€1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty Day 1a | 2025 Irish Open

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	392,000 242,000	242,000

Bhavin Khatri	382,000 187,000	187,000
Steven Jones	352,500 157,500	157,500

Marcelo Bonanata	346,000 56,000	56,000
Ioannis Oikonomidis	271,500 271,500	271,500
Andrew Miller	271,500 161,500	161,500
Fintan Hand	252,500 152,500	152,500
Michael Hooper	241,000 21,000	21,000
Matthew Davenport	217,500 217,500	217,500
Cristian Vilches	204,500 204,500	204,500
Cathal Shine	198,500 23,500	23,500
Ravi Sheth	187,500 187,500	187,500
Patrick Eagers	185,000 20,000	20,000
Andrei Mjagkov	183,000 58,000	58,000
Michael Dwyer	154,500 9,500	9,500

Ryan Stiner	152,500 152,500	152,500
Eugenio Peralta	150,000 97,500	97,500
Nikolay Ponomarev	148,500 98,500	98,500
Ewen Trevidy	143,500 143,500	143,500
John Dwyer	142,000 92,000	92,000
Lawrence Brandt	141,000 91,000	91,000

Duane McDonnell	130,000 130,000	130,000
Karl Hedderman	122,500 17,900	17,900
Jamie Flynn	115,500 115,500	115,500
Gerard O'Brien	114,500 44,500	44,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Niall Farrell

392,000

242,000

Bhavin Khatri

382,000

187,000

Steven Jones

352,500

157,500

Marcelo Bonanata

346,000

56,000

Ioannis Oikonomidis

271,500

Andrew Miller

271,500

161,500

Fintan Hand

252,500

152,500

Michael Hooper

241,000

21,000

Matthew Davenport

217,500

Cristian Vilches

204,500

Cathal Shine

198,500

23,500

Ravi Sheth

187,500

Patrick Eagers

185,000

20,000

Andrei Mjagkov

183,000

58,000

Michael Dwyer

154,500

9,500

Ryan Stiner

152,500

Eugenio Peralta

150,000

97,500

Nikolay Ponomarev

148,500

98,500

Ewen Trevidy

143,500

John Dwyer

142,000

92,000

Lawrence Brandt

141,000

91,000

Duane McDonnell

130,000

Karl Hedderman

122,500

17,900

Jamie Flynn

115,500

Gerard O'Brien

114,500

44,500

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.

Tags: Andrew Miller Ankit Ahuja Barny Boatman Benjamin Spragg Bhavin Khatri Bryan Araujo Conor Beresford Fintan Hand Gareth Devereux Ioannis Oikonomidis Leo Worthington-Leese Marcelo Bonanata Marle Spragg Michael Cooper Niall Farrell Niclas Thumm Royal Dublin Society Stephen O'Dwyer Steven Jones Wei Zheng