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Padraig O'Neill

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:01:50 +0000

Biography

Padraig O’Neill is an Irish poker player with over $1.5M in lifetime winnings. O’Neill’s biggest win came in December 2023 when he won the 2023 EPT Prague Main Event for 1,030,000. He was the second-ever Irish EPT winner after American transplant Steve O’Dwyer’s victory in the 2013 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo.

O’Neill is affectionately known as “Smidge” in the Irish poker community.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2023 PokerStars EPT Prague5,300 EPT Main Event	1st	€1,030,000
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty	107th	$3,050
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller	302nd	€3,340
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event World Championship	258th	$46,800
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #68: $1,000 Million Dollar Bounty	174th	$5,260
2022 Wynn Summer Classic$2,200 Mystery Bounty	57th	$12,516
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #16: $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em	138th	$5,276
2022 Wynn Millions$1,600 Mystery Bounty $1,500,000 GTD	85th	$5,000
2019 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona5,300 EPT Main Event	81st	€17,160
2019 Unibet Open Sinaia1,100 Main Event	47th	€2,085
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona2,200 EPT National High Roller	59th	€7,100
2018 PokerStars.es EPT Barcelona1,100 EPT National	621st	€1,650
2018 World Series of PokerEvent #65: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em MAIN EVENT - World Championship	962nd	$17,025
2016 PokerStars EPT Season 13 Prague5,300 Main Event	146th	€9,180
2016 PokerStars.es EPT Season 13 Barcelona5,300 Main Event	92nd	€13,160

Padraig O'Neill Turns 12 Big Blinds into 1,030,000 En Route to 2023 EPT Prague Main Event Victory

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:35:39 +0000

The road to PokerStars European Poker Tour glory always has plenty of twists and turns, and the record-breaking EPT 5,300 Prague Main Event was no exception.

Jon Kyte, who had led the tournament from Day 3, entered the finale with 229 big blinds and a historic chip lead, one that was assumed to be unassailable. Padraig O’Neill had other ideas and was unexpectedly awarded the final EPT Trophy of the 2023 season after overcoming the Norwegian in heads-up play.

Michel Molenaar Crowned PartyPoker Irish Poker Festival Main Event Champion

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:30:33 +0000

Dutchman Michel Molenaar is the latest poker player to become a PartyPoker LIVE champion, having taken down the 3,000 buy-in Irish Poker Festival MILLIONS Main Event in Dublin for an impressive 210,000 payday.

The 210,000 Molenaar collected is the largest score of his career so far, surpassing the 126,650 he scooped after winning the 550 The Festival Bratislava Main Event in October 2022.

It has been quite the year for the young Dutch star. Molenaar won the 5,300 Super High Roller at the PokerStars Summer Festival Malta for 53,440 in July 2023, was the runner-up in the 5,300 Hydra Entertainment High Roller at PartyPoker LIVE MILLIONS Malta for 49,632 in September, and now has his hands on a career-best score in Ireland.