€1,150 Main Event
Day 1a Started
2024 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2024 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
379
Players Left
72
The Craic Kicks Off: Day 1a of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event Set to Start at Noon
The time has come for a new edition of one of Europe's most prolific poker tournaments. Today, players from all over the world gather at the Royal Dublin Society in the Irish capital trying to etch their names in the history books by winning the iconic €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, which is sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker for the second year in a row.
The Main Event once again boasts a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000, but if last year's numbers are anything to go by, that will be blown out of the water. Back in 2023, David Docherty was the last man standing in a field of 2,491 entries, taking home the lion's share of €365,000 from the €2,428,725 prize pool. Docherty was the strongest on a final table with, among others, Irish poker legend Andy Black and English grinder Carl Shaw, eventually beating the Irish Declan Rice heads up in front of the home crowd.
2023 Irish Open Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Docherty | United Kingdom | €365,000 |
| 2 | Declan Rice | Ireland | €228,700 |
| 3 | Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | €161,500 |
| 4 | Tom Waters | United Kingdom | €124,500 |
| 5 | Andy Black | Ireland | €95,500 |
| 6 | Eugeniu Barbaros | Moldova | €73,500 |
| 7 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | €56,500 |
| 8 | Henri Ojala | Finland | €43,500 |
Docherty will be back in Dublin this year to defend his title, and he could start his journey today at noon local time when Day 1a begins. Day 1a is the first of four starting flights and is played with 45-minute levels. Each player who registers gets 30,000 chips to start with and blind will commence at 100/100. Late registration will remain open for ten full levels, and a single reentry is available to anyone who makes an early exit.
Meanwhile, Day 1b on Thursday, March 28, and Day 1c on Friday, March 29 know the same structure, while Day 1d is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels instead, being played Friday evening.
Irish Open Main Event Day 1a 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. |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor in Dublin from the very first hand of Day 1a until the final hand is dealt on Day 4, so stay tuned to not miss any of the poker action straight from the Irish capital.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Irish Open Main Event Underway
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
With 85 entries on the clock, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal as the first hands of the 2024 €1,150 Irish Open Main Event are being played.
First Names
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
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30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Madynski Takes Three-Bet Pot as Field Keeps Growing
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Clement Auger raised to 300 as first to act four-handed and Pawel Madysnki made it 1,000 to go on the button.
The flop fell J♠10♦A♣ and Auger check-folded to a 600-chip bet from Madynski.
Meanwhile, the clock has reached triple digits as 110 players have registered for Day 1a of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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31,200 | |
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29,000 |
Dotti Scoops Huge Pot With Ducks
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
There were 6,500 chips already in the middle on a turn of 5♥2♣6♠Q♥. Andy Black checked from the big blind, after which Earle Darren bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Philippe Dotti then raised to 4,400 on the button, which forced Black out of the pot.
Darren tossed in a quick call, however, and did so too when Dotti made a bet of 6,500 on the 4♣ river. Dotti showed down 2♥2♦ for bottom set, beating the 6♣5♣ of Darren, who had flopped two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,300
15,300
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15,300 |
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27,800
-2,200
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-2,200 |
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16,900
16,900
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16,900 |
Samson Leads to Victory
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Dan Samson and Ryan Laurence were battling over 2,000 chips on a flop of Q♠2♣J♦. Samson checked from middle position before Laurence bet 1,300 from the button. Samson tossed in a call and the J♣ hit the turn.
Samson promptly led out for 1,600 chips and consequentially took down the port as Laurence's cards hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,300
2,300
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2,300 |
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27,700 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
New Entries and Early Exits
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000
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30,000 |
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Busted |