€1,150 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2024 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
109
Players Left
14
Tero Laurila Bags Chip Lead After Late Night Surge on Day 3 of Irish Open Main Event
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
After a grueling 13-hour day, 14 players found a bag after the penultimate day of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker. Leading the final 14 to the final day is Finnish player Tero Laurila. Laurila will be in prime position to capture the €415,615 top prize which will be awarded to the champion on Day 4.
Laurila spent much of the day among the average stacks, but his preflop aggression got him a big stack in the final level of the day. He then cemented his chip lead in a crazy pot where his opponent exposed his cards preflop, ending up with 13,075,000 chips when all said was done, good for 52 big blinds at the start of Day 4.
Second in chips is Spanish regular David Tous, who is an often-seen face on the European circuit and qualified for the Irish Open online. He had the chiplead throughout much of the later part of the day and bagged 12,125,000 at the end. Meanwhile Ninh Van Hiep was the best performing Irishman, completing the podium with 9,700,000 chips.
Also in the top ten are Day 2 chipleader Konstantinos Vatseris (8,875,000), last American standing Brian Moore (8,000,000), and Irish old-school legend Padraig Parkinson (4,800,000).
End of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 4 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tero Laurila | Finland | 13,075,000 | 52 |
| 2 | David Tous | Spain | 12,125,000 | 49 |
| 3 | Ninh Van Hiep | Ireland | 9,700,000 | 39 |
| 4 | Stephen Groom | United Kingdom | 9,050,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Konstantinos Vatseris | Greece | 8,875,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Brian Moore | United States | 8,000,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Mark Johnston | United Kingdom | 6,950,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Oliver Boyce | Ireland | 6,400,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Georgios Tsouloftas | Cyprus | 6,100,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Padraig Parkinson | Ireland | 4,600,000 | 18 |
Day 3 Action
The day started with 109 hopefuls returning to the Royal Dublin Society, who all had secured a portion of the €3,152,175 prize pool already by besting a field of 3,233 entries. There was a steady pace of eliminations throughout the day, and the likes of PokerStars Ambassador Sebastian Huber, Ankit Ahuja, Adam McKola, David Hu, Kully Sidhu, Dara O'Kearney, and David Lappin all busted before the tournament reached the final three tables.
Once there, bracelet winnerTobias Peters, online phenom Conor Beresford, and Irish grinder Simon Wilson said their goodbyes, while Mitchell Hynam was the last player to bust, in 15th place.
The 14 remaining players will start Day 4 at noon local time tomorrow, April 1. The final day of the Irish Open Main Event will begin in Level 33: 100,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante, and will end only when a winner has been crowned.
Tune back in to PokerNews then to find out who will win the biggest Irish Open Main Event in history.
End of Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,075,000 | |
|
||
|
12,125,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
9,700,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
9,050,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
8,875,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
||
|
8,000,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
6,950,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
6,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
6,100,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
4,800,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
4,600,000 | |
|
3,300,000
2,425,000
|
2,425,000 |
|
3,050,000
-4,650,000
|
-4,650,000 |
|
1,425,000 | |
Quinlan Left Short After Exposed Card Drama
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
On the second to last hand of the day, Aidan Quinlan raised to 400,000 from the cutoff before facing a three-bet to 1,800,000 from Tero Laurila on the button. Quinlan went into the tank but eventually said "Go on then" and slammed in a call.
However, he instantly turned over his A♥J♣, but still had 1,425,000 chips behind. It was ruled that the hand would continue as normal, with Quinlan's cards left exposed.
The flop was then dealt 6♣9♦K♠ and Quinlan checked after a few minutes in the tank. Laurila then bet 300,000 and Quinlan folded his cards.
To add to his injury, Quinlan was given a three-hand penalty for exposing his cards. He will miss the first two hands of the final day of the Main Event, as the players bagged and tagged one hand later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,075,000
2,275,000
|
2,275,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,425,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
Laurila Five-Bet Jams, Shows Card
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mark Johnston opened for 450,000 chips from the cutoff before Tero Laurila made it 1,100,000 to go from the small blind. Johnston responded with a four-bet to 2,300,000, but that was not enough for Laurila, who jammed all in for 8,000,000 chips.
Johnston quickly folded and Laurila showed the table the 10♣ while he stacked up his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,800,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,000,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Beliauskas Triples Up
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Brian Moore raised to 600,000 in the cutoff before David Tous made it 1,700,000 to go on the button. Vidmantas Beliauskas then committed his final 1,400,000 chips from the small blind and Moore tossed in a call as well.
Moore and Tous checked through the K♥9♣3♦7♥A♦ runout and all three players had to show their cards.
Moore took down the small side pot with his A♣Q♣ against Tous' 8♠6♠, but Beliauskas was the big winner as his 7♦7♣ made a set and tripled him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
11,500,000
-2,500,000
|
-2,500,000 |
|
|
6,900,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
4,600,000
2,400,000
|
2,400,000 |
Mitchell Hynam Eliminated in 15th Place (€20,560)
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Mitchell Hynam open-jammed for 2,200,000 chips from under the gun and Tero Laurila reshoved in the cutoff, forcing out the rest of the table.
Mitchell Hynam: A♥J♦
Tero Laurila: A♦K♠
The Q♠8♣8♦ flop brought some chop outs, but the 7♣ turn and 3♣ river remained clean for Laurila to score the knock-out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000
2,300,000
|
2,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Beliauskas Gets Favor Returned
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Vidmantas Beliauskas raised to 525,000 from the cutoff, with 2,200,000 behind. The action folded to Aidan Quinlan in the big blind, who tanked for a few minutes before shoving all in for 3,000,000 chips.
Beliauskas thought it over for a while before finding a fold. Quinlan turned over the A♥ as he raked in the chips uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,825,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
2,200,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Beliauskas Shoves and Shows
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Tero Laurila raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and Vidmantas Beliauskas defended his big blind. The flop fell 6♣5♥9♥ and Beliauskas led all in for 2,200,000 chips.
Laurila folded fairly quickly, prompting Beliauskas to show 10♣8♣ for a gutshot straight draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,700,000
4,375,000
|
4,375,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,500,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Kimmo Kurko Eliminated in 16th Place (€17,140)
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Kimmo Kurko jammed all in for 1,500,000 from the hijack and was called by chipleader David Tous on the button.
Kimmo Kurko: 9♠9♦ 
David Tous: J♥J♣
Kurko turned some hope with a flush draw on 7♠A♦K♦Q♦, but the A♣ river did not help him and he was the first to leave the final two tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
14,000,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
Busted |