2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
€365,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€2,428,725
Entries
2,491
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
1,061
Players Left
160
Players Left 1 / 2491

Hand Calls in Big Blind and Doubles Up

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Fintan Hand
Fintan Hand

Action folded around to Tomas Galkus, who shoved all in from the button. Fintan Hand called in the big blind with a short stack. Players flipped over their cards. Hand was at risk of elimination.

Fintan Hand: {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Tomas Galkus: {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}

Both players were holding an ace with a weak kicker and it looked like a chopped pot was the most likely outcome. The board ran out {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{5-Spades}. The low cards on the board meant that Hand's {6-Clubs} kicker played to give him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tomas Galkus lt
Tomas Galkus
115,000
42,500
42,500
Profile photo of Fintan Hand ie
Fintan Hand
72,000
38,000
38,000

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