€3,500 Irish Open Main Event Day 3 | 2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event

Day 3 Completed

04-13-2009 00:58 UTC+2

Day 3 Concludes; Pantling Leads the Field

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After a long, hard day of poker, we are down to just eight contenders and it's a truly international affair. Andrew Pantling, who has been a big stack since Day 1, tops the chip counts with a colossal chip lead of more than 2:1 over his nearest rival -- but with a fair few decent-sized stacks, anything can happen. All the players are now guaranteed €56,000, and with €600,000 up for grabs for first place, expect fireworks.

Seat 1: Lee Brooke-Pearce -- 998,000
Seat 2: Andrew Pantling -- 2,286,000
Seat 3: Andrew Bradshaw -- 351,000
Seat 4: Kara Scott -- 701,000
Seat 5: William Kassouf -- 569,000
Seat 6: Bradley Verburg -- 217,000
Seat 7: Christer Johansson -- 906,000
Seat 8: Atanas Gueorguiev -- 990,000

04-13-2009 00:43 UTC+2

Baker Toast; Final Table Set...

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The player bubbled from the final table is none other than Philip Baker. He'd been patient all day, winning a few key pots though not as involved as much as some of the others.

He found what looked like a good spot to get his stack in. From the button, Lee Brooke-Pearce raised to 65,000 preflop, and Baker moved in over the top for around 180,000. This was snap-called by Brooke-Pearce, as he had {A-Spades}

. Although he hit one queen on the flop, Baker's {A-Diamonds}

was ultimately no match for that pocket pair.

Cries of, "Unlucky!" followed the jovial player to the cash desk. The rest of final eight await the bright lights, cameras, and the glory and potential to take the title tomorrow.

Tags: Lee Brooke-Pearce Philip Baker

04-13-2009 00:27 UTC+2

Redraw and Approximate Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Lee Brooke-Pearce -- 700,000
Seat 2: Philip Baker -- 240,000
Seat 3: Andrew Pantling -- 1,500,000
Seat 4: Andrew Bradshaw -- 350,000
Seat 5: Kara Scott -- 700,000
Seat 6: William Kassouf -- 550,000
Seat 7: Bradley Verburg -- 200,000
Seat 8: Christer Johansson -- 650,000
Seat 9: Atanas Gueorguiev -- 750,000

04-13-2009 00:25 UTC+2

O'Connor Busts in 10th

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After a bit of a lag, players are throwing their chips into the middle gladly as the desperately short stacked ones make their last bid for final table glory.

Our latest casualty is Paul O'Connor. With just 90,000 left to his name, he plonked them in the middle from under the gun with a sigh, and big blind Andrew Pantling decided he couldn't fold.

O'Connor: {10-Hearts}

Pantling:

Board:

With the loss of O'Connor, we are down to nine. There has been a redraw and players are now being seated at the non-feature table (the feature table only has room for eight) to decide who will be coming back tomorrow for a shot at the title.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 2,000

04-13-2009 00:14 UTC+2

Niall Before Gueorguiev!

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Falling in 11th place is young Niall Smyth. It passed to him in the small blind and he moved all in. Atanas Gueorguiev, in the big blind, was well aware of the circumstances and stacks, and made the call with {A-Hearts}

. He was indeed ahead of Smyth's {J-Diamonds}

.

Smyth's cards didn't last past the {6-Spades}

flop, though, and Gueorguiev unnecessarily filled his house with the {A-Spades}

on the river. Disappointed on narrowly missing out on the final, Smyth certainly didn't lack support from the rail.

Smyth won €24,400 and will probably be seen at the Irish Open next year.

Tags: Atanas Gueorguiev Niall Smyth

04-13-2009 00:09 UTC+2

Short of the Mahkle

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No sooner had we lost Mayr than Karl Mahkle moved in on the feature table and found himself called and in terrible shape against uber-stack Andrew Pantling.

Mahkle: {A-Clubs}

Pantling:

Board:

04-13-2009 00:06 UTC+2

Heinrich Maneuvers His Way Out of the Running

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We are down another one on the feature table. This time it was Heinrich Mayr who found himself all in with {A-?}

against a rather shouty Lee Brooke-Pearce's {K-Clubs}

.

"Flush draw, come on!" bellowed Brooke-Pearce on the flop, as though the king wasn't enough for him.

Board: {2-Clubs}

04-12-2009 23:57 UTC+2

Evan Hunts an Ace

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Evan Hunt moved all in on the button for his remaining 120,000 or so. Atanas Gueorguiev, from the small blind, gave it a ponder and then reraised all in. The big blind safely let it go and Hunt was soon dispatched as his {A-Clubs}

failed to connect with the board in the way that Gueorguiev's {K-Clubs}

firmly did. The board came {7-Diamonds}

and we're down to just thirteen players.

Tags: Atanas Gueorguiev Evan Hunt