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

Bubble Approaches

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

The dealers have been instructed to announce every all in and call as the bubble approaches.

There are 84 players left and 79 set to get paid and the pace of eliminations has noticeably and naturally slowed down.

It won't be long before they are playing hand for hand.

Miguel Coussement Shot Down

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Action folded to Miguel Coussement on the button and he moved all in for fewer than ten big blinds and Gary McGinty looked him up from the small blind.

Off to the races as Coussement had {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and McGinty {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The board ran out {5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

Ducks no good for Coussement and the Belgian’s goose was cooked.

Player Chips Progress
Gary McGinty ie
Gary McGinty
245,000 202,700
Miguel Coussement be
Miguel Coussement
Busted

Tags: Miguel Coussement

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Chris Moneymaker Eliminated

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

We saw Chris Moneymaker, iPad in hand, heading to the exit and we headed over to his table. Sean Prendiville, who at last count had just over 250,000 was raking in the chips and he recounted the hand.

Moneymaker had opened and Prendiville defended his big blind. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Prendiville check-raised Moneymaker's continuation bet. Moneymaker then three-bet and Prendiville four-bet jammed. Moneymaker called.

Chris Moneymaker: {a-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Sean Prendiville: {q-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Prendiville held top pair but an inferior flush draw to the 2003 Main Event champion. The turn was another queen, the {q-Spades} and the river the {a-Hearts}, but it was too little too late as Moneymaker was eliminated, with Prendiville's stack being boosted to around 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Sean Prendiville ie
Sean Prendiville
500,000 255,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
Busted

Tags: Chris MoneymakerSean Prendiville

The Tao of Turning Sets

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The flop was {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and a check from Shengjie Tao saw a bet of 13,500 from Charlo Azzopardi and a call from Mark Buckley. Tao studied the board before he too called.

They all checked the {8-Spades} turn and on the river {10-Diamonds} Tao led out for 25,000.

Azzopardi called and a puzzled looking Buckley asked the dealer to spread the pot before he called as well.

They both mucked though when Tao showed his {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} turned set.

Player Chips Progress
Shengjie Tao cn
Shengjie Tao
260,000 -10,000
Mark Buckley ie
Mark Buckley
155,000 -2,200
Charlo Azzopardi mt
Charlo Azzopardi
120,000 78,800

Tags: Mark BuckleyShengjie Tao

No Sweat as Niall Farrell Busts

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Niall Farrell
Niall Farrell

Niall Farrell moved all in from under the gun and it folded round to Rory Rees in the small blind who requested a count.

“Lots,” Farrell told him, “Lots and lots.”

The dealer made it 39,000 and Rees called.

Farrell: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Rees: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

That got a groan from Farrell.

The board ran out {a-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}

“Ah come on, boring. We needed the five on the turn,” Farrell said as he couldn’t even get a sweat from the deck and he bust.

Player Chips Progress
Rory Rees ie
Rory Rees
240,000 99,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Niall FarrellRory Rees

Updated Chip Counts

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Deborah Worley-Roberts gb
Deborah Worley-Roberts
Day 1B Chip Leader
390,000 -10,000
Louis Ma Philippe fr
Louis Ma Philippe
370,000 295,900
Jason O'Toole ie
Jason O'Toole
305,000 211,100
Antonio Merone it
Antonio Merone
295,000 95,000
Andrew Grimason ie
Andrew Grimason
280,000 -65,000
Michael Koran ch
Michael Koran
280,000 234,500
Emmett Mullin ie
Emmett Mullin
260,000 40,000
Edgar Fic pl
Edgar Fic
260,000 91,200
Jorn Gunther no
Jorn Gunther
260,000 114,500
Sean Prendiville ie
Sean Prendiville
245,000 -45,000
Michael O'Sullivan ie
Michael O'Sullivan
195,000 145,000
Daniel Jones us
Daniel Jones
180,000 -5,000
Yuriy Boyko ie
Yuriy Boyko
Day 1A Chip Leader
165,000 37,000
Hector Mendoza es
Hector Mendoza
160,000 130,000
Daniel Wilson ie
Daniel Wilson
Day 1C Chip Leader
100,000 -57,200
Jose Ignacio Aguilera es
Jose Ignacio Aguilera
50,000 -61,300

Deborah Worley-Roberts Penalized For Premature Exposure

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Deborah Worley-Roberts Takes a Time Out
Deborah Worley-Roberts Takes a Time Out

With Deborah Worley-Roberts in the nine seat and Jake Quinsee in the one seat the floor was called to make a ruling as Worley-Roberts had exposed her {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} hand.

Quinsee still had 15,000 behind and the ruling was that Worley-Roberts’ hand was live but play would continue with her hand exposed.

The flop was {q-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}

Action was on Worley-Roberts and she duly bet 15,000 with her draw.

“At least I got to see if I liked the flop,” Quinsee said and called showing his {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}. “I’ll take the five of diamonds.”

The turn was the {5-Clubs} but the {9-Hearts} river brought the flush to bust Quinsee.

“You have a one round penalty,” said the floor which the table judged to be a bit harsh but Worley-Roberts accepted it with good grace saying, “Don’t you dare put that in the blog.”

With just shy of 400,000 in chips now Worley-Roberts continues to crush and no doubt the table will be trying to gather some chips before her return.

Player Chips Progress
Deborah Worley-Roberts gb
Deborah Worley-Roberts
Day 1B Chip Leader
400,000 130,000
Jake Quinsee gb
Jake Quinsee
Busted

Tags: Deborah Worley-Roberts

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500