Ostern in Irland ist für viele Spieler fast schon eine Verpflichtung. Entsprechend hoch war wieder die Teilnehmeranzahl beim € 3.200 Main Event des Irish Poker Open. Gleich 708 Spieler nahmen Platz, darunter auch einige deutschsprachige Spieler. Als Chipleader geht Keith Hawkins mit 111.600 in Tag 2.
Das Irish Poker Open hat eine langjährige Tradition und viele Spieler pflegen diese auch. Ein Preisgeld von € 2.000.000 wird von Sponsor Paddy Power Poker garantiert und auch dieses Jahr musste man sich keine Sorgen darum machen. Denn mit 708 Teilnehmern – acht mehr als letztes Jahr – geht es um mehr als € 2.200.000.
Auch einige Deutsche, Österreicher und Schweizer fanden den Weg ins Burlington Hotel, allen voran PokerStars Pro Sandra Naujoks und Full Tilt Pro Sigi Stockinger. Auch Bernd-Philipp Hoff, Mickey Finn, Sam El Sayed, Marko Neumann, Elmar Dirnberger, Michael Durrer und einige andere mehr waren am Start. Ebenso angetreten waren die beiden Ersten des letzten Jahres, Christer Johansson und Kara Scott. Die Liste der international bekannte Spieler war lange – Julian Thew, Arnaud Mattern, Ross und Barny Boatman, Sorel Mizzi, Padraig Parkinson, Brian Townsend, Dario Minieri, Jude Ainsworth, Ian Frazer, Roland de Wolfe und viele andere mehr.
Trotz 10.000 Starting Stack und anfänglichen 60 Minuten Levels bei langsam steigenden Blinds ging es an Tag 1 heftig zur Sache. Sigi Stockinger verlor fast all seine Chips mit einer gefloppten Straight. Am Flop 
. Mark Boon eröffnete mit 850, Sigi raiste auf 3850, worauf Peter Barrable mit 8.500 all-in ging. Boon schob seine Chips hinterher und auch Sigi ging all-in. Sigi und Boon hielten beide 
für die Straight, Barrable zeigte 
für den Straight Flush Draw. Der Turn 
war egal, aber 
am River brachte den Pot für Barrable und sowohl Sigi als auch Boon blieben shortstacked über. Bis zum Ende des Tages reichten die Chips für Sigi nicht mehr, auch Sandra Naujoks, Elmar Dirnberger und Sam El Sayed haben schon Feierabend.
Heute geht es mit Tag 2 in Level 9 bei den Blinds 400/800, Ante 50 mit 75 Minuten Levels weiter. 256 Spieler sind noch im Turnier, darunter auch Mickey Finn und Bernd-Phillip Hoff.
| Name | Chips | Table | Seat | |
| Hawkins | Keith | 111.600 | 23 | 9 |
| Kennedy | Anthony | 88.300 | 19 | 5 |
| Gallagher | Ronan | 78.850 | 10 | 9 |
| Mason | Jenny | 75.150 | 24 | 4 |
| Jensen | Johnny | 75.050 | 20 | 1 |
