€1,150 Main Event Dia 1b | 2024 Irish Open

2024-03-28 10:59 UTC

Records Might Be Shattered as Second Starting Flight of Irish Open Main Event Begins at Noon

The 2024 Irish Open €1,150 Main Event, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, boasts a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, but if history is anything to go by, that number might be eclipsed today on Day 1b, which kicks off at the Royal Dublin Society at noon local time.

Last year, 644 entries were made during the second of four starting flights, and the expectation is that this year there will be even more of them. Eventual champion David Docherty took a pivotal step in that flight, securing the chip lead on his way to victory.

Whoever ends up with the most chips this time around will have to surpass Day 1a chipleader Pascal Baumgartner, who ended up with 329,500 chips, to grab the overall chip lead. Meanwhile, Irish grinder Simon Wilson (303,500) and UKIPT London High Roller champion Jorge Ramella (259,000) also found themselves in the top ten chip counts after the first starting flight had whittled its 379 entries down to just 72.

End of Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Day 2 Big Blinds
1	Pascal Baumgartner	Switzerland	329,500	82
2	Niclas Thumm	Germany	322,500	81
3	Ville Jantunen	Finland	305,500	76
4	Simon Wilson	Ireland	303,500	76
5	Max Deveson	United Kingdom	302,000	76
6	Patrick Larkin	Ireland	301,500	75
7	Sebestyen Csoti	Hungary	283,000	71
8	Jorge Ramella	Uruguay	259,000	65
9	April Wiggins	United States	257,500	64
10	Nadja Sutter	Switzerland	256,000	64

Docherty also made an appearance on the first starting flight but fell shortly before the day ended. The expectation is that he will return today for Day 1b, as will many other faces from yesterday, alongside heaps of new names.

Day 1b will play 14 levels of 45 minutes each, with a break after every three of them. Every registrant will receive 30,000 chips, worth 300 big blinds at the start of play and just under 19 of them when late registration closes at the end of Level 10.

One reentry is allowed per starting flight, and those who use up both bullets today still have Day 1c and the turbo flight of Day 1d to look forward to, both taking place tomorrow, Friday, March 29.

Irish Open Main Event Day 1b Structure

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante	Duration
1	100	100		45 min.
2	100	200		45 min.
3	100	200	200	45 min.
	Break			20 min.
4	100	300	300	45 min.
5	200	400	400	45 min.
6	200	500	500	45 min.
	Break			20 min.
7	300	600	600	45 min.
8	400	800	800	45 min.
9	500	1,000	1,000	45 min.
	Dinner Break			60 min.
10	600	1,200	1,200	45 min.
11	800	1,600	1,600	45 min.
12	1,000	2,000	2,000	45 min.
	Break			20 min.
13	1,000	2,500	2,500	45 min.
14	1,500	3,000	3,000	45 min.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will provide all of the Day 1b action from the tournament floor in Dublin, from the deep-stacked beginning to the thrilling and volatile conclusion.

Tags: April Wiggins David Docherty Jorge Ramella Max Deveson Nadja Sutter Niclas Thumm Pascal Baumgartner Patrick Larkin Sebestyen Csoti Simon Wilson Ville Jantunen

2024-03-28 12:44 UTC

Aces Hold In Four-Way Three-Bet Pot

Nível 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Marcus Hallabro raised to 300 from the hijack and received calls from Paul McVeigh in the cutoff and Stephen Ryan on the button. Beat Schegel then made it 1,200 to go from the big blind and all three players called.

Schegel continued for 1,500 on the 4♥4♣7♣ flop and Hallabro and McVeigh called before Ryan got out of the way. Schegel slowed down and checked the 4♠ turn, after which Hallabro bet 3,200 chips.

McVeigh came along and Schegel tossed in a call as well, and the subsequent 6♣ river was checked by all players. Hallabro showed 7♦6♥ for a full house and McVeigh played the same full house with 7♠5♠.

However, Schegel had A♥A♣ for a better full house and raked in the big pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Paul McVeigh	48,000 48,000	48,000
Beat Schegel	43,000 43,000	43,000
Stephen Ryan	29,500 29,500	29,500
Marcus Hallabro	20,300 20,300	20,300

Tags: Beat Schegel Marcus Hallabro Paul McVeigh Stephen Ryan

2024-03-28 13:41 UTC

Hurson Accidentally Sends Out Quinn

Nível 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

James Quinn jammed in his final 5,000 or so chips from under the gun. Garry Hurson sat in the small blind and did not see Quinn's raise, trying to raise against Seamus Cahill in the big blind instead. After an explanation, Hurson had to call Quinn and the cards went on their backs.

James Quinn: J♥J♣
Garry Hurson: A♣2♦

The 3♣9♥5♥ flop gave Hurson a draw to the wheel, and it came in on the 4♦ turn. Quinn had no outs left to hit as the 2♥ river completed the board, and he booked an early exit out of the Main Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Garry Hurson	33,000 33,000	33,000
Seamus Cahill	30,000 30,000	30,000
James Quinn	Eliminado

Tags: Garry Hurson James Quinn Seamus Cahill

2024-03-28 14:49 UTC

Gustafsson Gets Full Value to Grab Chip Lead

Nível 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

In a four-way pot between Ulf Gustafsson in the small blind, Paul McGann in the big blind, Raitis Romanovs under the gun, and Keith Smith in the hijack, 4,000 chips had been gathered.

