Live Updates From IPT Limerick- Southcourt Hotel

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We will be updating here for the IPT Limerick leg. We just got underway and have 47 players each trying to win a €2,000 Irish Poker Championship ticket for this January 2nd - 4th at the Radisson Hotel and Spa in Galway. Players in attendance are Thomas Nolan, John Weaffer, Matt Dobbins, Connie O Sullivan, Christy Morkam, Dave Curtis, John Clancy, Thomas Nolan, and Nick Power among others. There will be a lot of play with 10,000 in chips and a 45 minute clock.

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Just went over to see how everyone's favourite comedian Len Collin was doing when I saw that on the river with the board reading 3 8 8 5 5. There was a bet of 2k into a 2k pot when Len reraised to 4.5. The man tanked for a couple of minutes and called. He showed aq for ace high and len tapped the table to tell him it was good. what a call!

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Len, left short stacked after the last hand, makes a raise with AQ and gets two callers. Ace high flop follows, Len bets out the pot, gets a flat call from the button. The turn brings a blank and Len ships it in, and gets an instant call from the button who turns over a flopped set of 8s and it's bye bye Len!

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early exits

Michael Folan
Len Collin
David Cohan

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Lorraine Lee takes the first scalp of the tournament, flat calling a button raise from the BB with A10. The flop comes A 10 5 with 2 clubs and it's checked all round. Lorraine bets out the turn and gets a caller from the SB. The river brings a blank and the small blind puts in all his chips, Lorraine thinks briefly before making the call. Small Blind has a busted flush draw and Lorraine is now sitting on a nice stack of about 20k, double the starting stack.

The third player to leave the tournament is a Michael Folan, who makes a questionable all-in move with bottom pair on a 10 3 7 board. He gets called from the bottom who has J 10. The turn is a J which gives Folan a lower two-pair and the river misses the two outs left for him in the deck and he leaves the tournament.

Table 2 has also seen quads for Martin Monaghan. After makin a mid position raise to 325 at the 25-50 level he gets two callers the flop is 5 2 5. It's checked all round and Martin makes what looks like a continuation bet on the turn. The other players obviously think so too as they both make the call. The river is a K which puts an end to the action, as Martin makes a bet of 1100, both the other players fold instantly and Martin ruefully turns over pocket 5s.

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Keith McInerney calls an all in on a flop of J 6 10! Keith shows 66 for a flopped set but he is up against 9q for open ended straight draw. Turn is an 9 but the river is the 8. The straight takes a pot of 12k!

carrigeen

hows curtis and derek getting on?

thanks

p

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Table two is definitely the action table! Derek Murray is the third player to get knocked out from table two, and what a hand! He makes a mid position raise to 425 with the blinds at 75-150. Dave Curtis reraises to 1400 and Derek makes the call. The flop comes 10s Jc As and all the chips go in the middle. Derek turns over K Q for the nuts and Dave turns over pocket Aces having flopped top set. The turn brings a blank but the river is the last Ace in the deck giving Dave quads and Derek's tournament is over on the third level. Let's hope he has his laptop with him!!

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We lost galway legend John Ward. Two big hands took him out. First hand he bluffed off his stack and when he got raised he had to call drawing only to a flush draw on the turn. He missed. Next hand he has a5 and limps. Flop comes a 2 7. Turn 5 and all the money goes in. John has two pair but is up against a set of twos! Game Over!!!! 43 players left

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Arthur Murphy 17k
Martin Monaghan 22k
Ivan Tononi 14.5k
Connie O'Sullivan 11k
Noel Mannion 8k
Lorraine Lee 9k
Shane Walsh 3.5k
Dave Curtis 26k

pgodkin

any word on the gold clubs Jimmy Kiernan??????

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Mark Spellman is out in a battle of the blinds. The flop is queen high and Mark, shortstacked pushes from the SB. The BB makes the call and shows Q 7 for top two pair. Mark turns over Q 8 and neither the turn nor river bring any help and he's out.

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Jimmy is sitting on 16k....

Macau Cork

Connie to take it down

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Matt Dobbins 16.5k
Dawn Dineen 11.5k
Neil Keane 7k
Keith Mc Fadden 7k
Kenneth O'Flaherty 9k
John Houlihan 16k
Gerry Kennedy 6.5k
Frank Dunleavy 12k

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Keith Cummins reraises on a flop of 9c 2s 3s. However the bb who has checked ships all in for 14k. Keith thinks about it and then folds.

