Tom Dunne called from the small blind, and Kevin Killeen checked out of the big blind.
The 4♥5♣J♥ flop saw both players check for the 10♠ to fall on the turn. Dunne checked and Killeen tank-checked back. A 5♥ hit the river and the action checked through again.
Dunne showed Q♦6♠ for queen-high, and Killeen turned over Q♣9♠ and they chopped the pot.
With play tightening up, here is a reminder of the rest of the payouts for the IPO Main Event.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €51,000 |
| 2 | €30,900 |
| 3 | €21,730 |
| 4 | €16,320 |
| 5 | €12,690 |
| 6 | €9,400 |
| 7 | €6,725 |
Level: 32
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
From under the gun, Tom Dunne raised to 250,000 holding K♥10♥ before Kevin Killeen three-bet to 750,000 from the hijack. After it folded back to him , Dunne called.
The flop of 8♠9♠5♠ saw Dunne check-fold to a bet of 175,000 from Killeen.
Rory Liffey called from the small blind and Vitalijs Polukejevs checked out of the big blind with J♦10♠.
Both players checked the 2♠7♥A♣ flop to see the A♦ hit the turn. Liffey bet 200,000 and Polukejevs folded.
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Noel Murphy raisd to 300,000 from under the gun, and Niall Campbell defended the big blind.
The 7♣K♦J♠ flop saw Campbell check-call a bet of 300,000 from Campbell.
The 9♦ hit the turn and and after Campbet checked, Murphy shoved for 1,225,000. Campbell got a count from the dealer and then made the call.
Noel Murphy: 7♠7♥ 
Niall Campbell: 9♠7♦
Murphy had a set against the bottom two pair of Campbell and only a nine would send Murphy to the rail. The 3♠ hit the river and Murphy doubled up.
Steven Lee raised to 325,000 from the cutoff with A♥3♥, and Kevin Killeen three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind holding A♣3♣. Lee thought about it briefly before he elected to fold.
Sebastian Trela shoved for 1,350,000 from the cutoff and Rory Liffey snap-called from the big blind.
Sebastian Trela: 8♥8♦
Rory Liffey; 10♠10♦
Trela needed a date with an eight to beat Liffey's pocket tens. However, the runout of 2♣K♥3♦Q♠Q♦ didn't help Trela, and he was the Main Event's eighth-place finisher.
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