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

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

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
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Players On Second Break

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

Players in the €5,000 High Roller have just gone on their second break of the day. There are currently 19 players remaining and 11 players will make the money. When play resumes, blinds will be on 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante.

Glaser Hits Straight and Doubles Up

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

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 {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. 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: {a-Spades}{4-Spades}
Ian Drake: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Drake was ahead with top pair and a higher kicker. The turn came the {2-Diamonds} and the river was the {3-Clubs} to give Glaser a runner-runner straight and a significant double up. Drake was left short following the confrontation.

Player Chips Progress
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
182,000
104,400
104,400
WSOP 5X Winner
Ian Drake im
Ian Drake
14,000
-29,800
-29,800

Tags: Arto MansnerBenny GlaserIan Drake

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Flynn's Queens Hold to Eliminate Newey

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

Jamie Flynn found himself all in against Paul Newey preflop, with Newey the player at risk. The cards were on their backs.

Paul Newey: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}
Jamie Flynn: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out and Flynn's queens held. Newey was eliminated in 28th place as the field continues to whittle down.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Flynn ie
Jamie Flynn
320,000
150,000
150,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
Busted

Tags: Jamie FlynnPaul Newey

Hofer Hits Full House To Double

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Padraig O'Neill
Padraig O'Neill

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

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. 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: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Paul Hofer: {10-Spades}{8-Clubs}

O'Neill was holding pocket jacks but Hofer had two pairs with his tens and eights. The turn came the {5-Clubs} and the river was the {10-Diamonds}, which further improved Hofer's hand to give him a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Hofer de
Paul Hofer
102,000
52,000
52,000
Padraig O'Neill ie
Padraig O'Neill
62,000
62,000
62,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Padraig O'NeillPaul Hofer

Newey's Pair of Queens Enough

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

Jamie Flynn raised from the hijack and picked up a call from Paul Newey in the big blind.

The flop came {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Newey checked to the raiser and Flynn bet 12,000, which Newey called.

The turn came the {7-Spades} and both players checked. The river was the {a-Hearts} and both players checked again. Newey showed {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for a pair of queens and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Flynn ie
Jamie Flynn
170,000
170,000
170,000
Paul Newey gb
Paul Newey
125,000
94,300
94,300

Tags: Jamie FlynnPaul Newey

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000