Every day that has passed has seen increasing numbers of players lining up for the mini, a chimeric amalgam of brand new registrants, keen to make their mark, and recycled entrants, whose fortune in the earlier rounds failed them.
No problem! The €200 entry is affordable enough to give players another chance and the unlimited rebuy format means they can take as many shots as their budget can bear. Chips! The €500k guarantee for such a relatively paltry buy-in provides a great shot at a large prize at an affordable price.
Yesterday, there were 383 players and it was Emad Aghasi who finished the day at the head of the counts with 765,000. It must have been an emotional day for Emad, not just because he accumulated a monster stack but because this was his first Irish Open cash. A magic moment indeed…
There are 179 players registered so far today but anticipate this number will shoot through the roof as the day progresses, as busted players rebuy and those delayed for other reasons find their way to the cash desk to pull for the win.