2024 Irish Open
Laurila Floats Like a Butterfly, Stings Like a Bee
Tero Laurila limped in from the button with K♥2♦ and Hiep Ninh checked 6♦5♠ in the big blind. The flop fell J♠7♥7♦ and Laurila continued for 1,200,000 after a check from Ninh.
Ninh then raised to 3,500,000 and Laurila stuck around with his king-high. He hit top pair on the K♣ turn as a reward, and the action went check-check.
The river was the 3♠ and Ninh tried to buy the pot with a bet of 2,700,000. Laurila made it 9,000,000 to go, however, and Ninh quickly mucked his undercards.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Hiep Ninh |
50,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
Tero Laurila |
47,000,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
Ninh Strikes Back
Hiep Ninh raised to 2,700,000 on the button with 9♠9♦ and Tero Laurila defended his big blind with Q♦5♦. Laurila then led out for 1,500,000 on the 4♦10♦7♣ flop and Ninh made the call.
Laurila slowed down and checked on the subsequent A♣ turn, leading Ninh to bet 2,500,000, which Laurila called. Both players then checked the 2♠ river and Ninh's nines won against the missed flush draw of Laurila.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Hiep Ninh |
56,000,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
Tero Laurila |
41,000,000
-6,000,000
|
-6,000,000 |
|
Ninh Rivers Straight
Hiep Ninh limped in from the button with K♠8♦ and Tero Laurila checked his Q♣J♥ in the big blind. The J♣10♥9♠ flop then went check-check before Laurila made a 1,500,000-chip bet on the 10♣ turn.
Ninh called for the Q♠ river to hit the table. Laurila bet 2,500,000 chips, which Ninh raised to 7,200,000 after thinking for a while. Laurila tossed in a call after taking a little time himself, and Ninh showed his straight to widen the gap between the two players.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Hiep Ninh |
68,000,000
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
Tero Laurila |
29,000,000
-12,000,000
|
-12,000,000 |
|
Nível: 41
Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000
Ante: 1,600,000
Laurila Shoves on Ninh
Hiep Ninh raised his button to 3,500,000 with A♠K♣ and Tero Laurila defended the big blind with 8♣5♣. Laurila then led out for 1,600,000 on the 3♣10♣4♠ flop, which Ninh raised to 5,000,000.
Laurila then jammed all in for 31,000,000, causing Ninh to go into the tank. Eventually, Ninh mucked his big slick
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Hiep Ninh |
53,000,000
-15,000,000
|
-15,000,000 |
Tero Laurila |
44,000,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
|
Laurila Makes Huge Hero Call to Take the Lead
Tero Laurila limped in with Q♠2♦ on the button, after which Hiep Ninh raised to 3,600,000 with 9♦6♣ in the big blind. Laurila made the call and called Ninh's 1,700,000 continuation-bet on the K♥K♦4♠ flop.
Ninh sized up to 4,700,000 on the 8♠ turn, but Laurila still hung around and made the call with his queen-high. The 5♠ river saw Ninh complete his triple barrel bluff with a bet of 7,900,000.
Laurila did not think long before he hero called with his queen-high. Ninh tabled his bluff and Laurila scooped up the biggest pot of the heads up, ending up with a big chip lead.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tero Laurila |
63,000,000
19,000,000
|
19,000,000 |
|
||
Hiep Ninh |
34,000,000
-19,000,000
|
-19,000,000 |
Nível: 42
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
Ninh Left Short After Trying to Play Hero of His Own
Tero Laurila limped his button with A♥9♠ and Hiep Ninh checked in the big blind with J♣6♣. Ninh then check-called a 3,000,000 bet from Laurila on the 7♥2♦A♣ flop, as well as a 4,500,000 bet on the J♥ turn.
The Q♣ river arrived and Ninh checked once more and Laurila fired a big bet of 10,000,000 chips. Ninh chucked in a call and saw the bad news at showdown.
Laurila's pair of aces won the pot and left Ninh with ten big blinds.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tero Laurila |
77,000,000
14,000,000
|
14,000,000 |
|
||
Hiep Ninh |
20,000,000
-14,000,000
|
-14,000,000 |
Hiep Ninh Eliminated in 2nd Place (€335,636)
Hiep Ninh open-jammed his button for 20,000,000 chips and Tero Laurila made the call in the big blind to put his opponent at risk.
Hiep Ninh: 8♠7♥
Tero Laurila: Q♠J♠
Laurila cemented his lead on the Q♥2♣9♠ flop, and secured the tournament win on the Q♦ turn. He finished in style, as the Q♣ river saw him make quads to end the tournament.
Ninh was eliminated as runner-up but took home the largest cash prize, €335,636, thanks to the three-way deal that was made.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tero Laurila |
97,000,000
20,000,000
|
20,000,000 |
|
||
Hiep Ninh | Eliminado |