We told you to keep an eye on him, didn't we? 2011 EPT Snowfest runner-up Kevin Vandersmissen entered today's final table play at the Irish Open in Dublin as one of the two smallest stacks at the table.
After a early double-up when his tournament was on the line, Vandersmissen remained consistent throughout the day and controlled play once we got heads up. One thing is for certain, few will forget the "s" before the "m" now - it's Vander-S-missen, not Vandermissen!
Vandersmissen (2012 PTPR Rank: T-24th) collects his biggest paycheck to date, he will be able to cash a cool 420K Euro cheque once he gets back home in Belgium.
It was second Irish final table for Steve Watts (2012 PTPR Rank: 81st) this season. After finishing fifth at WPT Ireland at the start of the season, the English pro earned a fifth place finish here at the Irish Open.
It was the third PTPR Score of this young season for Canadian Samuel Chartier. After two scores at EPT Deauville side events, Chartier (2012 PTPR Rank: 101st) managed to take a very short stack up to seventh place today at the Burlington Hotel.
Poker legend Andy Black earned his first points of 2012, finishing eighth here in Dublin.
FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS (EURO) Kevin Vandersmissen €420,000 Thomas Beer €225,000 David Dean €158,000 Ian Simpson €107,500 Steve Watts €78,000 Jordan Lewis €59,000 Samuel Chartier €44,500 Andy Black €32,700 Philip Magennis €23,000 RELATED POSTS >> SIMPSON LEADS FT >> BRAT IN THE PACK >> NIALL SMYTH WINS IRISH OPEN >> VLADI WINS SNOWFEST >> VANDERSMISSEN WINS ESPANA DEFENDING CHAMPION Niall Smyth 2012 PTPR Rank: NR | 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 KEVIN VANDERSMISSEN 105 THOMAS BEER 65 DAVID DEAN 40 IAN SIMPSON 30 STEVE WATTS 23 JORDAN LEWIS 15 SAMUEL CHARTIER 13 ANDY BLACK 10 PHILIP MAGENNIS 10 |
