2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 2
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

Roy "the boy" Aces McSweeny

Roy Brindley just knocked Jimmy McSweeny out of the top ten in chips with his {A-Hearts} {A-Clubs} vs. McSweeny's {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds}. McSweeny had hit top pair on a {Q-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {9-Hearts} flop. We caught the hand as Brindley, from the button, moved his 40,000 stack over the line and McSweeny, in the cutoff, then considered making the call.

This went on for a little while - the pot standing at 25,000. Eventually McSweeny called, saw the aces, and hoped to hit. The turn and river did not oblige and Brindley made a brief arms-in-the-air victory sign -- like someone winning the Tour de France. He doubled up to 105,000 while McSweeny is now on 30,000.

Tags: Jimmy McSweenyRoy Brindley