent 13 players including Fintan Gavin, Sven McDermott, Darren Millar and Gary Thompson.
Proportionally speaking, if the United States sent as many players as Ireland did there would have been 720 American Platinum Pass winners!
PokerStars Platinum Pass Player Liaison Willie Elliot said that last year the Irish poker community really engaged in the concept of the PSPC.
"Seven passes were won here live and a further six were dished out at other events and online, said Elliot. "It just goes to show the appetite for poker here and the desire of the players to satellite into such a huge and prestigious event.
"It's such a close-knit and friendly poker community in Ireland; most of the players get to know each other by playing at the same events, and the community spirit here is unlike anywhere else in the world.
"13 Passes from a population of five million is remarkable. Scotland has a similar population and just won two, so there really was a higher level of engagement in Ireland than anywhere else in the world."