€1,150 Main Event
Day 1cd Started
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
Welcome to Day 1c of the Irish Open €1,150 Main Event
Welcome to Day 1c of the Irish Open €1,150 Main Event, running at the Royal Society Dublin. This is the third of four starting flights, with the winner set to be crowned on April 10th.
Across the first two flights, 968 entrants have contributed to a prize pool of €1,084,200 and 352 players have already made it through to Day 2. The guarantee has already been smashed and the numbers are still increasing.
So far, David Docherty has bagged the most chips with 405,300, followed by Arto Mansner who has 302,600 chips. Of course, new chip leaders could still emerge as the remaining flights take shape.
Dublin resident Steve O'Dwyer is the reigning Main Event champion, topping a field of 2,040 entrants last year to lock up a score of €318,900. He was knocked out on Day 1b and will need to reenter if he’s to have a shot at retaining his title.
Day 1c commences at noon local time. Players will have starting stacks of 30,000 chips, and blinds will begin at 100/100. Blind levels run for 60 minutes with a 20-minute break every two levels and a dinner break at the end of Level 6.
Irish Open Main Event Schedule
| Date | Day | Time (IST) | Tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-Apr | Friday | Noon | Irish Open Day 1c |
| 7-Apr | Friday | 10 p.m. | Irish Open Day 1d |
| 8-Apr | Saturday | Noon | Irish Open Day 2 |
| 9-Apr | Sunday | Noon | Irish Open Day 3 |
| 10-Apr | Monday | 1 p.m. | Irish Open Day 4 |
PokerNews will be bringing you live updates straight from the floor, so stay tuned for another action-packed day of poker.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Day 1c Shaping Up to Be Biggest Yet
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
The shuffle up and deal request has been given with over 400 players already registered. Day 1c of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event is set to be bigger than ever.
Frederick Wins Pot Early
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Action kicked off in the €1,150 Main Event with a multiway pot. Stefan O'Donoghue min raised and picked up calls from Shane Merrigan on the button, Arnie Mindthoff in the small blind and Joseph Frederick in the big blind.
The flop came 
and all three players checked. The turn came the 
and Mindthoff bet 300. Frederick called, as did O'Donoghue. The river was the 
and all three players checked to showdown.
Mindthoff showed 
and Frederick showed 
for a pair of sevens with the better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
Players Splash with Big Denominations Early
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
While most of the tables battle for pots worth a few hundred chips at this stage, two players were creating a five-figure pot early in the first level.
On a completed board of 
Omar Hernandez had bet 5,000 in a pot already worth 6,000 chips. Maxim Fana was on the button and raised the bet to 15,000, half a starting stack.
Hernandez faced a big decision early on, but let his hand go, putting his opponent on a full house or better.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | |
|
21,000 |
James Hartigan Playing on Live Streamed Featured Table
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Renowned poker commentator James Hartigan can usually be found in the booth, but today he is playing his heart out on the featured table.
The featured table will be streamed live all throughout Day 1c, as well as Day 2 and onwards. Be sure to catch every hand cards-up on PokerStars' YouTube or Twitch
Sutter Takes Down Multiway Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Nadja Sutter raised and picked up calls from Pablo Villena, Susan Murphy on the button, and the two players in the blinds.
The flop came 
and action checked around to Sutter, who bet 600. Villena and Murphy both made the call.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked. The river was the 
and Sutter bet out 1,600. Villena folded and Murphy folded and Sutter scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
|
34,000 | |
|
|
26,000 |
Simpson Hoping Three Time's the Charm
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Ian Simpson is back in the first level for the third consecutive day. Simpson has not made it through to Day 2 yet and thus needs to survive either Day 1c or Day 1d today to have a shot at the trophy.
In his most recent hand, Simpson open-raised the cutoff to 300, and got called by Augusto Evangelisti on the button and Bram Berkvens in the big blind.
The flop came down royally: 
. Simpson continuation-bet for 500 after a check from Berkvens, and Evangelisti made the call. Berkvens got out of the way and the 
appeared on the felt as the turn.
Evangelisti checked again and this time Simpson overbet the pot by placing 3,000 chips in the middle. Evangelisti snap folded and the pot went Simpson's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,200
31,200
|
31,200 |
|
||
|
29,700
29,700
|
29,700 |
|
|
29,200 | |
Robinson Hits Trips
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Brian Farrell raised, Brendan Lynch called in the small blind and Mark Robinson called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and action checked around to Farrell, who bet out 500. Lynch and Robinson called.
The turn was the and Lynch took the lead with a bet of 1,400. Robinson called and Farrell folded. The river was the 
and both players checked.
Robinson showed 
for trip fours and Lynch mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 | |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
30,000 |