Eric O'Callaghan Wins Super Deaf Poker EventO'Callaghan Unofficial Winner Of Super Deaf Poker Event; Kabwe Kabosha Wins Trophy |
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Eric O’Callaghan was crowned champion of the Super Deaf Poker Event in the Citywest Events Centre, County Dublin early Saturday morning.
The event was a great success and reached its cap of 100 which also included some hearing players, who had to adhere to the event rules concerning speech and sign language.
Kabwe Kabosha was the last deaf person standing earning himself €300 on top of the €1,580 he received for second place, plus the first-place trophy which was set aside for the top deaf player. Despite winning the event, O’Callaghan took home the second place trophy (as he is a hearing player), but the first place prize of €2,330.
Here is what the final table looked like:
Keith Donovan 61,500
Kabwe Kabosha 151,500
Eric O’Callaghan 78,500
Nicolas Marguin 67,000
Guillaume Ricard 58,000
Fran Byrne 78,500
Sammy O’Brien 205,500
David O’Brien 90,200
Glenn Andre Aulie 136,500
John Fennell 94,000
Here are the final table results and payouts:
1. Eric O’Callaghan €2,330
2. Kabwe Kabosha €1,580
3. Sammy O’Brien €1,165
4. Glenn Andre Aulie €875
5. Fran Byrne €690
6. David O’Brien €540
7. Keith Donovan €415
8. Nicolas Marguin €315
9. John Fennel €230
10. Guillaume Picard €190
Photo courtesy of Julianne Gillen.