2024 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2024 Irish Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
€292,685
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€3,152,175
Entries
3,233
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
2,000,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
14
Players Left
1

Stephen Groom Eliminated in 6th Place (€84,480)

Level 37 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante
Stephen Groom
Stephen Groom

Hiep Ninh raised to 1,200,000 in the hijack before Stephen Groom jammed all in for 7,825,000 in the cutoff. Tero Laurila then four-bet all in from the small blind for 9,025,000 and Ninh went into the tank.

Eventually, he folded his hand to create a heads up showdown with Groom at risk.

Stephen Groom: JJ All in
Tero Laurila: QQ

Groom grimaced as the Q23 flop left him drawing to runner-runner quads, but said his goodbyes amicably and with a smile on his face when that miracle did not occur on the 710 runout.

Groom pocketed €84,480 for his sixth place, nearly 20 times his previous recorded live earnings.

Stephen Groom
Stephen Groom
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hiep Ninh ie
Hiep Ninh
25,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
Profile photo of Tero Laurila fi
Tero Laurila
19,000,000
11,275,000
11,275,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
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Stephen Groom
Busted

Tags: Hiep NinhStephen GroomTero Laurila

Vidmantas Beliauskas Eliminated in 7th Place (€64,960)

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Vidmantas Beliauskas
Vidmantas Beliauskas

Mark Johnston raised to 1,000,000 chips from early position and the action folded to Vidmantas Beliauskas in the big blind, who moved in for his final 4,400,000. Johnston weighed his options for a while but ultimately decided to make the call with the covering stack.

Vidmantas Beliauskas: A10 All in
Mark Johnston: 99

It was a flip, but Johnston took a massive lead when he made a set on the 3J9 flop. The J turn upgraded him to a full house and the J river did not matter anymore.

Beliauskas shook the hands of his former opponents before departing from the final table in seventh place.

Vidmantas Beliauskas
Vidmantas Beliauskas
Player Chips Progress
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Mark Johnston
13,000,000
4,050,000
4,050,000
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Vidmantas Beliauskas
Busted

Tags: Mark JohnstonVidmantas Beliauskas

Groom Snaps It Off as Tsouloftas Takes Lead

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Georgios Tsouloftas
Georgios Tsouloftas

Georgios Tsouloftas raised his AJ to 1,000,000 chips in the cutoff and Stephen Groom defended his big blind with 95. The pair then checked through the 5810 flop before Groom led out for 1,500,000 on the 9 turn.

Tsouloftas called with his overcards and straight draw, and the river came the Q. Groom reverted to checking, after which Tsouloftas made a bet of 2,300,000 with his rivered straight.

Groom immediately called with his two pair, which were sent into the muck as soon as Tsouloftas' hand was tabled.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Georgios Tsouloftas cy
Georgios Tsouloftas
27,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Profile photo of Stephen Groom gb
Stephen Groom
9,575,000
-4,425,000
-4,425,000

Tags: Georgios TsouloftasStephen Groom

Boyce Binks Set, Doubles Up

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Oliver Boyce
Oliver Boyce

Mark Johnston raised to 1,100,000 in early position before Oliver Boyce jammed all in for 6,200,000 on the button. Vidmantas Beliauskas tanked for a while in the big blind before folding, and the action was back on Johnston.

Johnston also took his time to think it through but eventually tossed in a call to put Boyce at risk.

Oliver Boyce: KK All in
Mark Johnston: 88

Boyce was in great shape to double up, and he did just so when he had Johnston drawing dead on the 35QK turn. The inconsequential J river completed the board and Boyce stacked up his newly acquired chips, leaving Johnston with 18 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Oliver Boyce
14,000,000
6,550,000
6,550,000
Profile photo of Mark Johnston gb
Mark Johnston
8,950,000
-6,050,000
-6,050,000

Tags: Mark JohnstonOliver BoyceVidmantas Beliauskas

Adrian Thorne Eliminated in 8th Place (€49,960)

Level 36 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Georgios Tsouloftas - Adrian Thorne
Georgios Tsouloftas - Adrian Thorne

Georgios Tsouloftas raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Adrian Thorne tanked for a while on the button before shoving all in for 9,050,000 chips. The action folded back to Tsouloftas, who immediately slammed in a call to put Thorne at risk.

