BoylePoker International Poker Open 2008 - Info & Updates

swat1902

I`m out in 94th, excellent torny.. There`s a great atmosphere out there and the bubble was good crack (as always)

jayteecork

DBC still in it?

Doc Farrell

out in 81st. better than i deserve.

incredible value for money and lots of nice girls in black.

Gl to Willow.

Scott Gray is playing well too.

until the next time, adieu.

zuroph

Got knocked out about 7 from the money today, sat down wit 56k, stole some blinds to 78k. Blinds now 3-6 i look down in bb to 88. Folded around to sb mick mccloskey who has doubled up previous hand and now has me covered. He makes it 18k and i shove, he snapcalls wit kk, blank board, and i'm off licking my wounds. Gutted!!

Vertigo100

Out in 99th place. A very well run show! Not such a nice picture of me on the Boyle blog! And I didn't say I was drunk I said I was a little bit crazy.

RoadSweeper

Out in 22nd there, Not sure about my exit hand, will post a few up later when im not wrecked.

Great tournie, fair play to the lads and i left a tip there for ye.

CourierCollie

Came back today with 40k (8bb), not expecting to last long. Somehow managed to hang on for 34th, just shoving with any above average hand when crippled. Sucked out big time once, when my QQ>AA aipf.
I'm still in a state of shock at how successful some of the donkey plays I witnessed today were.

JP Poker

HiCloy wrote: »

No, now it's a royal flush which was on the board so the two players involved tied for it

That was Mike Lacey and myself. Anyone know what the prize for best hand was?

Macspower

RoadSweeper wrote: »

Out in 22nd there, Not sure about my exit hand, will post a few up later when im not wrecked.

Great tournie, fair play to the lads and i left a tip there for ye.

well done Paudie... not bad for a cash donk....

maybe donkaments are your new thing?

Macspower

anyone else notice how tight some of the frenchies were? sat inot a cash game yesterday with 5 of them and thought I was in heaven when I heard the accents... they never moved a chip while I was there... the Irish were the value!

now saying that we had a few real bad ones too in the tourney

CourierCollie

Macspower wrote: »

anyone else notice how tight some of the frenchies were? sat inot a cash game yesterday with 5 of them and thought I was in heaven when I heard the accents... they never moved a chip while I was there... the Irish were the value!

now saying that we had a few real bad ones too in the tourney

Think they surprised us all! Though 'some' is the operative word above. On the other hand the Irish are hardly famous for being tight.

Ollieboy

most of the French that came over seems to be from card clubs etc, so I think the standard of player was higher than normal. They seem to be from poker forums etc.

The Clamper

UR HAVIN A LARF MATE, HIGH STANDARD

saw 1 french guy flat call after 4 callers with AA

push on the flop when it came KKJ



saw another call all the way to the river with AA when the board had a str8 and fl on it, 4 diamonds and she with 2 black aces

weird tho it sounds, they both won their hands

so maybe they know better, eh ?

another flat calls to the river and calls an all in with 77, the board was KQJ9J

this 1 didnt win as you can imagine

apart from that, i enjoyed it albeit from the floor this time round, very different view but still had a blast

derek

bohsman

JP Poker wrote: »

That was Mike Lacey and myself. Anyone know what the prize for best hand was?

Ticket to an ECOOP event according to Mike.

opr

Only home a while and just had a look at the updates. Murphy moves up to just over 1.6 million in chips

Go on Pete !!!! One time and all that !

Opr

FrmTheCutOff

chris (dbc) finished 55th in main event and cashed in omaha also finishing 9th

omaha details:

8 left

marty smth still in with 1k bounty on head

joe oneil chip leader

DPablo

out in 23rd spot,
my pocket 8's ran into AA preflop and the guy on my left was kind
enough to let me know he'd already folded an 8:eek:
Again very little play on the flop.
It was raise fold or raise, re-raise fold with the odd squeeze play.
Ruari Coy well ahead but I think Pete Murphy has the game to win this.
Thoroughly enjoyed the tournament.

