€1,150 Main Event Day 1cd | 2023 Irish Open

04-07-2023 20:01 UTC

Spraggy Eliminates Mindthoff With Pocket Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Benjamin Spragg raised preflop and Arnie Mindthoff reshoved all in. Spragg made the call and two players flipped over their cards, with Mindthoff the player at risk.

Arnie Mindthoff:
Benjamin Spragg:

Mindthoff had pocket queens but Spraggy had the aces. The board ran out . Mindthoff was already stood up and grabbing his coat as the turn and river fell. Spragg's aces held up to win the pot and Mindthoff was eliminated from the tournament. Spragg tapped the table and scooped his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Spragg	81,000 81,000	81,000

Arnie Mindthoff	Busted

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04-07-2023 20:05 UTC

The 2023 €1,150 Irish Open Main Event is Officially Record-Breaking

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 200/500, 500 ante

Including the players already registered for Day 1d, the total number of entries has soared past 2,050. This means that the previous live attendance record of 2,040, set at the 2022 edition of the Irish Open, has officially been broken. This also results in the prize pool now having doubled its guarantee, standing at over €2,000,000.

With registration still open for both Day 1c and Day 1d, as well as the opportunity to register before the start of Day 2, these numbers are sure to keep growing significantly.

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-07-2023 20:27 UTC

Obadun Raises the Flop and Takes It Down

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Francis Obadun raised to 1,500 from middle position and received calls from Tom Brady in the hijack and Christian Baumdicker in the small blind. Jimmy De Barros was in the big blind and upped the ante to 8,500 chips. Obadun called while the other two players got out of the way.

The dealer brought forth the flop and De Barros continuation-bet for 4,000. Obadun raised to 14,000, essentially putting De Barros all-in. De Barros mulled it over for a bit but decided on a fold, leaving himself with just over half a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Obadun	70,000
Jimmy De Barros	16,000 16,000	16,000

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04-07-2023 20:29 UTC

Keogh's Eliminated After Aces Cracked

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Matt Warburton

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The chips were flying and the pot already built on the turn as Patrick Gillespie and Frank Keogh were all in, Keogh being the player at risk.

The board was when players flipped their cards.

Frank Keogh:
Patrick Gillespie:

Keogh had pocket aces but Gillespie had a set of queens.

The on the river changed nothing. Gillespie won the pot and Keogh was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Gillespie	120,000
Frank Keogh	Busted

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04-07-2023 20:44 UTC

Miscikowski Misses with His Three-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alexander Regler made it 1,800 from the hijack and small blind David Miscikowski three-bet to 5,100. Regler made the call and the two saw a flop, which both players checked.

The turn came and Miscikowski checked to Regler again. Regler found it time to bet this time, putting forth 4,500 chips. Miscikowski called and the river rolled off.

This card slowed the action down again, with both players checking once more. Regler showed his first and it was good enough to scoop this small three-bet pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Miscikowski	125,000 125,000	125,000

Alexander Regler	47,400 47,400	47,400

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04-07-2023 21:13 UTC

Lepelaars Five-Bets and Busts

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was plenty of action preflop in this hand and it all started with Maxim Fana who raised from under the gun to 1,300. Jorge Weber then called from the next seat over, before Aleksandras Nagreckis made it 4,500 to go from the button.

This is when the fireworks really started, as small blind Nkosana Matlhong made it 10,300 before Wilhelmus Lepelaars five-bet jammed all-in for 21,100. Everyone but Matlhong quickly got out of the way, and he exclaimed that he was committed and had to call. Lepelaars tried to change his mind, but Matlhong put in the calling chips to put Lepelaars at risk.

Wilhelmus Lepelaars:
Nkosana Matlhong:

Matlhong flopped a set, and since neither player had a spade that was enough to win the pot. Lepelaars left the tournament area, dejected by his cracked kings.