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2017 partypoker LIVE Grand Prix Killarney
Action folded to John Power in late position and he moved all in for 700,000. Ciaran Gillmartin was in the big blind and he called to put him at risk.
Power:
Gillmartin:
The board ran out
Power said he had no regrets with the move as he had just got unlucky and off he went to collect his winnings.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ciaran Gillmartin |
3,200,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
John Power | Busted |
Brendan Birt opened to 130,000 from the button. Ronan Sweeney three-bet to 400,000 from the small blind and got a call from Birt.
Both players checked on the flop and they checked again after the appeared on the turn.
The action picked up after the appeared on the river. Sweeney went all in for almost 1,000,000, which covered Birt. Birt tanked and eventually called with for a baby straight. However, Sweeney turned over for the nut-straight.
Birt, who was second going into Day 3, said his goodbyes before he headed to the cashier to collect �4,000 for his 14th-place performance.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ronan Sweeney |
1,750,000
1,108,000
|
1,108,000 |
Brendan Birt | Busted |
Ciaran Gillmartin opened the action and Nathan Freeman Smith in the big blind went to move all in but left a few chips behind which meant he shoved the flop of .
Unfortunately for Smith, Gillmartin had hit the flop and called with his against the of Smith.
The turn was the and the river the to bust Smith.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ciaran Gillmartin |
2,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Nathan Freeman Smith | Busted |
There is now one less Golden Chip player hoping to at least make the final table to win a CPP package valued at $10,000.
Straight after the redraw, Michael O'Sullivan jammed all in from late position with and got called by Ciaran Gillmartin from the big blind with .
The board ran out all blanks for O'Sullivan and he was eliminated in 16th place for �3,250.
Another pay jump just took place with the remaining 15 players all guaranteed a payout of at least �4,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ciaran Gillmartin |
1,900,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Michael O'Sullivan | Busted |
Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
Table | Seat | Player |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ronan Sweeney |
1 | 2 | Mike Quirke |
1 | 3 | Ronan Gilligan |
1 | 4 | Mick Graydon |
1 | 5 | Yue Wang |
1 | 6 | Thomas Gallagher |
1 | 7 | Colin Quarry |
1 | 8 | Brendan Birt |
2 | 1 | Pat Dowling |
2 | 2 | Gerald Keenan |
2 | 3 | Michael O'Sullivan |
2 | 4 | Robert Clark |
2 | 5 | John Power |
2 | 6 | Nathan Freeman Smith |
2 | 7 | Alan Kelleher |
2 | 8 | Ciaran Gillmartin |
Colin Quarry moved all in for 453,000 with and got a call from Kenneth Ralph holding .
The board ran out .
A double up for Quarry which left Ralph short.
Alan Kelleher opened for 100,000 on the next hand and Ralph shipped it in. Kelleher called.
Ralph:
Kelleher:
The board ran out and that was all she wrote for Ralph as they were set for a re-draw for the final two tables of eight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Colin Quarry |
950,000
438,000
|
438,000 |
Kenneth Ralph | Busted |
Players that virtually bagged chips during an online Day 1 were all given a Golden Chip. Any player that makes the final table that earned a Golden Chip will not only score a good payday but also be awarded a Caribbean Poker Party (CPP) package valued at $10,000.
Amazingly six players still remain in contention for a CPP package including Irish online and live poker legend Mick Graydon, Michael O'Sullivan, Colin Quarry, Mike Quirke, Ronan Sweeney and Ronan Gilligan.
Each $10,000 CPP package includes:
- $5,300 buy-in to the partypoker MILLIONS Caribbean
- $2,000 cash towards flights
- All-inclusive hotel for two from Nov. 19-26, 2017
- Free transfers from Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)
Mike Quirke opened the action from early position to 90,000 before Ronan Gilligan one seat over three bet to 300,000.
The action folded to Tommy O'Rourke who cold four-bet jammed to 753,000. Quirke snap called before Gilligan snap folded.
O'Rourke turned over and never caught up against the turned over by Quirke as the board ran out .
While queens against aces were called a cooler by a couple of the players at the table, O'Rourke collect �3,250 for finishing in 18th place which represents �750 more than if he was eliminated a few minutes before in 19th place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike Quirke |
2,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Tommy O'Rourke | Busted |