Bruce Poker Main Event live updates

spothediference

sorry ADMMM- bye the way how many get paid?

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Top 22 get paid. €400 for 22nd working all the way up to €16000 for 1st!

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Boards was down for it's regular health check there, but now we're back!

Keith McFadden pushed over 100k on the button and it got through. He went to muck but his cards hit the button and turned over. As it transpires, Keith was chancing his arm with 52o! I think that puts an end to his raising for the rest of the day!

Nicky Power also found his chips over the line, or should I say over the ledge, but in a much more surgical fashion. With several limpers, Nicky pushes his 14BB's on the button. The BB looks to have a decision, but folds, as do the limpers.

SpencerJames has taken down one of two "Brucie Bounties" on offer after he knocks out Mr Bruce himself in somewhat embarassing circumstances! He pushes a Queen high flop holding AK and is called by the veteran's AQ. A on the turn means nothing, but a King on the river seals the deal. Rory now has over 250k and is one of the chip leaders of the tournament.

Dara O'Kearney also looks to have doubled up, I'll try get the lowdown before he leaves!

There's only 90 seconds of play remaining and it looks like 31 will make it through to tomorrow. I'll update with chipcounts shortly.

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Play has now finished for the day (or should that read morning?). In all the events I've covered, this is the first I've attended that hasnt had a player being eliminated in the last hand! 31 players remain, meaning we have 4 tables for tomorrow.

spothediference

chip counts please?

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Name.........COUNT

Rory Brown 317500
Eoin McMahon 282500
Alan McAuty 267500
Liam Barker 259000
Paul Corrway 250500
Eoin Naughton 239500
Chris Dowling 222000
Tony McLoughlin 219000
Peter Halpin 187000
Eoin Mullan 182000
Pat Mitchell 177500
Alan McDermot 172500
David White 145500
Nicky Power 130000
Joe O'Toole 123500
Derek Watson 120000
Mark Finnane 118000
Mark McKenna 115500
Paul Lenfeszey 115000
Tagdh O M 114000
Gary Clarke 106500
Mark Reilly 106000
Keith McFadden 90500
John Keown 88500
Dara O'Kearney 83500
Christy Walsh 51000
Mark McKenna 47500
John Gallagher 46500
Cormac Taggart 46000
Cormac Murray 42500
Chris Cooke 36500

Average Stack: 143,225
Blinds will be reset to 3k/6k /A:1k tomorrow
Play begins at 1pm
31 players remain.

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I'm off anyway, it's been a long day and I fear that my bed has been sold off to the highest bidder in my room! I'll be back tomorrow for around noon to offer a preview of what to expect tomorrow.

Don't forget, the Brucie Freeroll is on tomorrow and registration begins at 1pm. Arrive early to avoid disappointment!

Pabloh

GL to Spencerjames today. Great to see your form improving Rory. just hope you got some sleep last night and didn't have TK singing at ya!

Good to see Tadhg and Gary Clarke still in.

Mr. Wolf

Best of luck to Paul Corway and Tony Mc Loughlin!!! From all at Hibernian Poker

KevIRL

Fair play on the updates Adam and Sam. Also thanks to JP and Bruce poker for a great weekend.

good luck to all left today

corkie123

best updates for a while here .congrats lads

ps wat happened to sideshow ?

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He disappeared towards the end of the night. I saw him at the cash tables but didn't dare ask him! I'll post up as soon as I see him!

Anyway, the room is unusually quiet here this morning, even though there's only 5 minutes to go until play begins for the final 4 tables!

Ace2007

Is Rory Brown, Spencer James?

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Pat Mitchell has already secured himself a $2500 package to Vegas. He has a little over average, but may be tempted to gamble, gamble in order to get up there with the likes of Rory Brown

Rory Brown enters Day 2 as the chip leader. With the average at a little over 140k, Rory "SpencerJames" finds himself with 317,500k chips to play with! He has managed to stay comfortable all throughout the event and looks set for a deep run.

BrucePokers sponsored pro, Nicky Power is slightly below average on 130k, but as anyone who's ever played or watched Nicky this deep into an event will know that he's a force to be reckoned with and will pounce on any opportunity to accumulate chips.

Play is about to begin anyway, all the players have redrawn for seats so I haven't the slightest idea where everyone is.

hatedajacks

Ace2007 wrote: »

Is Rory Brown, Spencer James?

Yep

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In the very first hand, John Gallagher knocks out Ciaran Taggart. He pushes with A7 and is called by the even shorter stack of Ciaran who has TT. The board comes down AQJ/8, but the gutter ball redraw doesn't get there. John now has 93k!

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As soon as John Gallagher gets the chips, he's involved in another big pot. There's an early position raise, John Gallagher shoves and Paul Corrway reshoves! The original raiser folds TT and John shows JJ which is behind to Paul's QQ. The board runs 26957 and we lose John Gallagher.

We're now down to 28 players, we'll be down to 3 tables once we lose one more.

KevIRL

AdMMM wrote: »

We're now down to 28 players, we'll be down to 3 players once we lose one more.

Thats some good math right there Adam

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Grrr,

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Had an update all ready to post but the internet went down. The bones of it was that The Metal Man called a shortstacks all-in. He was ahead with his AQ vs the shortstackers K9, but a King on the flop means the shortstack doubles up.

We're now down to 3 tables.

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Rory Brown just saw half his stack depleted in a hand that never even reached showdown! On a flop that read 522, Eoin Naughton leads out in what was originally a raised pot. Rory reraises and Eoin ships for 240k total. Rory deliberates and even though it's not much back to him, folds TT and is shown pocket sevens

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There hasn't been much happening in the past while.

Dara O'Kearney pushed his stack over the line and it was a domino effect of folding. Dara showed the Ace of hearts, but we all knew he had that anyway!

BigCityBanker

any sign of some cash action breaking out?

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No cash games going at the moment. Registration taking place for the freeroll

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Dara O'Kearney Gone

Facing a raise of 15k, with blinds at 3k/6k/500, Dara shoves from Late position only for the BB to reshove. The original raiser folds, and Dara turns over AT which is in bad shape against Cormac Murrays AQ. The flop comes Q82 and another on the turn means he's drawing dead.

FuttBucker

AdMMM wrote: »

No cash games going at the moment. Registration taking place for the freeroll

what freerolls this?

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A cooler for Pat Mitchell

Mark Finnane just doubled up at the expense of Pat Mitchell. Mark shoves his below average stack into the middle and Pat calls. It's AQ for Mark and KK for Pat. Incidently we were on the bubble on this hand following a flurry of eliminations on other tables. Thankfully for Mark, he hit's an ace on the flop!

Play is now hand for hand!

kakak1

FuttBucker wrote: »

what freerolls this?

it's only the one the've been talking about on Boards for the last two months

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Anyone who has had money on Brucepoker is eligable.

Sunday Freeroll
Reg 1.30pm, Game 2pm
Free In
1 Rebuy or Top-up 50 (no Reg)
Starting Chips 3k
Rebuy / Top-up 5k
Blinds 20 Mins
Self Dealt Until the Final Table

kakak1

AdMMM wrote: »

A cooler for Pat Mitchell

Mark Finnane just doubled up at the expense of Pat Mitchell. Mark shoves his below average stack into the middle and Pat calls. It's AQ for Mark and KK for Pat. Incidently we were on the bubble on this hand following a flurry of eliminations on other tables. Thankfully for Mark, he hit's an ace on the flop!

Play is now hand for hand!

Adam is Keith Hogan still in ??

Also hate to say this but..... great reporting