2024 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
833
Players Left
167

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Murtagh Loses Minimum in Set-Over-Set Situation

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante

Silas Meyer and Ronan Murtagh were heads up on a turn of 103K2. With 2,300 chips in the pot, Meyer made a bet of 1,800 from under the gun, which Murtagh raised to 4,500 in the cutoff.

Meyer took his time before tossing in a call, and the subsequent 9 river went check-check. Murtagh showed 33 for bottom set, while Meyer had KK for top set and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Silas Meyer dk
Silas Meyer
35,700
Profile photo of Ronan Murtagh ie
Ronan Murtagh
24,500

Tags: Ronan MurtaghSilas Meyer

First Names

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Norman Messier us
Norman Messier
30,000
Profile photo of Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
30,000
Profile photo of Rolandas Aglinskas lt
Rolandas Aglinskas
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Adrian Andritz ch
Adrian Andritz
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Andy Black ie
Andy Black
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Evert Bos nl
Evert Bos
30,000
Profile photo of Woody Christy us
Woody Christy
30,000
30,000
30,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Nicklas Dehli dk
Nicklas Dehli
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Philippe Dotti ch
Philippe Dotti
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Uri Gilboa il
Uri Gilboa
30,000
30,000
30,000
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alan Gilmore ie
Alan Gilmore
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Tam Ho ca
Tam Ho
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Grzegorz Kozieja pl
Grzegorz Kozieja
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Jari Mahonen fi
Jari Mahonen
30,000
Profile photo of Liam McVeigh ie
Liam McVeigh
30,000
Profile photo of Yves Molin nl
Yves Molin
30,000
Profile photo of Mahmood Rasheed ie
Mahmood Rasheed
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Genc Rexhepagiqi
Genc Rexhepagiqi
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Nicky Roeg nl
Nicky Roeg
30,000
Profile photo of Albert Sapiano gb
Albert Sapiano
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
30,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Zeik Tuit ie
Zeik Tuit
30,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

Records Might Be Shattered as Second Starting Flight of Irish Open Main Event Begins at Noon

Irish Open 2024
Irish Open 2024

The 2024 Irish Open €1,150 Main Event, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, boasts a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, but if history is anything to go by, that number might be eclipsed today on Day 1b, which kicks off at the Royal Dublin Society at noon local time.

Last year, 644 entries were made during the second of four starting flights, and the expectation is that this year there will be even more of them. Eventual champion David Docherty took a pivotal step in that flight, securing the chip lead on his way to victory.

Whoever ends up with the most chips this time around will have to surpass Day 1a chipleader Pascal Baumgartner, who ended up with 329,500 chips, to grab the overall chip lead. Meanwhile, Irish grinder Simon Wilson (303,500) and UKIPT London High Roller champion Jorge Ramella (259,000) also found themselves in the top ten chip counts after the first starting flight had whittled its 379 entries down to just 72.

End of Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountDay 2 Big Blinds
1Pascal BaumgartnerSwitzerland329,50082
2Niclas ThummGermany322,50081
3Ville JantunenFinland305,50076
4Simon WilsonIreland303,50076
5Max DevesonUnited Kingdom302,00076
6Patrick LarkinIreland301,50075
7Sebestyen CsotiHungary283,00071
8Jorge RamellaUruguay259,00065
9April WigginsUnited States257,50064
10Nadja SutterSwitzerland256,00064

Docherty also made an appearance on the first starting flight but fell shortly before the day ended. The expectation is that he will return today for Day 1b, as will many other faces from yesterday, alongside heaps of new names.

David Docherty
David Docherty

Day 1b will play 14 levels of 45 minutes each, with a break after every three of them. Every registrant will receive 30,000 chips, worth 300 big blinds at the start of play and just under 19 of them when late registration closes at the end of Level 10.

One reentry is allowed per starting flight, and those who use up both bullets today still have Day 1c and the turbo flight of Day 1d to look forward to, both taking place tomorrow, Friday, March 29.

Irish Open Main Event Day 1b Structure

LevelSmall BlindBig BlindBig Blind AnteDuration
1100100 45 min.
2100200 45 min.
310020020045 min.
 Break  20 min.
410030030045 min.
520040040045 min.
620050050045 min.
 Break  20 min.
730060060045 min.
840080080045 min.
95001,0001,00045 min.
 Dinner Break  60 min.
106001,2001,20045 min.
118001,6001,60045 min.
121,0002,0002,00045 min.
 Break  20 min.
131,0002,5002,50045 min.
141,5003,0003,00045 min.

Stay tuned as PokerNews will provide all of the Day 1b action from the tournament floor in Dublin, from the deep-stacked beginning to the thrilling and volatile conclusion.

Tags: April WigginsDavid DochertyJorge RamellaMax DevesonNadja SutterNiclas ThummPascal BaumgartnerPatrick LarkinSebestyen CsotiSimon WilsonVille Jantunen

€1,150 Main Event

Day 1b Started