€1,150 Main Event Day 2 | 2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event

Day 2 Completed

04-09-2023 01:46 UTC

Carl Shaw Leads Field in Biggest Ever €1,150 Irish Open Main Event

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Day 2 of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event, held at the Royal Dublin Society, has now concluded and remaining players are in the money.

The event attracted a total of 2,491 entrants across four starting flights, as well as those who registered late up until the start of Day 2. This made for a prize pool of €2,428,725, a 22 percent increase on last year.

This is not only a record breaking Irish Open Main Event, but also the biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland.

A total of 1,061 players made it to the start of the day and 160 players have bagged and tagged to return for Day 3. They are all guaranteed to take home at least €2,990 for their efforts. The winner is set to walk away with €365,000.

David Docherty started the day as chip leader and managed to grow his stack and maintain a position towards the top end of the table. He is currently fourth with 1,335,000 chips.

Carl Shaw is currently the out and out chip leader with 1,700,000. Not far behind him is Ireland’s Seamus Cahill with 1,570,000, and Eftychios Georgiou is in third place with 1,410,000.

Top 10 End of Day 2 Chip Stacks

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Carl Shaw	UK	1,700,000	170
2	Seamus Cahill	Ireland	1,576,000	157
3	Eftychios Georgiou		1,410,000	141
4	David Docherty	Scotland	1,335,000	133
5	Michel Molenaar	Netherlands	1,191,000	119
6	Marc Macdonnell	Ireland	1,113,000	111
8	Dwayne Sluis	France	1,077,000	107
9	Sean O'Reilly	Netherlands	994,000	94
10	barry devlin	Ireland	973,000	97
10	Leo Worthington-Leese	UK	970,000	97

Many notable players made it to Day 2 but couldn't survive to come back tomorrow. Last year’s Main Event winner Steve O'Dwyer busted out before the money, as did Fintan Hand. Irish Open Ambassador Chris Dowling busted shortly after cashing.

Both Benjamin Spragg and Marle Spragg busted as the day was drawing to a close. Marle Spragg’s bustout was particular brutal, her aces cracked by quads in the final moments of Day 2.

There are plenty of familiar faces and regular winners who will return to battle it out on Day 3. They include Conor Beresford, Irish Open High Roller winner Benny Glaser, and Timothy Chung, who all have around average stacks.

Four time WSOP bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche, meanwhile, sits towards the top of the counts with 851,000 chips.

When play resumes on Day 3 of the €1,150 Irish Poker Main Event, blinds will be on 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante with blind levels running for 60 minutes.

PokerNews will be bringing you live updates from the floor as we play through to the business end of the tournament.

Tags: Benjamin Spragg Benny Glaser Carl Shaw Chris Dowling Conor Beresford David Docherty Dominik Nitsche Dwayne Sluis Eftychios Georgiou Fintan Hand Leo Worthington-Leese Marc Macdonnell Marle Spragg Seamus Cahill Sean O'Reilly Steve O'Dwyer Timothy Chung

04-09-2023 00:49 UTC

Full End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	1,700,000	1,488,000
Seamus Cahill	1,576,000	514,000
Eftychios Georgiou	1,410,000	1,229,000
David Docherty	1,335,000
Michel Molenaar	1,191,000	731,000
Marc MacDonnell	1,113,000	1,014,600
Dwayne Sluis	1,077,000	1,013,000
Sean O'Reilly	994,000	994,000
Barry Devlin	973,000	973,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	970,000	415,000
Henri Ojala	951,000	951,000
Neil O'Reilly	887,000	887,000
Francesco Griffi	884,000	738,200
Michael Gilligan	882,000	713,800
Rui Da Costa Dias	865,000	682,500
Joe O'Neill	861,000	861,000
Darren Harbinson	858,000	858,000
Dominik Nitsche	851,000	763,200
Aaron McCreanor	849,000	591,600
Gaurav Kumar	844,000	-116,000
Julian Bartholmes	830,000	410,000
Tim Hartmann	826,000	667,300
Gary Thompson	803,000	3,000
Patrick Gillespie	800,000	626,500
Sihao Zhang	783,000	163,000

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04-09-2023 00:45 UTC

€1,150 Irish Open Main Event Day 3 Seat Draws

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chips	Big Blinds
1	1	Andrew Hulme	241,000	20
1	2	David Docherty	1,335,000	111
1	3	Panteleimon Pontos	336,000	28
1	4	Patrick Gillespie	800,000	67
1	6	Tim Hartmann	826,000	69
1	7	Andrew Hedley	316,000	26

2	1	Merivan Hassan	564,000	47
2	3	Thomas Simm	127,000	11
2	4	Sjors Heldens	446,000	37
2	5	Rui Da Costa Dias	865,000	72
2	6	Shane Keary	557,000	46
2	7	Mustapha Gultekin	358,000	30
2	8	Dost Ghrabie	360,000	30

3	1	Renaud Cellini	180,000	15
3	2	Patrik Meissner	343,000	29
3	3	Damian Moran	432,000	36
3	4	Paul Wright	272,000	23
3	5	Aubrey Murnaghan	109,000	9
3	6	Jonas Degen	622,000	52
3	7	kolja lucking	222,000	19
3	8	Jon Gomez Samperio	185,000	15