| Nolan | Thomas | 73.700 | 26 | 8 |
| Lundon | Edward John | 68.000 | 19 | 6 |
| Valikoski | Snteri | 67.700 | 23 | 2 |
| Burlot | Regis | 66.100 | 20 | 2 |
| Greco | Michael | 65.925 | 3 | 1 |
| Donovan | Barry | 65.125 | 13 | 6 |
| Noseworthy | Steven | 64.675 | 16 | 4 |
| Krikkay | P‚ter | 62.225 | 3 | 3 |
| Boatman | Ross | 61.675 | 20 | 3 |
| Wright | Marc | 60.500 | 16 | 7 |
| Mitchell | James | 59.950 | 12 | 3 |
| Taggart | Ciaran | 59.875 | 21 | 7 |
| Juhasz | Benjamin | 59.325 | 16 | 6 |
| McDonnell | Marc | 58.250 | 9 | 4 |
| Boon | Robert | 57.200 | 21 | 5 |
| Rasmussen | Anders Bisgaard | 55.950 | 11 | 8 |
| McFadden | Keith | 53.850 | 2 | 3 |
| Kiernan | Elaine | 53.625 | 24 | 5 |
| Loughnane | Finbar | 53.500 | 18 | 7 |
| Ryan | Larry | 53.500 | 16 | 2 |
| Mazilu | Michael | 53.200 | 2 | 6 |
| Bonkowski | Tyler | 52.300 | 4 | 2 |
| Daly | Jamie | 51.800 | 17 | 3 |
| Miles | Andrew | 50.925 | 11 | 3 |
| Roycroft | Ed | 50.850 | 8 | 8 |
| Lehtonen | Samuel | 50.225 | 7 | 6 |
| Reefman | Koen | 49.975 | 7 | 5 |
| Dombrowski | Chris | 49.925 | 2 | 1 |
| Febers | Paul | 49.325 | 17 | 8 |
| Loughman | Graeme | 48.375 | 9 | 3 |
| Wood | Eoin | 48.050 | 13 | 8 |
| Magill | John | 48.025 | 6 | 7 |
| Ylitalo | Robin | 47.775 | 5 | 5 |
| Hanitz | Martin | 45.575 | 20 | 8 |
| Misztela | Przemyslaw | 45.200 | 12 | 1 |
| Romanello | Nicholas | 45.050 | 18 | 3 |
| Horvath | Daniel | 45.025 | 26 | 6 |
| Buttersÿÿ | Jonothon | 44.550 | 8 | 6 |
| Waterman | Dennis | 43.850 | 4 | 9 |
| Flood | Liam | 43.475 | 7 | 4 |
| Brownson | Stuart | 43.350 | 11 | 9 |
| Sweeney | Paul | 43.225 | 13 | 7 |
| Jarrett-smith | Rob | 42.900 | 12 | 2 |
| Kolev | Yuliyan | 42.575 | 11 | 6 |
| Gruber | Peter | 42.475 | 9 | 2 |
| Foley | Nelius | 42.350 | 15 | 7 |
| Nitsche | Dominic | 42.250 | 25 | 6 |
| Paparestis | Constantine | 42.200 | 24 | 7 |
| Chadwick | Steve | 41.925 | 28 | 7 |
| Socko | Bartosz | 41.450 | 28 | 5 |
| Doherty | Ken | 41.000 | 20 | 6 |
| Sherwood | Robert | 40.950 | 17 | 1 |
| Trueick | Alan | 40.400 | 14 | 6 |
| Cunningham | George | 40.350 | 16 | 3 |
| Kangasvieri | Teemu | 40.000 | 4 | 5 |
| van Slujis | Sean | 39.875 | 20 | 4 |
| Hicks | Paddy | 39.425 | 10 | 6 |
| Taylor | Kerry | 39.375 | 24 | 1 |
| Lewis | Toby | 39.350 | 17 | 9 |
| Jones | Iwan | 39.075 | 21 | 8 |
| Suddes | Mark | 38.875 | 23 | 5 |
| Scott | Carl | 38.650 | 7 | 1 |
