€1,150 Main Event Day 3 | 2023 Irish Open

04-09-2023 21:28 UTC

Da Costa Dias Busts Through Rare Double Check-Raise Move

Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

A huge pot just happened between Carl Shaw and Rui Da Costa Dias. It all started when Shaw opened his button for 160,000. Da Costa Dias three-bet from the small blind to 440,000 and Shaw called.

The flop was and Da Costa Dias saw a reason to slow down and check. Shaw then put in 230,000 chips, which Da Costa Dias sneakily raised to 900,000. Shaw called the large sum and the turn was dealt.

The same motions happened on the turn when Da Costa Dias opted for another check and Shaw bet for 580,000. Da Costa Dias was in the tank for a while before he chose to jam his 1,600,000 remaining chips in the middle. Shaw snap called with the covering stack and both players tabled their cards.

Rui Da Costa Dias:
Carl Shaw:

Da Costa Dias was drawing dead and already said his goodbyes to the table before the meaningless was dealt to finish the board. he took home €9,150 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	6,150,000 4,100,000	4,100,000

Rui Da Costa Dias	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Rui Da Costa Dias

04-09-2023 21:33 UTC

Bull Eliminated After Running Into Pocket Kings

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action folded around to Robert Bull, who shoved all in from middle position for around 800,000 chips. Eugeniu Barbaros made the call and had Bull covered. Players flipped over their cards.

Robert Bull:
Eugeniu Barbaros:

The board ran out . Barbaros held with his pocket kings and Bull was eliminated from the tournament in 27th place for €9,150.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugeniu Barbaros	2,500,000 200,000	200,000

Robert Bull	Busted

Tags: Eugeniu Barbaros Robert Bull

04-09-2023 21:42 UTC

Gilligan Last to Leave Before Three Table Bubble

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

There was 800,000 in the middle in a blind-on-blind battle between Declan Rice and Michael Gilligan. The hand was on the turn when the action was caught, on a board reading . Gilligan had checked to Rice, who put out a bet of 400,000. Gilligan raised that bet to 1,355,000 putting himself all-in.

Rice stood up from his chair while getting the exact count, needing to get the blood flowing to make this big decision. Eventually, he called as the covering player.

Michael Gilligan:
Declan Rice:

Gilligan had flopped top pair, but was outdrawn on the turn by Rice with two pair. The river changed nothing and Gilligan gracefully left the felt.

Gilligan was eliminated in 26th place for €9,150, meaning that we are on the bubble for the final three table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Declan Rice	4,000,000 2,910,000	2,910,000
Michael Gilligan	Busted

Tags: Declan Rice Michael Gilligan

04-09-2023 21:45 UTC

PokerNews Will Now Operate Spoiler-Free

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

We have just lost our 25th player on the feature table, meaning we have reached the final three tables. PokerNews will now post updates with half an hour delay so as to remain spoiler free for the readers that are also watching the stream.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Mcnulty	Busted

04-09-2023 21:55 UTC

Final Three Table Redraw

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
21	1	David Docherty	2,700,000	34
21	2	Kevin O'Donnell	2,910,000	36
21	3	Thomas Murphy	3,100,000	39
21	4	Michel Molenaar	3,705,000	46
21	5	Vincent Sanchez	5,400,000	68
21	6	Austin Putnam Johnson	1,680,000	21
21	7	Benny Glaser	4,750,000	59
21	8	Declan Rice	1,090,000	14

22	1	Thomas Waters	3,850,000	48
22	2	Seamus Cahill	1,700,000	21
22	3	David Brady	1,125,000	14
22	4	Rory Curtis	2,400,000	30
22	5	John Oshea	1,825,000	23
22	6	Jamie Wynne	3,420,000	43
22	7	Steve Watts	520,000	7
22	8	Eugeniu Barbaros	1,125,000	14

23	1	Dwayne Sluis	1,290,000	16
23	2	Carl Shaw	2,050,000	26
23	3	Panagiotis Mavritsakis	6,850,000	86
23	4	Jon Samperio Gomez	2,290,000	29
23	5	Andy Black	1,565,000	20
23	6	Kevin Swayne	2,550,000	32
23	7	Henri Ojala	3,650,000	46
23	8	Ankit Ahuja	4,300,000	54

04-09-2023 22:40 UTC

Rory Curtis Eliminated in 24th Place (€10,550)

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Rory Curtis open-jammed his last million or so chips from middle position. Jamie Wynne was sitting in the cutoff and put his own stack in the middle, covering his opponent. The rest of the table got out of the way and the players were off to the races.

Rory Curtis:
Jamie Wynne:

Curtis flopped a pair on , but it was not the right one. The turn and river did not help him and he had to leave the tournament as the first player since the final table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Wynne	4,600,000 1,180,000	1,180,000
Rory Curtis	Busted

Tags: Jamie Wynne Rory Curtis

04-09-2023 22:45 UTC

David Brady Eliminated In 23rd place (€10,550)

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Matt Warburton

Level 29 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Brady raised from early position and Eugeniu Barbaros called in late position.

The flop came . Brady checked and Barbaros bet 200,000. Brady went for the check raise all in and after a few moments Brady made the call. Players flipped their cards.

David Brady:
Eugeniu Barbaros:

Brady had a pair of sixes and was coming in with the semi-bluff. Barbaros had a set of sixes.

"Slow roll," claimed Brady.

"It wasn't a slow roll," said Barbaros.

The turn came the and the river came the . Barbaros held up and Brady was eliminated in 23rd place for €10,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugeniu Barbaros	4,200,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

David Brady	Busted

Tags: David Brady Eugeniu Barbaros

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

04-09-2023 22:55 UTC

Cahill Finds a Double

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Frank Visser

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action folded to small blind Seamus Cahill, who went all-in for 1,440,000. Carl Shaw was in the big blind and eyed his opponent's stack before making the call, Putting Seamus at risk.

Seamus Cahill:
Carl Shaw:

Domination nation for Cahill, which remained the case on the runout, securing his double-up in this crucial stage of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	4,100,000 2,050,000	2,050,000

Seamus Cahill	2,980,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Tags: Carl Shaw Seamus Cahill

04-09-2023 22:59 UTC

John O'Shea Eliminated in 22nd place (€10,550)

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Matt Warburton

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Carl Shaw raised from the button and John O'Shea pushed all in for 1,400,000. Shaw made the call with a much bigger stack and O'Shea was at risk.

John O'Shea:
Carl Shaw:

The board ran out and neither player improved their hand. Shaw's ace high played and he scooped the pot. John O'Shea was eliminated in 22nd place for €10,550.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carl Shaw	7,300,000 3,200,000	3,200,000

John O'Shea	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw John O'Shea