Irish Poker Championship Title Stays in Emerald IsleDubliner Roy Rees Brennan Bests Tough International and Local Field; Wins €160,000 |
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The PartyPoker.com Irish Poker Championship,was held in the Radisson SAS hotel, Galway, Ireland from Jan. 2 to 5 and 
In total 255 players created a prize pool of €464,000 for the event which was being filmed for broadcast on RTÉ television and distribution around Europe. The field was more than halved on day 1 with 131 players falling by the wayside and 124 returning for day two. Play ended on day 2 when the bubble burst and the 26 money winners returned for day 3.
Players such as Scott Gray and Rory Liffey were in contention but failed to make the final table which consisted of:
Seat 1: Peter Murphy (N. Ireland) -- 94,500
Seat 2: David Curtis (Ireland) -- 146,500
Seat 3: Ben Vinson (England) -- 581,580
Seat 4: David Poole (England) -- 181,100
Seat 5: Chris Dowling (Ireland) -- 147,000
Seat 6: Derek Murray (Ireland) -- 183,500
Seat 7: Krystof Gwvsko (Poland) -- 304,000
Seat 8: Rory Rees Brennan (Ireland) -- 1,058,000
Heads up saw the battle between Rory Rees Brennan and Chris Dowling last 2 and half hours with the lead swinging both ways until Brennan, with A-T, forced Dowling all in with 9-6 and despite hitting a 9 Brennan lifted the title when he caught an ace and took down a very satisfying €160,000 for his efforts.
The final table payouts were:
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