Scrumptious Meals to Be Had in Dinner Break
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
The players can now enjoy some Irish cuisine on their 90-minute dinner break.
2023 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€2,428,725
Entries
2,491
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Entries
644
Players Left
226
O'Dwyer's Lucky Chair Not Active Yet
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Last edition's Main Event champion Steve O'Dwyer is in the field, and he is sitting on the very chair that he won the trophy on after taking said chair home in 2022. The chair has supposed lucky qualities, but those are yet to appear so far today.
In the latest hand O'Dwyer played, David O'Kelly limped from under the gun, small blind Fintan Hand completed, and O'Dwyer checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and the action checked to O'Kelly, who put out a bet of 600. Hand got out of the way but O'Dwyer stuck around and made the call.
The turn 
saw O'Dwyer check-raise the 1,500 bet from O'Kelly to 4,500. O'Kelly swiftly called and the pair checked down the 
turn.
O'Dwyer could only show missed draws with 
, while O'Kelly flopped a set with 
. No presents yet for O'Dwyer, whose birthday also happens to be today.
Drake Bluffs River and Channell Offers £400 Not To Write This Up
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Ian Drake raised from middle position and picked up calls from Remo Marto on the button and Thomas Channell in the big blind.
The flop came 
. Action checked to Thomas Channell, who made the bet. He was called by Ian Drake and two players went to the turn, which came the . Channell checked and Drake bet 3,200, which Channell called.
The river was the 
. Channell checked once more and Drake pushed all in for his remaining 20,000 chips, staring across the table at his opponent.
"What have you got, 
?", asked Channell before making the fold. He wasn't far off. Drake showed for the bluff.
"I'll give you £400 not to put that in the blog," said Channell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
27,000 |
Duffy Runs Ace King Into Pocket Kings and Busts
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Matthew Crocker raised to 800 from early position and Kevin Duffy three-bet to 2,600. Michael McInerney called, then Crocker made it 8,000 to go. Kevin Duffy shoved all in for around 30,000 and Crocker called. Two players flipped their cards, with Duffy the player at risk.
Kevin Duffy: 
Matthew Crocker: 
The board ran out 
and Crocker's pocket kings held up. Duffy was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
Busted |
Hand Doubles in Huge Clash
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
On a completed board of 
there were roughly 35,000 chips in the pot and Cosmin Chis had put enough chips forward to put his opponent Fintan Hand all-in.
Hand thought about it for a bit, but eventually shrugged and put in his stack worth 20,600. His opponent declared that he played ace-high and showed the . Hand tabled 
and he was awarded the big pot.
A good start for the PokerStars Ambassador, while Chis still had more than starting stack to play with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,200
46,200
|
46,200 |
|
||
|
37,500
37,500
|
37,500 |
Guedes Makes Showdown With Kings
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Brenden Birt limped in early position and Wellington Lessa Guedes raised to 1,200 from late position, which Birt called.
The flop came 
. Both players checked to the turn, which came the 
. Birt checked and Guedes bet 1,400, which Birt called.
The river was the and Birt checked again. This time, Guedes bet 5,000 and Birt tanked for a while before calling. Guedes showed 
for a pocket pair of kings and Birt mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | |
|
|
18,000 |
Irish Open Main Event on Course to Break Record
Level 5
: Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
With over 500 players registered at the moment of writing, Day 1b of the 2023 Irish Open Main Event has already attracted more entries than the previous year.
With late registration being open all day and two more flights to be played tomorrow, this year's edition of the Main Event is set to break 2022's live attendance record of 2,040 people.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
A Lot of Familiar Faces on Day 1b
Level 4
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
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30,000
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30,000
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Players on Second Break
Level 4
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Players are now on break for 20 minutes. When action resumes, blinds will be on 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante.