WPT Ireland Reaches a 5-Handed Final Table
After an extremely long third day of play, the WPT Ireland has reached its final table. Due to an action-packed hand at the final table bubble, just 5 players will return today to compete for the title.
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| Dave Shallow |
338 players entered the inaugural WPT Ireland earlier this week. After 3 days of play at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, just 5 remain and have a shot to win the €202,680 first-place prize. Typically, WPT final tables are made up of 6 players, but a very interesting hand made that impossible for this event.
The Final Table Bubble
The monster hand took place during the 7-handed final table bubble. With blinds at 20K/40K, chip leader Dave Shallow raised to 85,000. Steven Moreau 3-bet to 220,000, and Shaun Conning moved all-in. Shallow responded by moving all-in himself, and Steven Moreau did the same!
Moreau showed pocket aces, Conning flipped pocket queens, and Shallow held pocket jacks. The board ran 
, giving Shallow top set and knocking out Shaun Conning in 7th place (€23,340) and Steven Moreau in 6th (€31,120).
Thanks to that hand, Dave Shallow will enter the final table with 6,115,000 chips - over 1.5x that of his 4 opponents combined.
Who's at the final table?
• Dave Shallow (6,115,000 Chips) - Known as "Dubai" online, Dave Shallow is an English poker pro with about $36,000 in lifetime earnings. Despite minimal live experience, his online experience and mountain of chips certainly make him the favorite to win this event.
• Steve Watts (1,345,000 Chips) - Steve Watts is a retired English footballer and current poker pro. His last football club was Sutton United, and he has earned over $170,000 in lifetime poker tournament earnings.
• Patrik Vestlin (1,070,000 Chips) - Although specific information on Patrik Vestlin has been kept quiet, he is apparently a very successful online MTT player.
• Charles Chattha (835,000 Chips) - English poker pro with over $700,000 in lifetime tournament earnings.
• Ronan Gilligan (775,000 Chips) - The sole Irishman at this final table, Ronan Gilligan is a medical marketing manager who finished in 2nd place in the UKIPT event in Dublin for €43,400.
The final table will begin today at 15:00 GMT, and it will be available to watch via a live stream at 15:30 GMT.
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WPT Ireland
End of Day 3 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | David Shallow | 6,115,000 | ||
| 2nd | Steve Watts | 1,345,000 | ||
| 3rd | Patrik Vestlin | 1,070,000 | ||
| 4th | Charles Chattha | 835,000 | ||
| 5th | Ronan Gilligan | 775,000 | ||
| ... | ||||
| 10th | Ross Boatman | €8,520 | ||
| 22nd | Dermot Blain | €6,300 | ||
| Blinds: 20,000/40,000/5,000 | Players: 5 (36) | Prize pool: €760,500 |
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Here are some videos from Day 3 of the WPT Ireland:
by Matt Kaufman
