Pablo Brito Silva Wins Irish Poker Open Main Event for €462,100
The Irish Poker Open kicked off online at partypoker on Monday, April 6, and the series ran through April 12. The series had 22 events, including the €1,100 Main Event. The Irish Poker Open Main Event drew 2,945 entries and it was Pablo Brito Silva finishing in first place for €462,100.
Silva defeated Andras Nemeth in heads-up play to take the victory. After Silva took out Eduardo Silva in fourth place and Sihao Zhang in third place, he took the chip lead into the duel against Nemeth. The two battled for about an hour before Silva dealt the final blow.
On the final hand, Silva opened to 1.6 million on the button with the blinds at 400,000-800,000 with a 100,000 ante. Nemeth called and then checked the 
flop. Silva bet 2.55 million and Nemeth called to see the 
land on the turn. Nemeth checked and Silva fired 6.375 million. Nemeth check-raised to 25.941 million for all but a tiny handful of his chips and Silva put him all in.
Nemeth made the call with the 
but he was behind the 
for Silva. The river was the 
and Silva won the pot to win the 2020 Irish Poker Open Main Event.
Less than two months ago, Silva has victorious in the partypoker MILLIONS South America Main Event for $1 million.
Irish Poker Open Main Event Results
€1,100 buy-in
€1,000,000 guarantee
2,945 entries
€2,945,000 prize pool
- Pablo Brito Silva – €462,100
- Andras Nemeth – €325,423
- Sihao Zhang – €210,723
- Eduardo Silva – €139,004
- Gerard Finlay – €96,302
- Tom Middleton – €65,821
- Parker Talbot – €45,648
- Shaun Conroy – €29,097
Silva wasn’t the only big winner from the 2020 Irish Poker Open. The series featured several other events, including a few that turned out to be quite large competitions.
Among the other winners was Ioannis Angelo-Konstas, who topped the field in Event #03: €500K Gtd [High Roller] to win €172,188.25. Angelo-Konstas topped Lukas Matthias Nowakowski after a deal that saw Nowakowski take home €168,180.26.
Another high roller event, Event #08: €200K Gtd [High Roller], saw Joao Vieira take home the lion’s share of the prize pool by winning it for €70,809.20.
In Event #13: €100K Gtd [Mini Irish Open], it was Florian Ptacnik against Joshua Mccully in the end. Ptacnik came out on top to win the €33,870.82 first-place prize. Mccully won €24,098.25 for his runner-up finish.
Dean Hutchinson was triumphant in Event #16: €200K Gtd [JP Poker Masters] for €49,302.80, topping the 529-player field.
Former WSOP Main Event final tablist Michiel Brummelhuis topped the field in Event #21: €50K Gtd [Liam Flood Memorial, 6-Max] to win €17,482.10.
Full 2020 Irish Poker Open Results
Event #01: €100K Gtd [NLH, 6-Max]
€320 buy-in
€100,000 guarantee
441 entries
€132,300 prize pool
- Christopher Andler – €18,615.29
- Qi Hu – €18,012.99
- Daniel Koloszar – €15,780.34
- Rodrigo Perez – €15,659.02
- Alex Lindop – €6,879.60
- Anton Yakuba – €4,365.90
Event #02: €30K Gtd [Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€30,000 guarantee
335 entries
€50,250 prize pool
- Przemyslaw Piotrowski – €9,748.66
- Tomas Paiva – €7,035
- Alex Zeligman – €4,874.25
- Granit Shabani – €3,492.37
- Rihards Dobelis – €2,487.37
- Sean Hopkin – €1,844.17
- Stephen Woodhead – €1,281.37
- Alfred Karlsson – €934.65
Event #03: €500K Gtd [High Roller]
€5,200 buy-in
€500,000 guarantee
179 entries
€895,000 prize pool
- Ioannis Angelo-Konstas – €172,188.25
- Lukas Matthias Nowakowski – €168,180.26
- Thomas Muehloecker – €103,820
- Akseli Paalanen – €74,285
- Alexey Savenkov – €51,910
- Lucas Reeves – €40,275
- Jack Sinclair – €31,325
- Dario Sammartino – €24,612.50
Event #04: €15K Gtd [PLO, Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€15,000 guarantee
167 entries
€25,050 prize pool
- Matthew Eardley – €6,239.14
- Kevin Allen – €4,008
- Luke Hallinan – €2,818.12
- Chris Turnbull – €2,041.57
- Kirill Dmitriev – €1,503
- Brendan Naughton – €1,002
Event #05: €40K Gtd [Heads-Up]
€320 buy-in
€40,000 guarantee
175 entries
€52,500 prize pool
- Gabor Szabo – €11,025
- Frederic Max – €11,025
- Audrius Stakelis – €4,200
- Michael Sklenicka – €4,200
- Yiannis Liperis – €1,837.50
- Martijn Gerrits – €1,837.50
- Dimitrios Kalaroutis – €1,837.50
- Usman Ulhaq – €1,837.50
Event #06: €50K Gtd [Hendon Mob Championship]
€265 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