| Rentes | Chris | 38.550 | 8 | 5 |
| Nielsen | Kasper | 38.350 | 10 | 5 |
| Dowling | Christopher | 37.825 | 1 | 9 |
| Wan | Tommy | 37.425 | 21 | 9 |
| Thompson | Aaron | 37.300 | 9 | 9 |
| Zinno | Anthony | 36.475 | 15 | 9 |
| Odderskjer Jensen | Michael | 35.625 | 22 | 9 |
| McGrath | Stephen | 35.475 | 14 | 5 |
| McHugh | Danny | 35.225 | 8 | 3 |
| Carr | Paul | 34.775 | 6 | 2 |
| Klebanov | Andre | 34.175 | 14 | 3 |
| Giglione | Vincent | 33.050 | 29 | 6 |
| Tompkins | Jason | 33.050 | 12 | 7 |
| Gunther | Matthias | 32.800 | 18 | 5 |
| Nouri | Malik | 32.400 | 9 | 6 |
| Dancs | Istv n | 32.375 | 28 | 6 |
| Merved | Thomas | 31.800 | 11 | 5 |
| Morath | Andre | 31.625 | 9 | 7 |
| O’Neill | Jim | 31.600 | 14 | 2 |
| O’ Connor | Donal | 31.275 | 17 | 6 |
| Lundberg | Jan | 31.125 | 26 | 2 |
| Somaiya | Rumit | 31.000 | 14 | 1 |
| Dion | Yann | 30.300 | 16 | 8 |
| Murphy | Micheal | 30.250 | 20 | 7 |
| Goodwin | Marc | 29.850 | 26 | 4 |
| Renaut | Claire | 29.850 | 22 | 5 |
| Caracuta | Christian | 29.775 | 13 | 3 |
| Fry | William | 29.500 | 3 | 5 |
| Gall | Zsombor | 29.500 | 3 | 9 |
| Freymann | Rene | 29.350 | 8 | 9 |
| Callaghan | Dave | 29.075 | 5 | 6 |
| Milne | Richard | 29.000 | 29 | 5 |
| King | Steven | 28.900 | 10 | 3 |
| Dabbagh | Danny | 28.075 | 7 | 2 |
| Schick | Dorlan | 28.050 | 25 | 5 |
| Patterson | Tyler | 28.025 | 27 | 1 |
| Durrer | Michael | 27.850 | 19 | 9 |
| Kimber | Jeff | 27.550 | 3 | 8 |
| Allard | Stephane | 27.525 | 24 | 9 |
| Loughnane | Terry | 27.300 | 23 | 3 |
| Robinson | Richard | 26.975 | 16 | 5 |
| Sweeney | Edmund | 26.900 | 19 | 1 |
| Purcell | Micheal | 26.850 | 14 | 9 |
| Mette | Armin | 26.675 | 4 | 4 |
| Meyer | Rainer | 26.450 | 26 | 7 |
| Herbert | Jason | 25.475 | 17 | 5 |
| Persaud | Nik | 24.925 | 16 | 9 |
| Riou | Julien | 24.800 | 20 | 9 |
| Austin | Richard | 24.575 | 23 | 1 |
| Emanuel | Kaj | 24.525 | 18 | 9 |
| Balfe | Donal | 24.100 | 24 | 2 |
| Eames | John | 24.050 | 4 | 6 |
| Whelan | Maurice | 23.950 | 2 | 9 |
| Caputo | Alex | 23.900 | 10 | 8 |
| Feldman | Andrew | 23.875 | 4 | 8 |
| Mattern | Arnaud | 23.400 | 5 | 9 |
| Tureniec | Micheal | 23.125 | 9 | 5 |
| Duggan | Neil | 22.975 | 14 | 4 |
| Dillon | Alan | 22.675 | 24 | 6 |
| Martin | Brian | 22.550 | 22 | 6 |
| Luongo | Gerardo | 22.450 | 4 | 3 |
| Doherty | Larry | 21.850 | 6 | 4 |
| Hjulstr”m | Linus | 21.725 | 6 | 6 |
