Teunis Kooij got his last 15,600 in the middle with 
against the 
of an opponent.
The flop came 
giving last year's final tablist a pair, but he wasn't out of the woods yet. The turn was the 
and the river the 
as his pair held to double up.
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break. When they return there will be eight levels left to play on Day 1a.
It's not just the atmosphere that attracts so many people to the Winamax Poker Open in Dublin year after year, but the exciting array of side events and off-the-felt activities.
Yesterday there was a footgolf competition. Tomorrow is the Beer Pong Open. On Saturday evening there is Human-sized "Hungry Hungry Hippos," and a lot more besides that.
Meanwhile, the first of several different new formats got underway today with the Double Hold'em tournament where the pot is split between two boards. There are also plenty of turbos, hyper turbos, SNGs and satellites to keep everyone satisfied if that's what they want to.
On Friday there is the Sniper tournament, with certain players gaining a bigger and bigger bounty on their heads depending on how many players they have eliminated.
The weekend is where the excitement really kicks into action. On Saturday, as well as a Ladies Event, there is a Five Card Draw tournament; a format not commonly seen around Europe. Then on Sunday, as the Main Event plays to a finish, there is the Sunday Surprise, where after every elimination the winner receive a random prize; Face the Pros, where amateurs can face up against the Winamax Team Pros; and then the 'Famous WPO Irish' where players are dealt four cards and discard two on the flop.
Basically, if you thought this tournament was just about the Main Event, or even just "boring" two-card No-Limit Hold'em - think again!
Sad news for any fans of Captain Vodka as he has been eliminated from the Winamax Poker Open Dublin Main Event. However, in an interview earlier today with Winamax, he explained that he had qualified three times over for the Main Event, so we can expect to see him back in the tournament soon.
Another recent elimination was Nick Newport.
Level: 12
Blinds: 700/1,400
Ante: 1,400
The unofficial final table of the Winamax Poker Open Dublin €1,500 High Roller has been reached, with Peter Jaskland leading the way with just under 1,000,000 in chips. The remaining seven players are all still battling it out for the €31,635 first prize
Here's how the final seven line up
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Lelandais | France | 350,000 | 29 |
| 2 | Cathal Shine | Ireland | 171,000 | 14 |
| 3 | Peter Jaskland | Denmark | 932,000 | 78 |
| 4 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | 878,000 | 73 |
| 5 | Mateusz Wozniak | Poland | 852,000 | 71 |
| 6 | Damien Le Goff | France | 585,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Jerome L'Hostis | France | 485,000 | 40 |
Just 11 players from a field of 85 were paid. Notables in the money included Max Silver (10th - €2,360) and 2017 WPO Main Event final tablist Jason Tompkins (8th - €3,000).
Mark Buckley has stormed ahead to move over 200,000 chips with dinner break approaching in under 45 minutes.
Pierre Calamusa just lost a pot but still has a respectable stack. He saw a flop of 
with an opponent. His opponent bet 5,000 and Calamusa raised to 15,000. His opponent snap-called and the turn was the 
. The pair checked.
The river was the and Calamusa quickly folded to a shove.
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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