Paddy Power Irish Open: Final Day - At A Glance

[snoopy1239]

Play resumes at 2pm.

Sorel Mizzi -- 2,855,000
Thomas Finneran -- 945,000
Nicky Power -- 864,000
Marty Smyth -- 845,000
Danny McHugh -- 803,000
Brian O'Keeffe -- 393,000
Roland de Wolfe -- 365,000

1st = €650,000
2nd = €325,000
3rd = €210,000
4th = €175,000
5th = €130,000
6th = €100,000
7th = €75,000

[Djinn]

Straight away, no messing, Roland de Wolfe takes his double up shot, moving in preflop over the top of Nicky Power's preflop raise to 120k.
He's called fairly fast with the , but he shows ...the crowd divides into shouts of, "Nine!" and "Go on Roland!"
Flop: 
Turn:    (someone shouting "King!" for some reason)
River: 

So Roland instantly has 700k to work with, allows himself a slight smile knowing he's going to be a nuisance to Sorel Mizzi from this point on, most likely...

[Djinn]

Next two hands, Brian 'the fox' O'Keeffe is all in preflop.  The announcer here says, when someone moves in, "The Fox calls all in," for example.  We have had to train ourselves not to run out there ready to catch a double through or elimination, because by "calls" he means "announces."  Surely there are terms which could be used which aren't loaded with poker meaning?

Anyway, Brian gets it through two hands in a row, showing the second time.  Someone shouts from the audience, "If he had hair it'd be silver!" 
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Now Marty Smyth calls a raise [sic: this actually means "announces a raise" we've learned] to 150k and although McHugh on the big blind really looks about to do something about this, he doesn't.

[snoopy1239]

We have another all-in!

Looked like Sorel Mizzi raised from the button only for Nicky Power to push for 253k, The Canadian making the inevitable call.

Sorel Mizzi =

Nicky Power =

"Come on the Ace!" roar the crowd.

Flop =

"Come on the Ace!" they repeat, the Power fans vastly outshouting the Mizzi fans.

Turn =

Power shadows the table, excitably and confidently awaiting that River.

River =

The demands from the crowd were met and the Power doubles up.

[Djinn]

The Mayo Mob has grown in numbers and seized a prime watching spot right on the rail.  They're carrying the flag, literally, and such a level of support for Danny McHugh must make him feel less tired than he looked in that first photo...he just nicked O'Keeffe's big blind, if that's of any interest.

Other than that, Nicky Power and Sorel Mizzi have taken some pots preflop (the latter raising repeatedly to 111k), but you know how it is on TV tables.  Slow.  Slow is how it is.
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Blinds 30k/60k ante 4k now.

[Djinn]

Double through for Roland!

Seconds after getting pushed off preflop by a re-raise from Danny McHugh, Roland raises again in early position to 175k.  Sorel Mizzi wakes up suddenly in the cutoff, re-raising to a half a mil... Roland quickly moves in, and for about 300k more he gets a call.
Roland shows: 
Sorel shows: 

Flop: 
Turn: 
River:    and a pot which could have seen off a dangerous medium stack to Sorel, instead gets him up to 1.5 mil. 

[Djinn]

Last Five Hands (I am hoping that quantity will make up for total lack of flops this level):

1)  Brian O'Keeffe gets the blinds+antes with an utg raise to 200k
2)  Small blind Danny McHugh pushes in when it gets folded to him, which gets rid of the big blind
3)  Roland raises to 200k, big blind Sorel Mizzi re-raises to 600k and Roland passes
4)  Small blind Sorel tries to limp on Marty Smyths big blind - instaraise, instapass
5)  Roland makes it 175k to go, only to pass to Brian O'Keeffe's push in.  He said he had Kings - that's as close as we've been to seeing a card.

[Djinn]

Meanwhile, in the other half of the ballroom - another large field, short clock side event (rebuy, I think) has coaxed the weary players out once more to play cards rather than go out in Dublin.  Dave Colclough was in here a minute ago, looking for the elusive quiet available in the press room... expect a late night for them - he said that last time he finalled in one-day side events in Ireland it was around the 7am mark.

[snoopy1239]

Seat 1: Danny McHugh -- 1,066,000
Seat 2: Brian O'Keeffe --1,137,000
Seat 3: Sorel Mizzi -- 1,239,000
Seat 4: Marty Smyth -- 945,000
Seat 5: Nicky Power -- 782,000
Seat 6: Thomas Finneran -- 632,000
Seat 7: Roland de Wolfe -- 1,249,000

[Djinn]

*******************BREAK******************

Liam Flood told the press that the blinds are being tinkered with slightly ("To avoid crapshoot - but there are seven still left..") - freezing the blinds and raising the antes, unconventionally. 

So for half an hour only - 30k/60k, ante 5k.  Then I imagine there will be another review. 

[snoopy1239]

Thomas Finneran is OUT and becomes the 7th place finisher winning €75,000

Thomas pushed under the gun, Roland de Wolfe moved all-in instantly behind him, everyone else cleared out of the way.

Thomas =

Roland =

Flop =

The crowd gasp, Roland looks like he's seen a ghost.

Turn =

It's over bar another six.

River =

[snoopy1239]

Final 6 chip counts:

Seat 1: Danny McHugh -- 1,250,000
Seat 2: Brian O'Keeffe --1,025,000
Seat 3: Sorel Mizzi -- 1,515,000
Seat 4: Marty Smyth -- 1,080,000
Seat 5: Nicky Power -- 695,000
Seat 6: Roland De Wolfe -- 1,505,000

[Djinn]

The very first hand after the expected 6-player technical difficulties - and it folds to Nicky Power on the small blind, who instantly pushes in.  The audience wake up as Roland de Wolfe instantly calls the 690k total bet.  This is why they resolutely stayed thronging the TV table as the break extended seemingly endlessly... with the blinds now meaning even the chip leader was only on 25 bb - something was bound to happen.

Nicky shows: 
Roland shows: 

Flop: 
Turn: 
River: 

So the vocally-supported Nicky Power finishes in 6th place, winning €100,000

[snoopy1239]

WE HAVE ACTION!!!



Sorel Mizzi raises it up from early position and Roland calls from the button.

Flop =

Sorel bets 250k, Roland moves all-in, Sorel calls.

Biggest pot of the comp!

Sorel =

Roland =

Turn =

River =

[Djinn]

And totally making up for the slow first three hours, the rollercoaster continues on:

After sitting out one hand, Roland de Wolfe just pushes in under the gun for what must have been 600k or so.  This brought hush to the crowd, but Brian 'The Fox' O'Keeffe's call brought a huge roar from his many supporters, especially when they saw his up against Roland's (whom the announcer is referring to as 'Ronald''s) .

Roland stands up resignedly...
Flop:     And the crowd goes wild...
Turn:    Some of the crowd keep going wild, while others sense possible danger...
River:    They all realise that it's the Fox who's just been four-flushed to the felt, and a handshake from Roland with one of those "I know that was lucky," winces later and it's all change here at the final table.