Roland De Wolfe opens for $175,000 and Sorel Mizzi pops it to $500,000. Action folds around and De Wolfe moves all-in for another $200,000 total, and the chip-leader makes the call with pocket crabs (3 3) to De Wolfe's A K. The board comes Q 9 8 A 6 and Roland De Wolfe has doubled through Sorel Mizzi to take over the chip lead.

In other news, the tournament director has taken to calling the clock on his own initiative when players are taking too long with big decisions, and is encouraging players to keep the action moving quickly. I'm sorry? €2.3 million at stake, bub - maybe give the players a little leeway.

Roland De Wolfe raises to $175,000 and Danny McHugh comes over-the-top all-in for a total of $743,000. De Wolfe gives the matter some thought before folding K Q face-up. McHugh shows pocket jacks as he rakes the pot, but De Wolfe, unusually reserved, does not splash the pot and storm off spouting profanity (I see you, Trevor McGoona).

We've played an hour at the final table and have seen a lot of all-in pushes but very few calls so far. The blinds and antes are now moving up at WPT-esque levels, so we might see some more action in the coming rounds.

Also, the tournament announcer is clearly no poker player: every time a player pushes all-in, he announces it as so and so "calls all-in", which of course sends the media to their collective feet as they presume an all-in has been called. And then they slink back when they realize they have been fooled by the announcer, again.

Sorel Mizzi raises to $111,000 and Nicky Power comes over the top all-in for another $263,000. Mizzi makes the call and shows 9 7 to Power's A 4. The board comes T 4 3 K A and Nicky Power has doubled through the Canadian chip-leader.

Just a few hands into play, Roland De Wolfe gets his short-stack into the middle preflop from the big blind after a Nicky Power button raise. Power calls and shows A 9 to The Sheep's A J. The board comes A 5 4 T 5 and Roland De Wolfe has doubled through Nicky Power.

The cards are in the air from the TV soundstage in the Burlington Hotel. Stay tuned for live updates as the action unfolds.

It's final table time from the Irish Poker Open in Dublin, Ireland, and seven players have survived to play for the lion's share of a prize pool worth €2.3 million. The finalists are just getting organized and action should be underway within twenty minutes or so. Here are your chip counts going into the fourth and final day of play.

Soren Mizzi	$2,855,000
Nicky Power	$964,000
Thomas Finneran	$945,000
Marty Smyth	$845,000
Danny McHugh	$803,000
Brian O'Keefe	$393,000
Roland De Wolfe	$365,000