Main Event | 2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

10-01-2017 12:21 UTC

Virgilio Dicicco Doubles Up

Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Of all the players remaining in the Main Event, Virgilio Dicicco has been the most active in pushing the all-in button as it were, chipping up steadily after a string of un-called all-ins.

However, on this occasion, he was called by Florian Duta.

Florian Duta:
Virgilio Dicicco:

The board ran out meaning Dicicco doubled up to around 800,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virgilio Dicicco	850,000 533,000	533,000
Florian Duta	820,000 205,000	205,000

Tags: Florian Duta Virgilio Dicicco

10-01-2017 12:17 UTC

Don’t Call It a Comeback, Padhraic Mulligan Doubles Again

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sean Prendiville opened and then called a shove of around 250,000 from Padhraic Mulligan.

Prendiville:

Mulligan:

The board ran out .

Dominated but spiking a six Mulligan was back in the game and on the next hand he was involved with no callers and showed Aces. “First time I’ve had them all tournament.”

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Prendiville	580,000
Padhraic Mulligan	520,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Sean Prendiville Padhraic Mulligan

10-01-2017 12:08 UTC

Padhraic Mulligan Doubles Up; Remains Short Stack

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Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Padhraic Mulligan moved all in for 110,000 from under the gun. Gary McGinty three-bet and the remaining players all folded.

Padhraic Mulligan:
Gary McGinty:

Mulligan's outs increased after he picked up a flush draw on the flop. The turn was the .

"Just a little six," remarked Andrew Grimason before the river was dealt. The river was the . "Custom order!" said Grimason.

Mulligan doubled to around 250,000, but remains the short stack in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary McGinty	2,650,000 350,000	350,000
Padhraic Mulligan	250,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Andrew Grimason Gary McGinty Padhraic Mulligan

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

10-01-2017 12:05 UTC

Double Up For Sean Bradley

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Padhraic Mulligan opened and called when Sean Bradley moved all in from the big blind for 493,000.

Bradley:
Mulligan:

The board ran out

Ace from space right on the flop ot give Bradley a double and leave Mulligan short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Bradley	980,000 558,000	558,000
Padhraic Mulligan	130,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Padhraic Mulligan Sean Bradley

10-01-2017 11:54 UTC

Declan Connolly and Florian Duta Clash Again

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Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of Declan Connolly check-called a bet of 52,000 and the turn was the .

Connolly checked again and Duta bet 135,000. Connolly called.

Both players checked the on the river, with Connolly showing the second nuts with to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Declan Connolly	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Florian Duta	1,025,000 675,000	675,000

Tags: Declan Connolly Florian Duta

10-01-2017 11:42 UTC

Edoardo Poggiali Doubles Up

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Gary McGinty opened but got out of the way when Sean Prendiville and Edoardo Poggiali got it all in.

Poggiali had the short stack but he had the while Prendiville tabled

The board ran out .

Double up for the Italian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Prendiville	580,000 870,000	870,000
Edoardo Poggiali	280,000 92,000	92,000

10-01-2017 11:38 UTC

Florian Duta Moving Upwards

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Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Florian Duta raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Declan Connolly defended his big blind.

The flop came and both players checked. Connolly bet 62,000 on the turn and Duta called.

The river was the and both players checked. Connolly tabled for a pair of nines, while Duta showed for a pair of tens and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Duta	1,700,000 114,000	114,000
Declan Connolly	850,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Declan Connolly Florian Duta

10-01-2017 11:36 UTC

James O'Callaghan Chips Up Through Gary McGinty

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Will Shillibier

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

James O'Callaghan raised to 48,000 out of the small blind and Gary McGinty defended his big blind.

The flop came and O'Callaghan check-called a bet of 35,000 from McGinty. The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the and O'Callaghan checked to McGinty who bet 150,000. O'Callaghan snap-called and McGinty mucked allowing O'Callaghan to table for top pair and take down the pot.