| O’Dea | Donnacha | 21.700 | 10 | 2 |
| Rafter | Anthony | 21.350 | 11 | 1 |
| Strobel | Julian | 21.300 | 25 | 3 |
| Fabretti | Paolo pier | 21.250 | 10 | 4 |
| Murphy | Peter | 21.000 | 21 | 3 |
| Lannermark | Mattias | 20.900 | 18 | 4 |
| Romanello | Antoni | 20.850 | 1 | 1 |
| Ashrafÿÿ ÿ | Waheed | 20.800 | 21 | 4 |
| Hoff | Bernd-Philipp | 20.650 | 27 | 5 |
| Conlon | Christopher | 20.500 | 23 | 8 |
| Dobson | Benjamin | 20.500 | 13 | 9 |
| Lynch | Niall | 20.350 | 19 | 7 |
| Gerin | Stephan | 20.100 | 5 | 4 |
| Ashby | Richard | 20.050 | 28 | 4 |
| Hill | Mike | 19.825 | 29 | 3 |
| Millan | Tony | 19.500 | 21 | 2 |
| Collins | Damien | 19.300 | 15 | 8 |
| Hallett | Mark | 19.225 | 27 | 6 |
| Finn | Mickey | 19.175 | 15 | 3 |
| Lenfestey | Paul | 19.150 | 1 | 3 |
| O’Beirne | Edward John | 18.475 | 28 | 1 |
| Torres Hermoso | Francisco Jose | 18.325 | 22 | 4 |
| Herbert | Richard | 18.275 | 7 | 3 |
| Geleziunas | Tomas | 18.200 | 2 | 8 |
| Dolan | Fionan | 18.000 | 22 | 7 |
| De koster | Erwin | 17.900 | 12 | 6 |
| Wu | Danny | 17.825 | 8 | 4 |
| Fitzpatrick | Willie | 17.600 | 25 | 7 |
| Lovgren | Sofia | 17.500 | 24 | 8 |
| Wiedecker | Charles | 17.475 | 17 | 4 |
| Farrelly | John | 17.450 | 6 | 3 |
| Hanlon | Tom | 17.425 | 3 | 4 |
| Govsa | Esref | 17.350 | 23 | 4 |
| Harford | Ronan | 17.300 | 5 | 8 |
| O’Dea | Eoghan | 17.250 | 29 | 8 |
| Burke | Kenny | 17.150 | 27 | 2 |
| Reilly | Mark | 17.100 | 19 | 3 |
| Roberts | Ben | 17.075 | 6 | 5 |
| Uhrskov | Claus | 16.975 | 28 | 3 |
| Patras | Christos | 16.850 | 7 | 9 |
| O’Reilly | Colm | 16.800 | 10 | 7 |
| Black | Andy | 16.625 | 1 | 2 |
| McAuley | Allen | 16.400 | 19 | 8 |
| Heath | Eli | 16.375 | 22 | 3 |
| Gaines | Lee | 16.025 | 1 | 4 |
| Jang | Hyunbong | 15.900 | 29 | 7 |
| Reilly | Anthony | 15.875 | 17 | 2 |
| Thew | Julian | 15.850 | 24 | 3 |
| Connolly | Declan | 15.575 | 4 | 7 |
| Travers | Amby | 15.525 | 11 | 2 |
| Frost | Lars | 15.375 | 27 | 8 |
| Williams | Craig | 15.350 | 18 | 2 |
| Smurfitt | Alan | 15.150 | 9 | 8 |
| Grimason | Andrew | 15.050 | 15 | 5 |
| Murphy | Sean | 15.050 | 14 | 7 |
| Nevalainen | Janne | 14.825 | 28 | 8 |
| McCormack | John | 14.725 | 25 | 8 |
| TMhlund | Jonny | 14.725 | 22 | 1 |
| Lovelady | Joseph | 14.625 | 11 | 7 |
| Kelly | Mark | 14.600 | 26 | 1 |
| Roberts | Jamie | 14.425 | 19 | 4 |
| Cruess Callaghan | Frank | 14.375 | 25 | 2 |
