IRISH OPEN: KELLY, EAMES, OTHER BIG NAMES STILL ALIVE AFTER DAY 2

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Down to 55 players at the Irish Poker Open in Dublin.

Julian Herold is the chip leader, he has a very small chip lead over popular pros JP Kelly (pictured) and John Eames.

Eames has 49 PTPR Points this season, he is looking to add to that. Noel Furlong and PTPR Top 10 Player Michael Tureniec are also right there in contention.

Here are the notable chip stacks heading into Day 3:
669,500 – Julian Herold
620,500 – JP Kelly
564,000 – John Eames
475,000 – Noel Furlong
293,500 – Michael Tureniec
286,000 – Jude Ainsworth
267,000 – Surinder Sunar
217,000 – Marty Smyth
177,000 – Andy Black


PTPR TIER 3 EVENT
Paddy Power Poker Irish Poker Open
Irish Open NLH Main Event
April 22-25, 2011

The Burlington Hotel
Dublin, Ireland

Buy-in: $4,655
Prizepool: $2,862,259
Entries: 615

Defending Champion: James Mitchell

POINTS AT STAKE
1st position 106
2nd position 66
3rd position 41
4th position 31
5th position 24
6th position 16
7th position 14
8th position 11
9th position 11