2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
324
Players Left
126
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Sinclair Falls Into Trap

Level 6 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jack Sinclair
Jack Sinclair

Jack Sinclair has joined the fray and was involved in a pot against Tom Dunne. Dunne had limped from under the gun, and Sinclair raised to 1,500 in middle position.

The action folded back to Dunne, who limp-raised to 5,000. Sinclair made the call and the two saw a flop.

On {2-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} Dunne put out a bet of 20,000, just enough to cover Sinclair's stack. Sinclair did not have to think long before he folded. The renowned UK player is not off to the best start, but still has plenty of chips to play with.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Dunne
97,300
97,300
97,300
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Jack Sinclair
20,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jack SinclairTom Dunne

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/500

Ante: 500

Otto Sniffs Out Bluff and Busts Spragg in Four-Bet Pot

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Marle Spragg
Marle Spragg

Ryan Otto opened the action from the cutoff by raising to 1,200. Marle Spragg was on the button and made it 3,600 to go, which Otto upped to 10,000 once the action folded back around to him. Spragg obliged and put in the necessary chips to see a flop.

The flop was {2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Otto put out a continuation-bet of 4,500, which Spragg quickly called. The {5-Hearts} turn saw little action, as both players checked.

On the {8-Hearts} river Otto checked to Spragg once more. This time, she announced ''all in''. Otto asked for an exact count, and the dealer told him Spragg's stack was worth 27,500 chips. After some time in the tank Otto made the call, covering Spragg. Both players had to show their cards.

Marle Spragg: {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Ryan Otto: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

The ace-high hero call was good for Otto, as Spragg could not show anything higher than her jack-high. Spragg quickly left the tournament area while Otto remained on the table, stacking her chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Otto
81,000
81,000
81,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Marle Spragg
Busted
pokerstars

Tags: Marle SpraggRyan Otto

Fitzgerald Fizzles Out

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

The pot had grown to a size of 15,500 when the action was caught on the turn. Shane Holohan checked from early position to Dara Fitzgerald on the button. Fitzgerald bet 5,000 and, after informing how much Fitzgerald had behind, Holohan made the call.

The two saw the {j-Spades} river fall and Holohan quickly led all in, covering Fitzgerald's 11,500 remaining chips. Fitzgerald reluctantly put in the rest of the chips, predicting that his opponent had hit the river.

Fitzgerald was right, as the river made Holohan a full house with {k-Clubs}{j-Spades}. Fitzgerald was in the lead until the river with his {a-}{k-}, but the final card changed his destiny and he swiftly left the table. Meanwhile, Holohan is sitting on a very healthy stack of more than three times the average.

Player Chips Progress
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Shane Holohan
160,000
123,000
123,000
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Dara Fitzgerald
Busted

Tags: Dara FitzgeraldShane Holohan

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Gravlien Gets Rid of Vicas

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Bjorn Gravlien
Bjorn Gravlien

The board was already completed when the action was caught, with around 15,000 chips in the middle. On {k-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds} cutoff Bjorn Gravlien bet enough to put button Marijus Vicas' 12,500 remaining chips at risk.

After some minutes in the tank, Vicas came up with a call and saw the bad news.

Marijus Vicas: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Bjorn Gravlien: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

A full house for Gravlien to beat Vicas' two pair. Vicas exited the tournament with commiserations from table mate Andy Black, while Gravlien added to his already impressive stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Bjorn Gravlien
118,000
118,000
118,000
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Marijus Vicas
Busted

Tags: Bjorn GravlienMarijus Vicas

Vogt Finds Kings to Triple

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Adrian Vogt had open-jammed for his last 5,800 chips from middle position. Both Liam Durnin in the small blind and James O'Sullivan in the big blind made the call. A flop of {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} saw Durnin check to O'Sullivan, who bet 5,000. This was enough to get Durnin out of the pot, leaving the other two players to show down.

Adrian Vogt: {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
James O'Sullivan: {q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

The turn {3-Diamonds} and river {7-Hearts} remained safe for Vogt, who secured a triple up and now has some room to play with again.

Player Chips Progress
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James O'Sullivan
70,000
25,000
25,000
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Adrian Vogt
18,000

Tags: Adrian VogtJames O'SullivanLiam Durnin

Murphy Comes Out Ahead in Flip

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Shaundle Pruitt raised from the hijack to 1,200 and button Thomas Murphy went all-in for 13,700. Pruitt covered Murphy and was in the tank for a little while, but announced a call to the dealer, and the cards were turned face-up.

Thomas Murphy: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Shaundle Pruitt: {6-Spades}{6-Hearts}

The board ran out mostly clean for Pruitt with {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Spades}, but the river {a-Hearts} made sure that Murphy won the pot and secured his double-up.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaundle Pruitt
37,500
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Thomas Murphy
28,900
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Shaundle PruittThomas Murphy

Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800