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.

Kerry Jane Craigie Chops as Bubble Approaches

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

Charlo Azzopardi raised to 11,000 from under the gun and Kerry Jane Craigie three-bet all in for 43,000. Shengjie Tao flat-called on the button and action was back on Azzopardi.

"I fold I guess," he said, showing {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. "I have to be behind, no?"

He wasn't. Craigie showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and Tao showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}.

Azzopardi was shaking his head as the flop came {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}. The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and the river the {5-Spades}.

"Why did you have to call?!" said Craigie admonishingly at Tao, "He would have called and I would have doubled up!"

"I didn't see your raise," admitted Tao pointing at Azzopardi, "At least we chopped up his money.

Player Chips Progress
Shengjie Tao cn
Shengjie Tao
372,000
112,000
112,000
Charlo Azzopardi mt
Charlo Azzopardi
105,000
-15,000
-15,000
Kerry Jane Craigie gb
Kerry Jane Craigie
49,000
39,000
39,000

Tags: Kerry Jane CraigieShengjie TaoCharlo Azzopardi

Samlane Phomveha Eliminated by Michael O'Sullivan

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

Samlane Phomveha moved all in for 67,500 from the hijack and Michael O'Sullivan called in the small blind.

Samlane Phomveha: {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Michael O'Sullivan: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Spades} and Phomveha was eliminated. O'Sullivan's tablemates inquired about how his day had gone with yet another elimination.

"I started with 23,000 today," explained O'Sullivan to their incredulity, "Lost Queens into King-Jack-suited and King-Jack-suited where they made a flush but I picked up a side pot for 15k."

"You were down to 15k?" someone asked.

"Yeah then I won Aces against Jacks and Sixes" said O'Sullivan. He now sits on 500,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael O'Sullivan ie
Michael O'Sullivan
500,000
305,000
305,000
Samlane Phomveha fr
Samlane Phomveha
Busted

Tags: Samlane PhomvehaMichael O'Sullivan

Paul Carr Eliminated on the Bubble

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

Paul Carr raised from early position and Sacha Lebreton three-bet to 30,000 from the button. Carr four-bet to 83,000 and Lebreton moved all in. Carr called.

Sacha Lebreton: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Paul Carr: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Carr was eliminated in 80th place. The remaining 79 players are all guaranteed €2,320.

Player Chips Progress
Sacha Lebreton ie
Sacha Lebreton
690,000
240,000
240,000
Paul Carr ie
Paul Carr
Busted

Tags: Paul CarrSacha Lebreton

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sacha Lebreton ie
Sacha Lebreton
700,000
10,000
10,000
Sean Prendiville ie
Sean Prendiville
610,000
110,000
110,000
Antonio Merone it
Antonio Merone
460,000
165,000
165,000
Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
435,000
342,400
342,400
Arwed Nab de
Arwed Nab
405,000
346,300
346,300
Jason O'Toole ie
Jason O'Toole
400,000
95,000
95,000
Daniel Wilson ie
Daniel Wilson
390,000
290,000
290,000
Day 1C Chip Leader
Jorn Gunther no
Jorn Gunther
385,000
125,000
125,000
Deborah Worley-Roberts gb
Deborah Worley-Roberts
377,000
-13,000
-13,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Joni Salo fi
Joni Salo
362,000
187,800
187,800
James Salmon us
James Salmon
360,000
246,900
246,900
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
350,000
268,000
268,000
Edoardo Poggiali it
Edoardo Poggiali
345,000
301,900
301,900
Andrew Grimason ie
Andrew Grimason
335,000
55,000
55,000
Ivan Tononi it
Ivan Tononi
320,000
150,800
150,800
Edgar Fic pl
Edgar Fic
315,000
55,000
55,000
Michael Koran ch
Michael Koran
310,000
30,000
30,000
Louis Ma Philippe fr
Louis Ma Philippe
310,000
-60,000
-60,000
Michael O'Sullivan ie
Michael O'Sullivan
310,000
-190,000
-190,000
Yuriy Boyko ie
Yuriy Boyko
120,000
-45,000
-45,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Kerry Jane Craigie Multi-Tabling

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Kerry Jane Craigie
Kerry Jane Craigie

A few hours ago Kerry Jane Craigie lost a flip holding Jacks a long way from the money and at one point was hanging on for dear life with just two big blinds.

What a turnaround. Craigie is still short but has made the money in the Main Event and is now also on her phone playing a feeder satellite for a package to the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

There are five players left three advancing to the next stage.

Player Chips Progress
Kerry Jane Craigie gb
Kerry Jane Craigie
35,000
-14,000
-14,000

Maxim Staudacher Doubles Through Deborah Worley-Roberts

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Deborah Worley-Roberts opened and gave Maxim Staudacher a spin when he shoved for 61,000 but it certainly wasn’t the cards she wanted to see as he turned over {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} and Worley-Roberts showed {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}.

A run out of {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} had Staudacher sweating the gut-shot on the flop but his rivered set was good for the double up.

“There you go, you made a pair,” Staudacher laughed, “You must really want to knock you out, that’s three times you’ve doubled me up.”

“I want to knock you and seventy one other people out,” Worley-Roberts told him.

Player Chips Progress
Deborah Worley-Roberts gb
Deborah Worley-Roberts
320,000
-57,000
-57,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
Maxim Staudacher de
Maxim Staudacher
120,000
84,200
84,200

Tags: Deborah Worley-RobertsMaxim Staudacher