20-Minute Break
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
The players can relax for a bit as they are being sent on a 20-minute break.
2023 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
1,355
Players Left
578
Padovani Wins Flip to Eliminate Cendoya
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Sonia Padovani raised and Jokin Cendoya moved all in. Padovani called and players flipped their cards, with Cendoya at risk.
Jokin Cendoya: 
Sonia Padovani: 
The board ran out 
to give Padovani a pair of aces on the flop. Cendoya called for a nine on the river to make his straight but it didn't come. Padovani held and eliminated Cendoya from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
Busted |
De Jong Tries to Be a Hero, Doubles Simpson in Huge Pot
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Willem de Jong and Ian Simpson were on the river with a huge sum of 36,000 chips already in the middle. The board read 
and De Jong had checked from early position to Simpson in the seat next over.
Simpson piled in his remaining stack of 33,100. This size made De Jong suspicious. ''Why so much?'', he asked Simpson before putting in some calling chips moments later.
Simpson excitedly declared ''Kings'', as he showed 
. De Jong was forced to show his 
for an attempted hero call with bottom pair and was left with a stack of around 12 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
102,100
50,600
|
50,600 |
|
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|
4,800
4,800
|
4,800 |
Updated Chip Counts From Around the Room
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
61,000
|
61,000 |
|
|
88,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
63,000
4,600
|
4,600 |
|
|
62,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
56,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
54,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
37,000
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
|
|
34,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
31,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
27,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
26,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
||
|
|
21,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
19,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
19,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
16,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Bust Outs From Around the Room
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
O'Dwyer Eliminated After Big Preflop All-In
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Steve O'Dwyer raised to 1,200 from the button and Devin D'souza made it 3,600 to go from the small blind. O'Dwyer then put in the four-bet jam, barely covering his opponent's 36,400 stack.
Dsouza tanked for a long time but ultimately called.
Devin D'souza:
Steve O'Dwyer: 
A big flip was happening between the two players. D'souza sprung ahead with the window card of 
and won the pot as the board ran out 
.
O'Dwyer was left with only a few big blinds, which later went in with 
in a four-way pot. O'Dwyer did not emerge as the victor on the 
board and he immediately sought the reentry desk.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,400
73,400
|
73,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Hand Overbets for the Win
Level 6
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Fintan Hand and Tudor Neacsu were in a blind-on-blind battle for a pot of 2,100 chips. On a completed board of 
Hand bet more than twice that pot with a bet of 4,500. This was too much for Neacsu, who felt forced to let his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,400 | |
|
51,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Parker Talbot Knocked Out By PokerStars Bossman
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Chris Straghalis raised preflop and PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot pushed all in for his remaining stack of around 20 big blinds. Straghalis made the call.
"Have you got a pair," asked Talbot?
Parker Talbot: 
Chris Straghalis:
Straghalis did indeed have a pair and the two were in for a coinflip race, with Talbot facing elimination.
The board ran out 
. Straghalis held and Talbot was knocked out of the tournament not long after taking his seat.
Straghalis' is a PokerStars honcho whose official title is Director of Online Poker Experience. Basically, he's Parker Talbot's boss.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Talbot Sits Down, Loses Flip
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot has just sat down at the tables. A single T-5000 chip was in front of him as he had opened the action to an unknown amount from early position. Martin Lynch was on the button and three-bet to 1,800. Talbot then four-bet to 25,000, more than enough to cover Lynch's 16,000 stack. Lynch snap called and it was revealed to be a classic race.
Martin Lynch: 
Parker Talbot:
The flop ran out out 
and Lynch's full house locked it up on the turn. Luck has not been in Talbot's favor yet as he was left with less than half a starting stack after already busting two bullets on Day 1b.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,700
32,700
|
32,700 |
|
|
14,100
14,100
|
14,100 |
|
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