€1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty
Day 1a Completed
2025 Irish Open
€1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2025 Irish Open
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€595,725
Entries
1,222
Level
37
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
132
Players Left
42
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
After the first day of play here at the Irish Poker Open, player Niclas Thumm topped a field of 132 entrants in Flight 1/A of the €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty here at the Royal Dublin Society in Ireland’s capital city. He bagged a stack of 975,000 for Day 2 but they have the option, as do all of the players that bagged today, to fire a bullet or two in additional flights in an attempt to make a bigger stack.
The German crusher will be looking to add to his $1,291,805 in live tournament earnings and has a stack that could see him run deep into Day 2. Known as “Flushiisback” on PokerStars and Twitch, he will be a force to be reckoned with come Day 2.
Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niclas Thumm | Germany | 975,000 | 325 |
| 2 | Bryan Araujo | Portugal | 935,000 | 312 |
| 3 | Niall Farrell | United Kingdom | 392,000 | 131 |
| 4 | Bhavin Khatri | United Kingdom | 382,000 | 127 |
| 5 | Steven Jones | United States | 352,500 | 118 |
| 6 | Marcelo Bonanata | Uruguay | 346,000 | 115 |
| 7 | Andrew Miller | United States | 271,500 | 91 |
| 8 | Ioannis Oikonomidis | Greece | 271,500 | 91 |
| 9 | Fintan Hand | Ireland | 252,500 | 84 |
| 10 | Michael Hooper | Ireland | 241,000 | 80 |
Bryan Araujo claimed the second podium spot, bagging a stack of 935,000. The Portuguese national claimed the scalp of Gareth Devereux after he flopped trips and check-raised all in on the turn. Araujo will be looking to add to his $11,149 in total tournament winnings with a deep run.
Niall Farrell claimed the third and final podium spot with 392,000. The number 1 on Scotland's all time money list was in jovial spirits throughout the day and was running hot as he made quads to bust Wei Zheng around half way into today's play.
PokerStars Ambassadors Fintan Hand (252,500), Benjamin Spragg (87,000) and Marle Spragg (40,000) all bagged for Day 2. Barny Boatman wasn't so fortunate and he will have to fire again if he hopes to make it to Day 2.
Other notables that may feature in the coming flights having not bagged in this flight are Stephen O'Dwyer, Ankit Ahuja, Leo Worthington-Leese and Conor Beresford.
Flight 1/B is set to commence at 12 p.m local time and will be the second of four flights and will feature the same structure as today's flight.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the remaining flights which will lead to the mystery bounty chest being available to access on Day 2.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
392,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
||
|
382,000
187,000
|
187,000 |
|
352,500
157,500
|
157,500 |
|
||
|
346,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
271,500
271,500
|
271,500 |
|
271,500
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
252,500
152,500
|
152,500 |
|
||
|
241,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
217,500
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
204,500
204,500
|
204,500 |
|
198,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
187,500
187,500
|
187,500 |
|
185,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
183,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
154,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
||
|
152,500
152,500
|
152,500 |
|
150,000
97,500
|
97,500 |
|
148,500
98,500
|
98,500 |
|
143,500
143,500
|
143,500 |
|
142,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
141,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
||
|
130,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
122,500
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
115,500
115,500
|
115,500 |
|
|
114,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Players are bagging and tagging their stacks. Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The floor have announced four more hands are to be played before play finishes for today.
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up with Dongwoo Ko all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Jordie Horstman on the turn of 5♦K♥K♦9♦
Dongwoo Ko: K♣9♥
Jordie Horstman: 7♦6♦
Horstman was drawing to a straight flush only and he couldn't find the 8♦, instead the A♥ river confirmed the double for Ko.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
75,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Cathal Shine opened to 10,000 from the button. Benjamin Spragg then moved all in for around 60,000 from the small blind. Marc Macdonnell called and was covered. Shine folded.
Marc Macdonnell: A♥J♥
Benjamin Spragg: 10♥9♥
Spragg was dominated but quickly took the lead on the K♦K♣9♠ flop. He improved to a better two pair on the 10♠ turn and the K♠ river gave him a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
175,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
100,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level 14
: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ionnis Oikonomidis opened to 6,000 from middle position. Adria Diaz then raised to 18,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded.
Oikonomidis then announced 46,000. Diaz went into the tank just shy of a minute before his cards found the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
125,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
