Robert Dixey Leads Final Table of PartyPoker Tour Cork €150 Mini Main Event as Sean McCarthy and Chris Jeffery Win Side Events

The third day of the PartyPoker Tour Cork festival at the Macau Sporting Club & Casino saw Day 2 of the €150 Mini Main Event take center stage, while two side event trophies were awarded.

Robert Dixey vaulted to the top of the standings in the closing stages of Day 2, taking a substantial lead into the Mini Main Event final table.

Elsewhere, Sean McCarthy and Chris Jeffery claimed victory in the €200 NLH KO and €60 Party Madness PLO/NLH Bounty respectively.

Robert Dixey Leads Final Nine into €150 Mini Main Event Final Day

€150 buy-in | 411 entries | €51,375 prize pool

A total of 411 entries created a €51,375 prize pool, and 62 players returned for Day 2 with a minimum cash of €300 secured. Kieran O'Riordan started the day as chip leader, ahead of James Morrissey and Ian Lemass.

The knockouts came at a frantic pace, and Ross Whitelaw was among those who suffered an early exit after being on the wrong end of an aces versus kings cooler. By the first break, the field had been almost cut in half, with David Murray becoming the first player to move over seven figures.

Murray was soon joined at the milestone by Marcin Rejmak and Alex Aubrey, who picked up premium hands at the perfect time to scoop big pots.

Once the field was reduced to three tables, a barely believable hand erupted between Aubrey, Andrew Durkan and Michal Plichta. All three players committed their stacks to the middle on the turn on a ten-high board, Aubrey with the covering stack.

Durkan had aces, but he was behind Plichta's set of fours and Aubrey's set of tens. In unbelievable fashion, an ace rolled off on the river to vault Durkan into the overall chip lead. Durkan celebrated with passion by leaping out of his chair, clapping his hands and shouting "Yes! Come on, come on!" repeatedly.

Durkan extended his lead when he busted Aubrey in a two pair versus two pair cooler, before the remaining PartyPoker Tour ambassadors hit the rail.

Jaime Staples had accumulated a top-ten stack, but was unfortunately ill on Day 2 and blinded out, finishing in 18th, while Triple Crown winner Niall Farrell fell to Dixey in 17th.

O'Riordan's tilt at the title came to an end shortly after when he ran into the flush of Andre Barbosa, before Dixey went on a late charge to secure his prime position for the final day.

First, Dixey busted Aidan Connolly in 12th despite being dominated preflop, and he then won the classic race against Rejmak to move towards the 4 million mark.

Finally, Dixey held in a flip against Andre Barbosa to secure the penultimate knockout of the day, before Murray eliminated Wai Hang Wong in the last hand of the night to set the final table.

€150 Mini Main Event Final Table Seating Draw and Chip Counts

The players will return to Macau Sporting Club & Casino at 4 p.m. on November 12 for the finale, to blinds of 40,000/80,000/80,000, and the seating draw and counts are below:

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
FT	1	Trevor Dineen	Ireland	660,000	8
FT	2	Robert Dixey	Ireland	5,245,000	65
FT	3	Paul Hazon	Ireland	1,385,000	17
FT	4	Zeik Tuit	Ireland	385,000	4
FT	5	David Murray	Ireland	2,750,000	34
FT	6	Henry Owen	United Kingdom	1,610,000	20
FT	7	Andrew Durkan	Ireland	2,195,000	27
FT	8	Marcin Rejmak	Poland	1,600,000	20
FT	9	Ross O'Donovan	Ireland	605,000	7

€150 Mini Main Event Remaining Payouts

The remaining combatants have secured a €1,000 payday, but all will have their eyes firmly fixed on the €9,500 first-place prize, with the remaining payouts up for grabs as follows:

Place	Prize
1	€9,500
2	€6,100
3	€4,125
4	€3,175
5	€2,400
6	€1,825
7	€1,450
8	€1,200
9	€1,000

Sean McCarthy Wins €200 NLH KO (*€1,605)

€200 buy-in | 39 entries | €4,680 prize pool

The €200 NLH KO recorded a total of 39 entries to create a €4,680 prize pool, and five places were paid.

Sean McCarthy and Ross Whitelaw agreed to a heads-up deal, which secured both players €1,400 and left the destination of the trophy and the final €205 of the prize pool to be decided, and McCarthy came out on top.

The full results are detailed below:

Position	Player	Country	Prize
1	Sean McCarthy	Ireland	*€1,605
2	Ross Whitelaw	United Kingdom	*€1,400
3	Conn O'Sullivan	Ireland	€750
4	Dan Schofield	United Kingdom	€525
5	Matthew Wharrie	United Kingdom	€400

(*Denotes heads-up deal)

Chris Jeffery Wins €60 Party Madness PLO/NLH Bounty (€590)

€60 buy-in | 80 entries | €2,000 prize pool

The €60 Party Madness PLO/NLH Bounty event attracted a total of 80 entries, creating a €2,000 prize pool, and eight places were paid.

PartyPoker Tour ambassadors Niall Farrell and Natalie Bromley just missed out on a cash, while the spoils went to Chris Jeffery, who defeated Matt Bell heads-up.

Poker legends Barny Boatman and Annette O'Carroll also cashed.

Position	Player	Country	Prize
1	Chris Jeffery	Ireland	€590
2	Matt Bell	Ireland	€390
3	Anthony Seerattan	Ireland	€260
4	Pat Lynch	Ireland	€210
5	Annette O'Carroll	Ireland	€175
6	Barny Boatman	United Kingdom	€150
7	Sergej Agafonov	Ireland	€130
8	Cameron Soane	United Kingdom	€120

2026 PartyPoker Tour Cork Schedule - Thursday, November 12

While the final table of the Mini Main Event will be the main focus of our coverage, another packed schedule of events awaits players on Day 4 of the festival.

Day 1a of the €500 buy-in, €100,000 guaranteed Main Event kicks off at 2 p.m., where players will sit down to a 50,000 starting stack and a 40-minute clock.

Late registration remains open until the start of Level 10, and 25% of the field are scheduled to progress to Day 2.

In addition, two side events are on the menu in the form of the €150 PLO 7-Max at 6 p.m., and the €60 Party Madness Win the Button NLH Bounty at 10 p.m, with the full schedule set out below.

Date	Time	Event
Thu Nov 12	2:00 p.m.	€500 Main Event – Day 1A (€100,000 GTD)
	4:00 p.m.	€150 Mini Main Event – Final Table (€50,000 GTD)
	6:00 p.m.	€150 PLO 7-Max
	7:00 p.m.	€85 Main Event Target Stack Satellite (8 seats)
	10:00 p.m.	€60 Party Madness Win the Button NLH Bounty

poker.pro will be on the floor from 4 p.m., bringing you all the big moments from the final table of the Mini Main Event, so stay tuned for your coverage of all of the action from PartyPoker Tour Cork!

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