2024 Irish Open
Whatever plagued the Main Event seems to have been resolved, and play is back underway.
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
The Main Event has been paused for an undisclosed time because of technical difficulties.
Coverage will resume as soon as cards are back in the air.
Paul Carr had open-raised from the hijack before Raphael Verdugo shoved in his final 213,000 chips from the cutoff. The action folded back to Carr, who asked for a count and made the call shortly after hearing the correct number.
Raphael Verdugo: A♥K♣
Paul Carr: 8♥8♦
Verdugo failed to hit an ace or king on the 3♦7♠7♣6♣9♠ runout, and his Main Event ended late on Day 2 as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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640,000
190,000
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190,000 |
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Busted |
Paul Corrway limped in from the small blind and Dara O'Kearney checked his option in the big blind. Corrway then continued for 18,000 on the A♠4♥10♥ flop and O'Kearney put in a call.
Corrway sized up to 33,000 on the J♠ turn, but O'Kearney still stuck around with a call. The 6♦ river was quickly checked by both, and O'Kearnet tabled K♦J♥ for a pair of jacks and the winning hand.
O'Kearney ended up with more than double the average as his Day 2 is going smoothly thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,500,000
1,433,500
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1,433,500 |
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960,000
40,020
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40,020 |
Day 1d chipleader Gary Whitehead had raised preflop from early position and Fabian Ghidarcea called in middle position. The flop then fell 4♥9♦J♦ and Whitehead continued for 37,000.
Ghidarcea raised to 90,000 and Ghidarcea three-bet jammed, covering his opponent's stack of 254,000.
Ghidarcea snap called and the cards went on their backs.
Fabian Ghidarcea: A♠J♥
Gary Whitehead: A♥8♥
Whitehead was drawing very thin, but the 8♦ turn gave him some semblance of hope. The 10♣ river secured the pot for Ghidarcea's top pair, however, as he doubled up to an above-average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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648,000
435,500
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435,500 |
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145,000
198,000
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198,000 |
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Thomas Beer had gotten his final 142,000 chips in from under the gun and Brandon Sheils made the call in the big blind.
Thomas Beer: A♣K♣
Brandon Sheils: K♥J♥
Beer's ace kicker played on the 8♣8♦3♠4♥3♦ board and he doubled up to roughly 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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950,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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308,000
248,000
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248,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,375,000
2,152,000
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2,152,000 |
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1,525,000
765,000
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765,000 |
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1,525,000
430,000
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430,000 |
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1,500,000
880,000
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880,000 |
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1,482,000
1,292,500
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1,292,500 |
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1,420,000
595,000
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595,000 |
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1,318,000
435,000
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435,000 |
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1,270,000
590,000
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590,000 |
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1,232,000
1,067,000
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1,067,000 |
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1,175,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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1,064,000
729,000
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729,000 |
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1,025,000
853,000
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853,000 |
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1,002,000
794,000
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794,000 |
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1,000,090
150,090
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150,090 |
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1,000,020
842,520
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842,520 |
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997,000
131,000
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131,000 |
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985,000
310,000
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310,000 |
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970,000
970,000
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970,000 |
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950,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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945,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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945,000
810,000
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810,000 |
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935,000
235,000
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235,000 |
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910,000
665,000
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665,000 |
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890,000
202,000
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202,000 |
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880,000
140,000
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140,000 |