2023 Irish Open

Luxon Pay €5,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€106,980
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€389,025
Entries
84
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
84
Players Left
1

Updated Chip Counts With 19 Remaining

Level 17 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Waheed Ashraf gb
Waheed Ashraf
420,000
195,000
195,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
330,000
248,700
248,700
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Jamie Flynn ie
Jamie Flynn
290,000
-30,000
-30,000
Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
280,000
268,500
268,500
Arto Mansner fi
Arto Mansner
280,000
-55,000
-55,000
Ewen Trevidy fr
Ewen Trevidy
270,000
138,000
138,000
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
240,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Kuljinder Sidhu gb
Kuljinder Sidhu
225,000
52,000
52,000
Michael Wilklow us
Michael Wilklow
225,000
126,600
126,600
Toby Joyce ie
Toby Joyce
205,000
145,000
145,000
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
195,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Blake Vogdes us
Blake Vogdes
190,000
26,500
26,500
Paul Hofer de
Paul Hofer
175,000
73,000
73,000
Tobias Schwecht at
Tobias Schwecht
160,000
45,100
45,100
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
120,000
87,000
87,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
115,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Ghassan Hoss
Ghassan Hoss
106,000
56,000
56,000
Robert Bull gb
Robert Bull
105,000
73,400
73,400
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
80,000
25,500
25,500

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

Beresford Eliminated by Bogdes Blind Versus Blind

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

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: {8-Hearts}{8-}
Blake Vogdes: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

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

The board ran out {9-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} 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 us
Blake Vogdes
275,000
85,000
85,000
Conor Beresford gb
Conor Beresford
Busted

Tags: Blake VogdesConor Beresford

Vogdes Eliminates Schwecht

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

Action once again folded around to Blake Vogdes, who shoved again on the short stacked blind. Tobias Schwecht made the call and players flipped their cards.

Tobias Schwecht: {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Blake Vogdes: {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} to give Vogdes a pair of sevens. Schwecht was sent to the rail in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Vogdes us
Blake Vogdes
320,000
45,000
45,000
Tobias Schwecht at
Tobias Schwecht
Busted

Tags: Blake VogdesTobias Schwecht

Bull the Latest In Quick Round of Eliminations

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

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: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}
Jamie Flynn: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades}. 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 ie
Jamie Flynn
330,000
40,000
40,000
Robert Bull gb
Robert Bull
Busted
Benjamin Spragg gb
Benjamin Spragg
Busted
Ghassan Hoss
Ghassan Hoss
Busted
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Benjamin SpraggDominik NitscheGhassan HossJamie FlynnRobert Bull

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Hofer Doubles Through Vogdes

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Paul Hofer
Paul Hofer

Blake Vogdes raised from early position and Paul Hofer reshoved from the button for around 90,000. Vogdes thought for a long time before finally making the call, assuring his opponent that he wasn't slowrolling but just didn't know what to do. Players flipped their cards.

Paul Hofer: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Blake Vogdes: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Hofer's ace held with a king kicker. That dealt a severe blow to Vogdes' stack and Hofer got the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Vogdes us
Blake Vogdes
290,000
-30,000
-30,000
Paul Hofer de
Paul Hofer
180,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Blake VogdesPaul Hofer

Vogdes Rivers Straight For Huge Double

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Blake Vogdes
Blake Vogdes

Niall Farrell raised from the button and Blake Vogdes reshoved from the small blind. Farrell called, with Vogdes the player at risk.

Blake Vogdes: {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}
Niall Farrell: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{10-Hearts}. Farrell hit a pair of queens on the flop but the ten on the river gave Vogdes a straight. After losing an all-in a couple of hands before, he earned a huge double up. Farrell was left with less than 10 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Blake Vogdes us
Blake Vogdes
490,000
200,000
200,000
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
90,000
-240,000
-240,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Blake VogdesNiall Farrell

Tajiou Scoops Multiway Pot

Level 19 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ewen Trevidy raised to 20,000 from middle position and picked up calls from Mounir Tajiou on the button and Arto Mansner in the big blind.

The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Action checked around to Tajiou, who bet out 25,000. Mansner was the only player who made the call.

The turn came the {4-Spades}. Mansner checked and Tajiou bet 35,000, which Mansner called.

The river was the {7-Hearts} and both players checked to showdown. Tajiou showed {k-Spades}{10-Spades} for a pair of kings and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Arto Mansner fi
Arto Mansner
520,000
240,000
240,000
Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
280,000

Tags: Arto MansnerEwen TrevidyMounir Tajiou