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

04-12-2009 15:57 UTC+2

Fleming Jumps Off a Cliff

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A nonstandard double-up for Joe Fleming with {7-Diamonds}

against a very angry Brent Forrest's {6-Hearts}

, the chips apparently going in on the flop.

Board: {4-Hearts}

"Nice hand sir," laughed tablemate Philip Baker. "Were you playing for the diamond on the turn?"

04-12-2009 15:54 UTC+2

A Blonde Moment

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A simple coinflip for Dave "El Blondie" Colclough as he shoved to a raise from Niall Smyth; then a simple walk to the door as he busted out.

Smyth: {K-Spades}

Colclough: {7-Diamonds}

Board:

Tags: Dave Colclough

04-12-2009 15:48 UTC+2

Still Life: Knaapinen and Flowers on Rail

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Eddie Kavanagh busted Daniel Flowers with pocket jacks, while one of the early-to-mid tournament chip leaders, Matias Knaapinen, has also played his last hand. Picking up a reasonable-looking {9-Spades}

, he found Ian Wright with no less than {K-Spades}

. A third king was the end of the end for the Finn.

Tags: Daniel Flowers Matias Knaapinen

04-12-2009 15:44 UTC+2

O'Callaghan Doubles Through Zimbler

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An easy double-up for Anto O'Callaghan with {Q-Spades}

against Paul Zimbler's {6-Spades}

. O'Callaghan celebrated with a "YESSSSS!" anyway.

Board: {J-Hearts}

04-12-2009 15:42 UTC+2

Vigezzi Gets Some Chips

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Roy Brindley raised to 20,000 under the gun, and then with the very minimum of fuss, called Lise Vigezzi's shove for 60,000 total on his immediate left.

Brindley: {3-Hearts}

Vigezzi:

Board: an incredibly unambiguous {J-Hearts}

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Vigezzi, incidentally the last Perrault standing after her husband Pascal busted out on the feature table, sighed with relief, while some French people bounced around and high-fived at the rail.

Tags: Lise Vigezzi Roy Brindley

04-12-2009 15:38 UTC+2

Two More Gone

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Messrs Simon Lewis and Pascal Perrault will not be making it any further in this tournament.

04-12-2009 15:34 UTC+2

Two Hands: Two Down

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We've already lost John McNaughton, whose 25,000 was instantly all in in a bid for a double-up with {K-Spades}

, but ran into pocket sixes which held to bust him first.

Then went John de Wit, who fell to queens the next hand. Saying it's a fast-paced start is an understatement.

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 500

04-12-2009 15:28 UTC+2

Color Up and Deal!

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The players are in their seats and the final remaining 100 chips have been raced off, giving the lucky few another red 500 chip. Play will restart any minute now...

The feature table is filmed all day every day, and this afternoon's lineup features no fewer than three French players, Paul Testud, Pascal Perrault and Maxime Moczulski.

04-12-2009 14:23 UTC+2

Irish Open Day Three - In the Money But a Long Way to Go

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The remaining 64 players reconvene shortly to play their third day of poker here at the Irish Open. While most of the 700 starting runners are now busying themselves with side events, cash games, or just thronging the rail, these players are vying for a final table spot, and a shot at the €600,000 first prize.

Heading the pack are Andy Bradshaw and Lee Brooke-Pearce tying for the lead, trailed by earlier chip leader Andrew Pantling. Rising fast in the latter part of yesterday was Atanas Gueorguiev, and the top ten in chips are tightly bunched: it's anyone's guess who'll come out on top. They're guaranteed at least €3,500 at this point, but it's going to be a tough battle for the final table and its accompanying televised glory. The atmosphere is already electric -- expect action to kick off within the hour.

Tags: Andy Bradshaw