David Docherty is a Scottish poker player who won the 2023 €1,150 Irish Open Main Event for $398,780.
Docherty's career-best victory at the Irish Poker Open came after he qualified into the event on PokerStars for $109. The six-figure payday pushed him over a million in live earnings and moved him to fifth on Scotland's all-time money list.
Docherty has won other major tournaments as well, including the 2021 Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton £1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event for $188,885 and the 2022 France Poker Series Divonne les Bains €2,000 High Roller for $50,738.
In October 2022, Docherty finished seventh in the EPT London £5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event for $117,228 to be denied an EPT title.
Docherty has also had success at the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE), including a 36th-place finish in the 2009 WSOPE London Main Event for $34,855.
David Docherty Top Five Live Cashes
| xa0 | DATE | EVENT | PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xa0 | April 2023 | Irish Poker Open €1,150 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 1st | $398,780 |
| xa0 | October 2021 | Grosvenor UK Poker Tour Luton £1,100 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 1st | $188,885 |
| xa0 | October 2022 | EPT London £5,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event | 7th | $117,228 |
| xa0 | October 2022 | France Poker Series Divonne les Bains €2,000 High Roller | 1st | $50,738 |
| xa0 | September 2009 | WSOPE £10,000 Main Event | 36th | $34,855 |
