€1,150 Main Event
Day 1cd Completed
2023 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1cd
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1cd
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
1,355
Players Left
578
Hartigan Heroically Fires Two Bullets in Record-Breaking Day 1c
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Day 1c has reached its conclusion in the €1,150 Main Event at the 2023 Irish Open and it was by far the largest starting flight, getting more players than the previous two combined. A total of 1,108 entries were recorded at the Royal Dublin Society with 447 players advancing to Day 2 on Saturday, April 8.
At the time of writing the late-night Day 1d has also just finished up, adding another 247 entries, of which 132 advanced. All four starting flights combined have generated an already record-breaking 2,323 entries, creating a prize pool of at least €2,264,925 and smashing the €1 million guarantee. At least 930 players will be present for Day 2, but late registration is still open until the start of the day, so it is only then that the final figures will be known.
When Day 1c ended, it was Germany’s Julian Bartholmes who ended up as the chip leader with a stack of 278,500 chips. Bartholmes has just over €10,000 in recorded live winnings so he has made a great start in what might become his break-out tournament.
Other players that bagged on Day 1c include PokerStars Ambassadors Benjamin Spragg (148,900) and Fintan Hand (67,200), 2022 Irish Open winner Steve O’Dwyer (106,000), and Benny Glaser (62,000), who won the Luxon Pay €5,000 High Roller earlier this week.
Top 10 Leaderboard from Day 1c
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Bartholmes | Germany | 278,500 | 232 |
| 2 | Samuel Rosen | United States | 253,200 | 211 |
| 3 | Shota Matiashvili | Georgia | 235,400 | 196 |
| 4 | Ian Marmion | Ireland | 211,100 | 176 |
| 5 | David Costello | Ireland | 204,000 | 170 |
| 6 | Bostjan Mozic | Slovenia | 185,400 | 155 |
| 7 | Jevgenijs Sapronenko | Latvia | 183,000 | 153 |
| 8 | Rui Da Costa Dias | Luxembourg | 182,500 | 152 |
| 9 | Eftychios Georgiou | Cyprus | 181,000 | 151 |
| 10 | John Ward | Ireland | 179,400 | 150 |
Long-time commentator and multiple-time GPA winner James Hartigan was seen at the tables instead of in the booth today. Hartigan received a freeroll for the tournament but busted with trips against a full house. He enthusiastically reentered only to get his pocket aces cracked in a preflop all-in situation.
Day 1d saw 131 players advance, led by Greg King with 192,500 chips. Other notables who made it through the turbo flight include Griffin Benger (55,300) and Will Kassouf (33,000).
Top 10 Leaderboard from Day 1d
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg King | Ireland | 192,500 | 160 |
| 2 | Richard Berridge | United Kingdom | 165,200 | 138 |
| 3 | Andrei Perca | Romania | 140,000 | 117 |
| 4 | Carlos Dias | Portugal | 129,800 | 108 |
| 5 | Kully Sidhu | United Kingdom | 122,700 | 102 |
| 6 | Nikolai Mamut | United Kingdom | 120,600 | 101 |
| 7 | Barry Moore | Ireland | 120,000 | 100 |
| 8 | Kenneth Valentine | Ireland | 119,100 | 99 |
| 9 | Rainer Ziermann | Germany | 117,000 | 98 |
| 10 | Guillaume Ferrer | France | 116,000 | 97 |
Players that did not make it through Day 1c or 1d include PokerStars Ambassadors Parker Talbot and Georgina James. They will have to make a new entry at the start of Day 2 if they still want to have a shot at the trophy and the bulk of the prize pool.
The cards will go back in the air Saturday, April 8th at noon local for Day 2. The blinds will be resuming on level 11 at 600/1,200 with a 1,200 big blind ante. The levels will be 60 minutes long throughout the day and 10 levels will be on the schedule for Day 2.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be with you throughout Day 2 and beyond to bring all of the action from the great Irish capital.
