2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 2
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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
Players Left 1 / 700

Carnage

As expected, the shorter stacks have been wasting absolutely no time in getting their chips in the middle in an effort to double up or bust out.

Among those busted so far: Rinaldo Aquino and Barny Boatman.

Shaun Craig tried it on against Jack Hinchey too -- Craig raised in mid-position and then shoved to a reraise from Hinchey in the big blind. After a considerable dwell, Hinchey decided to let it go.

"Queens?" asked a tablemate. "Not that high," replied Hinchey, "But I did have a pair..."