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

04-08-2023 17:17 UTC

James Keeps It on the Down-Low

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

PokerStars Ambassador and mixed games aficionado Georgina James bought in at the start of today after firing one vain bullet in the turbo Day 1D flight.

She has quitely been chipping up throughout the day and just took down the blinds and antes when she raised from middle position. She is now sitting on a stack of around 30 big blinds as the field is creeping towards the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgina James	115,000 73,500	73,500

Tags: Georgina James

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

04-08-2023 16:49 UTC

Prize Pool and Payouts Announced - Winner to Take €365,000

Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Prize pool and payout details have now been announced. The comfirmed prize pool for the tournament is €2,428,725, an increase of 22% on last year, making this the biggest poker tournament ever held in Ireland.

A total of 311 players will be paid. The min-cash is €1,975 and the winner will take home €365,000.

04-08-2023 16:45 UTC

These Players Have Amassed Over Ten Starting Stacks

Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Ward	630,000 430,000	430,000
Rob Hendrikx	630,000 429,100	429,100
Sihao Zhang	620,000 565,700	565,700
Richard Berridge	560,000 560,000	560,000
Leo Worthington-Leese	555,000 555,000	555,000
Cosmin Chis	550,000 520,000	520,000
Daniel Moran	500,000 371,000	371,000
Seamus Cahill	465,000 390,500	390,500
Jamie Nixon	440,000 301,300	301,300

Julian Bartholmes	420,000 217,000	217,000

Bixi Yao	395,000 325,900	325,900
Arto Mansner	380,000 77,400	77,400
Colin Gillon	380,000 300,000	300,000
Liam Tansey	355,000 85,000	85,000
Miroslav Forman	350,000 192,500	192,500
Sjors Heldens	350,000 191,500	191,500
Timothy Chung	340,000 263,900	263,900
David Docherty	330,000 -56,000	-56,000
Kenneth Valentine	330,000 330,000	330,000
Adam McKola	310,000 214,800	214,800
Robert Elkin	300,000 178,100	178,100
Chris Dowling	300,000 204,500	204,500
Slimane Mameche	300,000 196,100	196,100

04-08-2023 16:44 UTC

Flynn Doubles With Ace King

Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Zhong Ming Liao raised from middle position and Ultan Flynn moved all in from late positon for 56,000 chips. Liao made the call and players flipped their cards, with Flynn the player at risk.

Ultan Flynn:
Zhong Ming Liao:

The board ran out . Neither player improved and so Flynn held to double up with his ace high and king kicker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhong Ming Liao	205,000 205,000	205,000
Ultan Flynn	133,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Zhong Ming Liao

04-08-2023 16:17 UTC

Preflop Raising Battle Slows Down Postflop

Matt Warburton

Level 15 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gary Thompson raised from middle position and Pavlos Xanthopoules three-bet. Thompson four-bet and Xanthopoules called.

Play went to the flop, which came . Both players checked and the turn came the . Thompson put out a bet of 22,000 and Xanthopoules called.

The river was the and both players checked to showdown. Thompson showed and Xanthopoules threw his hand into the muck. Thompson scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Thompson	240,000 118,000	118,000
Pavlos Xanthopoules	145,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Gary Thompson Pavlos Xanthopoules

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

04-08-2023 15:54 UTC

No Trophy for these Players

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Warburton	Busted
Greg King	Busted

Fintan Hand	Busted

Ian Hamilton	Busted

Mark Rubbathan	Busted
Alex Kulev	Busted

04-08-2023 15:47 UTC

Break Time

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The players are sent on a 20-minute break to get some fresh air and stretch their legs.

04-08-2023 15:45 UTC

Lindstrom Doubles His Short Stack With Aces

Matt Warburton

Level 14 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marc Doring raised from late position to 5,500 and Ludvig Lindstrom responded by moving all in from the small blind for 18,000. Doring shook his head but ultimately knew he was priced in for the call. He threw his chips in the middle and players flipped their cards, with Lindstrom the player at risk.

Ludvig Lindstrom:
Marc Doring: