2023 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
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
Entries
2,491
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
1,200,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
160
Players Left
16
Players Left 1 / 2491
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Final Two Tables Redraw

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip CountBig Blinds
211Seamus Cahill2,325,00019
212Declan Rice1,885,00016
213Vincent Sanchez7,110,00059
214Benny Glaser5,655,00047
215Steve Watts1,590,00013
216David Docherty3,645,00030
217Thomas Murphy3,645,00030
218Eugeniu Barbaros5,640,00047
     
221Kevin O'Donnell3,760,00031
222Henri Ojala2,905,00024
223Tom Waters3,930,00033
224Panagiotis Mavritsakis10,355,00086
225Andy Black4,025,00034
226Carl Shaw6,735,00056
227Kevin Swayne2,915,00024
228Jamie Wynne6,095,00051

Rice Doubles Up With Aces

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Declan Rice - Vincent Sanchez
Declan Rice - Vincent Sanchez

Vincent Sanchez raised to 240,000 from early position and Steve Watts made the call. Declan Rice moved all in from the big blind for 1,785,000 chips and Sanchez called. Watts shook his head and mucked his hand and two players flipped their cards, with Rice at risk of elimination.

Declan Rice: {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}
Vincent Sanchez: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Rice had the pocket aces, leaving Sanchez far behind. The board ran out {2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}. Rice managed to fade a nine and doubled up to stay in the game.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Sanchez
5,300,000
1,810,000
1,810,000
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Declan Rice
3,700,000
1,815,000
1,815,000

Tags: Declan RiceSteve WattsVincent Sanchez

Glaser Loses One As Play Slows Dramatically

Level 31 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The pots that are being played have all been very small, as players are eager to make the final table.

The one significant one that did happen involved Vincent Sanchez and Benny Glaser in a blind-on-blind battle. Sanchez had raised his small blind to 460,000, which Glaser called in the big blind after thinking for a good while.

The flop fell {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} and Sanchez fired a continuation-bet for 600,000. Glaser obliged with a call and the {k-Clubs} turn graced the eyes of everyone. Sanchez slowed down and checked and Glaser followed suit.

The {3-Hearts} paired the board on the river and that caused Sanchez to bet 800,000. Glaser mulled it over for a while before putting in the call, immediately being shown the {a-Clubs}{k-Spades} of Sanchez, who had slowplayed his two pair on the turn.

Glaser only showed his {a-Diamonds}, which was not enough to win him a part of this pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Vincent Sanchez
7,000,000
1,700,000
1,700,000
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Benny Glaser
3,500,000
2,155,000
2,155,000
WSOP 8X Winner

Tags: Benny GlaserVincent Sanchez

Ojala Doubles Just Before Final Level

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Over at the featured table, Henri Ojala pushed his final 1,535,000 chips in the middle from middle position after an under the gun raise from Jamie Wynne.

The action folded back to Wynne, who asked for a count and called as soon as he received the correct number. The cards went face-up and a classic flip was revealed.

Henri Ojala: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}
Jamie Wynne: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

With Ojala at risk, the flop came {10-Clubs}{a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Flopping a pair, Ojala sprung in the lead. The turn {q-Spades} and river {7-Clubs} did not improve Wynne's hand, who had to hand some chips over to the side of Ojala

Player Chips Progress
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Jamie Wynne
4,315,000
1,780,000
1,780,000
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Henri Ojala
3,370,000
465,000
465,000

Tags: Henri OjalaJamie Wynne

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Glaser Loses Pot to Watts

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Steve Watts raised under the gun to 350,000 and was called by Benny Glaser in the big blind.

The flop came {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}. Glaser checked and Watts bet 300,000, which Glaser called. The turn was the {4-Hearts} and both players checked.

On the {q-Clubs}, Glaser led for 400,000 and Watts made the call. Glaser showed {10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} for a bluff and Watts showed {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} for a set of queens to scoop the pot.

That put a huge dent in Glaser's stack, but his decline wouldn't last long...

Player Chips Progress
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Steve Watts
4,100,000
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Benny Glaser
1,900,000
WSOP 8X Winner

Tags: Benny GlaserSteve Watts

Glaser Doubles with Rockets in Final Stretch

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Thomas Murphy opened the action from under the gun with a minimum raise to 320,000. It folded to Benny Glaser in the small blind, who moved his 1,825,000 stack in the middle. Murphy got an exact count before he put in the call, putting Glaser at risk.

Benny Glaser: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Thomas Murphy: {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}

Glaser found the aces at a crucial time, and he faded the turned gutshot on the {5-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Hearts} runout. He doubled up with only a few more hands left in the day, while Murphy was left short-stacked.

Player Chips Progress
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Benny Glaser
4,050,000
2,150,000
2,150,000
WSOP 8X Winner
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Thomas Murphy
1,275,000
2,370,000
2,370,000
Jaka Coaching

Murphy Doubles Up With Minutes Remaining

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Thomas Murphy
Thomas Murphy

David Docherty raised and Thomas Murphy moved all in for around 1,300,000. Docherty made the call and players flipped their cards, with Docherty the player at risk.

David Docherty: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Thomas Murphy: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. Both players hit two pairs, Murphy winning the pot with his pair of aces and pair of queens to give him the double with just a few minutes remaining in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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David Docherty
2,900,000
175,000
175,000
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Thomas Murphy
2,600,000
1,325,000
1,325,000
Jaka Coaching

Tags: David DochertyThomas Murphy

Day 3 Is in the Books

Level 32 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Play has concluded after a long Day 3. 16 players still remain, as they have for the past two hours.

The final two tables will play out tomorrow from 1 p.m. local time onwards. Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the entirety of Day 3.