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

04-09-2023 21:42 UTC

Gilligan Last to Leave Before Three Table Bubble

Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was 800,000 in the middle in a blind-on-blind battle between Declan Rice and Michael Gilligan. The hand was on the turn when the action was caught, on a board reading . Gilligan had checked to Rice, who put out a bet of 400,000. Gilligan raised that bet to 1,355,000 putting himself all-in.

Rice stood up from his chair while getting the exact count, needing to get the blood flowing to make this big decision. Eventually, he called as the covering player.

Michael Gilligan:
Declan Rice:

Gilligan had flopped top pair, but was outdrawn on the turn by Rice with two pair. The river changed nothing and Gilligan gracefully left the felt.

Gilligan was eliminated in 26th place for €9,150, meaning that we are on the bubble for the final three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Declan Rice	4,000,000 2,910,000	2,910,000
Michael Gilligan	Busted

Tags: Declan Rice Michael Gilligan

04-09-2023 21:33 UTC

Bull Eliminated After Running Into Pocket Kings

Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded around to Robert Bull, who shoved all in from middle position for around 800,000 chips. Eugeniu Barbaros made the call and had Bull covered. Players flipped over their cards.

Robert Bull:
Eugeniu Barbaros:

The board ran out . Barbaros held with his pocket kings and Bull was eliminated from the tournament in 27th place for €9,150.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugeniu Barbaros	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Robert Bull	Busted

Tags: Eugeniu Barbaros Robert Bull

04-09-2023 21:28 UTC

Da Costa Dias Busts Through Rare Double Check-Raise Move

Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

A huge pot just happened between Carl Shaw and Rui Da Costa Dias. It all started when Shaw opened his button for 160,000. Da Costa Dias three-bet from the small blind to 440,000 and Shaw called.

The flop was and Da Costa Dias saw a reason to slow down and check. Shaw then put in 230,000 chips, which Da Costa Dias sneakily raised to 900,000. Shaw called the large sum and the turn was dealt.

The same motions happened on the turn when Da Costa Dias opted for another check and Shaw bet for 580,000. Da Costa Dias was in the tank for a while before he chose to jam his 1,600,000 remaining chips in the middle. Shaw snap called with the covering stack and both players tabled their cards.

Rui Da Costa Dias:
Carl Shaw:

Da Costa Dias was drawing dead and already said his goodbyes to the table before the meaningless was dealt to finish the board. he took home €9,150 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	6,150,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Rui Da Costa Dias	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Rui Da Costa Dias

04-09-2023 21:12 UTC

Barbaros Flops Straight to Double Up Through Ahuja

Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded around to Eugeniu Barbaros, who shoved all in from the small blind for around 1,100,000 chips. Ankit Ahuja called in the big blind and players flipped their cards, with Barbaros at risk of elimination.

Eugeniu Barbaros:
Ankit Ahuja:

The flop came

Barbaros flopped the straight and said "Oh my God! Please hold!"

The turn came the and the river was the . Barbaros did hold and, much to his delight, doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	2,400,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000
Eugeniu Barbaros	2,300,000 1,175,000	1,175,000

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Eugeniu Barbaros

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

04-09-2023 21:02 UTC

Fully Updated Chip Counts of the Final 28 Players

Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	6,850,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Vincent Sanchez	5,400,000 -400,000	-400,000
Benny Glaser	4,750,000 -650,000	-650,000

Ankit Ahuja	4,300,000 150,000	150,000
Tom Waters	3,850,000 3,240,000	3,240,000
Michel Molenaar	3,705,000 2,185,000	2,185,000
Henri Ojala	3,650,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Jamie Wynne	3,420,000 920,000	920,000
Thomas Murphy	3,100,000 -800,000	-800,000
Kevin O'Donnell	2,910,000 1,210,000	1,210,000
David Docherty	2,700,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Kevin Swayne	2,550,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Rory Curtis	2,400,000 -885,000	-885,000
Rui Da Costa Dias	2,320,000 820,000	820,000
Jon Gomez Samperio	2,290,000 2,290,000	2,290,000
Carl Shaw	2,050,000 -1,150,000	-1,150,000

John O'Shea	1,825,000 525,000	525,000
Seamus Cahill	1,700,000 -300,000	-300,000
Austin Putnam Johnson	1,680,000 -420,000	-420,000
Andy Black	1,565,000 -435,000	-435,000
Michael Gilligan	1,300,000 418,000	418,000
Dwayne Sluis	1,290,000 -60,000	-60,000
Eugeniu Barbaros	1,125,000 235,000	235,000

David Brady	1,125,000 1,004,000	1,004,000
Declan Rice	1,090,000 480,000	480,000

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04-09-2023 20:41 UTC

Players Heading For Break

Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break. There are only 28 players remaining and today the tournament will play down to the final table - or until 3am - whichever comes first.

04-09-2023 20:39 UTC

These Players Also Cashed for €7,900

Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Moran	Busted
Thomas Kitt	Busted

04-09-2023 20:36 UTC

Hlawenka Last To Take Home €7,900

Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ankit Ahuja raised to 135,000 from under the gun and received a call from Jon Gomez Samperio in middle position. Heinrich Hlawenka was in the cutoff and saw the opportunity to jam his stack in the middle, worth 845,000.

The action folded back to Ahuja who pondered his options for a while before he made the call with the covering stack. Samperio got out of the way and the players were requested to show down.

Heinrich Hlawenka:
Ankit Ahuja:

Hlawenka had a sweat when the flop came . The turn already diminished his available outs and the turn sealed his fate.

Hlawenka finished 29th in the Irish Open Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	4,150,000 250,000	250,000
Heinrich Hlawenka	Busted

Tags: Ankit Ahuja Heinrich Hlawenka

04-09-2023 20:29 UTC

Glaser Pulls It Back and Eliminates Harbinson

Matt Warburton

Level 28 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Darren Harbinson raised from under the gun to 125,000 and Benny Glaser reraised to 375,000 from the big blind.

The flop came . Glaser shoved all in for Harbinson's stack of around 1,200,000. Harbinson thought for a moment before throwing his hand on its back. He showed .

Glaser, however, had it this time. He flipped over for pocket aces.

The turn came the to further improve Glaser's hand to a set of aces. The river was the and Glaser scooped the pot of a couple of million. Harbinson was eliminated in 30th place for €7,900.

That brings Glaser back towards the top of the table as we move closer to the three table redraw.