4	1	Alexander Glogar	323,000	27
4	2	Peter Johnston	668,000	56
4	3	Dwayne Sluis	1,077,000	90
4	4	Clement Addalou	466,000	39
4	5	Neil Barron	67,000	6
4	6	Daniel Turrisi	96,000	8
4	7	Gary Robertson	310,000	26
4	8	Marc Macdonnell	1,113,000	93

5	1	Joel Smith	240,000	20
5	2	nikolai mamut	426,000	36
5	3	Turlough Mchugh	157,000	13
5	4	Jurgen Hofer	480,000	40
5	5	Daniel Rankin	274,000	23
5	6	Thierry van den Berg	407,000	34
5	7	Brendan Birt	577,000	48
5	8	kenneth brossoit	131,000	11

6	1	Jonathan Lynch	194,000	16
6	2	Andy Black	380,000	32
6	3	Rory Rees Brennan	265,000	22
6	4	Seamus Cahill	1,576,000	131
6	5	Liam Tansey	435,000	36
6	6	Nicolas Sievers	294,000	25
6	7	Bjorn Gravlien	542,000	45
6	8	Kim Callow	260,000	22

7	1	Kenneth Valentine	135,000	11
7	2	Michel Molenaar	1,190,000	99
7	3	darren harbinson	858,000	72
7	4	Cole Maguire	425,000	35
7	5	Patrick Bermingham	125,000	10
7	6	Stuart Kerridge	190,000	16
7	7	Daniel Turner	475,000	40
7	8	Aleksandrs Zenkovs	735,000	61

8	1	Zeik Tuit	148,000	12
8	2	Paul Mooney	314,000	26
8	3	Sean O'Reilly	994,000	83
8	4	Timothy Chung	630,000	53
8	5	Alvaro Almeida	724,000	60
8	6	Francesco Griffi	884,000	74
8	7	Padraic Cusack	251,000	21
8	8	Neil O'Reilly	887,000	74

9	1	Mattias Hansen	241,000	20
9	2	Leo Worthington-Leese	970,000	81
9	3	Benny Glaser	546,000	46
9	4	Sam Dobbins	243,000	20
9	5	Anders Karlsen	210,000	18
9	6	Helios Hung	355,000	30
9	7	Eugeniu Barbaros	530,000	44
9	8	Panagiotis Mavritsakis	571,000	48

10	2	Adrian Odonoghue	231,000	19
10	3	Sihao Zhang	783,000	65
10	4	Dildar Sahota	300,000	25
10	5	Daniel Moran	410,000	34
10	6	Seamus Devlin	350,000	29
10	7	Conor O'Rourke	70,000	6
10	8	Austin Putnam Johnson	43,000	4

11	1	Steven Watts	710,000	59
11	2	Marius Gicovanu	343,000	29
11	3	Nicolas Torossian	621,000	52
11	4	Vincent Sanchez	688,000	57
11	5	guillaume ferrer	266,000	22
11	6	Gary Thompson	803,000	67
11	7	Padraig Parkinson	378,000	32
11	8	Jamie Wynne	332,000	28

12	1	James McCreanor	849,000	71
12	2	Mallory Frere	241,000	20
12	3	Niall Mcaree	24,000	2
12	4	Daryl McAleenan	366,000	31
12	5	Kevin Swayne	505,000	42
12	6	Hans Juergen Reichert	433,000	36
12	7	Matthew Donlan	120,000	10
12	8	ciaran cooney	400,000	33

13	1	Daniel Rohrbasser	430,000	36
13	2	jamie walden	260,000	22
13	3	Robert Bull	164,000	14
13	4	john adderley	565,000	47
13	5	Eftychios Georgiou	1,410,000	118
13	6	Martin Stausholm	67,000	6
13	7	Duc Quy Nguyen	161,000	13
13	8	Joe O'Neill	861,000	72

14	1	David Brady	121,000	10
14	2	David Miscikowski	436,000	36
14	3	John Antony Friel	213,000	18
14	4	Jorge Weber	654,000	55
14	5	Joseph Kerins	400,000	33
14	6	Ryan Mcnulty	541,000	45
14	7	barry devlin	973,000	81
14	8	Stephen Henderson	287,000	24

15	1	Nils Mazeaud	369,000	31
15	3	Sean McLean	145,000	12
15	4	Jerome Hartmann	113,000	9
15	5	Laura Crasenco	162,000	14
15	6	Kevin O'Donnell	148,000	12
15	7	Mounir Tajiou	404,000	34
15	8	Gaurav Kumar	844,000	70

16	1	Adrian Mchugh	254,000	21
16	2	Jason Wager	215,000	18
16	3	Shane Holohan	232,000	19
16	4	Michael Fohs	133,000	11
16	5	Thomas Kitt	596,000	50
16	6	Conor Harkin	173,000	14
16	8	Ankit Ahuja	730,000	61

