€1,150 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2024 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
2024 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Entries
2,021
Players Left
504
PokerStars Ambassadors Georgina James and Sebastian Huber Survive Huge Day 1c of Irish Open Main Event
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
It was a record-breaking day at the 2024 Irish Open, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker. The €1,150 Main Event had its final two starting flights, and Day 1c attracted the most entries out of any of them. The 1,459 entries that were made at the Royal Dublin Society were by far the most ever in a single starting flight at the Irish Open, and this flight alone would have been the biggest number of Main Event entries up until 2018.
However, Day 1c was one of four starting flights, so the records did not stop there. In total, 3,233 entries were made, a massive increase over the previous record of 2,491 set in 2023. This created a prize pool of €3,152,175, again by far the most money ever distributed at the Irish Open.
Among the many players hoping to get a piece of that pie are PokerStars' Georgina James and Sebastian Huber. The two streamers found themselves among the 319 players bagging up at the end of Day 1c, with mixed game advocate James proving her prowess with two cards, bringing an above-average stack of 173,500 into Day 2, 43 big blinds at the start of play. Huber, on the other hand, will have to make do with 85,000 chips when play resumes.
Meanwhile, Dutch player Henk Pol secured the chip lead with 426,500 chips, while Ireland's very own Simon Maher sits in second place with 415,000 chips. Samuel Goodman (411,500) was the final player to bag over 400,000 chips and rounds out the top three, while Konstantinos Vatseris (389,000) and Michael Khan (388,500) complete the top five.
End of Day 1c Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henk Pol | Netherlands | 426,500 | 107 |
| 2 | Simon Maher | Ireland | 415,000 | 104 |
| 3 | Samuel Goodman | United Kingdom | 411,500 | 103 |
| 4 | Konstantinos Vatseris | Greece | 389,000 | 97 |
| 5 | Michael Khan | Canada | 388,500 | 97 |
| 6 | Kevin Sheerin | Ireland | 378,500 | 95 |
| 7 | Gary McMahon | Ireland | 363,500 | 91 |
| 8 | Alan Trueick | United Kingdom | 360,000 | 90 |
| 9 | Luke Walsh | Ireland | 355,500 | 89 |
| 10 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 354,500 | 89 |
Other notables to survive the onslaught include 2023 Irish Open third-place finisher Panagiotis Mavritsakis (320,000), English grinder Leo Worthington-Leese (178,000), bracelet winner Sokratis Linaras (157,000), and PCA winner Maria Lampropulos (79,000).
Among the fallen of Day 1c were defending champion David Docherty, four-time bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche, triple crown winner Roberto Romanello, PokerStars Ambassadors Felix Schneiders and Parker Talbot, EPT Prague champion Padraig O'Neill, and podcast host Rory Jennings.
In total, 743 players have booked a seat on Day 2 of the Main Event, and they will restart tomorrow, Saturday, March 30 at noon local time. Blinds will restart at 2,000/4,000 with a big blind ante of 4,000, and the level duration will increase to 60 minutes each.
Tune back in to PokerNews at that to find out who will reach the money in the biggest-ever Irish Open Main Event.
End of Day 1d Chip Counts
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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343,000 | 343,000 |
|
247,000 | 247,000 |
|
235,500 | 235,500 |
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164,500 | 164,500 |
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152,500 | 152,500 |
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130,500 | 130,500 |
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120,000 | 120,000 |
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113,500 | 113,500 |
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112,000 | 112,000 |
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108,500 | 108,500 |
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107,500 | 107,500 |
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105,500 | 105,500 |
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105,000 | 105,000 |
|
101,500 | 101,500 |
|
88,850 | 88,850 |
|
88,000 | 88,000 |
|
86,000 | 86,000 |
|
78,500 | 78,500 |
|
70,000 | 70,000 |
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66,500 | 66,500 |
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66,500 | 66,500 |
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64,000 | 64,000 |
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61,500 | 16,000 |
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61,000 | 61,000 |
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61,000 | 61,000 |
End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
426,500 | 426,500 |
|
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415,000 | 415,000 |
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411,500 | 411,500 |
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389,000 | -4,000 |
|
388,500 | 388,500 |
|
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378,500 | 78,500 |
|
363,500 | 363,500 |
|
360,000 | 360,000 |
|
355,500 | 355,500 |
|
354,500 | 354,500 |
|
335,000 | 335,000 |
|
|
326,000 | 44,500 |
|
|
325,000 | 325,000 |
|
320,000 | 145,000 |
|
320,000 | 320,000 |
|
316,000 | 31,000 |
|
314,000 | 314,000 |
|
307,000 | 187,000 |
|
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296,000 | 39,500 |
|
292,500 | 199,200 |
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291,500 | 291,500 |
|
290,000 | 290,000 |
|
287,500 | 287,500 |
|
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279,500 | 279,500 |
|
278,000 | 28,000 |
Day 1c Concludes
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1c ended with 319 players remaining out of the 1,459, who are all bagging and tagging.
Stay tuned for full chip counts of Day 1c and Day 1d, as well as a full recap of Day 1c.
McKay Will Not Be Making Day 2
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Lee McKay got his final 30,000 chips in from the hijack against Patrick Schratz in middle position.
Lee McKay: 10♥10♣ 
Patrick Schratz: K♠K♣
It was looking bleak for McKay, and when Schratz hit a set on the A♠9♦5♦4♠K♦ runout, McKay's Main Event adventure came to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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150,000 | 100,000 |
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Busted |
Final Six Hands of Day 1c
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The announcement has been made that six more hands will be played on each table before Day 1c wraps up.
McAleenan Wins Big Pot Late
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daryl McAleenan shipped his stack of 57,000 into a pot of 120,000 from the big blind, with a completed board of J♠Q♦9♥6♠2♦ in the middle.
His opponent was Christian Baumdicker, who asked for a count and made the call after a little thinking time.
McAleenan showed K♣10♠ for the stone-cold nuts, while Baumdicker's A♣Q♠ for top pair was briefly shown before disappearing into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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234,000 | |
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70,000 |
Late-Night Bust-Outs
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000