button in Safari
Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Total Entries
708
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 708
Filter
But regardless of the current standings, the important message to take from today was that the Irish Open remains full steam ahead, and with 708 (a record-equaling field), once again proved that this is still one of the best events in Europe, and the date that players mark down in the calendar with a permanent black marker.
There were a few bleary eyes this morning, but tomorrow will be a real wake-up call, as we're reconvening for Day Two at the ungodly hour of 2pm, so make sure you join us then for all the highs and lows of the 2010 Irish Open. It's sure to be a slobber knocker.
flop. After a brief pause, Scott slid her remaining two columns across the line for the all-in check-raise. Nolan asked for a count (8,625), before making the call and showing
. Scott had 
. Although she had five outs she didn't expect, the
turn was rather clinical, leaving Scott drawing dead before the 
river.As Scott waltzed out of the arena, the room suddenly became less easy on the eye and the thought of watching a Scott-less last few days somewhat foreboding for this year's media. Bah, sweaty, bald men it is then.
versus 
. Her opponent was Paddy Hicks, surely the oldest player in the room, and undoubtedly helping to make this the most experienced encounter the tournament will see.The
flop was clinical ("I had deuces!" exclaimed Iwan Jones), but the 
turn actually produced some outs. But alas, no drama or genuine bad beat story arrived, as the river bricked out with a 
."Why couldn't it have come the other way around?" smiled Doherty, although I still can't understand the logic of that.
board.His opponent had him in deep trouble with
for the straight, but a knave on the river gave Jarret-Smith the boat, and saved him from sailing out of the event.As a result, Jarret-Smith now has around 38,000.
Jen Mason calls in the big blind.
Check, 2,100 from Hawkins, instant raise to 6,000 from Mason, equally fast fold.
That all happened as quick as you read it.
Down to 10-15,000, Mitchell found himself all in from middle position with
, only to run into the of Michael Purcell on the button who seemed reluctant to fold. The
flop looked relatively safe, but the 
turn created numerous outs, one of which arrived in the 
river.Mitchell back up to 20,000 plus, whilst Purcell drops to 25,000.
Durrer =
Parkhill =
As the
hit the flop, Durrer shook his head as if to say, "Every ****ing time, I run so bad," that is until the turn and river came 
and 
to give him an unlikely straight.
on a 
flop against 
. The turn was the 
and the river was the putting Black up to about 26,000.However the end of the hand was stalled because of three blue 1k chips that were lying in the middle of the table. However it was eventually worked out who they belonged to and the gathering crowd around the table left, probably slightly disappointed.