End of Day 1c Chipcounts (full)
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
278,500 | 48,500 |
|
253,200 | 253,200 |
|
235,400 | 235,400 |
|
211,100 | 172,100 |
|
204,000 | 204,000 |
|
185,400 | 146,400 |
|
183,000 | 183,000 |
|
182,500 | 182,500 |
|
181,000 | 181,000 |
|
179,400 | 106,400 |
|
177,400 | 177,400 |
|
177,000 | 177,000 |
|
|
173,500 | 53,500 |
|
168,200 | 168,200 |
|
|
168,100 | 168,100 |
|
|
168,100 | 168,100 |
|
|
167,600 | 167,600 |
|
|
163,900 | 163,900 |
|
162,300 | 162,300 |
|
160,500 | 160,500 |
|
158,700 | 158,700 |
|
|
158,200 | 158,200 |
|
156,600 | 156,600 |
|
155,500 | 155,500 |
|
|
153,700 | 153,700 |
Day 1c Has Concluded Play
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
All tables have stopped playing and everyone's bags are being collected. Day 1c is officially in the books.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Bartholmes Triples Up as Day 1c Comes To A Close
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Julian Bartholmes raised to 2,300 from under the gun and picked up calls from Laurance Ryan, Sean Creighton and Michael Johnston.
The flop came 
and Bartholmes bet out 3,500. Ryan called, Creighton called and then Johnston pushed all in for 24,000. Bartholmes flat called, Ryan bailed and Johnston made the call.
The turn came the 
and Bartholmes pushed all in for the rest of Johnston's stack. Johnston made the call and players flipped over their cards.
Johnston had 
for the nut flush draw with overcards and Bartholmes flipped over 
for a full house to near enough tripled up to over 200,000 chips. Creighton and Johnston both busted the tournament right before Day 1c ended.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Final Three Hands of the Day
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The 473 players who are still battling it out on Day 1c will play their final three hands before the bagging process will begin.
Barbaros Busts Abraham With Top Two Pair
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Dean Abraham raised from late position and Eugeniu Barbaros called in the hijack.
The flop came 
. Abraham bet and Barbaros called. The turn came the 
, Abraham bet 5,000 and Barbaros called.
The river was the 
. This time, Abraham checked and Barbaros moved all in for the rest of Abraham's stack. Abraham didn't take too much time before making the call.
Barbaros showed 
for top two pair and Abraham mucked before leaving the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Jones Shoves and Doubles Up
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Action folded around to Della Jones, who moved all in for 22,000 from late position. Vamshi Vandanapu made the call from the big blind and quickly flipped over his hand. Jones was the player at risk.
Della Jones: 
Vamshi Vandanapu: 
The board ran out 
. The flop brought Jones her pair of aces and she doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
98,000 | 98,000 |
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
O'Dwyer Gets Shown the Bluff
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There were around 30,000 chips in the middle of the table and an all-in triangle was put in front of Vincent McNamee. There was a completed board of 
and Steve O'Dwyer was deep in the tank.
The bet totaled around 35,000 and after some time O'Dwyer decided that folding was the course of action.
''It's not every day you get to put Steve O'Dwyer in the blender'', someone at their table remarked. This prompted McNamee to show the , much to the amusement of the players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
65,000 |
Pilkington Doubles Up Through Spraggy, Talbot Highly Amused
Level 10
: Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Benjamin Spragg raised to 1,700 from late position and Jessica Pilkington reraised to 6,000 from the small blind, which was most of her stack.
Spraggy said "go on then" and moved all in for the rest of Pilkington's chips. Players flipped their cards.
Jessica Pilkington:
Benjamin Spragg: 
The flop came 
. Parker Talbot was stood behind Spraggy for moral support. "You're dead," laughed Parker. The turn came the . Parker laughed harder. "You're so dead".
The river was the to give Spragg the ten high flush and Pilkington the queen high flush.
Pilkington doubled up, Talbot walked away, and Spraggy said, "You didn't see anything".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | -17,000 |
|
18,000 | 18,000 |