Who Will Win the 2023 Irish Open Main Event?
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
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
Robertson Rivers Flush
Level 2
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Remo Marti raised to 300 from the button and was called by Gary Robertson in the small blind and Thomas Channell in the big blind. The flop came 
and all players checked.
The turn was the 
and all three players checked it back.
The river fell the 
and Robertson led out for 1,100. Channell made the call. Robertson showed 
and Channell showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000 | |
|
37,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Chiang's Kings Hold Up
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Oliver Hutchings opened the action from the button with a raise to 300. Jen-Yue Chiang was in the small blind and responded with a 3-bet to 800. Hutchins paid the extra chips and the two saw a flop.
is what the deck had in store. Chiang slowed down and checked to Hutchins, who bet 700. Chiang quickly called and the 
turn was dealt.
Chiang checked again and this time Hutchins put out a T-1,000 chip for a bet of that size. Chiang called once more before both players checked the 
river.
Chiang was first to show and showed 
. Hutchins could not beat the overpair and mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,600
32,600
|
32,600 |
|
27,500
27,500
|
27,500 |
Benedetto Makes Nut Flush
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Nicola Benedetto raised to 300 from middle position and was called by Francis McClean and Gavin Sardini. The player in the big blind also made the call and four players went to the flop.
The flop came 
and action checked to Benedetto, who continued for 600 chips. Only Sardini made the call. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
The river was the 
. Sardini checked and Benedetto bet 1,700, which Sardini called. Benedetto flipped over 
for the rivered nut flush. Sardini mucked his hand and Benedetto scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | |
|
33,000 |
Winther Reads His Oponnent
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Aside from Ian Simpson, there is another avid book reader in the field in the form of Swede Orjahn Winther. Winther was spotted on Day 1a as well, scooping pots while calmly turning the pages of his book. He did not make it through yesterday, so he rejoined the fray today to try again.
On a completed board of 
and 6,400 chips in the middle of the table, Steven Game bet 3,500 from the hijack. Winther was sitting on the button, and calmly called, barely looking up from his book.
''You win'', declared Game. Winther won indeed, as he tabled 
to take an early one.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,800
36,800
|
36,800 |
|
23,400 |
Ionita Gets Three Streets of Value
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Stefan Ionita raised from the button and was called by Joe O'Donaill in the small blind.
The flop came 
. O'Donaill checked and Ionita bet 200, which O'Donaill called. The turn was the and O'Donaill checked again. Ionita bet 700 and O'Donaill called.
The river was the 
and O'Donaill led out for 1,100. Ionita made the call. O'Donaill flipped over 
for a pair of kings and Ionita flipped 
for a pair of aces to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000 | |
|
27,500 |
Simpson Back at It
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Ian Simpson did not make it through to Day 2 on Day 1a, but that did not deter him from being right on time today on Day 1b.
He was involved in a three-way pot with Arto Mansner and Daniel Silverman. There were 900 chips in the middle on a flop that read 
. Small blind Mansner and big blind Silverman checked to Simpson in the cutoff, who fired a pot-sized bet of 900. Only Mansner called, and the two saw a turn.
On the 
turn, Simpson upped his sizing after being checked to, this time choosing for an overbet of 3,500. Mansner was not going anywhere and quickly made the call.
The river fell and now Mansner took the initiative by leading for 7,000. Simpson snap called and got shown that Mansner was playing the straight on the board with his 
holding. However, Simpson had a higher straight with 
and thus raked in an early sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
||
|
|
29,700 | |
|
18,300 | |
Day 1b Is Underway
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
The clock is running and the players who have already taken their seats are playing their first hand. Day 1b of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event has started.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0