Final results from the 2007 Irish Poker Open
Thu, 12/27/2007 - 19:52 — ginger
The tournament's final heads-up match was between Roland De Wolfe and Marty Smyth. After long heads-up match Marty Smyth prevailed.
Roland De Wolfe created most of the action on the final table, but Marty
Smyth walked away as the 2007 Irish Poker Open winner.
On the way to the final match, Smyth had knocked out Brian "The Fox" O'Keefe, while De Wolfe busted Thomas Finneran, Nicky Power, Daniel McHugh and Sorel Mizzi.
Professional poker player Marty Smyth had a winning streak - winning £250,000 in a pre-Christmas tournament and €650,000 at Easter.
Marty is one of the few players who are sponsored by Ladbrokes. He started playing at Ladbrokes six years ago with $500 in his account and by the end of that year he already had gone up to six figures.
Final results from the 2007 Irish Poker Open:
| Place | Prize | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | €650,000 | Marty Smyth |
| 2nd | €325,000 | Roland De Wolfe |
| 3rd | €210,000 | Sorel Mizzi |
| 4th | €175,000 | Daniel McHugh |
| 5th | €130,000 | Brian O'Keefe |
| 6th | €100,000 | Nicky Power |
| 7th | €75,000 | Thomas Finneran |
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