Chris Pyke outlasted the largest field in the history of the long-running IPO Dublin tournament to claim the title and \u20ac46,211.<\/p>\n
The \u20ac200+\u20ac30 event attracted 1,656 entrants at the Regency Hotel and generated a prize-pool of \u20ac331,200, with 619 players making it through to Day 2 and nine returning for the final table on Day 3.<\/p>\n
After a deal had been reached five-handed there was \u20ac3,000 left to play for, along with the title, which went the way of Pyke after he beat Paudie Cusack heads-up… Pyke shoving from the button on a JD-5S-10C-7D-QS board with QH-7S for two pair and Cusack calling with JS-6S.<\/p>\n
Runner-up Cusack had already locked up \u20ac35,500 by virtue of the deal, which also saw Pyke net \u20ac43,211. Victor de Rijke took most from the negotiations, securing \u20ac43,794, with Richard O\u2019Neill bagging \u20ac37,500 and Joe Ward \u20ac33,500.<\/p>\n
Dublin driving instructor Ward busted in fifth after losing a race with pocket fours against O’Neill’s shove with K-9 from the small blind… O’Neill hitting a king on the flop.<\/p>\n
De Rijke busted in fourth shortly after losing a monster pot against Cusack. With K-3 in the small blind, he announced all-in and was called by Pyke with 9-7. Pyke hitting a seven on the flop.<\/p>\n
Dubliner O\u2019Neill went out in third after he got his AC-4S all-in on a KC-6C-9C flop against Cusack with KH-7D. O\u2019Neill needed any club or any ace but the turn was the 8D and the river the 7S to leave Cusack and Pyke heads-up.<\/p>\n
With nine players returning for the final day’s action, Ibragimzhan Niyazov was the first to exit after he raised under the gun to 800k and Pyke re-popped to 1.6m. Niyazov announced all-in with AH-KH and Pyke snap-called with pocket queens.<\/p>\n
The JC-7H-10D flop left Niyazov hoping for a queen which didn’t arrive and he exited in ninth place.<\/p>\n
Lively Dutchman Robert Pekel was next out in eighth place after he shoved with A-J and couldn\u2019t outrun De Rijke’s pocket queens and Jim Paulus from Luxembourg exited next running his K-J into De Rijke’s pocket eights, which improved to a set on the flop.<\/p>\n
France’s Roland Premesnil finished in sixth after raising on the button to 1.2m with KS-7H, Pyke calling with AH-9C from the big blind. Both players checked the 8S-QH-10S flop and then all the chips went in with the JH on the turn, Pyke already holding a straight and Premesnil needing either of Pyke’s cards for a split pot, which he didn’t find.<\/p>\n
IPO Dublin, 16-20 October
\n1 Chris Pyke \u20ac46,211
\n2 Paudie Cusack \u20ac35,500
\n3 Richard O’Neill \u20ac37,500
\n4 Victor de Rijke \u20ac43,794
\n5 Joe Ward \u20ac33,500
\n6 Roland Premensil \u20ac14,240
\n7 Jim Paulus \u20ac9,270
\n8 Robert Pekel \u20ac6,620
\n9 Ibragimzhan Niyazov \u20ac4,635<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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