Wed, 09/21/2011 – 08:01 – PokerPages Staff

5. Donnacha O’Dea – Total Earnings of $1,249,442
As a respected and successful player, holder of a WSOP bracelet, poker runs through the Donnacha O’Dea’s family line.  Earlier this year, his son Eoghan O’Dea reached the last table of the WSOP Main Event, which is due to resume in November.

4. Fintan Gavin– Total Earnings of $1,386,452
Fintan Gavin has achieved three first place finishes on the poker circuit, and has earned over $1.3 million.  Gavin’s biggest win was at the EPT Barcelona Open in 2008, where he clocked up just over $1.1 million for coming second in the Main Event.

3. Padraig Parkinson– Total Earnings of $1,407,822
A native Dubliner, Padraig Parkinson is a shrewd operator at the poker tables.  Of his 40 cashes at the poker table, only one has been turned into a win, at the UKIPT Galway event in December 2009.

2. Martin Smyth – Total Earnings of $3,635,006
Martin Smyth has only achieved 15 cashes, but his win rate is impressive, winning five of these tournaments.  His biggest achievement at the poker table came in 2008, where a victory at the Ladbrokes Poker Million VII earned Smyth a cool $1,000,000.

1. Andy Black – Career Earnings of $4,102,861
Andy Black has cashed 48 times in a tournament, with one win to his name.  His biggest win came at the WSOP World Championship No Limit Hold ‘em in 2005, where a fifth placed finish earned Black a mammoth $1.75 million.