2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Festival Dublin

Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
544
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
8,160,000
Total Chips
16,320,000
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Virgilio Dicicco Doubles Up

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Of all the players remaining in the Main Event, Virgilio Dicicco has been the most active in pushing the all-in button as it were, chipping up steadily after a string of un-called all-ins.

However, on this occasion, he was called by Florian Duta.

Florian Duta: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Virgilio Dicicco: {3-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} meaning Dicicco doubled up to around 800,000.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Virgilio Dicicco it
Virgilio Dicicco
850,000
533,000
533,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
820,000
-205,000
-205,000

Tags: Florian DutaVirgilio Dicicco

Don’t Call It a Comeback, Padhraic Mulligan Doubles Again

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Sean Prendiville opened and then called a shove of around 250,000 from Padhraic Mulligan.

Prendiville: {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Mulligan: {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Dominated but spiking a six Mulligan was back in the game and on the next hand he was involved with no callers and showed Aces. “First time I’ve had them all tournament.”

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sean Prendiville ie
Sean Prendiville
580,000
Profile photo of Padhraic Mulligan ie
Padhraic Mulligan
520,000
270,000
270,000

Tags: Sean PrendivillePadhraic Mulligan

Padhraic Mulligan Doubles Up; Remains Short Stack

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Padhraic Mulligan moved all in for 110,000 from under the gun. Gary McGinty three-bet and the remaining players all folded.

Padhraic Mulligan: {q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Gary McGinty: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Mulligan's outs increased after he picked up a flush draw on the {j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}.

"Just a little six," remarked Andrew Grimason before the river was dealt. The river was the {6-Clubs}. "Custom order!" said Grimason.

Mulligan doubled to around 250,000, but remains the short stack in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary McGinty ie
Gary McGinty
2,650,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Padhraic Mulligan ie
Padhraic Mulligan
250,000
120,000
120,000

Tags: Andrew GrimasonGary McGintyPadhraic Mulligan

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Double Up For Sean Bradley

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Padhraic Mulligan opened and called when Sean Bradley moved all in from the big blind for 493,000.

Bradley: {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mulligan: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Spades}{a-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Ace from space right on the flop ot give Bradley a double and leave Mulligan short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sean Bradley ie
Sean Bradley
980,000
558,000
558,000
Profile photo of Padhraic Mulligan ie
Padhraic Mulligan
130,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Padhraic MulliganSean Bradley

Declan Connolly and Florian Duta Clash Again

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of {9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} Declan Connolly check-called a bet of 52,000 and the turn was the {4-Diamonds}.

Connolly checked again and Duta bet 135,000. Connolly called.

Both players checked the {6-Diamonds} on the river, with Connolly showing the second nuts with {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Declan Connolly ie
Declan Connolly
1,300,000
450,000
450,000
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
1,025,000
-675,000
-675,000

Tags: Declan ConnollyFlorian Duta

Florian Duta Moving Upwards

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Florian Duta raised to 52,000 from under the gun and Declan Connolly defended his big blind.

The flop came {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{j-Spades} and both players checked. Connolly bet 62,000 on the {7-Diamonds} turn and Duta called.

The river was the {j-Hearts} and both players checked. Connolly tabled {a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a pair of nines, while Duta showed {q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a pair of tens and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Florian Duta ro
Florian Duta
1,700,000
114,000
114,000
Profile photo of Declan Connolly ie
Declan Connolly
850,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Declan ConnollyFlorian Duta

James O'Callaghan Chips Up Through Gary McGinty

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

James O'Callaghan raised to 48,000 out of the small blind and Gary McGinty defended his big blind.

The flop came {6-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs} and O'Callaghan check-called a bet of 35,000 from McGinty. The turn was the {a-Hearts} and both players checked.

The river was the {9-Spades} and O'Callaghan checked to McGinty who bet 150,000. O'Callaghan snap-called and McGinty mucked allowing O'Callaghan to table {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} for top pair and take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary McGinty ie
Gary McGinty
3,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Jim O'Callaghan ie
Jim O'Callaghan
1,225,000
249,000
249,000

Tags: James O'CallaghanGary McGinty

Alexander Bretherton Doubles through Michael Graydon

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Alexander Bretherton opened for 55,000 from the button and Michael Graydon raised from the big blind to just under 500,000.

Bretherton started the hand with 596,000 and he thought long and hard before committing the rest of his chip and Graydon called.

Bretherton: {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Graydon: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Bretherton dodged the ace and secured a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alexander Bretherton gb
Alexander Bretherton
1,200,000
433,000
433,000
Profile photo of Michael Graydon ie
Michael Graydon
970,000

Tags: Alexander BrethertonMichael Graydon