2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx9x
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Prize Pool
€2,243,200
Entries
700
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
4,000

Gibson Near Felted

Disaster for Nick "Gwibbo" Gibson, who bet 3,500 on the turn of a {J-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {6-Spades} {5-Clubs} board from the big blind position, only to receive a smooth call from Eddie Gilsenan directly to his left, who had somehow got himself involved from under the gun.

Come the {7-Diamonds} river, Gibson bet another 3,000, and this time Gilsenan raised all in (although he announced, "Reraise," for some reason). Gibson, sucking on a slightly obscene looking bit pf plastic nicotine replacement therapy apparatus, thought about it for a while -- and then called.

Gilsenan turned over {8-Spades} {4-Spades} for a flopped flush draw that had miraculously transformed into an unlikely straight and Gibson mucked.

Gilsenan is up to around 20,000; Gwibbo is down to around 400 in shrapnel.

Tags: Nick Gibson