Final 13 Return to Crown a New IPO Main Event Champion in Dublin
The final day of the 2024 International Poker Open Main Event is here, with just 13 players left out of the 909 who started. Each of them which will be hoping to lift the trophy and take home the €51,000 first-place prize from the impressive €274,745 prize pool.
Holding a commanding chip lead with 6,130,000, which is more than double that of second, is Niall Campbell of Ireland. Second place on the chip counts with a respectable 3,000,000 goes to another Irishman, Tom Dunne, while Lithuania's Audrius Daugvilavicius takes the third spot with a stack of 2,175,000 to start the day.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niall Campbell | Ireland | 6,130,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Tom Dunne | Ireland | 3,000,000 | 50 |
| 3 | Audrius Daugvilavicius | Lithuania | 2,175,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Vitalijs Polukejevs | Latvia | 2,150,000 | 36 |
| 5 | John Vogelaar | Ireland | 1,965,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Rory Liffey | Ireland | 1,930,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Mircea Rus | Romania | 1,785,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Steven Lee | Ireland | 1,620,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Noel Murphy | Ireland | 1,270,000 | 21 |
| 10 | Stephen Henderson | Ireland | 1,225,000 | 20 |
One player who has quietly made it to the final day is local hero Kevin Killeen. While he’s currently sitting towards the bottom of the pack, he still has 20 big blinds to play with and is just one double-up away from being one of the big stacks. Killeen has more than $1,000,000 in live tournament earnings, with cashes from all over the world. He’s also had three cashes of over six figures, including his biggest score of $354,416 back in 2014. If Killeen can find some momentum, he’s likely to be one of the favorites to lift trophy.
€350 Main Event Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €51,000 | 7 | €6,725 |
| 2 | €30,900 | 8 | €4,790 |
| 3 | €21,730 | 9 | €3,790 |
| 4 | €16,320 | 10-11 | €3,130 |
| 5 | €12,690 | 12-13 | €2,800 |
| 6 | €9,400 |
Play is set to get underway at 1 p.m. local time. The tournament will resume on Level 27, which features 30,000/60,000 blinds with a big blind ante of 60,000. Levels will now be increased to 60 minutes in length, and the plan is to play down until there is a champion.
Be sure to follow along to PokerNews' live coverage straight from the tournament floor inside the Bonnington Dublin Hotel. You can also tune into the cards-up live stream, which will be airing from the start on Twitch with a 30-minute delay.