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Richie O Sullivan 9k
Paul Smallwood 8k
Jimmy Kiernan 16k
Denis O Keeffe 11k
Pat McFadden 13k
Joe O'Shea 6k
Jaye Renehan 4.5k
Martin Mellor 9k
Thomas Nolan 5k

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In another battle of the blinds, Martin Mellor gets a great double up. The flop comes 3 2 6 and its checked round to the button who bets out 625. Martin calls on the SB as does Thomas Nolan on the BB. The turn is a Q, Thomas bets out 1200 when Martin checks and the button wisely gets out of the way. Martin calls, which leaves him with only 1550 behind. The turn is a J, Martin checks again and Thomas puts him all in. Martin thinks long and hard, while everyone else is thinking surely he's pot committed to call. However, when he makes the call and turns over 6 5, it's clear why! Thomas shows 3 4 for a lower pair and a busted gutshot draw, and Mellor takes down the pot.

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David Carroll 21, 625
Keith Mc Inerney 5,225
Christy Morkam 5,700
Mark Finnane 13,450
James Walsh 12,175
Paul Carr 19125
Keith Cummins 10,450
John Clancy 4,850

Arthur Murphy 12,400
Martin Monaghan 27,050
Ivan Tononi 15,575
Connie O Sullivan 10,750
Noel Mannion 7,100
Shane Walsh 5,150
Dave Curtis 22,900
Lorraine Lee 11,000

Matt Dobbins 12,675
Dawn Dineen 15,925
Neil Keane 8,500
Keith McFadden 5,975
Kenneth OFlaherty 6,475
John Houlihan 19,000
Gerry Kennedy 3,750
Frank Dunleavy 13,700

Richie O Sullivan 11,225
Paul Smallwood 8,175
Jimmy Kiernan 15,900
Denis O Keeffe 12,775
Pat McFadden 12,525
Joe O shea 5,500
Jaye Renehan 10,750
Martin Mellor 8,125
Thomas Nolan 3,100

Mike Lyons 22,075
Padraig Hehir 7,675
Nicky Power 16,750
Pat Flanagan 17,600
Michael Neville 9,000
Patrick Nolan 15,725
Andy OLeary 6,850
Kerry Kavanagh 4,450

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All in preflop from Martin Mellor and he was called. It was 66 for Martin vs 88. flop comes 6 2 4. Turn 8 and river q. Martin is out in 40th place

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Ak vs AA.

Dawn Dineen gets it all in with Ak on a King high flop. However th not good enough when you are up against Aces. Dawn is gone

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Christy talkin it up again. With 3 limpers Christy pushes it all in for 8,300 and says "I can only get it in with the nuts" " I have two black aces" Keith Cunningham folds with two red twos and says im probably ahead. Christy flips over the two black aces but only took a pot of 600.

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Kenneth O Flaherty moves all in preflop with AQ only to be called by John Holihan's QQ which holds up.

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I had him layed at 225-1, but there were no takers for James Walsh to win this tournament. However he just picked up a massive pot. On a Ad Js 6d flop James got all is money in with qj of diamonds. THe 4 of diamonds gave him the flush and 22k in chips.

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Paul Carr is your current chip leader with 38k

carrigeen

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I had him layed at 225-1, but there were no takers for James Walsh to win this tournament. However he just picked up a massive pot. On a Ad Js 6d flop James got all is money in with qj of diamonds. THe 4 of diamonds gave him the flush and 22k in chips.

gwan james legend

ps still wont take him at 225/1

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Paul Smallwood to take on Nicky Power heads up, now wouldn't that be some result for BRUCEPOKER , Goodluck guys.

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Dave Curtis is back down to starting stack after getting entangled in a pot on an A high board. He had A 10 but he's out-kicked by Shane Walsh holding Big Slick and Dave loses half his stack.

