Seat 3: Daragh Davey, Ireland (Full Tilt Qualifier) – 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 – 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 – 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.