2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
644
Players Left
226

Ahuja Busts Howard With Pocket Queens

Level 4 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Ankit Ahuja
Ankit Ahuja

Michael Howard raised from early position and Ankit Ahuja reraised to 4,800. Howard made the call and two players went to the flop.

The flop came {j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Spades}. Howard bet out for 2,200 chips and Ahuja reraised to 4,800 and Howard called.

The river came the {q-Hearts}. Howard checked and Ahuja bet 20,000, which was all of Howard's chips. Howard looked pained as he thought about it before making the call. He showed {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens and Ahuja showed {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} for a pair of queens.

Howard got up and left the table.

Player Chips Progress
Ankit Ahuja in
Ankit Ahuja
88,000
88,000
88,000
Michael Howard gb
Michael Howard
Busted

Tags: Ankit AhujaMichael Howard

Parsons Calls River Correctly

Level 4 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons

Tom Parsons is playing in the Irish Open Main Event and was on the turn in a pot against Joseph Saunders. The board read {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{q-Spades} and there was 5,500 in the middle when Parsons bet 1,200 from the button, after a check from small blind Saunders. Saunders called the bet and the pair saw the {9-Clubs} river.

Saunders then decided to take the betting lead as he led out for 5,000. Parsons shrugged and called quickly, and did so correctly as his {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts} beat the {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} of Saunders.

Parsons recently made a deep run in the PSPC 2023 and is looking to make another one here in Dublin

Player Chips Progress
Tom Parsons gb
Tom Parsons
30,500
30,500
30,500
Joseph Saunders gb
Joseph Saunders
10,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Joseph SaundersTom Parsons

Paris Catches Saunders Bluff

Level 4 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

James Paris raised to 500 from middle position and Joseph Saunders reraised to 1,800 and Paris made the call.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}. Paris checked and Saunders bet 1,500, which Paris called. The turn came the {k-Spades}. Paris checked and Saunders bet out 4,500, which Saunders called.

The river was the {3-Hearts} and both players checked. Saunders was running a bluff and showed {q-Spades}{10-Spades} and Paris showed {a-Spades}{k-Spades} for a pair of kings.

Player Chips Progress
James Paris mt
James Paris
48,000
Joseph Saunders gb
Joseph Saunders
28,000

Tags: James ParisJoseph Saunders

Fechita Flops Set, Busts Lima de Carvalho

Level 4 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The action was caught on the flop of {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{q-Clubs} with 6,000 chips already in the middle. Under the gun player Eduard Fechita checked to Augusto Lima de Carvalho in the cutoff. Lima de Carvalho bet 2,500, which Fechita check-raised to 6,600. Lima de Carvalho then put in the three-bet all-in to 18,100 and Fechita snap-called, covering his opponent.

Augusto Lima de Carvalho: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Eduard Fechita: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

The flopped set of Fechita was a big favorite over the overpair of Lima de Carvalho, and it held up on the {3-Spades} turn and {5-Diamonds} river. Lima de Carvalho had to vacate the table while Fechite is playing over two starting stacks.

Player Chips Progress
Eduard Fechita ro
Eduard Fechita
62,000
Augusto Lima de Carvalho pt
Augusto Lima de Carvalho
Busted

Tags: Eduard FechitaAugusto Lima de Carvalho

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

White Culled By Opponent's 'Favorite Hand'

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Patrick White
Patrick White

Carl Cullen raised to 500 from early position and Patrick White reraised to 1,900. Cullen called and action went to the flop.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Spades}. Cullen checked and White fired for 2,200, which Cullen called. The turn was the {q-Hearts} and Cullen checked again. White bet 4,000 and Cullen called.

On the {a-Clubs} river, Cullen led out for 6,000, which was the rest of White's stack. White made the call and flipped over {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for a pair of aces. Cullen, however, had {5-Clubs}{2-Spades} for trip fives. He eliminated White and scooped the pot.

"It's my favorite hand, what do you want me to do?", said Cullen.

Player Chips Progress
Carl Cullen ie
Carl Cullen
62,000
Patrick White us
Patrick White
Busted

Tags: Carl CullenPatrick White

Neal Involved in Multiway Pot

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Adam Neal raised from under the gun on a newly formed table. He received calls from Daniel Turner in middle position, James Finnegan in the hijack, Vamshi Vandanapu in the cutoff, and Jens Ohman in the big blind.

On the {5-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} board the action checked to Turner, who bet out 600. Vandanapu and Neal called while the rest of the table folded. The {7-Hearts} turn checked through, followed by the third seven on the board on the {7-Diamonds} river. T

Turner now bet again, this time for 1,800. The other two players had lost interest in the pot and let their hand go, granting the pot to Turner

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Turner (UK) gb
Daniel Turner (UK)
33,300
Adam Neal gb
Adam Neal
29,000
29,000
29,000
Vamshi Vandanapu gb
Vamshi Vandanapu
29,000
29,000
29,000

Tags: Adam NealDaniel TurnerJames FinneganJens OhmanVamshi Vandanapu

Flaherty's River Bet Forces Fold From Silveira

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Jake Flaherty raised to 600 from early position and was called by Deodato Silveira and Michael Wharton in the big blind.

The flop came {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Clubs}. Wharton checked and Flaherty bet out 1,200 chips. Silveira called and Wharton folded.

The turn came the {10-Diamonds}. Flaherty bet 2,600 and Silveira called. The river was the {6-Hearts}. Flaherty bet again, this time for 4,500 chips. Silveira took a moment to think before folding. He showed the {8-Diamonds} for the lower end of the straight. Flaherty scooped the pot without showing.

Player Chips Progress
Deodato Silveira pt
Deodato Silveira
48,000
Jake Flaherty ie
Jake Flaherty
47,000

Tags: Jake FlahertyMichael Wharton

Hyland's Aces Cracked

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Action was caught on the turn on a board that read {4-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. William Tansley from the button had bet 6,000 into a pot of 6,500 after a check from small blind Brendan Hyland. Hyland then made it 16,000 to go, a majority of his stack. Tansley moved all in and Hyland let out a sigh before he called.

Brendan Hyland: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
William Tansley: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Hyland had some outs but none of them arrived on the {2-Spades} river, and Hyland was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
William Tansley gb
William Tansley
75,000
Brendan Hyland ie
Brendan Hyland
Busted

Tags: Brendan HylandWilliam Tansley