The flop read 10♣9♥3♥ and the action checked to Smith, who fired a bet of 3,000. Gustafsson then made it 8,000 to go, which folded out McGann. Romanovs, however, called cold and Smith tossed in the extra chips as well.

On the subsequent 4♦ turn, Gustafsson sized up to 15,000. Romanovs quickly folded but Smith still stuck around with a call. Gustaffson then put Smith all in for 16,000 on the 10♠ river and the latter slammed in a call.

Gustafsson tabled K♠K♣ for two pair with kings, beating the J♦J♣ Smith showed. Smith headed towards the exit while Gustafsson chipped up to a six-figure stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ulf Gustafsson	110,000 47,000	47,000
Paul McGann	23,000 23,000	23,000
Raitis Romanovs	15,500 15,500	15,500
Keith Smith	Eliminado

Tags: Keith Smith Paul McGann Ulf Gustafsson

2024-03-28 15:50 UTC

Day 1b Record Broken; Prize Pool Reaches Seven Figures

Nível 5 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Day 1b of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event has reached 666 entries, with late registration still open for six more levels. The 644 entries that were made on Day 1b have already been bested and the number is only set to grow larger.

Meanwhile, including the entries on Day 1c and Day 1d, the guarantee has been met as the prize pool has reached €1,059,825. Time will only tell how much money will be divided among the in-the-money players.

2024-03-28 16:14 UTC

Drake Finds Nuts on River

Nível 6 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Ian Drake pushed all in for 14,800 on a completed board of K♥J♥3♣4♦10♣. With 19,000 already in the pot prior to that, Ravi Sheth was sent into the tank.

Eventually, he slammed in a call and Drake tabled A♥Q♦ for Broadway. Sheth was forced to show his K♦Q♣ for top pair as he frustratedly forfeited his chips to his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ravi Sheth	62,000
Ian Drake	48,600 24,100	24,100

Tags: Ian Drake Ravi Sheth

2024-03-28 17:42 UTC

Gustafsson Scores Another Knock-Out

Nível 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jay O'Toole jammed all in for 7,600 from middle position and was looked up by Ulf Gustafsson in the cutoff.

Jay O'Toole: A♠J♦ All in
Ulf Gustafsson: A♦A♣

Gustafsson's aces faced no trouble on the Q♣4♥6♥6♠7♣ runout and they eliminated O'Toole from Day 1b.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ulf Gustafsson	88,000 8,000	8,000
Jay O'Toole	Eliminado

2024-03-28 18:33 UTC

Three-Way All-In Triples L'Huillier, Busts Romanovs

Nível 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

On a flop of 6♥J♣5♥, with 16,000 chips in the middle, Raitis Romanovs made a bet from the big blind. Thomas Garment called in middle position before Jean L'Huillier jammed all in for 22,000 in the hijack.

Romanovs then rejammed for 43,500, and Garment made the call to put them both at risk.

Jean L'Huillier: A♥10♥ All in
Raitis Romanovs: Q♠Q♥ All in
Thomas Garment: 6♦6♣

Garment's set remained ahead when the turn fell the 10♣, but the 4♥ river gave L'Huillier a flush to triple up. Meanwhile, Romanovs lost the side pot and was eliminated by Garment as a consequence.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jean L'Huillier	82,000
Thomas Garment	75,000
Raitis Romanovs	Eliminado

Tags: Jean L'Huillier Thomas Garment Raitis Romanovs

2024-03-28 19:12 UTC

Boyce Hits Draw in Monster Pot

Nível 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A modest amount of 12,000 chips was in the middle in a pot between Miguel Goncalo in the cutoff and Oliver Boyce in the small blind. However, after the action had concluded on the 7♥Q♣A♥ flop, all the chips went into the middle, with Goncalo's 48,000 chips at risk.

Miguel Goncalo: A♣Q♦ All in
Oliver Boyce: J♥8♥

Goncalo faded a heart on the 5♣ turn, and he asked for a non-heart three on the river. However, the 10♥ appeared instead, much to the frustration of Goncalo, who let out some expletives before leaving the tournament area.

Meanwhile, Boyce chipped up to a six-figure stack to be among the leaders in the room.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Oliver Boyce	112,000
Miguel Goncalo	Eliminado

Tags: Miguel Goncalo Oliver Boyce

2024-03-28 21:04 UTC

Reconstructed Flop Leads to Double-Up

Nível 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

When the action was caught, Antoine Savaria and Pablo Villena each had 6,000 in chips in front of them, along with 7,500 in the pot. However, apparently, the dealer thought that the hand had finished and mucked the flop.

The floor was called over and thanks to the help of some players on the table, the 10♠9♦8♠ flop was eventually reconstructed. The deck was then reshuffled and play went on as normal.

On the subsequent 6♦ turn, Savaria bet out for 15,000, after which Villena jammed all in for 32,300. A quick call followed from Savaria and the cards were tabled.

Pablo Villena: J♦7♦ All in
Antoine Savaria: A♠7♣

Both players had a straight, but Villena had the higher one. The 5♠ river did not bring a chop and the unconventional pot was shipped to Villena, leaving Savaria with less than ten big blinds.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pablo Villena	84,100
Antoine Savaria	10,000 -62,000	-62,000

Tags: Antoine Savaria Pablo Villena