IRISH OPEN: LOESER LEADS BUT BRAT IS IN THE PACK

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I'm proud to say that Today I had the patience, the desire, the heart, + the commitment to fight my way back into contention!
- Phil Hellmuth (via Twitter, @phil_hellmtuh)

He's never one to run out of words but, after a tough end to the week finishing dead last at the inaugural ISeries Live event, it sure looks like Phil Hellmuth is focused on making waves in Ireland.

After missing a crucial part of the evening during Day 1 play, Phil Hellmuth came roaring back during Day 2 play and remains in contention as the final 49 players are set to return to The Burlington Hotel on Easter Sunday for Day 3 of the Irish Open.

The overnight chip leader - holding a monster stack - is German pro Manig Loeser. Loeser holds a 846K chip stack. Only one man is right behind Loeser, WSOP bracelet winner Andrew Badecker has a litle over 809K in chips.

The two players nearly double what the third place player holds, they seem to have taken complete control of this event, for now.

NOTABLE CHIP STACKS
Manig Loeser 846,000 (Day 2 Chip Leader)
Andrew Badecker 809,500
Byron Kaverman 422,000
Samuel Chartier 417,500 (Day 1 Chip Leader)
James Dempsey 275,000
Freddy Deeb 164,500
Andy Black 135,500
Phil Hellmuth 134,500

NOTABLE DAY 2 ELIMINATIONS
Nick Abou Risk, Matt Perrins, Ken Aldridge, JP Kelly, Shaun Deeb, Victor Ramdin, Ronan Gilligan, Kevin Vandersmissen, Devilfish, Martins Adeniya, Erik Cajelais, Jude Ainsworth, Eoghan O'Dea, Ross Boatman, Seamus Cahill, Donnacha O'Dea, Julian Thew, Xuan Liu, Scott Baumstein, Michael Schuerpf.

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TOP 49 PAYOUTS (EURO) 1st  €420,000 2nd  €225,000 3rd  €158,000 4th  €107,500 5th  €78,000 6th  €59,000 7th  €44,500 8th  €32,700 9th  €23,000 10-12th  €17,850 13-15th  €15,400 16-18th  €13,150 19-27th  €11,200 28-36th  €9,400 37-45th  €8,000 46-49th  €6,900 RELATED POSTS >> NIALL SMYTH WINS IRISH OPEN >> BADECKER WINS BORGATA

PTPR TIER 3 EVENT Paddy Power Poker Irish Open NLH Main Event April 5-9, 2012 The Burlington Hotel | Dublin Buy-in: $4,580 | Prizepool: $2,103,420 Entries: 502 PTPR POINTS DISTRIBUTION 1st position 105 2nd position 65 3rd position 40 4th position 30 5th position 23 6th position 15 7th position 13 8-9th position 10