Titan Poker players will do their best against some of Europe’s elite.

Titan Poker quota (29 of the largest online poker players qualified) have found their own way to prepare for competition, and some have taken the last-minute nap, others went to the gym and many talked among themselves, with most conversations centering on the strategy for the next tournament.
Citywest Hotel, Dublin

Arrival at the Citywest Hotel (pictured above), to accommodate 29 Titan Poker players from 11 countries worldwide.
Lobby of the Hotel Citywest

After the installation in their rooms, players Titan Poker and representatives gathered in the lobby for a meet and greet session.

At 14:00 the tournament began and the atmosphere was electric …

Titan Poker players to the Irish Open 2009

Titan Poker players were all ready and adapted on the morning of the Main Event.

14.00 minutes, with the tournament about to begin:

Tables: 67
Players: 700
Average Chips: 10,000

Price: 2,240,000 Euros
Irish Open 2009 live broadcast table

Live table – To be used as the final table.

As we head into the second half of the first day, two players of Titan Poker, and Artem Khudaverdiev January Hjerpe, were seated at the table broadcasting. This is a TV table, sending live broadcasts on the Web.

Patrick Mettler
#Tables: 67
Players: 700
Average chips: 10,000

Prize: 2,240,000 Euros

The live broadcasting table – To be used as the final table.

As we head into the second half of Day One, two Titan Poker players, Artem Khudaverdiev and Jan Hjerpe, found themselves seated at the broadcasting table. This is a televised table, sending live broadcasts across the web.

Up and coming player Patrick Mettler from Switzerland.

21:30 – 467 players remain, average chip count = 15,000.
Slowly, other members of the Titan Poker group are eliminated from the action, their hopes of taking some of the prize money ended…for this year.

Down to the last 17 remaining players in the tournament, two players from our Titan Poker Team – Eugen Gout and Zacharias Johannes.

Titan Poker player Leon de Row of the Netherlands (far left).

Just minutes before the end of Day One and Daniel Nyakas from Hungary is the next Titan Poker player eliminated, meaning that Titan Poker will start Day Two with 14 players and 2 members of the Titan Poker Team still in the action.

00:10 - END OF LEVEL 8 – Day One finishes with 310 players, average chips are 22,600.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of Level 9 with blinds set at 400/800 with an ante of 50.

Up and Coming player Patrick Mettler of Switzerland.

21:30 – 467 players remaining, average chip count = 15000.
Slowly, other members of the group Titan Poker are removed from the action, their hopes of taking some of the prices over … for this year.

Down to the last 17 players remaining in the tournament, two players of our team Titan Poker – Gout and Eugen Johannes Zacharias.

De Leon Rouw

Titan Poker player Leon line of the Netherlands (left).

Just minutes before the end of the first day and Daniel Nyaka of Hungary is the next player eliminated Titan Poker, Titan Poker will start meaning that the second day, with 14 players and 2 team members still in Titan Poker action.

00h10 – end of Level 8 – First day ends with 310 players, the average is 22,600 tokens.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of level 9 with blinds set at 400/800 with an ante of 50.

Thierry Barou

French player Thierry Barou.

After about 10 exhausting hours of poker, players will need a good rest and wake up refreshed if they are to reach the final table and perhaps up to 600,000 euros with guaranteed prices.
SECOND DAY April 11

TWO DAYS of the Irish Open, and the anticipation levels are rising …
Renzo Talpo, Alessandro and Roberto Sodano Jarett MOIOLI

Titan Poker players (from left to right), Renzo Talpo, Alessandro and Roberto Sodano Jarett MOIOLI.

Second day highlights …

The day began with 14 players qualified Titan Poker and 2 players Titan Poker Team.
Patrick Mettler doubled within 30 minutes travel with the Kings against a pair of Queens.
Italian player, Alessandro Sodano has been in the same short time, as was Julien Lamaison.
Eugen Gout

Team player Titan Eugen Gout (above) was also eliminated at the beginning of level 10.

Leon de Rouw was unfortunate to be in five minutes before the end of Level 10.

Begins at 11, the eyes of most spectators in the courtroom, and millions more around the world are on John de Wit and Kara Scott Tobin, both with huge piles of battle as they do to the live table.
Lyle McNay Mizzi and Marcus have been overturned in the middle level 11, in which 179 players seated around 20 tables remain, with an average chipcount to 39,100.

The following are statistics that the level 13 begins:

Tables: 16
Players: 141
Average Chips: 49,600

At the end of grade 13, the competition shows no signs of cooling, and Patrick Mettler was in the autumn.
Massimiliano Tamburini or

Massimiliano Tamburini or Italy.

At the end of the evening, there are 9 tables, 68 players and an average of 102,900 chips.

Tomorrow should be an exciting day and poker tournament!
THREE DAYS, April 12

After a night of celebration, as the other 6 players Titan Poker has taken some time to relax, Day three is upon us. Eliminated players are still there, playing in tournaments secondary and / or support the rest of Titan Poker hopefuls in their quest for glory …

The last team member of Titan, Zacharias, knocked out in 51st place, pocket 4900 euros for his efforts.

Thierry Barou french player, was also beaten with K, 10 in hand, struck by the Q, 9 held by his opponent, with a 9 to come on the flop. He won 9600 Euros.
The players in the lobby of the Irish Open 2009

After a much needed break, the atmosphere remains tense, only three tables left, around which are seated the other 22 players. The average chipcount to 318,000 today.

The last player from Titan Poker, Massimiliano Tamburini, was still very much on the table until the broadcast level 22, when his A, Q is powerless against A, K, and, without help from the community maps, it was eliminated. His reward for finishing in 17th place is a reward of 17,900 Euros.
And so was the end of the day, 3 …

At the end of the evening, the eight players to reach the final table were confirmed.
Irish Open 2009

Drunkenness led with Kara Scott and Christer Johansson clash for the first prize of 600,000 euros.
Irish Open 2009

Kara Scott and Christer Johansson (below), seated at the final table of the Irish Open – 2009.
Irish Open 2009 – Final Table

The action was tense and slow in the final moments that the crowd of spectators waiting impatiently to see who will be crowned Irish Open Champion 2009.

The final moments played as follows:

AVERAGE CHIP – 2333000

Kara raises 140,000
Christer calls.
Flop = KING diamonds, Jack of Diamonds and SEVEN of SPADES

Paris Kara and raises 175,000 to 575,000 Christer
Kara moves in $ 2.5 million, Christer invites its 1.9 million more chips.

Kara and holding a nine JACK
Christer operations and ROI THREE

Turn = Queen of Spades
ACE = River of diamonds

Kara is Christer Johansson and away with 600,000 euros and the title of the Irish Open 2009.

What an event!

Thank you to all our players to participate in the Irish Open 2009! We hope to see you at the next live event …