2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 PaddyPowerPoker.com Irish Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€3,200
Entries
708
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
4,000

Tipped Over

The Marbella Kid
The Marbella Kid
Paul Zimbler has been crippled by a hand that must have sent him seething, mildly on the outside, but likely a blind rage on the inside.

I arrived at the very tail end of the hand, all the chips finding their way into the middle on an {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs} board.

As Zimbler was shown {Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs}, he leapt from his chair in frustration, "So sick! Flopped a set." His opponent rose to shake his hand, and Zimbler accepted. "I wouldn't put 1,800 in with three outs," he added with a shake of the head.

Nevertheless, Zimbler finds himself with less than 1,000 after losing what must have been a circa 30,000 pot and in desperate need of a double up... or five.

Tags: Paul Zimbler