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About the Irish Open
The Irish Poker Open is the longest running No Limit Texas Hold 'em poker tournament in Europe and second longest in the world after the World Series of Poker, Las Vegas.
First organized in 1981 by Terry Rogers, a well known Irish bookmaker, the tournament has experienced tremendous growth over the past 29 years. Well known for the electric atmosphere and character like no other, this poker festival is now a firm fixture on the international poker calendar and a ‘must attend’ for many of the top poker players in the world.
James Mitchell wins €600,000 first prize at the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2010
James Mitchell won the paddypowerpoker.com Irish Open 2010, winning a first prize of €600,000. The 20-year old Englishman is a well-known player on the live poker scene in Britain. Mitchell triumphed over a professional-heavy field of 708 players, including such stars as Dan Harrington, Sandra Naujoks, Brian Townsend, Kara Scott, Marty Smyth and Neil Channing.
Irishman Paul Carr finished in second place, taking home €312,600, with Finn Santeri Valikoski receiving €205,200 for third place and Robert Sherwood winning €163,300 for finishing fourth. Englishman Ben Roberts (€130,600) and Irishmen Ed Sweeney (€100,800), Declan Connolly (€74,600) and Peter Murphy (€56,000) finished in fifth through eight places respectively.
Robert Sherwood also became paddypowerpoker.com’s €100,000 Sole Survivor by outlasting more than one hundred and thirty other paddypowerpoker.com online qualifiers, winning a prize package worth €100,000.
The tournament began on Friday, April 2nd and featured a total prizepool of €2,265,200. The buy-in for the tournament was €3,500 and 72 players made the money. A live webcast and comprehensive updates were available throughout the weekend on the official Irish Open blog, with the tournament scheduled for broadcast on RTE2 (Ireland) and Sky Sports later in the year.