Slash/ED

Busted out before the money, frustrating to play for so many hours and then flip for a 180k pot that would have had me near the top of the chip count with AK v tens and have it all come down to that. Ah well, win that and I'm cruising near the top of the heap, but it wasn't to be and I was gone. Think I played well enough throughout though, just have to run better at the tail end of the tournament.

con_leche

Busted out of the PLO in 8th.

Played like a donkey, but had a good time.

Could have folded my way up to 3rd or 4th but meh...

DeadParrot

FrmTheCutOff wrote: »

chris (dbc) finished 55th in main event and cashed in omaha also finishing 9th

omaha details:

8 left

marty smth still in with 1k bounty on head

joe oneil chip leader

I got greedy and doubled him up when he was on his knees chasing a nfd and a mouldy gutshot.
(just wondering if the €1k bounty justified it)
Obv didnt hit, but my exit hand soon after was a little annoying to say the least.

HiCloy

Won the main event (3 way deal when I was a marginal chip leader, then won the remainder), v tired now will write a report later

KevIRL

HiCloy wrote: »

Won the main event (3 way deal when I was a marginal chip leader, then won the remainder), v tired now will write a report later

Nice one. Congrats.

DeadParrot

well done congrats

hf4z6sqo7vjngi

Our very own HiCloy scores, nice result

Moneymaker

vwp

CHD

Well done.

YULETIRED

well done, 1300 players, very good, take a bow.

shrapnel222

awesome result!! nice one!! so that's 2 out of 2 for boardsies in the ipo???:D

Goodluck2me

surprised at the lack of updates on here, I presume they were somewhere else? anyone knwo the final table?

Well doen Hicloy

ionapaul

Well done!

CHD

goodluck2me wrote: »

surprised at the lack of updates on here, I presume they were somewhere else? anyone knwo the final table?

Well doen Hicloy

The Boyles Blog covered it

EDIT: http://boylepokerblog.com/

there ya go

Maddogg

Well done.......congrats on avoiding all the donks

DPablo

well done & congrats,
I'd say it was hard to concentrate with Mad Martys
shouting commentary:)

F@ces

Congrats HiCloy.

And well done pokerireland and Boyles. Very well organised - significant improvements from the last one. Wp :cool:

Macspower

DPablo wrote: »

well done & congrats,
I'd say it was hard to concentrate with Mad Martys
shouting commentary:)

spent 20 mins in Mad Marty's company at the bar and it was an experience...

Had to lol @ his story of being given 200 pounds by sean murphy in Belfast and spinning it to 20 k on roulette and getting nicked in london for having the 20 k belfast money the same week as the northern bank robbery...

for 4 days they questioned him and asked him where he got the money.... he kept telling that some guy called murphy in ireland gave him 200 and he spun it to 20 k on roulette and thats it....

The Tourist

JP Poker wrote: »

That was Mike Lacey and myself. Anyone know what the prize for best hand was?

A poker table. :pac::pac::pac:

Macspower

and ohh yeah ............ wp Hicloy!!!

fattony99

Can anyone post a list of those who cashed, if such a thing exists? I can't access Boyle's site in work.

shano_88

really enjoyed the tournament. really good structure allowing for lots of play. Unfortunatley busted out after 3 hands on the sunday. My 10s ran into 5s and a 5 hit the turn. aw well thats poker. Ill definetly be back next year hoping for a deeler finish.

Irish Iron

some event had a great weekend and got nice profit,
last night was at a great cash table had a good laugh with 2 dutch lads, didnt mind that i only broke even it was a fun table,
even laid down KK,correctly, preflop to this women
betting went -
i raised to 7
she raised to 17
i raised to 42
she raised to 75 - errrr yeh ok just turn your hand over, maybe if she pushed i have a tough decision but my stack was deep enough to fold (pats myself on back)

shoutman

Congrats Hicloy.

Great tourney by all accounts.

Well done pokerireland crew.

smcb

brilliant weekend's craic, great setup, well done the champ! will definitely be back next year. every degenerate gambler in ireland must have been there

The Gambler 101

Irishman beats Frenchman to Win Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2008 title.

