Author Archives: Darragh

Break time!

Posted on April 1, 2013

Just 7 remain in the Main Event, and they’ve just gone on a 15-minute break. When they return, blinds will shoot up to 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000-chip running ante. Meanwhile, I’m going to return to cowering in a door-frame from … Continue reading →

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€200 Scalps side event results

Posted on April 10, 2012

1st. Michael Eiler (€6,100) 2nd. Fran McDonald (€4,000) 3rd. Tim Blake (€2,750) 4th. Karen Muir (€1,950) 5th. Ektor Strumi (€1,450) 6th. Joshua Kelty (€1,100) 7th. Niall Tinney (€850) 8th. Hazel Blake (€700) 9th. Charles Wiedecker (€550) 10th. Mark Warnock (€450) … Continue reading →

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€1000 No-Limit Hold ‘Em results

Posted on April 10, 2012

1st. Niall Farrell (€33,000) 2nd. Lawrie Inman (€20,600) 3rd. Joe O’Donnell (€13,900) 4th. George McKeever (€10,150) 5th. Ian Frazer (€7,150) 6th. Jeff Jones (€5,500) 7th. Jens Hansen (€4,350) 8th. Jacques Balzan Demajo (€3,450) 9th. Rene Hochmuth (€2,650) 10th. Philip Peters … Continue reading →

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Kevin Vandersmissen wins the 2012 Irish Open!

Posted on April 9, 2012

Thomas Beer picks up Ac-Kh on the Button, and has his 160,000-chip min-raise called by Vandersmissen and his 9d-7c in the BB. Flop: 3c-9s-4h Beer’s AK falls behind, with Vandersmissen picking up top pair with his Nines. Vandersmissen checks, and … Continue reading →

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Beer gets flushed

Posted on April 9, 2012

Vandersmissen has the button, and min-raises to 160,000 with Qd-Tc, getting a call from Beer and his 5s-8d (!). Flop: Kh-9h-Ac Vandersmissen picks up an inside straight draw, but the flop otherwise misses both players. Check, check. Turn: 7c Vandersmissen … Continue reading →

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Big Slick pulls Vandersmissen pulls into lead

Posted on April 9, 2012

After several undramatic hands of heads-up, Kevin Vandersmissen has just taken a near 2-1 chip lead over his German opponent. Thomas Beer picks up Ad-Jh on the Button and raises to 160,000. Vandersmissen, meanwhile, wakes up with Ac-Kc in the … Continue reading →

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David “Dixie” Dean eliminated in 3rd (€158,000)

Posted on April 9, 2012

David Dean moves his 1,120,000 stack into the middle from the Button, holding Kh-5c. Action on Thomas Beer in the SB, who makes the call with As-9s. Kevin Vandersmissen looks down at his hand in the BB and…it’s Aces! He … Continue reading →

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Vandersmissen flops a monster

Posted on April 9, 2012

Thomas Beer, our chip leader, pops it to 130,000 from the SB with Jd-8h, and Vandersmissen decides to see a flop with Qh-9h. Flop: Js-Kd-Ts Vandersmissen flops a straight! Beer, meanwhile makes a pair of Jacks, but he’s pretty much … Continue reading →

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Dixie doubles

Posted on April 9, 2012

David “Dixie” Dean finds himself on the button with As-Jh, and open shoves for 787,000. Thomas Beer gets out of the way in the SB, and Kevin Vandersmissen deliberates for a while before making the call with Ah-6d. The board … Continue reading →

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Beer takes down another one

Posted on April 9, 2012

Thomas Beer makes it 125,000 to go from the button with Kd-Td, and Ian Simpson comes over the top for an extra 275,000 from the BB, holding Kc-Jh. Beer, who will have position on Simpson after the flop, makes the … Continue reading →

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