Thompson Eliminated
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flop with two spades on it. Following a brief raising war, he ended up all in against one opponent. Thompson's 
was not in terrible shape against his opponent's 
, but a couple of bricks later and he hit the rail.
2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open
€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open
Buy-in
€3,200
Prize Pool
€2,243,200
Entries
700
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
4,000
flop with two spades on it. Following a brief raising war, he ended up all in against one opponent. Thompson's was not in terrible shape against his opponent's , but a couple of bricks later and he hit the rail.
Loudest Table in the Room
Ali Vs. Tilly
board and Ali Mallu swiftly called. Both players checked the 
river though, and Mallu quietly mucked when Tilly turned over 
to take the pot.
Vanchiro Vanquishes Morkan
The chips went in on the
flop, and when they came out again they headed over to Vanchiro.Morkan:
Vanchiro:
Turn:
River:
Vanchiro vanquished and enjoyed a full double up; Morkan meanwhile was down to a rather sad 500 chips or so.
Jamie Gold Half Irish
"So, is this your first time in Ireland?"
"Yes."
"Liking it?"
"Loving it. The people are so friendly."
"See, I thought that was the problem with Ireland. The people."
"You should try London..."
There follows a mini Gold lifestory, involving Irish grandparents, a change of name, a stepfather, and the revelation that Jamie is indeed half Irish.
Nelson's Columns Rise
against Richard Clarke's 
.Board:
"Nice comeback," commented tablemate Albert Iversen. It turns out that just two hands previously, Nelson had been a short stack and had now flopped two sets in a row. "I know, because the last one was against me, " sighed Kara Scott.
Break Time
A Few Chip Counts
Liam Flood: 19,500
Jesper Hougaard: 12,000
Ludovic Lacay: 6,675
Andy Black: 8,400
Tim Blake: 10,300
Miara-cle on Fifth Street
, Farrell checked and Davia bet 2,200. This got rid of the third player, but Farrell promptly moved all in for an additional 3,575. This brought on a lengthy dwell, followed by a surprisingly reluctant-looking call from Davia - with ! Farrell went from hopeful to resigned, flipping his 
.The turn brought the
and an "Ooh," from the spectators.The river, however, came the case
and a longer, "Oooh," as Farrell was eliminated.
A Few More Chip Counts
Steven Devlin - 11,000
Padraig Parkinson - 9,400
Dan Harrington - 13,000
Julian Thew - 14,000
Jennifer Tilly - 12,800
Antony Lellouche - 3,600
Gary Clarke - 10,500
Ian Frazer - 10,300
Mick McCloskey - 7,300
James Browning - 9,000