2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open
€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 3
Heinrich Maneuvers His Way Out of the Running
"Flush draw, come on!" bellowed Brooke-Pearce on the flop, as though the king wasn't enough for him.
Board:
Short of the Mahkle
Mahkle:
Pantling:
Board:
Niall Before Gueorguiev!
Smyth's cards didn't last past the flop, though, and Gueorguiev unnecessarily filled his house with the 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.
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
O'Connor Busts in 10th
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:
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.
Redraw and Approximate Chip Counts
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
Baker Toast; Final Table Set...
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 . Although he hit one queen on the flop, Baker's 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.
Day 3 Concludes; Pantling Leads the Field
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
€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day 3 Completed