UKIPT Dublin 2012 Won By Richard Evans

Richard Evans has won the PokerStars UKIPT Dublin Main Event, after topping a 597 player field over three days to lift the trophy, and collect the €75,500 ($96,724) first place prize.
What makes the Welshman’s achievement all the more impressive is that he qualified for the €770 buy-in tournament via a €15 PokerStars satellite, and on Day 3 was down to just two big blinds before staging a monumental comeback to win the Main Event.
As the final table got underway, Richard Evans was lying fourth out of eight players, which included five UK hopefuls, two Irishmen, and one Dutch player.
Thirty minutes later, and Lee Atherton (UK) was out in 8th (€9,600) after hitting a set of nines on a 3-J-9 flop only to see Padraig O’Neill (J-J) too had made a set. He was followed fifteen minutes later by Keith Swain (UK) in 7th (€12,600), who re-raised all-in holding 3-3 into the 5-5 of Vincent Buis.
Three hours of play continued before Graeme Crozier (UK) exited in 6th  (€16,400) after being dealt A-J and re-raising all-in on an A-10-6 flop, only to see Stephen McGrath had been slow-playing his dominant A-K.
Richard Evans (A-8) then sprang into action re-raising Padraig O’Neill (6s-3s) all-in on an As-6s-3h-4d board, with the Irishman exiting in 5th (€20,700) after failing to hit his flush or other outs.
Stephen McGrath (9-9) subsequently dispatched Netherlands’ Vincent Buis (A-K) in 4th (€26,800), before the three remaining players made a deal guaranteeing themselves at least €60,000 a piece. Soon after, Richard Evans (A-5) eliminated Ireland’s Seamus Birt (Kc-Qc) in 3rd (€60,000) to go heads-up against Stephen McGrath (UK).
At this stage, the Welshman held a 5 million to 3.58 million chip advantage over his opponent and thirty minutes later it was all over after Evans (9-3) and McGrath (6h-2h) went all-in on a 5s-6c-4h-9h board, but with a Ac then falling on the river to hand Richard Evans the title.
The final table payouts were as follows:
1st: Richard Evans – €75,500
2nd: Stephen McGrath – €60,000
3rd: Seamus Birt – €60,000
4th: Vincent Buis – €26,800
5th: Padraig O’Neill – €20,700
6th: Graeme Crozier – €16,400
7th: Keith Swain – €12,600
8th: Lee Atherton – €9,600