€1,150 Main Event Day 3 | 2024 Irish Open

03-31-2024 14:11 UTC

Vatseris Cracks Aces In Biggest Pot of Main Event

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Konstantinos Vatseris had four-bet Cosmin Nica to 500,000, after which Nica jammed all in for 1,600,000, an average stack. Vatseris went deep into the tank but eventually made the call to put Nica at risk.

Cosmin Nica: A♠A♣ All in
Konstantinos Vatseris: J♦J♣

Nica had Vatseris dominated in the huge pot, but the 6♦J♠2♥ flop brought Vatseris a set to reverse the enormous lead. Neither the 10♦ turn nor K♥ river brought an ace, resulting in Nica's unfortunate elimination.

Vatseris, meanwhile, raked in the huge pot and ascended back to the chip lead, playing nearly 150 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantinos Vatseris	5,850,000 2,550,000	2,550,000

Cosmin Nica	Busted

Tags: Cosmin Nica Konstantinos Vatseris

03-31-2024 13:55 UTC

Beliauskas Spikes Miracle River for Survival

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Picking up the action on a turn of 8♥8♦A♦8♠, Paul Corrway checked out of the big blind to Vidmantas Beliauskas in early position. Beliauskas made a bet of 225,000, after which Corrway jammed all in.

Beliauskas quickly tossed in his stack of 725,000 chips to risk his tournament life.

Vidmantas Beliauskas: J♥J♦ All in
Paul Corrway: A♣5♠

"If you have an ace, you win," Beliauskas claimed before the showdown. However, that turned out to be a lie as the J♣ river gave the Lithuanian a better full house.

He raked in a lucky double-up and thanked his lucky stars as he sat back down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vidmantas Beliauskas	1,825,000 965,000	965,000
Paul Corrway	1,200,000 -1,060,000	-1,060,000

Tags: Paul Corrway Vidmantas Beliauskas

03-31-2024 13:41 UTC

Nica Fights Against Leader

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Comsin Nica raised to 80,000 from middle position and Georgios Tsouloftas three-bet to 250,000 on the button.

Nica then jammed all in for 1,180,000 chips. Tsouloftas asked for a count but decided it were too many chips to risk and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	3,675,000 -255,000	-255,000
Cosmin Nica	1,530,000 680,000	680,000

Tags: Georgios Tsouloftas Cosmin Nica

03-31-2024 13:28 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Tsouloftas	3,930,000 1,530,000	1,530,000
Robert Shanley	3,585,000 285,000	285,000
Konstantinos Vatseris	3,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Narcis Nedelcu	3,190,000 -1,810,000	-1,810,000
Christopher Johnson (UK)	3,040,000 1,740,000	1,740,000
Hiep Ninh	2,635,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Alexander Davies	2,560,000 810,000	810,000
Conor Beresford	2,490,000 500,000	500,000
Herbert Hinterndorfer	2,350,000 1,725,000	1,725,000
Paul Corrway	2,260,000 885,000	885,000
Michail Tastanis	2,200,000 800,000	800,000
Boris Chong-Sit	2,040,000 440,000	440,000
Alexander D'Souza	1,950,000 650,000	650,000
Stephen Groom	1,900,000 805,000	805,000
Jakob Linden	1,870,000 510,000	510,000
Aidan Quinlan	1,860,000 -340,000	-340,000
Brian Moore	1,700,000 1,205,000	1,205,000
Dara O'Kearney	1,680,000 220,000	220,000

Tobias Peters	1,650,000 465,000	465,000

Kimmo Kurko	1,500,000 -145,000	-145,000
Stephen Flaherty	1,500,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Helder Sena	1,480,000
Alejandro Romero	1,410,000 600,000	600,000
Adrian Thorne	1,350,000 170,000	170,000
Dermot Harney	1,350,000

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Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

03-31-2024 13:02 UTC

First Break of Day 3

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With 70 players remaining in the Main Event, there will be 20 minutes of break time.

03-31-2024 12:59 UTC

Harney Doubles in Cooler

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dermot Harney got his 645,000 chips in from the small blind against Robert McDowell in the hijack.

Dermot Harney: A♥A♣ All in
Robert McDowell: Q♥Q♣

The 5♠6♥10♠5♣K♥ board gave Harney no troubles and he raked in a double-up, leaving McDowell very short.

"I saw the way you smiled at me, I should have folded," McDowell lamented.

"I wasn't smiling at you, I was smiling at your chips," Harney retorted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dermot Harney	1,350,000 345,000	345,000
Robert McDowell	350,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Dermot Harney Robert McDowell

03-31-2024 12:50 UTC

Further Eliminations (€5,460)

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Cummins	Busted
Thomas Dempsey	Busted
Turlough McHugh	Busted
David Costello	Busted
Adam McKola	Busted
Ankit Ahuja	Busted

Tam Ho	Busted
Petar Petrov	Busted
Yianni Kyraicou	Busted
Paul Carr	Busted
Ian Whitty	Busted
Paul McVeigh	Busted
Sebastian Huber	Busted

Gary Banks	Busted
Luke Walsh	Busted
Damien Cluzel	Busted
Andreas Putz	Busted
Adrian Vogt	Busted
Nick Ramsey	Busted
Ka Wing Pun	Busted
Karita Koppinen	Busted
Wouter Beltz	Busted
Aleksandr Kassir	Busted

03-31-2024 12:44 UTC

Campbell Can Not Win Flip

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Carlos Dominguez Perez raised to 60,000 from middle position and Niall Campbell three-bet to 175,000 from the hijack, leaving himself 500,000 chips behind.

Alexander Davies then four-bet jammed for 1,750,000 in the big blind, which forced out Dominguez Perez. Campbell weighed his options for a bit but eventually stuck in a call for his tournament life.

Niall Campbell: 9♠9♣
Alexander Davies: A♣Q♣

The A♦7♠2♦ flop left Campbell pleading with fate for a nine, but it did not arrive on the 8♥ turn or 7♣ river, and he said his goodbyes before collecting his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Davies	1,750,000 40,000	40,000
Niall Campbell	Busted

Tags: Alexander Davies Carlos Dominguez Perez Niall Campbell

03-31-2024 12:35 UTC

Shanley Catches Over-Bet Bluff

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

On a completed board of 4♦Q♦4♣5♣3♦, Robert Shanley checked out of the big blind to big stack Narcis Nedelcu in the cutoff.

Nedelcu then threw 500,000 chips into the pot of 225,000, which sent Shanley into the tank. Shanley mulled his options over for a bit before shrugging his shoulders and making the call.

Nedelcu instantly mucked his cards, while Shanley showed 7♥7♦ for two pair to rake in the pot, chipping up to two and a half times the average stack.