Luxon Pay €5,000 High Roller | 2023 Irish Open

04-05-2023 19:53 UTC

Kuljinder Sidhu Busts In 11th Place (€9,725)

Matt Warburton

Level 21 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

As relayed by Michael Wilklow, action folded around to Kuljinder Sidhu who shoved from the small blind. Wilklow called in the big blind and players flipped their cards.

Kuljinder Sidhu:
Michael Wilklow:

Sidhu was chasing a flush draw but faded as the board ran out blank, giving Wilklow the pot. Sidhu was eliminated in 11th place for €9,725.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wilklow	675,000 450,000	450,000
Kuljinder Sidhu	Busted

Tags: Kuljinder Sidhu Michael Wilklow

04-05-2023 18:36 UTC

Joyce Eliminated On Bubble

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Following a lengthy spell of hand-for-hand, the bubble has finally burst.

Action folded around to Waheed Ashraf, who shoved from the small blind. Toby Joyce called in the big blind. Once the other table's hand was dealt, players turned their cards and crowds gathered. Joyce was at risk.

Toby Joyce:
Waheed Ashraf:

Joyce was well ahead with pocket jacks but fell behind on the flop as the board ran out . Ashraf hit a pair of aces and Joyce was busted in 12th place on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Waheed Ashraf	760,000 340,000	340,000
Toby Joyce	Busted

04-05-2023 16:43 UTC

Bull the Latest In Quick Round of Eliminations

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jamie Flynn raised to 16,000 from middle position and Robert Bull pushed all in from the big blind. Flynn made the call and players flipped their cards, with Bull at risk.

Robert Bull:
Jamie Flynn:

The board ran out . Flynn held up with his ace and higher kicker. Bull was eliminated in 14th place in what has been an exceptionally quick round of bustouts.

Among those who also busted since the break are PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg who busted in 15th, Ghassan Hoss who was out in 16th and Dominik Nitsche who crashed in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Flynn	330,000 40,000	40,000
Robert Bull	Busted
Benjamin Spragg	Busted

Ghassan Hoss	Busted
Dominik Nitsche	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Dominik Nitsche Ghassan Hoss Jamie Flynn Robert Bull

04-05-2023 16:15 UTC

Beresford Eliminated by Bogdes Blind Versus Blind

Matt Warburton

Level 18 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action folded around to Blake Vogdes in the small blind, who made the shove. Conor Beresford made an excited call in the big blind for his remaining 88,000 and players flipped their cards.

Conor Beresford:
Blake Vogdes:

"You're fucking kidding me", said Beresford.

The board ran out and Vogdes held up with his pocket tens. Beresford was eliminated in 19th place.

"I'm just going to wait here," said Beresford as he came to terms with his loss.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Vogdes	275,000 85,000	85,000
Conor Beresford	Busted

Tags: Blake Vogdes Conor Beresford

04-05-2023 15:30 UTC

Glaser Hits Straight and Doubles Up

Matt Warburton

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ian Drake raised to 12,000 from the hijack and was called by Benny Glaser on the button and Arto Mansner in the big blind.

The flop came . Mansner checked and Drake continued for 20,000. Benny Glaser moved all in and Mansner called. Players flipped their cards, with Glaser at risk and Drake with most of his chips in the middle.

Benny Glaser:
Ian Drake:

Drake was ahead with top pair and a higher kicker. The turn came the and the river was the to give Glaser a runner-runner straight and a significant double up. Drake was left short following the confrontation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	182,000 104,400	104,400

Ian Drake	14,000 -29,800	-29,800

Tags: Arto Mansner Benny Glaser Ian Drake

04-05-2023 15:00 UTC

Hofer Hits Full House To Double

Matt Warburton

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Padraig O'Neill raised to 8,000 from early position and got called by Paul Hofer in the big blind.

The flop came . Hofer led out for 3,500 and O'Neill clicked it back to 7,000. Hofer went into the tank for a long time before finally making the reshove. O'Neill made the call and players flipped their cards.

Padraig O'Neill:
Paul Hofer:

O'Neill was holding pocket jacks but Hofer had two pairs with his tens and eights. The turn came the and the river was the , which further improved Hofer's hand to give him a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Hofer	102,000 52,000	52,000
Padraig O'Neill	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Padraig O'Neill Paul Hofer

04-05-2023 14:09 UTC

Ashraf Catches Beresford's Bluff

Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Waheed Ashraf raised to 6,500 from the button and got called by Conor Beresford in the big blind.

