€1,150 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 Irish Open

04-10-2023 01:15 UTC

Glaser Loses One As Play Slows Dramatically

Frank Visser

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The pots that are being played have all been very small, as players are eager to make the final table.

The one significant one that did happen involved Vincent Sanchez and Benny Glaser in a blind-on-blind battle. Sanchez had raised his small blind to 460,000, which Glaser called in the big blind after thinking for a good while.

The flop fell and Sanchez fired a continuation-bet for 600,000. Glaser obliged with a call and the turn graced the eyes of everyone. Sanchez slowed down and checked and Glaser followed suit.

The paired the board on the river and that caused Sanchez to bet 800,000. Glaser mulled it over for a while before putting in the call, immediately being shown the of Sanchez, who had slowplayed his two pair on the turn.

Glaser only showed his , which was not enough to win him a part of this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Sanchez	7,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Benny Glaser	3,500,000 -2,155,000	-2,155,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Vincent Sanchez

04-10-2023 00:35 UTC

Rice Doubles Up With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Vincent Sanchez raised to 240,000 from early position and Steve Watts made the call. Declan Rice moved all in from the big blind for 1,785,000 chips and Sanchez called. Watts shook his head and mucked his hand and two players flipped their cards, with Rice at risk of elimination.

Declan Rice:
Vincent Sanchez:

Rice had the pocket aces, leaving Sanchez far behind. The board ran out . Rice managed to fade a nine and doubled up to stay in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Sanchez	5,300,000 -1,810,000	-1,810,000
Declan Rice	3,700,000 1,815,000	1,815,000

Tags: Declan Rice Steve Watts Vincent Sanchez

04-10-2023 00:20 UTC

Final Two Tables Redraw

Frank Visser

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
21	1	Seamus Cahill	2,325,000	19
21	2	Declan Rice	1,885,000	16
21	3	Vincent Sanchez	7,110,000	59
21	4	Benny Glaser	5,655,000	47
21	5	Steve Watts	1,590,000	13
21	6	David Docherty	3,645,000	30
21	7	Thomas Murphy	3,645,000	30
21	8	Eugeniu Barbaros	5,640,000	47

22	1	Kevin O'Donnell	3,760,000	31
22	2	Henri Ojala	2,905,000	24
22	3	Tom Waters	3,930,000	33
22	4	Panagiotis Mavritsakis	10,355,000	86
22	5	Andy Black	4,025,000	34
22	6	Carl Shaw	6,735,000	56
22	7	Kevin Swayne	2,915,000	24
22	8	Jamie Wynne	6,095,000	51

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

04-10-2023 00:15 UTC

Austin Putnam Johnson Eliminated in 17th place (€15,050)

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Shamus Cahill raised from the button to 240,000 and Carl Shaw pushed all in from the small blind. Austin Putnam Johnson already had his remaining chips in the middle in the big blind. Cahill folded to Shaw's reshove and two players flipped their cards.

Austin Putnam Johnson:
Carl Shaw:

The board brought no joy for Johnson as it ran out . Shaw's pocket fives held up and Johnson was eliminated in 17th place for €15,050.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	6,735,000

Austin Putnam Johnson	Busted

Tags: Austin Putnam Johnson Carl Shaw

04-10-2023 00:10 UTC

Watts Doubles and Johnson's Stack Depleted

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Tom Waters raised to 250,000 from middle position and Austin Putnam Johnson pushed all in from the button for 1,750,000. Steve Watts announced that he was all in and pushed his chips in the middle. Waters folded and two players flipped their cards. Watts had slightly more chips and so Johnson was the player at risk.

Steve Watts:
Austin Putnam Johnson:

The board ran out . The board brought no help for Johnson and so Watts' pocket queens held up for the double. Johnson was left with just a few big blinds behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Watts	3,000,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Austin Putnam Johnson	260,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Austin Putnam Johnson Steve Watts Tom Waters

04-10-2023 00:08 UTC

Full Chip Count for Final 17 Players

Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	10,355,000 155,000	155,000
Vincent Sanchez	7,110,000 -525,000	-525,000
Carl Shaw	6,735,000 -565,000	-565,000

Jamie Wynne	6,095,000 2,395,000	2,395,000
Benny Glaser	5,655,000 905,000	905,000

Eugeniu Barbaros	5,640,000 1,440,000	1,440,000

Andy Black	4,025,000 525,000	525,000
Tom Waters	3,930,000 80,000	80,000
Kevin O'Donnell	3,760,000 850,000	850,000
David Docherty	3,645,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Thomas Murphy	3,645,000 545,000	545,000
Kevin Swayne	2,915,000 365,000	365,000
Henri Ojala	2,905,000 -745,000	-745,000
Seamus Cahill	2,325,000 -655,000	-655,000
Declan Rice	1,885,000 -2,115,000	-2,115,000
Austin Putnam Johnson	1,810,000 130,000	130,000
Steve Watts	1,590,000 -310,000	-310,000

04-09-2023 23:47 UTC

The Final Players Are on a Break

Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Players will have 20 minutes to decompress for a bit.

04-09-2023 23:35 UTC

Ankit Ahuja Eliminated In 18th place (€12,500)

Matt Warburton

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Andy Black had got a reshove through the hand before. The following hand he open shoved from late position and was called by Ankit Ahuja. Black had Ahuja covered as players flipped their cards.

Ankit Ahuja:
Andy Black:

It was a coinflip situation as the dealer laid out the cards. The board came . Ahuja hit a pair of queens on the flop but the river brought Black the straight to give him the pot.

Ahuja was eliminated in 18th place for €12,500.

Black shook his opponent's hand as Ahuja got up to leave the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Black	3,500,000 1,935,000	1,935,000
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tags: Andy Black Ankit Ahuja

04-09-2023 23:33 UTC

Michel Molenaar Eliminated in 19th Place (€12,500)

Frank Visser

Level 30 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to Michel Molenaar on the button, who chose to limp in for 100,000. Small blind Vincent Sanchez completed and Benny Glaser in the big blind checked his option.

The flop came down and Sanchez liked this flop enough to lead out for 300,000. Glaser quickly got out of the way but Molenaar stuck around and made the call.

The turn saw Sanchez bet 800,000, a majority of Molenaar's stack. Molenaar looked at his cards again before announcing his all-in to the world. Sanchez was quick to put in the 455,000 extra and Molenaar received the news that he was in dire shape.