2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

�3,500 Irish Open Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2009 PaddyPower.com Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx9x
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Prize Pool
€2,243,200
Entries
700
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
4,000

Clarke Straightened Out

Gary Clarke, at one point up to the dizzy heights of 40,000, has had his now short stack ironed out by Sean Donaldson. Raising on the button to 1,500, Donaldson made it 4,500 and couldn't really fold (despite thinking for a while,) when the 4,625 Clarke had left went in. He held {10-Clubs} {8-Clubs} up against Clarke's {A-Hearts} {J-Hearts} .

The flop brought a wince from the bespectacled young Irishman - {7-Spades} {K-Spades} {9-Spades} and the straight filled with the {J-Spades} turn sending him to the rail.

Tags: Gary ClarkeSean Donalson