The “trubble”, as we’re calling it, is rounded off by Darragh Smith, who’d survived one micro-stacked all in with 9s 3d, 10,000 of his 12,000 having been forced in on the big blind. In that hand, his opponent Cathal O’Malley’s Ad 7h was still ace-high by the river – but the river paired Smith’s nine to keep him afloat for a little while longer.
His last hand saw him move in with 7h 7c, called by Cathal O’Malley (again) with A-K offsuit. The flop hit the overcards hard: Kd Kh Jd and Smith was drawing dead on the Jc turn. The 7d river just rubbed salt in the wounds. Smith took his exit well, especially when he found out he was part of the chop of 263rd place’s prize money and could play that Mini Main tomorrow for free…