2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Total Entries
544
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
8,160,000
Total Chips
16,320,000
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 2 / 544
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Fintan Gavin Swells Prize Pool

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Just before the close of registration Fintan Gavin bought in to bring the final tally of entries for Day 1b to 259.

There are currently 178 players remaining.

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Wayne Bridge Scores Own Goal; Runs into the Nuts of Dermot Blain

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante
Wayne Bridge
Wayne Bridge

A player in early position raised to 1,500 out of turn before Wayne Bridge himself raised to 1,500 from under the gun. His opponent's out-of-turn raise counted as a call and Dermot Blain smooth-called in the big blind.

The flop came {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}. Blain checked and Bridge bet 6,000. The third player in the hand folded and Blain check-raised to 15,000. Bridge moved all in, covering Blain and Blain snap-called.

Dermot Blain: {7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Wayne Bridge: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The turn was the {2-Spades} giving Bridge a flush draw, but the river was the {7-Hearts} and Blain's straight wa sbest.

Tags: Dermot BlainWayne Bridge

Thomas Kammerinke Busts Two

Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Alexander Rhys-Davies opened the action, Thomas Kammerinke raised him and Padhraic Mulligan moved all in.

Rhys-Davies stuck the rest of his chips in and Kammerinke, who covered them both called.

Mulligan: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Rhys-Davies: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Kammerinke: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

The board ran out [4stc4h3d5].

The aces held and it was handshakes all round and a, “Nice playing with you,” as a slightly stunned but happy Kammerinke stacked his suddenly swollen chips.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

Break Time

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

The players are on a 15-minute break.

The Day is at the halfway point and when level seven starts late registration will be closed.

Michael Duberry Eliminated

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante
Michael Duberry
Michael Duberry

Michael Duberry was wandering away from the tables looking a little disconsolate having busted and was kind enough to give us his exit hand and his thoughts on the day.

Duberry was short stacked when he three-bet an opener holding {k-}{k-}. He got two callers though and they went to a flop of {3-}{j-}{3-}.

There was enough action before it got to Duberry to put him all in and he duly committed the remainder of his stack.

One of his opponents held {j-}{j-} for a flopped full house and that was it.

“Gutted,” was Duberry’s initial reaction, “I really wanted to make day two and I was playing nice and solid. I couldn’t make the most of the good hands I had and I got unlucky a few times. I was happy with how I played but some of these fellas are at a different level. Bridgey is still in so I’ll get some ribbing.”

Duberry also said it was mentally draining to concentrate for so long and he was off to get some food, re-fuel and make a decision later on whether to play the Day 1c Turbo tonight.

Tags: Michael Duberry

Farrelly Vs. Farrell

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Daniel Ulverell opened the action for 1,200 and picked up calls from Asif Kamal Warris, Tim Farrelly on the button and big blind Niall Farrell.

The flop was {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades} and it was checked around to Farrelly who bet 2,200.

Farrell called and the remaining two folded to get it heads up to a turn card {5-Hearts}.

Both players checked and on the river {8-Diamonds} Farrell changed tack to lead for 5,300.

Farrelly gave it some thought before calling and mucking when Farrell showed his {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a straight.

Tags: Niall Farrell

Big Stacks Begin to Emerge

Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante