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Dara O'Kearney

17 days

Today Barry and I release Tournament Poker Study Simplified. It's a new video course which breaks down the fundamentals of poker while also giving you a framework for how to study poker on your own, without a coach. Details in thread below

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

New blog! Taking a break from #aussiemillions to give my take on the latest comments from @RealKidPoker on who is and isn’t “good for poker” Retweets/comments/shares appreciated always

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Blonde girl wandering barefoot in Paris screaming into her phone “DON’T GIVE ME THAT BULLSHIT. YOU WERE LITERALLY BALLS DEEP IN HER ASS WHEN I CAME INTO THE ROOM” #VegasThings

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@daraokearney

1 year

WSOP main event seat secured early

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@daraokearney

1 year

RIP Doyle Brunson The single most important poker player ever

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@daraokearney

1 year

Guy gets all in A4s against Ace king Starts shouting “Four! Four!” Tournament director sprints over and tells him he has 30 seconds

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

WSOP day 4 preparation ❌ Meditation ❌ Write in gratitude journal ❌ Exercise ❌ Healthy breakfast ✅ Scroll Twitter to see what people are saying about you

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 years

@AllenKessler Limp. Before the next player acts ask the dealer why there are three blinds. When told you're not the big blind, start crying and ask if you can take your blind back. When told you can't, call floor for a ruling.

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Oops

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

There’s an old Jewish saying that we all die twice: first when we die ourselves, then when the last person who knew us dies so our name is never uttered again. WSOP main event players also die twice: when they get eliminated themselves, and when their last swap does. Yesterday

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

RIP Sasha. You were a good dog. Our daughter picked you out fourteen years ago as the neediest of the litter when you were a pup

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

32 years ago today, I made the single best decision/read of my life when I married a crazy Frenchwoman I hadn't known very long. Most of my friends thought we were both crazy and it wouldn't last. Over the years we have gotten crazier but it did last.

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Not to be. 8th. Massive ty for all the rail and messages. Definitely had the best rail. Ran well to get there so no complaints, the older I get the more I appreciate these days as you never know how many more there will be, but happy to be still in the mix well into my 50s

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

9 years

Write while it's fresh, he said, so I did. An inadequate Bowie tribute now at my Poker ppl: almost no poker content

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 months

Our youngest son turned 30 today He’s a lot happier now than when I wrote this blog about the challenges we faced raising him A lot of the credit for that goes to my wife and other activists who campaigned hard to increase awareness and support

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 months

18/109 overnight in the Irish Open main event If I keep running as well as I did post bubble today I might win the damn thing! Humbled by the incredible levels of support for me in person at the venue and online, thank you all!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

Find someone that looks at you the same way a solver looks at 65s

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

8 months

Guess I’m going to Paris

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 months

And it’s gone JJ v AK all in pre Ace on flop Jack on turn He hits a four flush on river Thanks for all the support

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 months

Ship WSOP main event package Buy the book etc

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Fairly moaned that in. After drawing three minimum $54 mystery bounties I pulled a 10k one!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

The best way to cheat would not be wearing glasses that relay info back to someone with access to a solver relaying GTO solutions back in real time. Pretty much pointless at this point of WSOP main in that field. The best way to cheat would be relaying the info back to one of

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 months

Conversation with my French sister in law after she sees photo of me as a goalie when I was young “Oh. One of my grand uncle’s played in goal too” “Cool” “And he also wrote books like you” “What did he write?” “L’etranger” “L’etranger? The Stranger? Your grand uncle was Albert

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

7 months

The eagle has landed...my 6th book with @barrycarter is out! "Beyond GTO: Poker Exploits Simplified" takes the approach of using solvers to identify the best exploits to common player leaks I see, and comes with a foreword by master exploiter Andy Black

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 years

My latest blog "Life is good: the Jan Suchanek story" is my very personal tribute to my close friend and business partner, @PerpetualCzech , who left us all too soon Retweets/comments/likes/shares appreciated as ever

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

RIP Sean Ua Cearnaigh (1933-2020) Irish language activist and published author, committed Tipperary hurling fan, historian and my father Go n-éirí an bóthar leat

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

That QQ fold by Tamayo on the @wsop FT bubble….people have been asking me about it since a few seconds after it happened… Here are my thoughts, and more importantly my sim

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

7 months

And it’s gone (KQhh < T9o all in on 962hhd) Still, decent start to the trip Thanks everyone for the support Will hop in the main event after dinner

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 months

When you meet the GOAT

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

His poker career in ruins, @thechiprace cohost @dklappin auditions for a new career as an erotic dancer

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

What a player, what an ambassador, what a role model @VanessaKade

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

I had a queen and another queen and wagered all my chips in a rather big poker tournament 100 from the money. I got snap called by a man who also had a queen, with an ace. Doublefisting his beer, he gleefully predicted an ace would appear. It did. Once again the WSOP main has

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

OMFG we actually won! Thank you everyone, this is truly amazing. Ty to everyone who helped, especially @baltic_blonde @IanSimpsonPoker @DaraghDavey and most of all my cohost @dklappin who puts in all the hard yards

Global Poker Index

@gpi

5 years

🌐🏆Huge congrats to The Chip Race Poker Podcast on winning Podcast of the Year Award #GlobalPokerAwards @dklappin , @daraokearney , , @thechiprace , @UnibetPoker

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

Guess I’m going to Rozvadov again (made it through to day 3 of Millions Europe in the online leg)

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

Two Norwegians at table forced to speak English “When you go home?” “Tomorrow. You?” “Yesterday”

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

8 years

An anecdote, a joke, Tallinn & Barca trip reports, my thoughts on latest Stars changes, all in my new blog Please RT

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

I strongly agree with Patrick Antonius that scarves should be banned in poker but not for the same reasons. It’s impossible to wear one without looking like an absolute tosser

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

7 months

Quite the dilemma!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

It begins… #wsop

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

8 months

I knew sales were good, but I didn’t expect it to be the Harry Reid International Airport best seller…

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

"The last thing I want to see is Dnegs doing a dance when I've just lost a 400 bb pot" - A friend earlier explaining why he stopped playing on GG

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Million in lifetime live cashes on the Hendon Mob is up. I could never have dreamt this possible when I learnt how to play a decade ago #MondayMilestone

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Decent night’s work

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Congrats to tag team winners @STPeachy and my study buddy @baltic_blonde who looks in no way smug in this photo #GirlPower

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Make mine a triple: shipped tonight’s 888 Megadeep and Ipoker’s Championship to add to Tuesday’s Big 55 completing the ninth @PocketFives Triple Crown of my career

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

"Scammer alert!" New blog at on some of my own personal experiences being scammed, how to identify the signs, and how it can even happen. Retweets/shares/likes greatly appreciated

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

Does this look someone who might make a run at becoming the first ever WSOP seniors high roller champion?

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

I like Saturdays

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

11 months

@RobbiJadeLew @GmanPoker Robbi wins again

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

FREE GIVEAWAY! One last push for this, then I'll shut up about it Giving away a free copy of this (or if you have it already any of my other videos) to one person who retweets and likes either this tweet or the original tweet If you like and retweet both you double your chances

Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

New video! It’s on PKOs Details on how to purchase below

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Not my favourite position but deepest run so far this trip and first 5 figure score. Gonna hop in the Ultra Stack bracelet event next

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

If you're usually getting it in good, that's a very good sign, If you're always getting it in good, that's a very bad sign.

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

Another satisfied customer! Just a reminder that Poker Satellite Strategy is cut price in the UK

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 months

Well I for one was not expecting that!!!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

Very good Sunday! Highlights fourth in WCOOP I satellited into for 22k, and shipped 33 Sunday Special for 7k

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

New blog! "The company you keep" is about the importance of choosing wisely who to spend time with in poker, and those I spent time with in Vegas this summer Retweets/comments/likes/shares appreciated as ever #poker #blog #wsop

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

I was the first Irish poker pro on Twitter all those years ago. My peers all laughed and scoffed. Well today I passed 10k followers and they’re not laughing any more (mainly because they’re all dead obviously)

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

Felt a bit burned out after SCOOP so took it easy this week online, but back with a vengeance tonight. Some satellite wins, 8th in BIig Fish, 3rd in Cooldown, 2nd in Neptune and shipped a Summer Series (after three way chop) #poker #pokeronline #pokerpro #25knightdecent

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Guy playing every hand including limp calling 43o utg triples off on a J High board and gets called down by 66 “I ain’t berating nobody but that’s so bad. Oh my god so bad. You keep doing that buddy, you got no hope. I know what I’m talking about, I got 18th in this tournament

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

6/10 WCOOP 26H 53k up top

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

If you're good at poker, the best approach is to play as much as possible to allow variance to level out If you're bad at poker, the best approach is to play as little as possible and hope it doesn't level out

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

Umm.....

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

9 years

Once again, I proved I'm good at coming 2nd. Ty to all supporters, glad my investors now gtd more than 12 times money back & main freeroll

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

9 years

Done for night. Back in 11 hours to continue the fight. Big Ty to all supporters and investors #wsop45

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

7 years

Bust in 4th for 39k. Acceptable ROI for tourney I satted into by mistake from $11 sat I guess. Tx all for rail

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

I like Saturdays

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

#mrsdoke : How did Rio go? Me: Bricked everything. Lost 15k “Oh well, it happens” 15 minutes later after she’s unpacked my suitcase: “THERE IS A SOCK MISSING! YOU DO THIS EVERY TRIP! WE AREN’T MADE OF MONEY!!!!”

Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

New blog! Trip report from Rio, and details of my first poker book "Brazil and books" Retweets/shares/likes/comments appreciated as ever

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

New blog! "Let's talk about dealers" is my take on the topless dealer controversy in Malta, as well as more general dealer mistreatment in the industry Retweets/comments/shares/like appreciated as ever

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Old guy who had played 3 hands in the first 4 hours just check raised all in with J4o on T86 and got there v QQ @RobbiJadeLew what gave you done? 😂

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

In the money just shy of 18 big blinds Back tomorrow for day 3

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

It’s lining up to be a sick final table and we found a day 4 bag. 9/9 so the plan is to ladder to another inglorious second

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

PKO game on point. Ship the Irish Poker Masters event 16

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

The awkward aftermath to… “Hi Dara” “I’m the other one, Maria”

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

Not to be this time sadly Thanks for all the support, greatly appreciated!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 months

Delighted to announce that I signed a new deal to continue to represent @UnibetPoker as an ambassador @dklappin and I are both thrilled that we get to represent one of the most reputable and committed to player experience brands out there, and the show ( @thechiprace ) goes on

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

As surreal experiences go, getting your photo taken with one of your heroines while she’s holding your book just after she’s told you that you look like a younger healthier and still alive Devilfish is right up there

Jennifer Tilly

@JenniferTilly

5 years

. @daraokearney just gave me a signed copy of his new book #PokerSatelliteStrategy ! I do believe it is the only book dealing with satellite strategy and I’m very much looking forward to reading it!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Card dead for so long today I’m pretty sure I’d be bust if this was any other tournament, yet somehow I bagged up more than starting stack in #WSOPMainevent

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

9 months

First hand of 10k seniors I raise button and cbet. Bb eyes my patches “Do you coach Jaka or does he coach you?” “I’m one of the coaches on @jakacoaching “ “In that case I fold” #patchequity

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Anyone paying any attention to me probably knows by now I just released my fifth book with @Barry_Carter “Mystery Bounty Poker Strategy” If you’re playing a big mystery bounty soon but don’t want to read a whole book (or pay for it) I give away the most important tips for free

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

Shipped main event seat in $575 Satellite....and even found time for some light reading

🃏 David Lappin 🃏

@dklappin

5 years

Railing the endgame of the Main Event satty. 40 left, 27 paid. Shock horror @daraokearney is in the mix.

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@daraokearney

5 years

Arriving at new table I sit down and close my bag Guy across from me smiles and says “I guess you’ve read the book Poker Satellite Strategy” Figuring he must be someone who knows me I give him a fist bump “I saw it in your bag” Turns out he doesn’t know me Now I just feel stupid

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

Lad orders a latte Waitress brings him a lager “Ah sure I’ll take it anyway” It doesn’t get any more Irish than that @IrishPokerTour 😂

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

Long but very profitable Sunday grind. Online going ridiculously consistently well right now...not had a losing day in three weeks since coming back from London which isn’t really supposed to happen in tournament poker!

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

New blog! "So you want to be a sponsored pro..." Retweets/likes/shares/comments appreciated as ever #poker #blog #sponsoredpro

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 years

I’ve done a deep dive recently into the math of PKOs to work out strategy from first principles like I did with satellites back in the day and....instant result. I shipped the Gladiator PKO for almost 8k

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

7 months

Heading to Paris for a week early Tuesday but managed to sneak in a profitable Sunday before I go

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

My first poker strategy book (written with @Barry_Carter ), "Poker Satellite Strategy" is finished and finally available to order on Amazon: Paperback Kindle You should be able to find your preferred version on your region's Amazon

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

At the start of my career every time I sucked out on someone online I got some salty variation of “Bet we won’t be hearing about that one in the blog!” in chat These days this is what I typically get 👇

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

3 years

Thanks to everyone for all the support and my sidekick for the constant social media coverage. It’s nice to prove I can still run deep in these in the second half of my fifties Already looking forward to trying again next summer

🃏 David Lappin 🃏

@dklappin

3 years

GG @daraokearney in 9th place. Several bad beats cost him the opportunity to have one of the bigger stacks. He short-stacked ninja’d to that FT from 25 left. Extraordinary effort. @UnibetPoker #TeamLowLife @thechiprace

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Dara O'Kearney

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1 year

When you take the night off to write, but max late Reg one game just to have on the side, and this happens anyway…

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Let’s go! I WONT MILLION

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

10 months

This legend Helen turned down a deal headsup in the high roller. After she lost the headsup she said “There’s always next year”

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

Today is the last day of my contract with @UnibetPoker . For 6 years, I’ve done my best to be an ambassador for the players, always keeping their best interests to the fore. It’s been a great partnership + I’ll always be grateful for their unwavering support of @thechiprace …

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

1 year

In the money in the 2500 bracelet event. Sixth cash of series (eighth counting satellites)

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

2 months

Daily Deepstack table talk “Where are you from?” “Greece” “Is that Europe?” “Yes. Near Italy” “And you guys speak … Spanish?”

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

6 years

Cashes the main, then ships the Ladies event. Pure class

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5 months

Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

5 months

Up to over a million in the main Photo courtesy of Mickey May

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Dara O'Kearney

@daraokearney

4 years

New blog! It's a very personal tribute to my father, who we said a sad "slán go deo" to this week, as I saw and remember him Retweets and shares appreciated as ever