2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Total Entries
708
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
4,000
Players Left 1 / 708
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Jacks for Jen

Mr X (he overturned his playing card - grr) opened for 3,800, only for Jen Mason to bump it up to 8,500. As the action folded back to Mr X, he paused, considered his options, and pushed all in for what appeared to be around 25-30,000.

Mason didn't look comfortable, but after mumbling something to her foe and waving her hands, she eventually made the call with {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}. Mr X tabled {10-Hearts}{10-Spades}, allowing Mason to sit back in her chair and exhale a breath of relief, thankful that it was her in the driving seat.

The {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{K-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board was as safe as houses, and Mason earned herself both the pot and the scalp. She now has well over 100,000 and rejoins the chasing back.

Tags: Jen Mason

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 100

Trueick = New Chip Leader

Alan Trueick is your new chip leader after winning a monstrous pot for 215,000! All the chips hit the middle on an {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, Trueick just looking to evade one of two outs with {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts} versus {J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}. A {2-Hearts} turn and {2-Diamonds} river was a raggy as it gets, and Trueick picked up both the pot, and a smile the width of the room.

Tags: Alan Trueick

Diamond Market Is Flooded, Loses Value

With the board reading {K-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} Andy Miles led out for 6,000 before Mark Hallet moved all-in for about 24,000.

Thomas Merved moved all-in behind him and Miles called both pushes.

Merved: {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} for a flush draw.
Miles: {8-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} for a straight flush draw.
Hallet: {K-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for top pair and the best flush draw.

And with only five diamonds left, it was looking very good for Hallet and his hand held on the {7-Clubs} turn and {8-Clubs} river. However Merved was knocked out due to the river as Miles took home a very small sidepot as a result.

Hallet is up to about 75,000.

Paparestis Fires Three Barrells

Cos Paparestis raised the button and Patrick Bermingham defended his big blind. On the {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop, Paparestis carefully counted out 3,900 in chips and slid them across the line. Bermingham quickly called.

A {Q-Diamonds} turn led to another check from Bermingham, another bet from Paparestis (this time to the tune of 8,300) and another quick call from Bermingham.

The river came a {9-Diamonds}, and Paparestis had no interest in slowing down, firing out a final bet of 16,900. Bermingham paused for a few seconds this time, but still made the call.

Before he'd barely shown his {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, Paparestis's cards were in the muck quicker than jet-propelled whippet. "Knew he had a flush draw," came the sigh.

Paparestis drops to 35,000.

Tags: Cos Paparestis

Miscellanous Chip Counts

Rumit Somaiya -- 133,000
Liam Flood -- 45,000
Michael Tureniec -- 44,000
Arnaud Mattern -- 29,000
Joe Lovelady -- 32,000
Ken Doherty -- 88,000
Dave Callaghan -- 33,000
Ben Roberts -- 65,000
John Magill -- 56,000
Ross Boatman -- 59,000
Cos Paparestis -- 66,000
George McKeever -- 20,000
Marty Wilson -- 43,000
Eoghan O'Dea -- 17,000
Danny McHugh -- 26,000
Nicky Romanello -- 33,000
Toby Lewis -- 42,000
Rob Sherwood -- 50,000
James Mitchell -- 95,000
Rob Jarrett-Smith -- 62,000
Keith Hawkins -- 115,000
Nik Persaud -- 48,000
Iwan Jones -- 16,000
Jen Mason -- 95,000
Alan Trueick -- 54,000
Stuart Rutter -- 38,000
Michael Greco -- 95,000
Jamie Roberts -- 32,000
Thomas Nolan -- 57,000

Julian Has Thewer Chips Than The Dealer Thought

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Nik Persaud and Julian Thew got all their chips in preflop, both with around 20,000 left meaning one would have a chance of making a run for the money while the other would most likely be out.

Persaud: {7-Clubs} {7-Spades}
Thew: {Q-Spades} {J-Spades}

The board came {6-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {2-Hearts} as Persaud dodged a fair few outs on the river.

Persaud, "I had exactly 20,000 at the start of the hand I think."

Thew counted out his stack and believing he was covered left the table before the dealer recounted and shouted for him to come back. The dealer counted again before realising he had miscounted and poor old Thewy was made to do the walk of shame a second time.

"Sick rub!" said Persaud.