€1,150 Main Event Day 1a | 2024 Irish Open

03-27-2024 13:48 UTC

Black Chips Back Up

Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a completed board of 10♣Q♣2♦3♣7♦, Aurismas Baksinskas made a bet of 1,100 into the pot of 3,500 from under the gun. Andy Black sat on the button and made a raise to 3,000.

Baksinskas swiftly called and Black tabled 10♠7♥ for two pair. Baksinskas' A♦Q♥ disappeared into the muck and Black raked in a much-needed pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aurimas Baksinskas	30,000 30,000	30,000
Andy Black	20,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Andy Black Aurismas Basinskas

03-27-2024 13:35 UTC

More New Faces

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Laidlaw	30,000 30,000	30,000
Adam McKola	30,000 30,000	30,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis	30,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen	30,000 30,000	30,000
Frank Stepuchin	30,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

03-27-2024 13:28 UTC

Sapiano Reads Spragg Like a Book

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Albert Sapiano and Marle Spragg were heads up on a completed board of 2♦K♠6♦3♥4♣, with around 18,000 chips in the middle. Spragg checked out of the small blind before Sapiano went all in for 10,000 on the button.

Spragg quickly called and Sapiano tabled 5♠5♦ for the rivered straight. Spragg showed A♦K♣ for a no-good top pair and was left with one-third of a starting stack.

"Didn't expect that, did you?" Sapiano quipped. "I put you on ace-king as well," he shared while stacking up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Sapiano	48,000 18,000	18,000
Marle Spragg	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Albert Sapiano Marle Spragg

03-27-2024 13:16 UTC

Waters Catches Big Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Tom Waters and Shoib Gulamhussein were looking at a completed board of 6♥K♦9♠8♠6♣, where Waters made a bet of 3,500 from the big blind into a pot of 10,000.

Gulamhussein then moved in for 17,700 chips and Waters asked for a count. After receiving it, he flicked in a call and a showdown was had.

Gulamhussein tabled J♥8♥ for two pair, eights and sixes, which were outclassed by the rockets of Waters. His A♠A♦ for aces and sixes raked in him the pot while Gulamhussein swiftly vacated the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Waters	55,000 25,000	25,000
Shoib Gulamhussein	Busted

Tags: Shoib Gulamhussein Tom Waters

03-27-2024 13:05 UTC

Roelofsen Out After Suffering Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Koen Roelofsen was left with but a few chips after running his pocket kings into the aces of Conor Harkin, and they went in on a flop of 4♠6♣6♠. Both Hugh Parker and John Deschamp were interested and made the call.

The 6♦ turn created a side pot as both players put in 1,000 chips more, after which Parker tossed in another bet of 2,500 on the J♣ river.

Deschamp made the call and the side pot was chopped as both players had the same full house, with Parker tabling 10♥4♥ and Deschamp showing 5♦4♣. Roelofsen's 8♣7♥ was no match and he swiftly exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conor Harkin	60,000
Hugh Parker	32,000 2,000	2,000
John Deschamp	32,000
Koen Roelofsen	Busted

Tags: Conor Harkin John Deschamp Koen Roelofsen

03-27-2024 12:53 UTC

New Entries and Early Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wouter Beltz	30,000 30,000	30,000
Eugeniu Barbaros	30,000 30,000	30,000
Miroslav Forman	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Roovers	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mahmood Rasheed	30,000
Ivan Tononi	30,000 30,000	30,000
Oleksandr Kasian	Busted
Patrick Schratz	Busted
Rainer Ziermann	Busted

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

03-27-2024 12:45 UTC

Samson Leads to Victory

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Dan Samson and Ryan Laurence were battling over 2,000 chips on a flop of Q♠2♣J♦. Samson checked from middle position before Laurence bet 1,300 from the button. Samson tossed in a call and the J♣ hit the turn.

Samson promptly led out for 1,600 chips and consequentially took down the port as Laurence's cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Samson	32,300 2,300	2,300
Ryan Laurence	27,700

Tags: Dan Samson Ryan Laurence

03-27-2024 12:34 UTC

Dotti Scoops Huge Pot With Ducks

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

There were 6,500 chips already in the middle on a turn of 5♥2♣6♠Q♥. Andy Black checked from the big blind, after which Earle Darren bet 2,200 from the cutoff. Philippe Dotti then raised to 4,400 on the button, which forced Black out of the pot.

Darren tossed in a quick call, however, and did so too when Dotti made a bet of 6,500 on the 4♣ river. Dotti showed down 2♥2♦ for bottom set, beating the 6♣5♣ of Darren, who had flopped two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Dotti	45,300 15,300	15,300
Andy Black	27,800 2,200	2,200
Earle Darren	16,900 16,900	16,900

Tags: Andy Black Earle Darren Philippe Dotti