Dermot Allen Wins the Redbet LIVE Dublin Main Event
Dermot Allen became a poker champion on his home soil after he won the 2015 Redbet LIVE Dublin Main Event on Monday night, defeating Ukraine's Konstantin Kostyakov heads-up to claim the winner's trophy and €15,570 in cash.
Redbet LIVE Dublin Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dermot Allen | €15,750 |
| 2 | Konstantin Kostyakov | €10,340 |
| 3 | Michal Falar | €6,685 |
| 4 | Daniel Chutrov | €5,475 |
| 5 | Francisco Fernandez | €4,390 |
| 6 | Damien Porebski | €3,405 |
| 7 | Radoslaw Wesierski | €2,520 |
| 8 | Theodor Steimer | €1,825 |
Allen went into the eight-handed final table with the second shortest stack, while his eventual heads-up opponent was, in stark contrast, the runaway chip leader. However, Allen began the rebuilding process early on by claiming the scalp of Switzerland's Theo Steimer. Thirty-minutes later, Radoslaw Wesierski fell by the wayside when his three-bet shove with KxQx was called by the initial raiser, Kostyakov, who held the dominating AxKx. No help arrive on the board for Wesierski, and the table became six-handed.
Allen then went on a huge heater that saw him soar to the top of the chip counts. He flopped an ace with his AxKx versus the 9x9x of Damien Porebski to score a full double, then backed into a flush with the AxQ♥ on an A♥2♥4♥2♦8♥ board to climb to a colossal 4 million in chips.
The Irishman, railed by the home crowd, improved his position even more when his pocket fours held in an all-in pot against Fernandez's K♠J♠.
Everyone received a pay jump when the dangerous Bulgarian, Daniel Chutrov, got his chips in bad against Kostyakov. Chutrov's Kx10x couldn't find its outs in a battle with Ax10x when the latter spiked an ace on the flop. Suddenly, Allen had gone from starting in seventh place to being guaranteed at least €6,685 for his €350 investment.
That prize money increased to five-figures when Allen raised to 250,000 with Ax9x on the button and then called when Michal Falar raised all in for 1 million with 7x7x. The Q♥Q♦A♥ flop propelled Allen into the lead and left Falar needing to catch one of his two outs. They failed to arrive on the K♠ turn or the 8♦ river to leave Allen to go into battle with Kostyakov holding a significant chip lead of 8.4 million to 1.9 million.
The final hand saw Allen limp from the button with the 9♠7♦ and Kostyakov check his option with the 9♦9♥. A few seconds later, the dealer spread the 4♠5♠6♠ flop, a flush for Allen. Both players checked and the dealer placed the 9♣ onto the turn, sparking fireworks between the two players.
Kostyakov led for 200,000 and Allen raised enough to set his opponent all in. Kostyakov sensed he was beat, let out a few choice expletives and called off his stack. The 8♣ river ended things and Kostyakov was out, meaning the Redbet LIVE Dublin Main Event had its champion in Ireland's Dermot Allen.
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