The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Beresford led for 12,500. Ashraf made the call.

On the river, Beresford led out again for 27,000, close to half of his stack. Ashraf once again made the call. Beresford showed and Ashraf showed for a pair of fours.

Ashraf had caught Beresford's bluff, bringing him up to over 200,000 chips and leaving Beresford with well under a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Waheed Ashraf	225,000 138,300	138,300
Conor Beresford	33,000 -18,500	-18,500

Tags: Conor Beresford Waheed Ashraf

04-05-2023 13:31 UTC

Margereson Eliminated as Konstas Doubles

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas raised to 5,000 from the cutoff and Scott Margereson reraised from the big blind. Konstas pushed all in and Margereson made the call. Players flipped their cards, with Konstas at risk.

Ioannis Angelou-Konstas:
Scott Margereson:

Konstas had Margereson dominated and the flop came . Konstas held up with ace high and a superior kicker and Mergereson was left with just a couple of big blinds behind.

The next hand, Margereson was in the small blind with most of his stack already in the middle. Dominik Nitsche raised to 4,000 from early position, Margereson called, as did Jonathan McCann in the big blind.

The flop came . McCann checked and Nitsche continued for 3,000, which McCann called. The turn was the , McCann checked again and Nitsche bet 17,000. McCann folded and two players flipped their cards.

Margereson showed and Nitsche showed . Nitsche's ace high held up on the river and Margereson was eliminated from the event.

Margereson has since fired another bullet and has a starting stack as late registration draws to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ioannis Angelou-Konstas	107,000 107,000	107,000
Dominik Nitsche	91,000 91,000	91,000

Jonathan Mccann	72,000 10,600	10,600
Scott Margereson	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche Ioannis Angelou-Konstas Jonathan McCann Scott Margereson

04-05-2023 11:04 UTC

Welcome to Day 2 of the Irish Open €5,000 High Roller

Matt Warburton

Welcome to Day 2 of the Irish Open €5,000 High Roller, held at the Royal Dublin Society. The event starts at 13:00 and will play down to a winner today.

There are currently 40 players remaining out of 61 entrants, making for a prize pool of €282,506. Late registration remains open until 14:20, so expect to see those entry numbers grow and the prize pool increase significantly during the first few levels of play.

Steve O'Dwyer, last year’s Irish Open Main Event champion, is currently the chip leader with 293,880 chips. He goes into Day 2 with a significant lead over second place Roberto Romanello, who is sitting on 208,000 chips.

The field is full of familiar faces and tough competition. Benny Glaser, Jonathan McCann, PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Spragg, Jack Sinclair and Conor Beresford are among the players who will be looking to move towards the payouts as the day progresses.

Top Ten Day 2 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Steve O'Dwyer	Ireland	293,000
2	Roberto Romanello	Wales	208,000
3	Andrew Crookston	USA	183,000
4	Kuljinder Sidhu	UK	173,000
5	Blake Vogdes	USA	163,500
6	Ewen Trevidy	UK	132,000
7	Tobias Schwecht	Germany	114,900
8	Michel Karim	Sweden	113,500
9	Marijus Vicas	USA	104,100
10	Michael Wilklow	Ireland	98,400

Alex Peffly won last year’s €5,000 High Roller for €111,835. Peffly is still in this year’s event with a relatively short stack of 28,500. Can he make a comeback, or is the road paved for a new champion?

When action resumes, blinds will be on 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante. Blind levels are running for 40 minutes, with a 20 minute break every three levels and a 40 minute dinner break at the end of Level 17.

PokerNews will be bringing you the action straight from the tournament floor, so stay tuned as we watch players battle it out beyond the bubble, through to the payouts, and ultimately down to a winner.

Tags: Alex Peffly Andrew Crookston Benjamin Spragg Benny Glaser Blake Vogdes Conor Beresford Ewen Trevidy Jack Sinclair Jonathan McCann Kuljinder Sidhu Michael Wilklow Michel Karim Roberto Romanello Steve O'Dwyer Tobias Schwecht