Ruairi Coy wins €37,530 prize, topping field of 1,300 players from 17 countries at the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2008 — the largest tournament field ever assembled outside of the U.S.

Dublin, Ireland: October 20, 2008 – The Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2008 has been won by local player Ruairi Coy who took down the top prize of €37,530, after beating Maxence Decorne of France.
The event set a new world record for the largest ever poker field outside of the U.S., with 1,300 players playing in the three-day €135 + €15 buy-in, No-limit Hold’em tournament this weekend, at the Regency Airport Hotel, Dublin.
The Galway-born, Dublin resident, who won the event at 5.30 a.m. and was due in work two hours later at the IFSC, said of his victory, “What an incredible event, I just can’t believe I won it. Playing against the likes of legends like Padraig Parkinson and Marty Smyth was a dream come true but to beat 1,300 players is out of this world. I can’t believe I have to go to work now. I hope they give me the day off!”
Paul Spillane, head of poker at Boylepoker.com said, “Ruairi is a very worthy champion. Beating the biggest event field of players outside America is a unique achievement and one he’ll be able to enjoy forever. The success of the event was down to the hard work of the huge team involved and to the players who really got into the spirit of the tournament. So, a sincere thanks to all of them and we’re already looking forward to next year.”


The final table consisted of:
Seat 1: Maxence Decorne (France) -- 635,000
Seat 2: Melika Pater (Netherlands) -- 1,475,000
Seat 3: Elie Payan (France) -- 1,270,000
Seat 4: Peter Murphy (Ireland) -- 590,000
Seat 5: Jonathan Gelston (Ireland) -- 1,095,000
Seat 6: Ruairi Coy (Ireland) -- 2,385,000
Seat 7: Raymond Kerney (Ireland) -- 3,010,000
Seat 8: David Introligator (France) -- 705,000
Seat 9: Cyril Bourmaud (France) -- 1,915,000



The payouts for the final nine were:
1st €37,530
2nd €23,130
3rd €17,000
4th €13,000
5th €9,000
6th €7,000
7th €5,500
8th €4,500
9th €3,500

Frenchman David Introligator was first to be eliminated, having been one of the players getting busiest trying to build or bust. He moved in with 5-5 and was looked up by A-10. A-10 popped out straight away on the flop and with no improvement, he was gone for a pay day of €3,500.
The only female player at the final table, Dutch lady Melika Pater, was next out. Having folded her big blind (J-4) to a Cyril Bourmand raise, she was desperately short-stacked and took a shot moving in after Raymond Kerley raised preflop. This time he had Qs Qd however, well ahead of her Ah 6h. The board emerged raggy, no flush draw by the turn and with only an ace to save her the crowd still held its breath but the river bricked and a smiling Melika shook hands with the table and went off to collect her €4,500 for eight place.
Cyril Bourmand exited in seventh place for €5,500 when a blind-on-blind pot grew to its limit preflop. Bourmand made a raise and then had to go for it when big blind Max Decorne shipped his whole stack in. Decorne held As Kh, while Cyril showed the live Jc 9s. The flop fell 9c 4h 2h and Bourmand leapt into the lead with a pair of nines. The turn and river were both raggy hearts however, four-flushing Decorne’s Kh.
The next fatal confrontation saw Elie Payan, having just doubled through with queens, re-raise all in preflop over the top of Jonathan Gelston. Gelston considered for a little while before deciding to go for it, getting his whole stack in with a dominated As 7s against Ac Qd. The dogged French railers got excited once more, as their man made a four-flush of clubs, sending Gelston to the rail in sixth place, collecting €7,000 for good measure.
At this stage the blinds were huge, and even a chip stack of one million was small. Perhaps it was no surprise then that Peter Murphy shoved his chips into the middle in an open spot. Small blind Ruairi Coy looking him up with Kc Qc, found he was way ahead of Peter’s Qs 3c. The board came out Th 9h 5h Ts 4h and Peter was gone in fifth for €9,000.
Soon after, Raymond Kerley moved all-in under the gun with his short stack of 750,000 chips and found a willing caller in big blind Ruairi Coy. Coy had an ace and Ray Kerley had a king. Neither player paired and the ace high, with the pair of sevens on the board, was good enough for Coy. Kerley hit the rail in fourth for €13,000.
At 4.40 a.m.play slowed down for about 40 minutes before all three players found something to interest them. Firstly, Coy raised on the button to 800,000. Small blind Decorne found a call, but big blind Payan shoved all-in for over two million. Back to Coy who having clearly found something decent to raise with, was all-in over the top in a matter of moments. Decorne thought about it, but declined to call.
Coy showed Ah Js and Payan showed Kc 10c. The flop came 10d 5h 5s, sending Payan into the lead. The turn brought the Qh, bringing potential straight outs. But it was the Jd on the river which sealed the deal as Coy’s jacks leaped in front and Payan was sent back to France with €17,000.
Heads-up Coy had secured 10.7 million of the 13 million chips available and soon moved all-in on the small blind, with A 7 offsuit versus Decorne’s K 8 offsuit
Neither player hit anything on the board and the Irishman’s ace did the business sending Frenchman Decorne packing with €23,130 and ensuring the Boylepoker.com International Poker Open 2008 title stayed on home soil...
Boylepoker.com International Open 2008 Facts

