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

Harford Triples up as Fletcher Misses his Cowboy

In the closing minutes of Day One, a huge pot gave Ronan Harford a 68k+ stack while eliminating Kevin Skitmore and seriously denting the stack of Mick Fletcher.

All the action occurred preflop: It passed to Skitmore who, with a short stack and {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} , moved all in. Neighbour Fletcher called with his {K-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} . He wasn't happy for long, though, as small blind Harford then moved in too, for just over 22,000.

Fletcher was tortured: "This is so f***ing sick! FFS. I don't think I can pass for what it is. Sick. I need to spike a cowboy. F***ing brutal." Having got it out of his system, he made the call and saw what he knew already: Harford's {A-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} which spiked a set on the flop to rub it in.

Tags: Mick FletcherRonan Harford