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John Clancy, former IPC winner two years ago lost when he moved his last 3,400 all in with kq versus AQ. No help for John and he is gone

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Nicky Power is gone. Not sure on the details but he is drowning his sorrow in a few pints anyways. 31 left at the moment. WIll have full chip counts in 5 minutes at the dinner break

DAMO72

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Nicky Power is gone. Not sure on the details but he is drowning his sorrow in a few pints anyways. 31 left at the moment. WIll have full chip counts in 5 minutes at the dinner break

Im sure it was set over set or something like that , any news on Paul Smallwood.

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David Carroll 30,475
Christy Morkam 11,100
Mark Finnane 17,050
James Walsh 20,475
Paul Carr 29,900
Richie O Sullivan 16,125
Pat Mc Fadden 6,775

Mike Lyons 12,075
Martin Monaghan 26,025
Ivan Tononi 15,500
Andy O leary 11,700
Connie O Sullivan 10,325
Noel Mannion 6,250
Shane Walsh 30,375
Dave Curtis 9,500

Matt Dobbins 17,650
Pat Flannagan 11,700
Padraigh Hehir 4,350
Neil Keane 4,250
Keith McFadden 10,175
John Houlihan 41, 775
Gerry Kennedy 7,825
Frank Dunleavy 9,475


Richie O Sullivan 12,075
Paul Smallwood 13,500
Denis O Keefe 29,350
Arthur Murphy 9,150
Jaye Renahan 17,500
Michael Neville 14,675
Patrick Nolan 22,625

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Just back from the dinner break and the chip leader is John Houlihan sitting on a stack of 42k

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Paul has about 15.5k

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Frank Dunleavy is out, with trip 7s busted by a straight.

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Another player down, with Padraig Hehir pushing his short stack in with A 10 and the chip leader makes the call with pocket 10s. 10s hold up and we're down to three tables.

JP Poker

hows Thomas Nolan and John Weafer getting on?

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down to 25 players Ivan Tononi losing a race with 10 10 against A Q, A in the window and again on the turn just to rub it in.

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John Weafer and Tom the Nolan are both gone.

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Mark Finnane just doubled up with A3 against AK, with all the chips going in on the flop, Mark deciding correctly that his bottom pair was ahead. He now has around 22k.

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Matt Dobbins has a bit more breathing space, he gets it all in with deuces against AQ, they hold up, and he is up to 12k coming to the end of the 7th level.

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David Campbell 42,875
Christy Morkam 13,000
Mark Finnane 23,450
James walsh 13,425
paul Carr 30,950
Richie O Sullivan 11,275
Pat McFadden 18,375
Matt Dobbins 14,725

Mike Lyons 27,250
Martin Monaghan 40,725
Andy OLeary 30,475
Connie O Sullivan 14,725
Noel Mannion 3,125
Gerry Kennedy 12,125
Shane Walsh 16,075
John Houlihan 35,900

Keith McFadden 14,675
Paul Smallwood 7,875
Jimmy Kiernan 13,600
Denis OKeefe 34,300
Neil Keane 7,625
Arthur Murphy 27,250
jaye Renehan 8,000
Patrick Nolan 30,150

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JP Poker wrote: »

hows Thomas Nolan and John Weafer getting on?

Lets just say the cash game got a little more juicy

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David Campbell 42,875

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Going around gathering chip counts would be easy if everyone was like Christy Morkam. As soon as I start hearing his voice from across the room I know he is winning. If I cant hear him=stay away

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everyones favourite floor man James Walsh has just been eliminated. He got his money in with Ak of hearts and failed to catch up to the qq of Richie O Sullivan. James said the dream is over but nothing a few Guinness cant drown

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Double up for christy morkan. He "gets sick of the big stack raising" and calls a raise of 2.6k from the small blind. Big blind also calls and makes a 5k bet on the J 8 7 flop. Original raiser Paul Carr ships all in and christy calls. BB wisely gets out of the way (later showing Kojak) and christy shows 10 9o for the nuts while Paul turns over pocket 7s for a flopped set. The turn and river fail to pair the board and Morkan is back in the game!

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Three way all in involving Paul Smallwood with his 88 vs Ak and AA. No help on the board and two players are eliminated. Arthur Murphy wins a massive pot over 20k

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Noel Mannion who was short stacked the last hour has been eliminated

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Keith McFadden is heading back to Donegal Galway after his 44 failed to approve against AA.

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Player after player are gone. This time its Mike Lyons going out to John Holihan.