2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open
Main Event
Day: 3
Swings & Roundabouts
Boatman on circa 80,000.
When It Rains, It Pours
Socko-hit for Bartosz
Persaud held against and a very unscary boat of meant Persaud has doubled up to 200,000.
Paint it Black
"The seven-three of hearts!" exclaimed Black after van Slujis had folded. "Holy s**t, we're not going to be ****ing happy if we lose this one."
"You've got one of my outs," smirked King pointing to the king of hearts.
As Black magnetised the crowd towards him in his usual, entertaining manner, the TV crew bumbled their way over, eager to catch the Mad Monk in action.
After the inveitable pause, the T.D. announced the hands, much to the chuckle of the room, and the flop was dealt: . Black grimaced as if chewing on a lemon.
When a hit the turn, Black grimaced yet again, this time as if a wasp had landed on that lemon.
Then the river: the . The crowd gasped as if Elvis had entered the room, and Black could only look on in shock. "Oh my God," he sighed.
Consequently, we lose the former WSOP finalist, the charismatic Andy Black succumbing to the might of seven-three suited. King, meanwhile, is now shining after using up a year's worth of good fortune in one hand.
Bad News Brits
Meanwhile Keith "The Camel" Hawkins is smarting after losing a huge 140,000 pot when he called Bharminde Maker's push with and lost to after the board came .
The Camel will be spitting now...
The Sole Survivor Dynamic
Therefore the tournament is going to get very interesting on tables when there's only three or four of them left. Neil Channing offered his view, "Don't raise the qualifier's blind, just reraise the guy trying to steal his blind!"
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Some Robbin' From Sherwood?
All three players checked the flop and then also the turn. O'Dea and Persaud then checked the river and Sherwood bet 16,000, the other two mucked instantly.
Fear and Apprehension
But there was skepticism in the crowd as Donoghue flipped the followed by the , the cowboys ready to shoot down Flood's dominated at point range.
But even against overcards, you can see the fear and apprehension in the eyes of the players as they lock horns with the seemingly invincible Flood. However, and despite pairing the flop, Flood couldn't squirm his way out of this one, the board coming to award Donaghue the pot.