Among the star names taking to the felt at the event were former snooker world champion Ken Doherty, former Eastenders star Ray Panthaki, Kilkenny hurlers Richie Power, John Tennyson, James Fitzpatrick and Dublin footballers Paul Casey, Shane Ryan, Stephen Cluxton and Thomas Quinn.
Doherty, who is a regular face on the poker scene when not playing on the snooker circuit, said “Snooker and poker go hand in hand. It’s a great game of strategy and it’s a great way of relaxing.”
Seventeen countries were represented at the event, including 430 players from France.
The total prize pool for the event is €205,000, of which €32,000 was added by Boylepoker.com.The overall winner of the event received €37,530. The champion will be crowned in the small hours of Monday morning, having survived at least 24 gruelling hours of poker.
The final table lasted six hours, finishing at 5.30 a.m.
Among the attractions for the assembled players were free workshops and Q&A sessions with the 2005 World Series of Poker main event finalist Andy Black, Boylepoker.com pro’s Marty Smyth (pot-limit Omaha world champion) and Irish poker legend Padraig Parkinson (1999 World Series of Poker main event finalist).
Other professional players who were enticed by the large prize pool were recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing, the “voice of poker” Jesse May, former World Series of Poker main event finalist Scott Gray, “Mad” Marty Wilson, European Poker Tour finalist Andy Ward, Rory Liffey and Ian Frazer.
Players also received dozens of spot prizes for knocking out celebrities and having the highest hand of the day. The previous record for field size outside the U.S., was the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, held in the Bahamas from Jan. 5 to Jan. 10, 2008, which attracted 1,136 players.
About Boylepoker

Boylepoker is part of the biggest European poker network — iPoker. Players have access to a huge range of tournaments running around the clock, with massive guaranteed prize pools and the opportunity to qualify for prestigious live events. The company does not accept players from the U.S.
For further details and photographs please contact: brendan@pokermediaconsulting.com or pspillane@boylepoker.com

Wreck

Congrats Hicloy, some achievement to come through a field of that size. Also, congrats to all involved in the running, huge improvement on last year.

Mr.Plough

congrats. good to see a boardsie take it down

5starpool

Excellent news, congrats hicloy.

How much did you get after the deal? Was it an even 3 way chop moneywise?

newbie2

nh gg wp

Flushdraw

Congrats Ruairi, wp

horsebox1

HiCloy wrote: »

Won the main event (3 way deal when I was a marginal chip leader, then won the remainder), v tired now will write a report later

Well done HiCloy, Straight to work this morning I hope straight from the tournie. Enjoy!!!

ditpoker

jayteecork wrote: »

Lee's hand should still be counted as the high hand imo.

You should have to use one if not both of your hole cards to make the high hand, and Lee used both of his.

Carfax or Ciaran what's the situation here?

just working through this thread slowly. To win the high-hand there must be a showdown. for the high hand to count, its best 5 of 7 cards, if there was a Royal on the board, then it is chopped.