2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Entries
708
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
4,000

Failing to Colette

Pow!
Pow!
The first ever winner of the Irish Open is now out, 1980 Champion Colette Murphy finding herself all in with {J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} versus {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}. 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 {K-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop was clinical ("I had deuces!" exclaimed Iwan Jones), but the {J-Hearts} turn actually produced some outs. But alas, no drama or genuine bad beat story arrived, as the river bricked out with a {3-Clubs}.

"Why couldn't it have come the other way around?" smiled Doherty, although I still can't understand the logic of that.

Tags: Colette DohertyPaddy Hicks