379 entries
€94,750 prize pool
- Sosia Jiang – €18,381.66
- Morten Per Varbaek Mortensen – €9,190.75
- Riccardo Ienco – €9,190.75
- Aaron Spence – €6,585.12
- Mike Lafable – €4,690.12
- Robert Malvasi – €3,477.32
- Kevin Javier – €2,416.12
- Ian O’Hara – €1,762.35
Event #08: €200K Gtd [High Roller]
€2,100 buy-in
€200,000 guarantee
154 entries
€308,000 prize pool
- Joao Vieira – €70,809.20
- Simon Higgins – €50,820
- Aaron Van Blarcum – €36,960
- Wilhelm Isaak – €26,180
- Elliot Smith – €18,480
- Guntis Aleskins – €14,630
- Juha Helppi – €11,642.40
- Simon Mattson – €9,240
Event #09: €50K Gtd [Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
540 entries
€81,000 prize pool
- Robert Malvasi – €15,098.40
- Gianluca Speranza – €10,732.50
- Joseph Van Sommeren – €7,314.30
- Niklas Warlich – €5,062.50
- Ognyan Dimov – €3,564
- Guntis Aleskins – €2,575.80
- Michael O’Sullivan – €1,854.90
- Chen Chen – €1,328.40
Event #12: €20K Gtd [PLO, Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€20,000 guarantee
221 entries
€33,150 prize pool
- Mantas Bulotas – €7,790.34
- Dave Jeanneau – €5,138.25
- Eetu Porkka – €3,653.06
- John Spillane – €2,668.57
- Jeremy Eschen – €1,989
- Kai-Are Ringstad – €1,326
Event #13: €100K Gtd [Mini Irish Open]
€265 buy-in
€100,000 guarantee
759 entries
€189,750 prize pool
- Florian Ptacnik – €33,870.82
- Joshua Mccully – €24,098.25
- Michael Rodrigues – €16,185.67
- Rodrigo Marques Camp – €10,967.55
- Eetu Porkka – €7,741.80
- Pedro Daniel Claus – €5,578.65
- Juha Salminen – €3,984.75
- Ian Modder – €2,770.35
Event #14: €15K Gtd [PLO, Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€15,000 guarantee
195 entries
€29,250 prize pool
- Erik Lemarquand – €7,285.24
- Rishi Makkar – €4,680
- Bengt Sonnert – €3,290.62
- Carson Barton – €2,383.87
- Grzegorz Pomersbach – €1,755
- Joe Brindle – €1,170
Event #15: €30K Gtd [Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€30,000 guarantee
390 entries
€58,500 prize pool
- Liz Seeley – €11,173.50
- Elliott Peterman – €8,014.50
- Brynjar Bjarkason – €5,499
- Douglas Ferreira Souza – €3,861
- Andrei Lazutochkin – €2,761.20
- Arnaud Enselme – €2,012.40
- Cathal Mullaney – €1,421.55
- Kevin Duffy – €1,035.45
Event #16: €200K Gtd [JP Poker Masters]
€530 buy-in
€200,000 guarantee
529 entries
€264,500 prize pool
- Dean Hutchinson – €49,302.80
- Michael Kane – €35,046.25
- Joshua Herman – €23,884.35
- Andrej Tekel – €16,531.25
- Adrian Apmann – €11638
- Stewart Kirby – €8,411.10
- Michael Wywrot – €6,057.05
- Tomas Soderstrom – €4,337.80
Event #17: €50K Gtd [PLO, 6-Max]
€320 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
529 entries
€81,600 prize pool
- Sander Van Wesemael – €19,176.05
- Paul Samuel Leckey – €12,648
- Marco Oliveira – €8,992.15
- Paul Hockin – €6,568.80
- Tamer Kamel – €4,896
- Christopher Frank – €3,264
Event #18: €50K Gtd [€25 Scalps, Bounty]
€162 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
565 entries
€85,880 prize pool
- Tim Vukson – €10,476.64 + €300 in bounties
- Douglas Ferreira Souza – €10,461.99 + €200 in bounties
- Stuart Guite – €7,134.84 + €200 in bounties
- John Priest – €4,938.28 + €75 in bounties
- Kristoffer Edberg – €3,476.55 + €175 in bounties
- Gonzalo Robles – €2,512.60 + €375 in bounties
- Sergey Chubinyn – €1,809.38 + €150 in bounties
- Mikael Andersson – €q,290.80 + €300 in bounties
Event #20: €50K Gtd [PLO, 8-Max]
€1,050 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
147 entries
€147,000 prize pool
- Andreas Torbergsen – €33,795.30
- Kamel Mokhammad – €24,255
- Riku Santeri Piiroinen – €17,640
- Christopher Wood – €12,495
- Kristoffer Edberg – €8,820
- Nikos Lampropoulos – €6,892.50
- Alfred Karlsson – €5,556.60
- Yuri Dzivielevski – €4,410
Event #21: €50K Gtd [Liam Flood Memorial, 6-Max]
€265 buy-in
€50,000 guarantee
448 entries
€112,000 prize pool
- Michiel Brummelhuis – €17,482.10
- Waheed Ashraf – €16,486.77
- Niall McAree – €15,478.49
- Thomas Haarstad – €8,176
- Ranno Sootla – €5,824
- Daria Krashennikova – €3,696
Event #22: €30K Gtd [Deepstack]
€162 buy-in
€30,000 guarantee
529 entries
€79,350 prize pool
- Christopher Johnson – €14,791
- Mark Muldoon – €10,513.87
- Garrett Devine – €7,165.30
- Andrey Ivlev – €4,959.37
- Ilya Barkov – €3,491.40
- Ioannis Angelo-Konstas – €2,523.33
- Vitor Dzivielevski – €1,817.11
- Feargus Murphy – €1,301.34
