Joao Vieira Wins Irish Open Online Event #8: High Roller
Portuguese bracelet-winner Joao Vieira was the big winner on the third day of the Irish Open Online on partypoker, winning over �70,000 after winning Event #8: �2,100 High Roller.
He topped a 154-player field, defeating the UK's Simon Higgins heads-up to secure the title in just under nine hours.
Irish Open Online Event #8 Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (EUR) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Vieira | Netherlands | � 70,809 | � 75,766 |
| 2 | Simon Higgins | United Kingdom | � 50,820 | � 54,377 |
| 3 | Aaron Vanblarcum | Mexico | � 36,960 | � 39,547 |
| 4 | Wihelm Isaak | Germany | � 26,180 | � 28,013 |
| 5 | Elliot Smith | Canada | � 18,480 | � 19,774 |
| 6 | Guntis Aleskins | Latvia | � 14,630 | � 15,654 |
| 7 | Juha Helppi | Finland | � 11,642 | � 12,457 |
| 8 | Simon Mattsson | Sweden | � 9,240 | � 9,887 |
Final Table Action
Simon Higgins (pictured) came into the final table as the overwhelming chip leader, with more than double the chip stack of second-place Simon Mattsson. However, it was the Swede who would bust first.
Higgins opened and Mattsson three-bet out of the small blind. Higgins four-bet jammed and Mattsson snap-called with pocket jacks. The Brit had ace-five off but spiked an ace on the flop to send Mattsson to the rail to set with over 130 big blinds seven-handed.
Joao Vieira would close the gap soon thereafter, moving above a million in chips himself, before Higgins eliminated Juha Helppi and Guntis Aleskins in quick succession to reassert himself at the top of the chip counts.
However, a double elimination from Vieira would see him battle back into contention. He held ace-king against the king-three of Elliot Smith and the queens of Wilhelm Isaak. Vieira rivered a flush to send both opponents to the rail and bring the tournament to three-handed.
There was still another hour's worth of action left, but the majority of that would be heads-up after Higgins got rid of Aaron Vanblarcum in third place to hold a 3.3m to 1.2m chip lead.
The crucial hand came when Vieira made the nut flush on a river that paired the board. Higgins bet, Vieira raised and Higgins re-raised putting Vieira all in. Vieira took his time before calling, and suddenly the stacks at the beginning of heads-up were flipped around.
Simon Higgins: slowroll
Joao Vieira: was honestly scared about full house
And although the stacks did level out somewhat, Vieira opened up a chip lead once more and you felt it was only a matter of time before Vieira clinched victory, which he did, taking down the High Roller and over �70,000 for his efforts.
2020 Irish Open Online Schedule
The Irish Open continues today with the second flight of the �1,100 Irish Open Online Main Event as well as PLO Deepstack kicking off at 8pm (BST)
| Date | Time | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 9 | 19:00 | Irish Open Online #07: �1M Gtd Main Event Day 1B | �1,100 | �1,000,000 |
| 20:00 | Irish Open Online #12: �20K Gtd PLO Deepstack | �162 | �20,000 | |
| April 10 | 19:00 | Irish Open Online #07: �1M Gtd Main Event Day 1C | �1,100 | �1,000,000 |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #13: �100K Gtd Mini Irish Open | �265 | �100,000 | |
| 20:00 | Irish Open Online #14: �15K Gtd PLO Deepstack | �162 | �15,000 | |
| April 11 | 17:00 | Irish Open Online #07: �1M Gtd Main Event Day 1D Turbo | �1,100 | �1,000,000 |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #07: �1M Gtd Main Event Day 2 | |||
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #15: �30K Gtd Deepstack | �162 | �30,000 | |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #16: �200K Gtd JP Poker Masters | �530 | �200,000 | |
| 20:00 | Irish Open Online #17: �50K Gtd PLO 6-Max | �320 | �50,000 | |
| April 12 | 19:00 | Irish Open Online #07: �1M Gtd Main Event Day Final Day | ||
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #18: �50K Gtd Bounty (�25 Scalps) | �162 | �50,000 | |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #19: �100K Gtd NLHE 8-Max | �1,050 | �100,000 | |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #20: �50K Gtd PLO 8-Max | �1,050 | �50,000 | |
| 19:00 | Irish Open Online #21:�50K Gtd Liam Flood Memorial 6-Max Turbo | �265 | �50,000 | |
| 20:00 | Irish Open Online #22: �30K Gtd Deepstack | �162 | �30,000 |
There's still time to get involved with the Irish Open Online over on partypoker, just download the desktop or mobile client and click the handy Irish Open Online tab in the lobby!