2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

€3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx9x
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Prize Pool
€2,243,200
Entries
700
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
4,000

Breaking Away

A few dominating stacks are starting to emerge from the pack now. Here are a selection of some from the top, garnishing some others:

Maurice Harmon - 40,000
Michael Tureniec - 26,000
John Larkin - 23,000
Albert Iversen - 21,000 (yesterday spotted in the big cash game with Gold, Chufty and Helppi)
Kara Scott - 20,000
John Tabatabai - 20,000 (receiving perma-massage)
Rumit Somaiya - 18,300 (his tiny Rubix cube adorning his chips)
Marc Goodwin - 17,200
Nik Persaud - 15,000
Jeff Kimber - 14,200
Fintan Gavin - 12,200
Mick McCloskey - 11,800
Padraig Parkinson - 10,600
Alan Smurfit - 8,700 (his WSOP bracelet displayed in front of him)
Andy Black - 7,000
Ludovic Lacay - 5,500