Result of the Irish Poker Classic

Ok, we finally have it folks!

After labours worthy of Hercules we have, in our hands, the final results from the Irish Poker Classic.

You may recall it was Ireland’s premier poker event for August and its €150,000 guaranteed prize pool had attracted some big names.

You may also recall that it was to a ‘Deep Stack’ event, with 15,000 starting chips and slower level increases.

Well, we had expected the combination of moolah and thoughtful strategy to produce a longer game but we didn’t expect it to take nearly two week to get the results.

We can only wager there must have been a few smiling eyes that wanted to celebrate in the best possible fashion or that they decided to wait until the Olympics was over before they engaged in their own competition.

Regardless of the reasons for the delay of publication, we can now unfurl the oily papyrus and inform you that first prize was taken by Robert Taylor, a player we haven’t seen in the winner’s enclosure since late last year.

He held off the challenge of one hundred and sixty-eight presumably ponderous individuals and eased himself into a cushion of €46,000.

Although he was awarded the crown, the players and organisers had worked out a four way deal and thus Oliver La Rochelle won more money despite finishing in the nominal second place.

There was lots of head scratching.

The bus lane beckons.

Irish Poker Classic – Macau Sporting Club €1,500 NL ‘Deep Stack’ Hold ‘em

1. Robert Taylor - €46,000
2. Oliver La Rochelle - €47,500
3. Ryan O’Donoghue – €38,250
4. Nicky Power -€41,250
5. Jeff Duvall – €15,000
6. Jonathon Butters – €12,500
7. Mick O’Brien – €10,000
8. Ben Blackmore – €7,500Paul Corrway -€ 5,000