€1,150 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2023 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
160
Players Left
16
Eugeniu Barbaros Leads Record Breaking Irish Open Main Event With 16 Players Left
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Day 3 of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, running at the Royal Dublin Society, has now reached its conclusion and tomorrow the tournament will play down to a winner.
The event attracted a total of 2,491 entrants, making for a prize pool of €2,428,475. This is, as a matter of craic, the biggest ever Irish Open Main Event and the biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland.
160 players came back for Day 3 and the field was whittled down to the final 16 players by the end of the day.
Carl Shaw started Day 2 as chip leader and has progressed all the way to the last two tables, currently sitting in sixth place. Benny Glaser, who won the €5,000 High Roller earlier in the series, is also still in contention, as are Andy Black and other familiar faces.
Eugeniu Barbaros is the current chip leader with 9,750,000. He's followed by Panagiotis Mavritsakis who has 6,375,000, and in third place is Tom Waters with 6,300,000.
Irish Open Main Event Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugeniu Barbaros | Moldova | 9,750,000 |
| 2 | Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | 6,375,000 |
| 3 | Tom Waters | UK | 6,300,000 |
| 4 | Andy Black | Ireland | 5,325,000 |
| 5 | Vincent Sanchez | UK | 5,125,000 |
| 6 | Carl Shaw | UK | 5,000,000 |
| 7 | Jamie Wynne | Ireland | 4,550,000 |
| 8 | Benny Glaser | UK | 4,525,000 |
| 9 | Kevin O'Donnell | USA | 4,000,000 |
| 10 | Steve Watts | UK | 3,675,000 |
Play will resume tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time. Blinds will be on 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 big blind ante and levels will run for 60 minutes.
The next player to be eliminated will walk away with €18,000 and the eventual winner is set to take home €365,000.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for regular updates, busts and payouts on the final day of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,750,000
4,110,000
|
4,110,000 |
|
||
|
6,375,000
-3,980,000
|
-3,980,000 |
|
6,300,000
2,370,000
|
2,370,000 |
|
5,325,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
5,125,000
-1,875,000
|
-1,875,000 |
|
5,000,000
-1,735,000
|
-1,735,000 |
|
||
|
4,550,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
4,525,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
||
|
4,000,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
3,675,000
-425,000
|
-425,000 |
|
3,075,000
175,000
|
175,000 |
|
2,950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
2,700,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
2,650,000
-720,000
|
-720,000 |
|
2,370,000
-545,000
|
-545,000 |
|
2,200,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Day 3 Is in the Books
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Play has concluded after a long Day 3. 16 players still remain, as they have for the past two hours.
The final two tables will play out tomorrow from 1 p.m. local time onwards. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the entirety of Day 3.
Murphy Doubles Up With Minutes Remaining
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
David Docherty raised and Thomas Murphy moved all in for around 1,300,000. Docherty made the call and players flipped their cards, with Docherty the player at risk.
David Docherty: 
Thomas Murphy: 
The board ran out 
. Both players hit two pairs, Murphy winning the pot with his pair of aces and pair of queens to give him the double with just a few minutes remaining in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
|
2,600,000
1,325,000
|
1,325,000 |
Glaser Doubles with Rockets in Final Stretch
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Thomas Murphy opened the action from under the gun with a minimum raise to 320,000. It folded to Benny Glaser in the small blind, who moved his 1,825,000 stack in the middle. Murphy got an exact count before he put in the call, putting Glaser at risk.
Benny Glaser: 
Thomas Murphy: 
Glaser found the aces at a crucial time, and he faded the turned gutshot on the 
runout. He doubled up with only a few more hands left in the day, while Murphy was left short-stacked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,050,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,275,000
-2,370,000
|
-2,370,000 |
Glaser Loses Pot to Watts
Level 32
: Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Steve Watts raised under the gun to 350,000 and was called by Benny Glaser in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Glaser checked and Watts bet 300,000, which Glaser called. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
On the , Glaser led for 400,000 and Watts made the call. Glaser showed 
for a bluff and Watts showed 
for a set of queens to scoop the pot.
That put a huge dent in Glaser's stack, but his decline wouldn't last long...
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,100,000 | |
|
|
1,900,000 | |
|
|
||
Final Level of the Day
Level 32
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Play has just entered Level 32, which will be the final level of this 15-hour day. All players remaining at the end of the level will bag their chips and come back tomorrow.
Level: 32
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
Ojala Doubles Just Before Final Level
Level 31
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Over at the featured table, Henri Ojala pushed his final 1,535,000 chips in the middle from middle position after an under the gun raise from Jamie Wynne.
The action folded back to Wynne, who asked for a count and called as soon as he received the correct number. The cards went face-up and a classic flip was revealed.
Henri Ojala:
Jamie Wynne: 
With Ojala at risk, the flop came 
. Flopping a pair, Ojala sprung in the lead. The turn and river 
did not improve Wynne's hand, who had to hand some chips over to the side of Ojala
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,315,000
-1,780,000
|
-1,780,000 |
|
|
3,370,000
465,000
|
465,000 |