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Niall Smyth – One Year As Poker Champ – I’m A Survivor Part II

Following on from Part I… I did end up getting a good sweat this year when my good friend and roommate for the weekend Conor McElhinney went deep in the tournament and ended up finishing in 43rd. Of course I … Continue reading

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Niall Smyth – One Year as Champ – I’m a Survivor! Part I

It’s been four months since my last blog and these are my sins. I decided to come up to the Burlington Hotel for the Irish Open on the Thursday night so as not to break with tradition, well I suppose … Continue reading

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Third time (un)lucky at the IWF

I was going to start off with a good whine as I like to do from time to time but thought it would be more appropriate to congratulate Eoghan O’Dea on a great year in general but especially on his … Continue reading

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King of Killarney – Part 3

Taking down the Irish Open wasn’t enough for PaddyPowerPoker Pro Niall Smyth who proved that he’s one of the best young players in Ireland as of now by winning the Killarney Irish Poker Festival. Here’s his recollection of the weekend. SUNDAY Turns … Continue reading

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King of Killarney – Part 2

Taking down the Irish Open wasn’t enough for PaddyPowerPoker Pro Niall Smyth who proved that he’s one of the best young players in Ireland as of now by winning the Killarney Irish Poker Festival. Here’s his recollection of the weekend. SATURDAY My … Continue reading

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King of Killarney

Taking down the Irish Open wasn’t enough for PaddyPowerPoker Pro Niall Smyth who proved that he’s one of the best young players in Ireland as of now by winning the Killarney Irish Poker Festival. Here’s his recollection of the weekend. … Continue reading

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Niall Smyth… in Vegas

With the November 9er promotion in full swing, we thought we’d whet your appetite with a (World) series of blogs written by PaddyPowerPoker Irish Open Sole Survivor, Niall Smyth about his experience in Vegas this Summer. Its Monday night I … Continue reading

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A Q and the WSOP is Over (Niall Smyth)

If any of you read my day 1 account of my first world series main event , you might have thought it was like Christmas, except it was the middle of a 40 degree summer and the old guy giving … Continue reading

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Niall Smyth WSOP Day 1 Update – 4 ACES !

Here’s a few lines on my first ever World Series of Poker main event. To be perfectly honest I was pretty nervous going into the day as I’d played three events this Series and hadn’t cashed in any. Failing to … Continue reading

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How I won the Irish Open (Part 4 of 4)

Monday Final Day I went into the final table as chip leader. I can remember looking at it on the Paddy Power blog the night before and thinking ‘Is that really me there with 2 million in chips?’ Before the … Continue reading

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