2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
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

James Patrick O'Callaghan Check-Jams On Worley-Roberts

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Deborah Worley-Roberts opened for 36,000 from late position and James Patrick O'Callaghan called from the big blind.

The flop was {10-Clubs}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs}.

O'Callaghan checked but when Worley-Roberts continued for 43,000 he check-raised all in for 277,000 giving Worley-Roberts something to think about.

“Should have taken a free card,” Worley-Roberts said.

“You’re behind,” O'Callaghan told her.

“Yeah but I’ve got a shit full of outs,”

“I’m happy whatever you do,”

“It’s too much,” Worley-Roberts said and folded and was shown {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} top two.

Player Chips Progress
Deborah Worley-Roberts gb
Deborah Worley-Roberts
Day 1B Chip Leader
645,000 325,000
Jim O'Callaghan ie
Jim O'Callaghan
350,000 -140,000

Tags: Jamie O'CallaghanDeborah Worley-Roberts

First and Second in Chips Battle

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Yiannis Liperis raised all in from the hijack for his last 142,000. Chip leader Gary McGinty called in the cutoff. Second in chips Padhraic Mulligan three-bet to 332,000 from the big blind.

McGinty thought about his decision before folding {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} face up. It looked to be a good fold when Mulligan showed {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Liperis showed {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {j-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} and McGinty stared at the board. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and the river the {2-Hearts} meaning both Mulligan and Lipers chopped courtesy of their Ace kickers.

Player Chips Progress
Gary McGinty ie
Gary McGinty
2,200,000 100,000
Padhraic Mulligan ie
Padhraic Mulligan
1,500,000 685,000
Yiannis Liperis cy
Yiannis Liperis
210,000 -130,000

Tags: Gary McGintyPadhraic MulliganYiannis Liperis

Italians Clash in Penultimate Level

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Antonio Merone raised to 38,000 from middle position and Ivan Tononi three-bet all in for 313,000. Merone stood up and called.

Antonio Merone: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Ivan Tononi: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts}, with Tononi calling for any card under the sun which was a safe one, and Tononi doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Ivan Tononi it
Ivan Tononi
650,000 -36,000
Antonio Merone it
Antonio Merone
220,000 -65,000

Tags: Antonio MeroneIvan Tononi

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Shengjie Tao Eliminated Holding Kings

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Shengjie Tao opened the action, Andrew Grimason raised and then called when Tao shoved.

Tao: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Grimason: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

The air was punched out of Tao as the queen hit the turn to seal his elimination but he was quickly on his feet to congratulate Grimason and shake his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Grimason ie
Andrew Grimason
1,200,000 850,000
Shengjie Tao cn
Shengjie Tao
Busted

Tags: Shengjie TaoAndrew Grimason

Gary McGinty Dominates

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Gary McGinty is wielding his big stack as he should and hoovering up chips. He four-bet jammed on Patrick Peter Rooney not too long ago forcing him to fold and show {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

McGinty showed him his {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}.

McGinty is picking up plenty of small pots along the way too.

Player Chips Progress
Gary McGinty ie
Gary McGinty
2,100,000 70,000
Patrick Peter Rooney ie
Patrick Peter Rooney
310,000 210,000

Tags: Gary McGinty

James O'Callaghan Doubles Up

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

On a turn of {9-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} James O'Callaghan moved all in for 150,000 and Edoardo Poggiali called. O'Callaghan tabled {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and Poggiali threw {q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} out in disgust.

"It's not over yet!" said Deborah Worley-Roberts encouragingly.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and O'Callaghan doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Jim O'Callaghan ie
Jim O'Callaghan
490,000 30,000
Edoardo Poggiali it
Edoardo Poggiali
470,000 -40,000

Tags: Edoardo PoggialiJamie O'Callaghan