Wednesday, April 19, 2006

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Dubliner wins Irish Open live on T.V.

By Lianne Elias

Vincent Melinn of Dublin took home first place and its prize of €350,000 live on T.V. on Monday evening as the annual Irish Open poker tournament came to a close. The 6-player final table was played out for Sky Sports 2 cameras at the Royal Dublin Society. Melinn, a 54-year-old accountant who had only played one live tournament before, championed a field of 350 players at the sold out event, including a number of top pros.

Melinn said of his victory: "It's not about the money for me, it's about the title. I've only ever played one tournament before and went out in that in my first hand but I knew from the early stages of this game I had a chance and I'm really so proud to have my name on the trophy."

South Londoner Ian Woodley placed second and received €182,000.

The 25th annual €1 million guaranteed Irish Open poker tournament took place over Easter Weekend at Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. Known as one of the richest events on the international poker circuit, the tournament boasted an additional €50,000 in sponsorship money and a €3,200 buy-in.

Final table play will be re-broadcast at 7 p.m. on Sky Sports 3 tonight.

Final table results are as follows:

Place	Name	Country	Prize
1st	Vincent Melinn	Ireland	€350,000
2nd	Ian Woodley	England	€182,000
3rd	Brendan Ruane	Ireland	€90,000
4th	Jon Wong	England	€70,000
5th	Conor Smyth	Ireland	€60,000
6th	Paul Daly	Ireland	€50,000

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