Adrian Thorne: A5 All in
Georgios Tsouloftas: AK

Thorne was heavily dominated and needed a five to survive. He hit one on the 5K10 flop, but Tsouloftas paired his king to stay in the lead. The 2 turn and 3 river did not help Thorne, and he said his goodbyes in eighth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Georgios Tsouloftas cy
Georgios Tsouloftas
21,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
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Adrian Thorne
Busted

Tags: Adrian ThorneGeorgios Tsouloftas

Ninh Limps Again, Causes Mayhem

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Hiep Ninh
Hiep Ninh

Hiep Ninh limped in from early position with AQ and Stephen Groom raised to 1,400,000 from the hijack with A4. Georgios Tsouloftas then three-bet to 3,800,000 in the big blind with A10, and the action was back on Ninh.

The chip leader back-raise four-bet to 8,000,000 chips, which quickly let Groom muck his hand. Tsouloftos eventually followed suit, and Ninh was kind enough to table his cards for all players to see.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Hiep Ninh ie
Hiep Ninh
27,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
Profile photo of Stephen Groom gb
Stephen Groom
14,000,000
-3,000,000
-3,000,000
Profile photo of Georgios Tsouloftas cy
Georgios Tsouloftas
11,000,000
-6,000,000
-6,000,000

Tags: Georgios TsouloftasHiep NinhStephen Groom

David Tous Eliminated in 9th Place (€38,420)

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
David Tous
David Tous

Hiep Ninh opened for 900,000 chips from under the gun and the action folded to short-stacked David Tous in the big blind, who went all in for 3,825,000. Ninh made the call and Tous' tournament life was at risk.

David Tous: A10 All in
Hiep Ninh: KJ

Tous was ahead and remained so when he paired his ten on the 5104 flop. The 9 turn gave Ninh some extra outs with a gutshot, and the Q river brought in said gutshot.

Tous, who qualified online, was the first to leave the final table after starting it third in chips, while Ninh regained some of his lost chips.

David Tous - Hiep Ninh
David Tous - Hiep Ninh
Player Chips Progress
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Hiep Ninh
18,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
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David Tous
Busted

Tags: David TousHiep Ninh

Tsouloftas Overtakes Ninh

Level 35 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Georgios Tsouloftas
Georgios Tsouloftas

Hiep Ninh raised to 900,000 from middle position with 107 and the action folded to Georgios Tsouloftas, who looked down at JJ and just called.

Ninh continued for 850,000 on the 9K10 flop and Tsouloftas tossed in another call. The 6 was then checked by both players before Tsouloftas bet 1,700,000 on the 3 river.

Ninh spent some moments in the tank but ultimately tossed in a call with his second pair. Tsouloftas showed his jacks and eclipsed Ninh in the counts when he was shipped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Georgios Tsouloftas cy
Georgios Tsouloftas
17,000,000
4,000,000
4,000,000
Profile photo of Hiep Ninh ie
Hiep Ninh
14,000,000
-3,675,000
-3,675,000

Tags: Georgios TsouloftasHiep Ninh

Johnston Flops Nuts and Doubles to Chip Lead

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston

Mark Johnston raised to 600,000 from the hijack before David Tous made it 1,700,000 to go in the cutoff. Johnston put in the extra chips and a flop of A62 was fanned.

Johnston checked to Tous, who fired a bet of 900,000. Johnston just called and the 6 turn hit the felt.

Johnston checked once more before Tous loaded a second barrel of 1,650,000 chips. Johnston continued to call again.

The river was the 2 and Johnston checked for a third time, after which Tous jammed all in, covering the 4,375,000 chips Johnston still had behind. Johnston snap called and tabled KQ for the nut flush.

Tous could only show Q10 for a failed bluff, and Johnson took down the huge pot and grabbed the chip lead. Tous, meanwhile, was left with less than 11 big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Johnston
18,000,000
8,625,000
8,625,000
Profile photo of David Tous
David Tous
4,325,000
-7,600,000
-7,600,000

Tags: David TousMark Johnston

Irish Open 2024 Main Event Final Table Underway

Level 34 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

The final nine players have taken their seats and their cards are back in the air.

Stay tuned for all of the action from the final table of the Irish Open Main Event

Irish Open 2024 Main Event Final Table
Irish Open 2024 Main Event Final Table

Tags: Adrian ThorneDavid TousGeorgios TsouloftasMark JohnstonHiep NinhOliver BoyceStephen GroomTero LaurilaVidmantas Beliauskas