David Docherty Wins €1,150 Irish Open Main Event After Qualifying Online (€365,000)
The €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, running at the Royal Dublin Society, has now concluded and a winner has been confirmed.
The tournament attracted a total of 2,491 entrants, making for a prize pool of €2,428,475, the biggest Irish Open Main Event and biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland.
After qualifying for the event online in a PokerStars €109 satellite, David Docherty emerged as the outright winner. To his delight, he walked away with the trophy and €365,000, as well as taking his place in Irish poker history.
Declan Rice came second in the event for €228,700 and in third place was Panagiotis Mavritsakis, who earned €161,500.
€1,150 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Winners
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Docherty | UK | €365,000 |
| 2 | Declan Rice | Ireland | €228,700 |
| 3 | Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | €161,500 |
| 4 | Tom Waters | UK | €124,500 |
| 5 | Andy Black | Ireland | €95,500 |
| 6 | Eugeniu Barbaros | Moldova | €73,500 |
| 7 | Carl Shaw | UK | €56,500 |
| 8 | Henri Ojala | Finland | €43,500 |
Benny Glaser, who won the €5,000 High Roller earlier in the series for €106,980, was among those who made it to the Final Day, crashing out shortly before the final table in 10th place after taking a bad beat against Declan Rice.
Also on the final table was Andy Black. He is second on the all-time money list in Ireland according to Hendon Mob. Had he finished the Main Event in fourth place, he would have moved up to the top spot. In the end, he finished fifth. That top spot may well be his soon, but it won't be tonight.
Docherty started Day 2 as the chip leader and continued to build his stack to make the final table in third position. He faced Irishman Rice in the heads-up battle.
Rice had held the chip lead for most of the Final Day, including the moment the final table kicked off. But by the time it came to heads-up, it was Docherty who had a massive chip advantage. No deal could be reached, meaning there was all to play for with €136,300 difference between first and second.
After 50-minutes of play, an intense split pot sweat, and a hand that brought it all even again, Docherty won a huge double up to take a commanding chip lead.
A few moments later, Docherty called Declan’s big blind shove and held up to win the tournament. With that, the glory and first place prize money was his.
Docherty grinned and threw his hands up in delight, a look of pure joy on his face as he lifted the Irish Open Main Event trophy.
