European Deepstack

The European Deepstack Championship brought in 475 entries, and smashed the guarantee with a prizepool of €285,665. The top prize was €55,065 and the championship belt to go with it.

Over 2 live flights plus an online flight, 143 players bagged a stack for day 2. The Top 3 stacks going into day 2 were:

1. Kyle Rafferty 886K
2. Declan Connolly 733K
3. Panagiotis Kostopanagitis 701K

Other notable players include:

Mark Macdonnell 698K
Mark Johnston 573K
Derek Baker 503K
Simon Wilson 328K
Dara O’Kearney 291K
Mick Graydon 251K
Annette O’Carroll 157K
Jason Tompkins 128K

Representing WPT Global:

Lucas Robinson 516K
Fintan Hand 375K
Romulo Dorea 210K (all the way from Brazil)

Some notable players who bagged a stack in the online day 1

Padraig O’Neill (EPT Prague Champ, Representing WPT Global)
Aidan Quinlan (European Deepstack 2025 Champ)
Davide Raschella
Patrick Tardif (Representing WPT Global from Canada)
Shane Murphy (Representing WPT Global)

The bubble was reached after 5 hours of play. Patrick P Rooney went all in preflop for 165k and was called by John Farrell. It was pocket Jacks vs 89 off suit, 89 hit 2 pair by the river to knock Patrick P Rooney out on the bubble.

Defending champ Aidan Quinlan was out shortly after in 60th for €1,220

Shane Murphy came in 25th for his best ever live cash of €2,080, well done Shane!

After 12 hours and 15 levels of play, 18 players bagged for day 3. The chip leader was Gavin Melaugh Mcgrath with 5.98M chips. Some other notable stacks were:

Pablo Villena 4.67M
John Ward 4.2M
Mick Graydon 3.35M
Annette O’Carroll 2.8M
Krzysztof Grubka 1.08M

Day 3 started at 12PM on Sunday. €55,065 up top and the championship belt to play for.

Kenneth Crowley was the unfortunate man to burst the final table bubble, but cashed for €5,200.

Gavin Melaugh Mcgrath went into the final table with a massive chip lead of 21.12M. The next down was Audrius Daugvilavicius with 7.6M. Krzysztof Grubka was the last surviving WPT Global Golden ticket holder, who was still eligible for the €100K bonus for taking down the tournament. He went in 7th in chips with 2.25M. Irish legend Annette O’Carroll was still in the mix with 2.27M chips.

However Gavin’s chip lead was enough to overcome the field and he had a resounding victory, winning the €55,065 top prize and the prestigious Championship Belt.

The Top 8 were:

1: Gavin Melaugh Mcgrath – €55,065
2: Krzysztof Grubka – €34,860
3: Michal Havavka – €25,000
4: Audrius Daugvilavicius – €19,860
5: John Ward – €15,560
6: Adam Green – €12,200
7: Annette O’Carroll – €9,160
8: Marcus Mchale – €6,520

Beer Poker Tour

The craic was had at the Beer Poker Tour’s event. The €25K guaranteed tournament saw 137 entries and a prizepool of €39,870. On Day 1, winning the first hand of each level won you a free beer token or some merch, and during the second break, there was the players party. Free beers were had, beer pong was played, and prizes won, what more could you want! This 2 day event saw 21 players bag a stack for the final on Sunday. The chip leader was  Evan Lester with 496K chips. Other stacks included:

Danny Verheij 436K
Marcin Wojtunik 371K
Paul Carr 261K
Ray Wheatley 228K
Dean Dowling 105K
Dara O’Kearney 71K

18 players were paid, with Antonino Gagliano bubbling the tournament.

There was €9,720 up top, and a serious trophy for the winner!

The Final Table saw Marcin Wojtunik chip leading with 371K, Paul Carr 261K close behind in second and Ray Wheatley in the mixer with 228k. In the end it was Olof Thorson from Sweden who took it down.

High Roller

The €1.1K High Roller, smashed its €25K guarantee, with a prizepool of €51,410. With 53 entries, it saw 18 players bag a stack for day 2. Notable players include:

Barry McMahon 247k
James O’Brien 112k
David Lappin 79,800
Romulo Dorea 78,200
Padraig O’Neill 43,200
Darren Harbinson 26,600
Patrick Tardif 11,700

In the end it was Luke Walsh who won the top prize of €16,190, with Barry McMahon second for €11,700 and ACOP & Omaha GP winner, Mark Johnston in 3rd for €7,460.

Over the Weekend

There was plenty of more action over the weekend with loads of side events throughout. here are the highlights:

DPF Daily Turbo
Runners: 15
Prizepool: €1,455
Winner: James Mcmahon – €665

The Nightly Thursday
Runners: 48
Prizepool: €5,820
Winner: Liu Dong – €1,580

The Nightly Friday
Runners: 52
Prizepool: €6,305
Winner: Florian Machnig – €1,965

The Nightly Saturday
Runners: 66
Prizepool: €8,003
Winner: Sebastian Trela – €2,067

DPF 200
Runners: 96
Prizepool: €15,830
Winner: Robert Mcdowell – €3,320

Round of Each BOMB POT (NLH/PLO)
Runners: 17
Prizepool: €2,805
Winner: Kamil Dariusz Maslowski – €1,025

Last Chance Saloon
Runners: 4
Prizepool: €338
Winner: Liu Dong – €388

A great weekend was had at the Bonnington Hotel. It has always been a great venue for poker over the years. Tune in later this year for the International Poker Open