Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
2023 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€2,428,725
Entries
2,491
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
324
Players Left
126
First Break of the Day
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
The players can now enjoy their first 20-minute break of the day.
These Players Have Also Joined Before the Antes
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Sapiano Fares Better on Reentry
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Ian Simpson raised from early position to 300. Albert Sapiano called from the hijack, as did Eugenio Peralta from the cutoff. John Howlett then made it 1,800 to go from the button, which received a call from small blind Kevin O'Donnell as well as the three players already involved in the pot.
The five players saw the flop of 
, and they all checked. The 
turn saw the action check to Sapiano, who put out a bet of 3,500. Only Simpson was interested in seeing a river, and put in a call.
Simpson checked the 
river, and Sapiano fired out a bet of 14,000. Simpson took a final glance at his cards before throwing them into the muck, forfeiting the pot to Sapiano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
31,000 | |
|
||
Shine Comes Out Ahead in Three-Way All-In Cooler
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Action was caught on the turn with three players in the pot and nearly 10,000 chips in the middle. The board read 
, and Albert Sapiona had gone all-in from the cutoff for 13,500. James McDevitt responded by going all-in himself for the starting stack of 30,000, barely covering Emmet Shine in the big blind.
Shine thought for a while but decided he could not fold his hand, and all three players' cards were tabled.
Albert Sapiona: 
Emmet Shine: 
James McDevitt: 
Sapiona was drawing dead with his straight, while McDevitt needed to fill up to beat Shine's Full house.
The river fell the uneventful 
and Shine came out the victor in this huge three-way clash. Meanwhile, Sapiona was eliminated and McDevitt was left on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
3,700
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Holohan's One Pair is Good
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Shane Holohan and Adrian Malone were heads up in a pot that had 6,600 chips in the middle after a 
flop. The turn came the 
and saw Malone put out an extra 2,000. Holohan called and the two saw the 
river fall.
Both players now slowed down and checked, and Holohan exclaimed ''one pair''. Malone apparently played one pair as well, as he tabled 
. However, Holohan played 
for the higher pocket pair and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
24,300
24,300
|
24,300 |
O'Kearney and Black Having a Good Time
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Dara O'Kearney and Andy Black are seated at the same table and there is plenty of chatter and laughter coming from there.
The first and 15th place on the Irish all-time money list were involved in a hand with Janis Valters, who had raised to 300 from the cutoff, which received a call from both O'Kearney on the button and Black in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and the action checked to O'Kearney, who elected to put out a bet worth 600. This was enough to let the other players forfeit their hands, and O'Kearney raked in a small pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,700
30,700
|
30,700 |
|
||
|
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
McDowell Wins a Big One in the First Level
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Volodymyr Fasii in the cutoff and John McDowell in the small blind were battling heads up. Around 1,400 chips went in preflop before the flop came down 
. McDowell checked to Fasii who put out a bet of 700, which quickly got called by McDowell.
The turn 
saw Fasii up the ante to 1,100 after another check by McDowell, and he received a call from his opponent yet again.
On the 
river, McDowell checked for a third time, leading to a big bet of 3,000 from Fasii. McDowell responded with an almost instantaneous raise to 7,000, which Fasii called almost as quickly. McDowell showed 
for the best full house possible, and this was enough to win him a sizable early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,400 | |
|
20,600 |
Early Bird Boatman Gets the Worm
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Barny Boatman is one of the players who showed up right on time and raised to 300 from under the gun. Mahmood Rasheed called from the button and both blinds folded.
The flop came down 
, and a continuation-bet of 400 saw Boatman take down the pot without contest.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,600
30,600
|
30,600 |
|
||
|
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |