Jude Ainsworth Wins PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship

The €2,000 buy-in PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship was won last night by local Galway player Jude Ainsworth in a thrilling battle with Michael McCool from Nottingham, England.

Ainsworth, who has just finished a PhD in Bio Chemistry, picked up €180,000 after calling McCool’s all-in with 108 and finding himself up against 55.

The flop fell 9JA and it was all over for McCool on the turn when the Q gave Aisnworth a straight and the first major poker title of 2008.

The event, being held at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway, Ireland had 298 runners and generated a prize pool of €542,500.

The final table comprised:

1. Keith McFadden -- 698,000
2. Jude Ainsworth -- 527,000
3. Trevor Dineen -- 385,000
4. Tommy Watson -- 300,000
5. Bernard Brady -- 300,000
6. Michael Moran -- 296,000
7. Michael McCool -- 249,500
8. Glen McCabe -- 150,000

The finalists played for:

1. €180,000
2. €100,000
3. €60,000
4. €35,000
5. €25,000
6. €18,000
7. €15,000
8. €12,000

Brady was first out in the event and was followed in quick succession by McCabe, McFadden, and Moran. Dineen came fourth, and Tommy Watson was thrid.

The event is being filmed for broadcast on RTÉ television in February and will be distributed internationally by partypoker.com.

Read the March edition of Card Player Poker + Sports for more on the event.

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