Seamus Cahill had put in his remaining 35,000 or so from the cutoff, after which Dongwoo Ko rejammed for around 85,000 from the button. Nils Pudel called on the button, covering both opponents.
Seamus Cahill: A♥9♣
Dongwoo Ko: A♣Q♣
Nils Pudel: A♦K♣
Cahill and Ko were rooting for the board to double-pair after the 5♣4♦5♠ flop, but the A♠ turn brought the last remaining ace instead. The 2♥ river did not change anything, seeing Pudel score a double knock-out.
Dinesh Alt checked to Vasileios Zisis on a flop of 6♥6♦8♦. Zisis fired a bet of 13,000, which Alt raised to 29,000. Zisis put in a call and snap-called when Alt put in his stack of roughly 50,000 on the 6♣ turn.
Dinesh Alt: 8♠7♠
Vasileios Zisis: 9♠9♥
Zisis' pocket pair remained the best full house on the K♦ river, knocking Alt out in the first level of Day 2.
James Noonan in the hijack and Mateusz Moolhuizen in the cutoff had gathered a pot of 60,000 when they went to the flop of 6♣10♥J♠. Noonan then checked to Moolhuizen, who fired a bet of 25,000.
Noonan called to the 9♦ turn, which checked through to the A♠ river. That was knuckled by both as well, with Noonan tabling K♠Q♥ for the rivered Broadway, taking down the pot.
James Noonan in the hijack and Mateusz Moolhuizen in the cutoff had gathered a pot of 60,000 when they went to the flop of 6♣10♥J♠. Noonan then checked to Moolhuizen, who fired a bet of 25,000.
Noonan called to the 9♦ turn, which checked through to the A♠ river. That was knuckled by both as well, with Noonan tabling K♠Q♥ for the rivered Broadway, taking down the pot.
The 1,222 entries have gathered a regular prize pool of €595,725. The money will be distributed among the top 183 finishers, with a min-cash being worth €840.
Meanwhile, the final table of eight will have guaranteed five-figure payouts, while the winner will walk away with the massive sum of €102,600. The mystery bounty prizes mirror the regular payouts, meaning there is one six-figure bounty up for grabs.
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The2025 Irish Open's kickoff has been a roaring success. The €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty, the first main attraction of the festival, attracted 1,222 entries to the halls of the Royal Dublin Society across four starting flights, making it the largest-ever mystery bounty event on Irish soil. The ambitious €1,000,000 guarantee was smashed, creating a total prize pool of €1,191,450, split evenly between regular and mystery bounty prizes. Today, 385 players will return for Day 2, which kicks off at noon local time.
Triple Crown Winner Niall Farrell ended the relatively quiet Day 1a atop the leaderboard, with his stack of 392,000 rewarding him with 98 big blinds and a 17th place overall. Farrell makes regular poker trips to Ireland, but an Irish Open trophy still eludes the accomplished Scotsman.
Meanwhil,e Greek player Nikolaos Angelou captured the overall chip lead on Day 1c, obtaining 900,500 chips. The top three is completed by Archibald Seaton and Jason Barton, both from the Unted Kindom. Meanwhile, former Irish Open Main Event champion Patrick Clarke was the best-performing Irishman, sitting in seventh with 525,000.
Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Nikolaos Angelou
Greece
900,500
225
2
Archibald Seaton
United Kingdom
782,000
196
3
Jason Barton
United Kingdom
605,000
151
4
Ben Miller
United Kingdom
560,500
140
5
Vikrum Mehta
United Kingdom
559,000
140
6
Patrick Clarke
Ireland
525,000
131
7
Mark Finnane
Ireland
448,500
112
8
Michael Khan
Canada
437,000
109
9
Lee Rogers
United Kingdom
421,500
105
10
Leonel Guerra Garza
Mexico
416,500
104
Patrick Clarke
The action will restart in Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. All levels will be 60 minutes in length, and eight of them are scheduled to be played today, seeing the day end around 9 p.m. local time. A break of 20 minutes will be had after every two levels. The exact payout structure has not been announced yet, but it is expected to be announced before play gets underway.
The bubble of the €1,150 Luxon Mystery Bounty is set to burst today, so stay tuned to PokerNews to not miss any of the thrilling action from the Irish capital.
