€1,150 Main Event | 2024 Irish Open

Apr 01, 2024

Tsouloftas Overtakes Ninh

Frank Visser

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

Hiep Ninh raised to 900,000 from middle position with 10♥7♥ and the action folded to Georgios Tsouloftas, who looked down at J♥J♣ and just called.

Ninh continued for 850,000 on the 9♣K♥10♦ 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.

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Hiep Ninh

Apr 01, 2024

Four Players to a Flop

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Frank Visser

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

Mark Johnston raised to 850,000 in early position with J♥10♦. Stephen Groom called in the cutoff with 7♠7♦, while Tero Laurila and Vidmantas Beliauskas tossed in chips from the blinds, with 6♦6♣ and 3♠3♦ respectively.

The action checked to Groom on the 7♥J♦Q♦ flop, and he fired 1,900,000 chips in the middle. All three other players folded their respective pairs, and Groom won the pot without seeing a turn.

Tags: Mark Johnston Stephen Groom Tero Laurila Vidmantas Beliauskas

Apr 01, 2024

Beliauskas Wins With Better Pair

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Frank Visser

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

Vidmantas Beliauskas raised to 800,000 under the gun with 8♠8♦ and Tero Laurila defended his big blind with 6♥6♦.

Beliauskas made a continuation-bet of 1,025,000, receiving a quick fold from his opponent and winning the pot.

Tags: Tero Laurila Vidmantas Beliauskas

Apr 01, 2024

Laurila Folds Queens

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Frank Visser

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

Tero Laurila looked down at Q♠Q♥ in early position and raised to 950,000. Mark Johnston made the call in the cutoff with 8♠8♥ and Stephen Groom defended his big blind with Q♣8♣.

The flop was dealt 7♥3♥A♦ and the action checked to Johnston, who made a bet of 650,000. Both of his opponents laid their hands down and Johnston took down the pot with second-best hand.

Tags: Mark Johnston Stephen Groom Tero Laurila

Level: 35

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

Apr 01, 2024

Tsouloftas Best Three-Way

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Frank Visser

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

David Tous raised to 600,000 in early position with A♦Q♠ and Stephen Groom called in middle position with K♥Q♥. Georgios Tsouloftas also came along from the small blind with K♦J♦ and the trio went to a flop of 4♣7♣6♦.

Tsouloftas led out for 800,000 and that awarded the worst hand the pot as both Tous and Groom laid their hands down.

Tags: David Tous Georgios Tsouloftas Stephen Groom

Apr 01, 2024

Johnston Flops Nuts and Doubles to Chip Lead

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Frank Visser

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

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 A♥6♥2♥ 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 K♥Q♥ for the nut flush.

Tous could only show Q♦10♥ 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.

Tags: David Tous Mark Johnston

Apr 01, 2024

Beliauskas Chips Up With Big Slick

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Frank Visser

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

Stephen Groom raised to 625,000 from early position with 7♠6♠ and Vidmantas Beliauskas three-bet to 2,000,000 from the hijack with A♥K♣.

Georgios Tsouloftas looked down at 10♠10♥ in the cutoff but decided to lay it down, and Groom quickly mucked his cards as well, shipping the pot to Beliauskas uncontested.

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Stephen Groom Vidmantas Beliauskas

Apr 01, 2024

Irish Open 2024 Main Event Final Table Underway

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Danny Maxwell

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

Tags: Adrian Thorne David Tous Georgios Tsouloftas Mark Johnston Hiep Ninh Oliver Boyce Stephen Groom Tero Laurila Vidmantas Beliauskas

Apr 01, 2024

Final Table Draw

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Frank Visser

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Mark Johnston	United Kingdom	9,375,000	31
2	David Tous	Spain	11,925,000	40
3	Hiep Ninh	Ireland	17,675,000	59
4	Stephen Groom	United Kingdom	17,725,000	59
5	Oliver Boyce	Ireland	10,200,000	34
6	Tero Laurila	Finland	7,525,000	25
7	Vidmantas Beliauskas	Lithuania	6,675,000	22
8	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	10,250,000	34
9	Adrian Thorne	Ireland	4,650,000	16