Forget the traditional WPT six-person Final Table, they do things differently in Ireland!
After a marathon 14-hour session, about 30 minutes were left. And what crazy action to end the night! Forget the traditional six-player final table, this WPT Main Event will only have five, thanks to massive chip leader David Shallow.
Shallow was able to counterfeit pocket aces and pocket queens by turning a jack - to go with the pocket jacks he was holding - and take one heck of a chip lead heading into Final Table play on Sunday. Shallow has a little over 6 million chips in hands ... the remaining four players hold about 4M in chips total.
It's Shallow's tournament to lose for sure although the other four players, including defending GUKPT Luton Champion Charles Chattha hope that they will be able to pull the upset and become the first ever WPT Ireland Champion.
WPT IRELAND FINAL TABLE SEAT DRAW:
Seat 1: Steve Watts - 1,345,000
Seat 2: Patrik Vestlin - 1,070,000
Seat 3: Charles Chattha - 835,000
Seat 4: David Shallow - 6,115,000
Seat 5: Ronan Gilligan - 775,000
WPT IRELAND FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (IN USD):
1- $289,031
2- $144,502
3- $96,339
4- $68,396
5- $51,063
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PTPR PREMIER EVENT
World Poker Tour Ireland
WPT Ireland NLH Main Event
January 5-8, 2011
Citywest Hotel | Dublin
Buy-in: $3,180 | Prizepool: $988,878 | Entries: 338
Defending Champion: Inaugural Event
PTS AT STAKE:
1st position 128
2nd position 78
3rd position 48
4th position 38
5th position 33
STEVEN MOREAU 28
SHAUN CONNING 28
ROBERT BRUIL 13
STUART FOX 13
ROSS BOATMAN 13
DANIEL SMYTH 13
REMI MARRAS 11
DAVID NICHOLSON 11
KEN DOHERTY 11
DWAYNE SLUIS 11
CHARLES HARVEY 8
WILLIAM DOREY 8
JAN LARSEN 8
