2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1cd
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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
Total Entries
2,491
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 1cd
Entries
1,355
Players Left
578
Players Left 1 / 2,491
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Padovani Wins Flip to Eliminate Cendoya

Level 6 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Sonia Padovani
Sonia Padovani

Sonia Padovani raised and Jokin Cendoya moved all in. Padovani called and players flipped their cards, with Cendoya at risk.

Jokin Cendoya: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Sonia Padovani: {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades} to give Padovani a pair of aces on the flop. Cendoya called for a nine on the river to make his straight but it didn't come. Padovani held and eliminated Cendoya from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sonia Padovani gb
Sonia Padovani
83,000
83,000
83,000
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Jokin Cendoya
Busted

Tags: Jokin CendoyaSonia Padovani

De Jong Tries to Be a Hero, Doubles Simpson in Huge Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

Willem de Jong and Ian Simpson were on the river with a huge sum of 36,000 chips already in the middle. The board read {5-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and De Jong had checked from early position to Simpson in the seat next over.

Simpson piled in his remaining stack of 33,100. This size made De Jong suspicious. ''Why so much?'', he asked Simpson before putting in some calling chips moments later.

Simpson excitedly declared ''Kings'', as he showed {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. De Jong was forced to show his {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for an attempted hero call with bottom pair and was left with a stack of around 12 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Ian Simpson
102,100
50,600
50,600
888poker
Profile photo of Willem de Jong nl
Willem de Jong
4,800
4,800
4,800

Tags: Ian SimpsonWillem De Jong

Updated Chip Counts From Around the Room

Level 6 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Stefan O'Donoghue ie
Stefan O'Donoghue
90,000
61,000
61,000
Profile photo of Pablo Villena ie
Pablo Villena
88,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Michael Graydon ie
Michael Graydon
63,000
4,600
4,600
Profile photo of Enda Walsh ie
Enda Walsh
62,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Connor Quinn
Connor Quinn
56,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Maxim Fana gb
Maxim Fana
54,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of David Moger us
David Moger
37,000
2,800
2,800
Profile photo of Brian Farrell ie
Brian Farrell
34,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Arnie Mindthoff de
Arnie Mindthoff
31,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Shane Merrigan
Shane Merrigan
27,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Ori Hasson il
Ori Hasson
26,000
1,600
1,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Frederick us
Joseph Frederick
21,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Peter Josefsson se
Peter Josefsson
19,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Colette Murphy ie
Colette Murphy
19,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Mark Robinson gb
Mark Robinson
16,000
35,000
35,000

O'Dwyer Eliminated After Big Preflop All-In

Level 6 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 1,200 from the button and Devin D'souza made it 3,600 to go from the small blind. O'Dwyer then put in the four-bet jam, barely covering his opponent's 36,400 stack.

Dsouza tanked for a long time but ultimately called.

Devin D'souza: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Steve O'Dwyer: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

A big flip was happening between the two players. D'souza sprung ahead with the window card of {a-Spades} and won the pot as the board ran out {5-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}.

O'Dwyer was left with only a few big blinds, which later went in with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} in a four-way pot. O'Dwyer did not emerge as the victor on the {4-Spades}{j-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} board and he immediately sought the reentry desk.

Player Chips Progress
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Devin D'souza
73,400
73,400
73,400
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
Busted
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Devin DsouzaSteve O'Dwyer

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Parker Talbot Knocked Out By PokerStars Bossman

Level 5 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante
Parker Talbot
Parker Talbot

Chris Straghalis raised preflop and PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot pushed all in for his remaining stack of around 20 big blinds. Straghalis made the call.

"Have you got a pair," asked Talbot?

Parker Talbot: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Chris Straghalis: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Straghalis did indeed have a pair and the two were in for a coinflip race, with Talbot facing elimination.

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Straghalis held and Talbot was knocked out of the tournament not long after taking his seat.

Straghalis' is a PokerStars honcho whose official title is Director of Online Poker Experience. Basically, he's Parker Talbot's boss.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Chris Straghalis im
Chris Straghalis
68,000
68,000
68,000
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
Busted

Tags: Chris StraghalisParker Talbot

Talbot Sits Down, Loses Flip

Level 5 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot has just sat down at the tables. A single T-5000 chip was in front of him as he had opened the action to an unknown amount from early position. Martin Lynch was on the button and three-bet to 1,800. Talbot then four-bet to 25,000, more than enough to cover Lynch's 16,000 stack. Lynch snap called and it was revealed to be a classic race.

Martin Lynch: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Parker Talbot: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The flop ran out out {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} and Lynch's full house locked it up on the turn. Luck has not been in Talbot's favor yet as he was left with less than half a starting stack after already busting two bullets on Day 1b.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Martin Lynch gb
Martin Lynch
32,700
32,700
32,700
Profile photo of Parker Talbot ca
Parker Talbot
14,100
14,100
14,100

Tags: Martin LynchParker Talbot