Alan Smurfit

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Alan Smurfit
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Smurfit at the 2007 World Series of Poker.
Residence Miami, Florida
Died13 September 2020
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)2
Highest ITM
Main Event finish		None
World Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)6
European Poker Tour
Title(s)None
Final table(s)1
Money finish(es)3

Alan Smurfit (died 13 September 2020, aged 77 [1] ) was an Irish retiree who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in his first ever World Series of Poker (WSOP) event, the 2007 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha event.

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Although Smurfit was a newcomer to the WSOP, he had been playing tournament poker for many years, with an early televised appearance in The Gaming Club World Poker Championship in 2004. He also made several money finishes in the World Poker Tour, including the TV bubble finish for season 4's Mirage Poker Showdown, and winning the Palm Beach CelebPoker Classic 2005 event. When the final table of his WSOP victory began, Smurfit was in last place with only $95,000 in chips. His closest competitor had 10 times that amount. The last table lasted over nine hours, but the heads up play was one of the longest in WSOP history lasting 167 hands. [2]

His brother, Sir Michael Smurfit, KBE, owned the K-Club. As of 2008, his live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000. [3]

The Irish Times reported that he died "suddenly" on 13 September 2020 at the age of 77. [4]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2007 $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/rebuys$464,867

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan Smurfit dies suddenly at age of 77". The Irish Times. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "The winner of the $1,500 buy-in Pot-Limit Hold'em (with re-buys) championship was Alan Smurfit". WSOP.com. 23 June 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Alan Peter Smurfit's profile on The Hendon Mob". The Hendon Mob Poker Database. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ↑ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/alan-smurfit-dies-suddenly-at-age-of-77-1.4353879
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