| Grudev | Grudi | 14.250 | 9 | 1 |
| Bermingham | Patrick | 14.200 | 6 | 1 |
| Wilson | Marty | 14.200 | 28 | 2 |
| Jones | David | 14.175 | 12 | 5 |
| Petersem | Mickey | 13.825 | 4 | 1 |
| Beranda | Marius | 13.750 | 13 | 1 |
| Healy | Val | 13.750 | 12 | 9 |
| Welbourne | Samuel | 13.650 | 7 | 7 |
| Monaghan | Paul | 13.625 | 5 | 1 |
| McLean | Stephen | 13.450 | 27 | 3 |
| O’Reilly | Sheamus | 13.050 | 5 | 7 |
| Hermans | Ernst | 12.875 | 2 | 7 |
| Sorel | Mizzi | 12.875 | 15 | 2 |
| Kitt | Tom | 12.675 | 10 | 1 |
| Vachulka | Miloslav | 12.600 | 8 | 2 |
| Maker | Bharminder | 12.550 | 29 | 2 |
| Storm | Nicolas | 12.425 | 17 | 7 |
| Masters | Ray | 12.150 | 3 | 7 |
| O’Donoghue | Adrian | 12.025 | 1 | 6 |
| Hume | Kenny | 11.725 | 12 | 8 |
| O’Sullivan | Michael | 11.400 | 29 | 4 |
| Miller | Ngel | 11.375 | 11 | 4 |
| Navarro | David | 11.175 | 26 | 3 |
| McKie | Archibald | 11.150 | 14 | 8 |
| Bjoersland | Janÿ | 10.950 | 21 | 6 |
| Craig | Fiona | 10.950 | 3 | 6 |
| Channing | Neil | 10.925 | 27 | 7 |
| Peltola | Hannu | 10.900 | 12 | 4 |
| Weber | Rudiger | 10.650 | 25 | 4 |
| Bell | Matthew | 10.575 | 13 | 5 |
| McKeever | George | 10.500 | 29 | 1 |
| Kassouf | Will | 10.350 | 20 | 5 |
| Rutter | Stewart | 10.350 | 2 | 5 |
| Willis | Bobby | 10.100 | 3 | 2 |
| Duffort | Nicolas | 9.975 | 13 | 2 |
| Ivert | Annica | 9.825 | 23 | 7 |
| Ellis | Ian | 9.750 | 25 | 1 |
| Hynes | John Paul | 9.700 | 1 | 8 |
| Olin | Eoin | 9.675 | 23 | 6 |
| Hgan | Rory | 9.650 | 13 | 4 |
| Jenssen | Steffen | 9.400 | 1 | 7 |
| Mette | Alexander | 9.400 | 6 | 8 |
| Becker | Jonas | 9.250 | 21 | 1 |
| Teresko | Konstantin | 9.100 | 6 | 9 |
| Ryan | Brian | 8.975 | 2 | 4 |
| Hussain | Arshad | 8.775 | 16 | 1 |
| Cattin | Gael | 8.725 | 18 | 8 |
| Thorpe | Derek | 8.450 | 15 | 4 |
| Flynn | Gavin | 8.300 | 18 | 6 |
| Murray | Derek | 8.275 | 18 | 1 |
| Gourlay | Paul | 7.675 | 26 | 5 |
| O’Callaghan | Ger | 7.625 | 22 | 8 |
| Lo chow | Elsa | 7.550 | 5 | 2 |
| Byrne | James | 7.450 | 19 | 2 |
| Naylor | Darren | 7.450 | 27 | 4 |
| Isberg | Bjorn | 7.150 | 8 | 1 |
| Loser | Glen | 6.950 | 1 | 5 |
| Andrulis | Kristijonas | 6.575 | 2 | 2 |
| Mullins | John | 5.825 | 8 | 7 |
| Taylor | Rob | 5.700 | 22 | 2 |
| Holloway | Ivan | 5.000 | 15 | 1 |
| Verkaik | Nicholas | 4.700 | 7 | 8 |
| Sebban | Michael | 3.350 | 15 | 6 |
| Saarisilta | Nichlas | 2.275 | 5 | 3 |
