Green Joker Poker Festival

[totalise]

Yes, final bound after a long day two, where levels like the 600/1,200 and the 2,500/5,000 kept popping out of the woodwork.  I wasn't above average chips once over  the two days until about three levels before the end, when stuff went my way (notably calling Ian Woodley's preflop raise with AA and getting a double up thanks to his KQ hitting top pair on the Q-7-7 flop) and then some other stuff went my way too.  By the time I was in a race position and lost it, I had loads of chips so it didn't matter - what a difference from normal.

It was great to play with the people I remember from last year (and covering at the Irish Open etc.) including Lucky Lloyd, Dave Callaghan and Jim Reid, Matt and Ian too..in fact everyone cool, and the club staffed by good dealers and tea is served in enormous mugs.  There must be some kind of gag opportunity I'm missing there, but I am a bit tired.

I only buy in to one or two biggish buy in comps a year - this one and/or Helsinki, and I can't recommend it highly enough for next time.  That's not just cause I'm still in either...

one time.

[Redbull]

Take it down Jen! 

[luckyblind]

Main Event

Thomas Nolan 221k
Jen Mason 244k
Jay O'Toole 241k
John Lavin 215k
Robert Bright 262k
Kevin O'Leary 69k
Brendan McKenna 225k
Dave O'Callaghan 287k
Oscar Fred 137k
10th Ciaran Burke €1575
11th Chris Cooke €1575
12th Frank McCartney €1575
13th Daragh Thomas €1575
14th Jim Cotter €1500

Blinds go back to 3k/6k (play finished in the second half of this level.

€500+€50

Sean Paul Fagan 179,600
Dusty McFadden 21,500
Robin Maharaj 40,500
Noel Hayes 73,200
Mark Jeffreys 131,200
Rob Taylor 45,300
Alan McNaught 69,600
Barry O'Neill 34,300
Adam Smith 34,800

Blinds 1000/2000 + 200

[TightEnd]

Go Jen!!

[Karabiner]

Go Jen!!

What he said 

[charmaine]

Goodluck Jen !! 

[Laxie]

WELL DONE JEN!!!    Delighted for you.  Best of luck on the final day!!! 

[Mango99]

Exciting stuff!! Good luck Jen!!

[Wardonkey]

ONE TIME!

[Tonji]

Get it won Jen. All the Best.

[LLevan]

GL Jen............looks like a great structure when at the final table average stack has over 30 big blinds.

[Rookie (Rodney)]

Am feeling sick still after a few sickeners from 30 out, including 99 on a J 9 4 two club board being flushed on, and 24 checking the bb vs sb and the flop coming K 2 4, he's holding K2. I managed to win one race just before the 2 4 incident so the winnings from that one went straight away. I then sit tight after being moved to new table - 15 left and i have 55k. 2.5k/5k blinds. I find 77 from 4th pos, and for some reason, i find a fold when they all pass to me. I dont know if this was right or not but the tight player at the table raised and picked up the blinds. Next hand KK, make it 16k and shove on flop without knowing what had come, it was a J 10 7 flop and he had called my raise with JJ. Still feeling sick now. 15th, looks like a deal was done for 14th which makes me feel alot better!

Anyway, good luck Jen, very good player and i hope you take this down. Unlucky to Matt too. Good Luck Kev O too.

[spiny]

hey jen,

turning that big cheque into an even bigger cheque is the way to go. roll on vegas. i'm off to feltham, give the open a miss tonight. you need to take your game to the next level.
love
n

[ariston]

good luck jen. Maybe if you win you can buy me a box of chocolates

[tikay]

Main Event

Thomas Nolan 221k
Jen Mason 244k
Jay O'Toole 241k
John Lavin 215k
Robert Bright 262k
Kevin O'Leary 69k
Brendan McKenna 225k
Dave O'Callaghan 287k
Oscar Fred 137k
10th Ciaran Burke €1575
11th Chris Cooke €1575
12th Frank McCartney €1575
13th Daragh Thomas €1575
14th Jim Cotter €1500

Blinds go back to 3k/6k (play finished in the second half of this level.

€500+€50

Sean Paul Fagan 179,600
Dusty McFadden 21,500
Robin Maharaj 40,500
Noel Hayes 73,200
Mark Jeffreys 131,200
Rob Taylor 45,300
Alan McNaught 69,600
Barry O'Neill 34,300
Adam Smith 34,800

Blinds 1000/2000 + 200

Mike - Kevin O'Leary or Kevin O'Connell? Floppy suggested the latter in an earlier Post.