Irish Open 2008
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TITAN POKER PLAYERS AT THE IRISH OPEN IN DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2008
MARCH 23rd, 2008: DAY 3 OF THE IRISH OPEN 2008.
French player Frederic Levy starts Day 3 as the only remaining Titan Poker player in the tournament. He has 82,000 chips and will be
seated at Table 5.
MARCH 22nd, 2008: DAY 2 OF THE IRISH OPEN 2008.
Six Titan Poker players prepare to go through to the second day of the Irish Open 2008.
Hartmut Renken from Germany was first to be knocked out - despite starting with 32,975 chips.
Jean-Pierre Perrera from France (pictured below with Poker Celebrity Doyle Brunson) started with 27,750 chips and was next to be knocked out.
During the course of the day, Vladimir Botto (pictured below) and
Giovanni Safina are also knocked out - leaving just French player Frederic Levy in the competition.
21:30 GMT - French player Frederic Levy (pictured below) still remains in the tournament. There
are currently 111 players remaining in the tournament and only the top 72 will finish in the money.
Keep checking here for further updates on Frederic's progress in this exciting tournament.
MARCH 21st, 2008: DAY 1B OF THE IRISH OPEN 2008.
Our second delegation of Titan Poker players wait for the start of
Tournament 1B - the second day of the Irish Open 2008. Players pictured below.
Nine Titan Poker players were registered for Day 1B.
Our first player out was Stefan Leder from Switzerland, who lost on his fourth hand of the day.
He was followed by Spanish player Roberto Merida (pictured below with Antonio Maestro).
French player Olivier Padilla was next out, followed by fellow French player Christophe Catena.
Richard Aihoshi, from Canada, went out in the final hour after going all-in and losing on the flop. Finally, Lehel Keleman from Hungary
was knocked out in the final moments.
Overall, Titan Poker players did better on Day 1A than Day 1B. Just one Titan Poker player made it through on Day 1B - bringing the total number of
Titan Poker players competing on Day 2 up to six.
MARCH 20th, 2008: DAY 1A OF THE IRISH OPEN 2008.
Nine Titan Poker players await anxiously for the start of
Tournament 1A - the first day of the Irish Open 2008. 
Apostolos Karagiannis (pictured above), from Germany, has travelled
with his wife to Dublin for this event.
The Irish Open 2008 will be the first time that
Apostolos has ever played in a live event.
He said: "I am very excited to be playing here.
I love playing poker, my favourite thing about the game is the
'kick' of adrenaline that you get when betting.
Pictured above: Hartmut Renken, also from Germany, discovered his love of poker in 2007.
After just two months of playing, his wife bought him a seat to the WSOP. Unfortunately, he was out after just two
hours but has since been more successful online, with several big cash finishes and his latest online win at Titan Poker
to the Irish Open 2008.
Danish Player Ole Langvad Wessby (pictured above) was our first player to be out - after one hour of game play.
He lost after getting a full house with three sevens and two Queens, but lost after a fellow player also produced a full house ofthree Kings and two Queens.
Our next player to be out was Jeffry Maynard, from the Netherlands, who lost 90% of his stack on the hand before
his final hand.
By the end of the day, FIVE Titan Poker Players were through to Day Two. See players pictured below:
Chip Counts at the End of the First Round:
Chip Leader : 82,250 Chips
Hartmut Renken : 32,975 Chips. Place 36
Vladimir Botto : 13,100 Chips
Antonio Maestro : 9,800 Chips
Frederic Levy : 7,200 Chips
Giovani Safina : 3,700 Chips
MARCH 19th, 2008: TITAN POKER PLAYERS RELAX IN DUBLIN.
One day before the first day of the Main Event, Titan Poker players are given the opportunity to
relax and enjoy the sights of Dublin.
Titan Poker treated all its players to a private dinner in this beautiful city and helped
them to relax and prepare for the excitement that awaits them.
Pictured below: Titan Poker players enjoying a relaxing meal in Dublin.
MARCH 18th, 2008: TITAN POKER PLAYERS ARRIVE IN DUBLIN.
The Irish Open 2008 will be staged in the heart of Dublin and has a guaranteed
€3 Million prize pool.
Eighteen skilled Titan Poker players arrived in Dublin today ready to participate in this thrilling tournament.
 Stay tuned for further updates and news from the Irish Open 2008, taking place
from the 19th to the 24th of March at the CityWest Casino in Dublin, Ireland.
Pictured below: CityWest Casino, Dublin.
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