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
Total 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 / 2,491

Van den Berg's Two Pair Good Enough for Double

Level 19 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Thierry van den Berg
Thierry van den Berg

Thierry van den Berg was pondering a self-proclaimed ''tough call''. On a completed board of {3-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades} his opponent Andrea Piazza had gone all-in from the button after a check from big blind Van den Berg. The pot was worth roughly 120,000 and the jam was for a bit more, 149,000 effective.

Eventually, Van den Berg called and got shown that he was right. His {j-Hearts}{10-Spades} beat the missed straight draw of Piazza, who played {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}. Van den Berg was relieved, while Piazza was left behind with 4,000 chips, looking for an opportunity to spin it up.

Tags: Andrea PiazzaThierry van den Berg