17	1	Scott Kahler	399,000	33
17	2	Ross Boatman	322,000	27
17	3	Martin Noonan	582,000	49
17	4	Andrew Dooley	365,000	30
17	5	Dominik Nitsche	851,000	71
17	6	Michael Gilligan	882,000	74
17	7	Apostol Beg	113,000	9
17	8	Errolyn Strang	736,000	61

18	1	henri ojala	951,000	79
18	2	John Bennett	159,000	13
18	3	Patrick Mcdaid	354,000	30
18	4	Joseph Cahill	143,000	12
18	5	Declan Rice	610,000	51
18	6	Rory Curtis	351,000	29
18	7	muzaffer ozbay	137,000	11
18	8	Thomas Murphy	608,000	51

19	1	Tom Waters	397,000	33
19	2	Stephen Kavanagh	88,000	7
19	3	Ronit Chamani	258,000	22
19	4	Paul Carr	246,000	21
19	5	Vasyl Laba	746,000	62
19	6	Eric McGeough	588,000	49
19	7	Daniel Menger	306,000	26
19	8	Julian Bartholmes	830,000	69

20	1	Patrick Eagers	174,000	15
20	2	Jeff Damit	600,000	50
20	3	Yue Wang	342,000	29
20	4	john gilchrist	351,000	29
20	5	Conor Beresford	551,000	46
20	7	Stefan Bratanov	376,000	31
20	8	Carl Shaw	1,700,000	142

21	1	Conor O'Driscoll	163,000	14
21	3	Mark William Bennett	223,000	19
21	4	tomas jauring	208,000	17
21	5	Philip Ezergailis	265,000	22
21	6	Heinrich Hlawenka	250,000	21
21	7	Jahn Soenke	269,000	22
21	8	John Oshea	469,000	39

04-09-2023 00:30 UTC

The End Has Arrived

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Day 2 has finished and in the end 160 players are still in contention for the trophy and title.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.

04-09-2023 00:28 UTC

The Final Bustouts of Day 2 (€2,990)

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bradley	Busted
John Ward	Busted
Antonio Rodriguez	Busted
Paul Coyle	Busted
Glen Keogh	Busted
George Shek	Busted
Jonas Plaar	Busted
Steven Foster	Busted
Anders Holm	Busted
Michail Tastanis	Busted
Chris Dowling	Busted
Edward Dunphy	Busted
Seamus Quinn	Busted
Benjamin Spragg	Busted
Michael Purcell	Busted
Scott Margereson	Busted
John Rooney	Busted
Elias Fisz	Busted
Joseph O'Donnell	Busted
Ilija Savevski	Busted
John Farrell	Busted
Justin Boyle	Busted
William Wood	Busted
Nicholas Newport	Busted
Graham Ebbs	Busted

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04-09-2023 00:08 UTC

Shek Overbets Massively into Aces

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In a pot of only 62,000 George Shek had led all-in from the small blind for a massive 217,000. The board read and the bet massively confused his opponent Gaurav Kumar. He was puzzled as he tried to put together what his opponent's holding could be.

Eventually, he shrugged and called, having his questions answered within seconds.

George Shek:
Gaurav Kumar:

The turn and the river were clean for an elated Kumar, who neared a million chips by winning this pot. Meanwhile, Shek said goodbye to the table and was eliminated shortly before the end of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaurav Kumar	960,000	866,700
George Shek	Busted

Tags: Gaurav Kumar George Shek

04-09-2023 00:07 UTC

Three More Hands on Day 2

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The tournament directors have announced that players will be dealt three more hands to conclude Day 2 of the €1,150 Irish Open Main Event.

Players who survive will bag and tag ready for Day 3, which commences tomorrow at noon.

04-08-2023 23:52 UTC

Sahota Catches River Bluff to Eliminate Fisz

Matt Warburton

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Action was on the river in an already inflated pot. The board was .

Elias Fisz made a huge shove into Dildar Sahota, who thought for a long time while getting his back massaged. Eventually, Sahota made the call.

Fisz showed and Sahota called with to catch the bluff with his pair of jacks. Fisz was eliminated from the tournament and players congratulated Sahota for his call.

"Put that on the website," said Sahota, who was clearly enjoying the moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dil Sahota	840,000	684,800
Elias Fisz	Busted

Tags: Elias Fisz

04-08-2023 23:47 UTC

Those Who Did Not Make Day 3, But Did Make €2,600

Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Sheerin	Busted
Robert Turlej	Busted
Ian Marmion	Busted
Slimane Mameche	Busted
Konrad Lukasz Milkiewicz	Busted
Emmet Shine	Busted
Wesley Ferris	Busted
Pawel Madynski	Busted
Jack Triggs	Busted
Mustafa Uyar	Busted
Terence Etim	Busted
Brandon Sheils	Busted
Florent Timofte	Busted
Gavin Keane	Busted
Michael Holmes	Busted
Gerard Harraghy	Busted
Thomas Channell	Busted
Aisling Strain	Busted
Jamie Whyte	Busted
Karl Gialanze	Busted
Timothy Condon	Busted
Colin Fox	Busted
Adam McKola	Busted
Patrick Link	Busted
Kenji Hamamoto	Busted

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