Seat 3: Daragh Davey, Ireland (Full Tilt Qualifier) �C 3,435,000
Daragh Davey impressed the live-stream commentators today as he battled to the final table where he lies 2nd in chips overall. The 24-year-old poker professional from Dublin (originally from Sligo) qualified on Full Tilt Poker, thus entering the Last Longer promotion that could see him win a tour passport for the rest of the UKIPT events this season. Not that he needs it �C Davey won no fewer than six tickets for the Galway Main Event although he admits he��s, ��not as good as Doke [Dara O��Kearney] who won 15!��
Davey has been playing poker for six years, starting in college (where he described himself as ��a complete fish��) and then playing live cash at the Fitzwilliam. He still prefers playing live, even though online is where he makes most of his money (his best result 2nd in a PokerStars major for $48,000). This year he��s cashed in the WSOP Main Event and come back to Ireland to final table an event here the Full Tilt Poker Galway Festival �C the �135 No Limit Hold��em event last week. He��s also discovered open-faced Chinese poker which he describes as ��the most fun game ever.��
*Bio courtesy of FTP.