Bodog Beat

Sean Prenderville Wins the Bodog Waterford Open Poker Tournament.

Today saw the wrap up of the Bodog Waterford Open, Bodog's first of many sponsored events in Europe. There were three events preceding today: the 3 day €500 main event, a 2 day €250 side event and a one day €100 event which drew a big local crowd.

Play in the main event started at 2:30pm, with the overnight chip leader Mick G looking set to continue dominating. Early in the day he made a gigantic pre-flop call that almost made his opponent Jude Duffy puke all over the place as he could only watch as all his chips were eventually pushed in Mick G's direction! Mick's fairytale weekend came to an end when he ran his pocket kings into the brilliantly played quads of Sean Prenderville.

Anthony Lynch, one of the "young guns" to watch out for found it difficult to make an impact on the final table having his raises constantly reraised. He was eliminated in 8th place when his two-pair came up short against Paul Quinns' flopped straight! Paul's luck took a turn for the worse when he refused to accept a deal when there were 3 players remaining and on the very next hand lost his stack to Sean Prenderville!

Sean Prenderville eventually came out on top Willie Fitzpatrick in a brief heads-up match that saw Willie take a horrible beat when Sean caught a miracle card on the river to secure the title… and the Waterford Crystal!

In the side events, Emmet Gough took down the €250 event after being the chipleader from the very beginning! Galway man, Derek Cosgrove, overcame tough local opposition to win the €100 event which at times overshadowed the Main Event final table thanks to some colorful characters who celebrated even when they lost a pot!

It's been an enjoyable few days which has seen some great poker, and some shocking poker! Needless to say, the reporting team are exhausted and their only wish is to be able to spend some quality time with the Bodog girls. If only they were still here…

If you couldn't make it to the Waterford Open you can still qualify for any live poker tournaments through Bodog's Player's Choice Qualifiers.