The Live Local Series hit Dublin from 19-22 February, with Colm Hanlon the winner of the 888-sponsored event.<\/p>\n
The tour, which started life in London at the start of the month, attracted a field of 170 entries, generating a total prize pool of \u20ac32,980 for a \u20ac200, plus \u20ac20, buy-in event.<\/p>\n
The tournament attracted some of Irish poker’s biggest names, including Donnacha O’Dea, Fintan Gavin and WSOP finalist Andy Black, but it was Hanlon who scooped the top prize of \u20ac7,200 and the trophy with Black finishing in sixth place for \u20ac2,000. <\/p>\n
After carrying the chip lead into the finale, Hanlon was able to sit back and watch the drama unfold before making his move. A few well-timed bets helped him contribute to the demise of Bryan Nicholson in third place before Justin Boyle received the same treatment heads-up <\/p>\n
A brief exchange between Hanlon and Boyle resulted in the former moving all-in with pocket threes and the latter calling with pocket 10s. With the poker gods unwilling to save Boyle, the winner’s trophy and \u20ac7,200 made its way to Hanlon after the board ran out AC-4D-9H-4S-4C.<\/p>\n
The opening Live Local event took place at the Aspers Casino in Stratford, London, from 29 January to 1 February. <\/p>\n
The \u00a3200, plus \u00a320, event attracted a massive 609 entries for a total prize pool of \u00a3120,570, which smashed the \u00a350,000 guarantee.<\/p>\n
The winner in London was Terence Jordon, who scooped a whopping \u00a314,490, with Ali Zihni second for \u00a313,930 and Mantas Zeringis third for \u00a313,370.<\/p>\n
Live Local Series Dublin<\/b>
\n1st Colm Hanlon \u20ac7,200
\n2nd Justin Boyle \u20ac5,000
\n3rd Bryan Nicholson \u20ac3,000
\n4th Gareth Cooney \u20ac2,600
\n5th Richard O’Neill \u20ac2,300
\n6th Andrew Black \u20ac2,000
\n7th Donal Kenney \u20ac1,650
\n8th Gary Fields \u20ac1,300
\n9th Bartolotta Gioachino \u20ac1,000<\/p>\n
Live Local Series London<\/b>
\n1st Terence Jordon \u00a314,490
\n2nd Ali Zihni \u00a313,930
\n3rd Mantas Zeringis \u00a313,370
\n4th Daniel Boyle \u00a311,740
\n5th Juan Guerrero \u00a310,810
\n6th Georgy Fournadjiev \u00a34,700
\n7th Paul Hizer \u00a33,910
\n8th Mohammed Ullah \u00a33,120
\n9th Graham Cobb \u00a32,350 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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