Brazilian player Pablo Silva won Main Event Irish Open Online
In March, PartyPoker announced the Irish Poker Open series, which was supposed to be held in the live format.
Some days ago, the Main Event with €1 100 buy-in and $1 000 000 guarantee as part of Irish Poker Open Online reached the end. The event collected 2 945 entries, which beat the guarantee more than three times.
The poker player from Brazil Pablo Silva became the winner of the tournament and he earned €462 100. The Hungarian player Andras Nemeth became a runner-up of the tournament and his prize money reached the mark of $325 400.
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Final table results of Irish Poker Open Online ME:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize money in euros | Prize money in dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pablo Silva | Brazil | €462 100 | $494 400 |
| 2 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | €325 400 | $348 200 |
| 3 | Sihao Zhang | Luxembourg | €210 700 | $225 400 |
| 4 | Eduardo Silva | Brazil | €139 000 | $148 700 |
| 5 | Gerard Finlay | Ireland | €96 300 | $103 000 |
| 6 | Tom Middleton | United Kingdom | €65 800 | $70 400 |
| 7 | Parker Talbot | Canada | €45 600 | $48 800 |
| 8 | Shaun Conroy | Ireland | €29 000 | $31 100 |
The chip leader of the first game day Sihao Zhang took the 3rd place. He called all-in from Silva, but Pablo hit a flush on the turn that moved him to heads-up.
In the last hand of the game day, Nemeth hit two pairs on the turn, while Silva caught a straight on the turn. The poker players went all-in. The river didn’t improve situation for the players and the Brazilian finally became the triumpher of a given tournament.
Pablo Silva earned more than $1 138 000 in the live tournaments during his entire career. His biggest prize money is $1 000 000 for the victory in Main Event at MILLIONS South America 2020.
