| Buy-In: | $2,716 + $340 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $1,135,675 |
| Entrants: | 411 |
Michael Gilligan
10 and had two live cards against Clarke’s A
8
.
The flop gave Clarke a pair, but Gilligan a draw as the flop came A64. The turn didn’t fill Gilligan’s draw with the 5 falling on the turn and the J on the river didn’t complete his flush draw either and Gilligan was eliminated in sixth place.
Gilligan’s elimination now leaves Clarke and Dave Pollock as the last two players alive in the Sole Survivor competition.
With the knockout, Clarke has about half the chips in play, sitting with 5,575,000 in chips.
The blinds have been increased to 50,000/100,000 with a 10,000 ante.
Thomas O’Shea moved all-in for his last 1 million with AK
and Patrick Clarke called with QQ. The flop fell Qx95 and was of no help to O’Shea. However, an ace on the turn put him in the lead and he held as the board completed 2×.
Barry Donovan
109 against Patrick Clarke.
Donovan tabled KK, giving him an overpair, a straight draw, and a flush draw, but needed to hit a king, queen, or a club against Clarke’s 1010, giving Clarke middle set.
The turn and river were both bricks as the 3 and 4 peeled off on the turn and river to send Donovan home in seventh place.
Clarke now has a runaway chip lead with 5.2 million.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Patrick Clarke | 3,565,000 |
| 2 | Barry Donovan | 2,520,000 |
| 3 | Dave Pollock | 1,710,000 |
| 4 | Oliver Lynch | 1,445,000 |
| 5 | Michael Gilligan | 1,115,000 |
| 6 | Liam Chevalier | 1,120,000 |
| 7 | Thomas O’Shea | 1,010,000 |
| 8 | Jonathan Lundy | € 19,250 |
| 9 | Antoine Smits | € 13,350 |
Players have returned from the break with the blinds at 40,000-80,000 with a 5,000 ante.
Players are taking a 15 minute break.
Liam Chevalier raised to 130,000 from the cutoff and Thomas O’Shea three-bet all in for his last 305,000 on the button. Chevalier called and the cards were tabled.
Chevalier showed J10 and is slightly behind O’Shea’s AQ. The board ran out KQJ35 and O’Shea doubles up to just over 700,000.
Jonathan Lundy
Lundy had a great hand, but was in terrible shape with his AK up against Clarke’s AA. Lundy never really had a sweat as the dealer peeled off a board of 97583 and Lundy was eliminated in eighth place.
That leaves seven native Irishmen at the final table and everybody is guaranteed at least €26,500.
A live steam of the Paddy Power Poker Irish Open final table is available to view at www.pokertube.com complete with commentary, analysis from a rotating band of pro players and hole cards.
The live stream is on a 30-minute delay, however the live updates blog is not. This means watchers can keep up in real time and also check the live stream to find out what players were holding and if, perhaps, a player pulled off a monumental bluff to stay alive.
| Career Winnings | Titles | Cashes | Final Tables |
| 1 |
David Coleman $115,989 |
|---|---|
| 2 |
Andrew Rodgers $103,936 |
| 3 |
Ankush Mandavia $95,149 |
| 4 |
James Leonard $87,820 |
| 5 |
Louis Cheffy $82,666 |
| 6 |
Baurzhan Akimov $63,943 |
| 7 |
Richard Collins $59,914 |
| 8 |
Michael Rossitto $59,784 |
| 9 |
Gourg Khanchat $58,530 |
| 10 |
Terry Fleischer $45,598 |
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