Main Event
Day 2 Started
2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin
Main Event
Day: 2
Welcome to Day 2 PokerStars Festival Main Event
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Deborah Worley-Roberts aka ”Debs The Destroyer” begins the day as the chip leader with a whopping 317,600 and full of confidence after cashing the last three live events she has entered.
Not too far behind are Ireland’s Emmett Mullin (311,700) and Andrew Grimason (263,600).
Some of the other notables to make it through to Day 2 include Jason Wheeler (83,900), Niall Farrell (93,000), Dermot Blain (96,000), Andrew Christoforou (97,100), Tomas Soderstrom (107,100), and Tom Hall (87,300).
Also in the hunt is guest of PokerStars the seven-time World Snooker Champion Stephen Hendry (75,200)
The remaining players are set to resume battle at 12 p.m at The Regency here in sunny Dublin for the penultimate day of the €700,000 guarantee Main Event and will include those who made it through from the Day 1c Turbo that finished in the early hours of Saturday.
The prize pool will be announced shortly after play commences so players will know how much the eventual winner is set to receive but also how many places will be paid and the nail biting bubble position.
Stay tuned toPokerNews as the Live Reporting team keeps you bang up to date with all the craic and action from the felt as the PokerStars Festival Dublin 2017 continues.
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Cards In the Air!
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The “Shuffle up and deal” has been given and play is underway for Day 2 of the Main Event.
With the completion of the Day 1c Turbo in the early hours there were a total of 544 entries and the combined 199 survivors are all set for an exciting day of poker.
There are ten one-hour levels scheduled today with a one-hour dinner break after level 18 with play due to end at approximately 11:45 p.m.
Players Advancing from Day 1C
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Last night saw the final chance for players to book their place in Day 2 of the PokerStars Festival Dublin Main Event, and the special turbo Day 1 attracted 148 entrants. 76 of them are joining the action today, including Kevin Killeen, Matthias De Meulder, Steven Watts and Patrick Clarke.
PokerStars Team Pro Jake Cody and Team Online member Fintan Hand both failed to make it through Day 1C, along with Andy Black, Kelly Saxby, Ludovic Geilich, Fraser Macintyre and Will Kassouf.
They are lead by Daniel Wilson who bagged up 157,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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157,200 | 157,200 |
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153,700 | |
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118,300 | |
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111,300 | |
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104,900 | 104,900 |
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102,500 | |
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98,500 | |
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96,200 | |
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93,900 | |
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88,000 | |
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87,900 | |
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86,500 | 86,500 |
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82,100 | 82,100 |
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78,800 | 78,800 |
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77,300 | |
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77,100 | |
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76,500 | |
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76,000 | |
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75,300 | |
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70,300 | |
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67,300 | 67,300 |
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66,000 | 66,000 |
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64,900 | 64,900 |
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63,500 | 63,500 |
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63,400 |
Early Eliminations
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
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Early Pot for Stephen Hendry
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Andrew Grimason started the day as third in chips and he opened for 5,200 from early position.
It looked like no one wanted to tangle with him until it got round to PokerStars Guest Stephen Hendry in the big blind who three-bet to 11,500.
Grimason gave it a bit of thought as the inscrutable Hendry stared impassively ahead before giving it up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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258,000 | -5,600 |
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80,000 | 4,800 |
Prizepool Confirmed; €130,410 for the Champion
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Early in the first level of the day, tournament officials have confirmed the prizepool and payouts. The PokerStars Festival Dublin Main Event attracted 544 entrants and has a prizepool €679,000.
There will be a total of 79 places paid, with 79th place worth €2,310. The winner of the Main Event will walk away with €130,410.
Here is the history of PokerStars Events in Dublin:
| Season | Date | Field Size | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPT 1 | Oct 2004 | 163 | €244,500 | Ram Vaswani | United Kingdom | €93,000 |
| EPT 2 | Oct 2005 | 248 | €992,000 | Mats Gavatin | Sweden | €317,000 |
| EPT 3 | Oct 2006 | 389 | €1,847,750 | Roland de Wolfe | United Kingdom | €554,300 |
| EPT 4 | Oct-Nov 2007 | 221 | €1,701,700 | Reuben Peters | United States | €532,620 |
| UKIPT 1 | Sept 2010 | 590 | €295,000 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | €72,000 |
| UKIPT 2 | Sept 2011 | 718 | €348,230 | Joeri Zandvliet | Netherlands | €83,500 |
| UKIPT 3 | May 2012 | 597 | €417,900 | Richard Evans | Wales | €75,500 |
| UKIPT 4 | Feb-Mar 2014 | 682 | €463,078 | Kevin Killeen | Ireland | €87,700 |
| UKIPT 5 | Feb 2016 | 1,002 | €971,940 | Vladas Tamasauskas | Lithuania | €176,900 |
| EPT 12 | Feb 2016 | 605 | €3,025,000 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | €561,900 |
| PokerStars Festival | Sept 2017 | 544 | €679,000 | €130,410 |
Keith Cummins Knocks Out Colum Higgins
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Colum Higgins opened the action for 5,000 and Keith Cummins three-bet from the button to 14,400.
The blinds folded and Higgins called.
The flop was 
with both players checking to see the 
hit the turn.
A check from Higgins saw a bet of 15,000 from Cummins and Higgins then responded by moving all in. Cummins took his time before calling.
Higgins: 
Cummins: 
The 
completed the board and Cummins was rewarded for his good call while Higgins was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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130,000 | 58,000 |
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Busted |
William Elliot Eliminated
Level 13
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
William Elliot moved all in for 14,900 from under the gun. Sam Dorrestein flat-called in middle position and the remaining players all folded.
William Elliot: 
Sam Dorrestein:
The board ran out 
and Elliot was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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135,000 | 16,700 |
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Busted |