€10,000 Super High Roller | 2025 Irish Open

Apr 17, 2025

Molenaar Gets Lucky Triple, Eliminates Metaal; Start-of-Day Leader Out Before Money

Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michel Molenaar open-jammed his 164,000 chips from the hijack. Govert Metaal called all-in for 130,000 in the small blind, after which big blind Jamie Dwan also came along, covering both opponents.

Govert Metaal: 10♥10♦ All in
Michel Molenaar: A♣7♣ All in
Jamie Dwan: A♥Q♣

Molenaar was in dire shape, but flopped two pair on A♦7♦K♣ for a gigantic lead. The 8♦ turn gave Metaal a flush draw, but it was not to be on the 2♠ river.

Molenaar raked in the big pot, eclipsing the average stack and eliminating Metaal. Dwan, meanwhile, was left with just under eight big blinds.

At the same time, Day 1 chipleader Mengshi Tian busted from the other table, falling to new chipleader Adrian Cazacu .

Tags: Govert Metaal Jamie Dwan Michel Molenaar

Apr 17, 2025

Artiga-Pacheco Finds Wrong Timing

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Frank Visser

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Adrian Cazacu had opened to 24,000 from middle position when Jorge Artiga-Pacheco jammed his stack of 215,000 in from the small blind. Cazacu made a quick call, and the cards were tabled.

Jorge Artiga-Pacheco: 6♥6♣ All in
Adrian Cazacu: Q♠Q♦

Artiga-Pacheco turned a gutshot on 5♦A♥4♦8♠, but the 2♣ river remained safe for Cazacu to take down the pot and eliminate the Canadian.

Tags: Adrian Cazacu Jorge Artiga-Pacheco

Apr 17, 2025

Proudfoot Commits Final Chip

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In early position, Jonathan Proudfoot was seen tossing his last T-5,000 chip into a pot of 120,000. The flop read 8♣4♣2♣, and he was called by Jorge Artiga-Pacheco in the cutoff and [Removed:548] in the small blind.

Artiga-Pacheco and [Removed:549] then checked the 8♥J♣ runout through to showdown. Proudfoot tabled A♣6♦ for ace-high, besting the A♦3♦ of Artiga-Pacheco.

[Removed:549], however, had A♥Q♣ for the best kicker, winning the pot and eliminating Proudfoot from the Super High Roller.

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Jorge Artiga-Pacheco

Apr 17, 2025

Charette Flips to Demise

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Duff Charette had gotten his stack of 135,000 in from the small blind and was at risk against Christopher Nguyen in the big blind.

Duff Charette: A♥Q♠ All in
Christopher Nguyen: J♠J♦

Nguyen's jacks held when the 9♠6♠3♥3♦7♦ board ran out low, spelling the end for Duff's tournament life.

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Duff Charette

Apr 17, 2025

Simon Shuts Down Shusteritsch; Smiljkovic Sent Home

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

[Removed:553] open-jammed his small blind, putting big blind Josef Schusteritsch at risk for 75,000. Schusteritsch looked at his cards, claiming the first one was good.

However, the second card put him in the tank, leaving Simon to take a guess at his opponent's hand.

"King-four?" Simon guessed. "Queen-seven?"

Eventually, Schusteritsch called off, answering Simon's questions.

Josef Schusteritsch: K♥5♦ All in
[Removed:553]: J♣10♥

Schusteritsch was ahead, but Simon flopped extra outs on 6♥9♠Q♦. The 8♠ turn made him his straight, locking up the pot for the Dutchman.

Schusteritsch wished his former table good luck as the 3♦ river completed the board, as Simon chipped up to over 50 big blinds.

At another table, Daniel Smiljkovic also lost his final chips of the tournament.

Tags: Josef Schusteritsch

Apr 17, 2025

Toan on Huge Stack After Eliminating Zizka

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In middle position, Zdenek Zizka had pushed his remaining 125,000 in on a flop of J♠7♠6♦ and was up against Robbie Toan in the cutoff.

Zdenek Zizka: K♥Q♥ All in
Robbie Toan: A♥A♣

Toan's aces faced no issue on the 5♥J♥ runout, securing the pot on the turn and soaring to a stack of over 100 big blinds.

Tags: Robbie Toan Zdenek Zizka

Apr 17, 2025

Charette Takes Another Soul by Sending Song to Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Stephen Song was all-in from the cutoff and at risk against Duff Charette on the button.

Stephen Song: J♠J♦ All in
Duff Charette: 8♥8♦

Song was in a good spot to double up, but Charette hit his eight on the 10♣K♦8♠10♦A♥ runout, giving him a full house to eliminate Song early on Day 2.

Tags: Duff Charette Stephen Song

Apr 17, 2025

Glazer Gone, Helppi Follows

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jordan Glazer got his stack of 115,000 in from the button against Duff Charette in the big blind.

Jordan Glazer: A♣8♣ All in
Duff Charette: K♠Q♣

Charette paired up on the 5♥Q♦9♠ flop to take a sizable lead. Glazer's ace did not arrive on the J♣4♠ runout, resulting in the end of his high roller adventure.

One hand later, Juha Helppi was eliminated from the same table.

Tags: Duff Charette Jordan Glazer Juha Helppi

Apr 17, 2025

Larabi Runs Into Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Marcel Kessler raised to 12,000 in middle position and was three-bet to 34,000 by Simon Wilson in the cutoff. Small blind Bernard Larabi then four-bet jammed for 149,000.

Kessler asked for a count, spent one time bank, and then made the call. Wilson got out of the way, and the players showed down heads-up.

Bernard Larabi: J♥J♦ All in
Marcel Kessler: A♠A♥

Larabi could not find a jack on the 9♣5♣5♠ flop or 2♠ turn, and the A♦ river gave Kessler a set to lock up the pot and knock Larabi out.

Tags: Bernard Larabi Marcel Kessler Simon Wilson

Apr 17, 2025

Tarmi Taken Down First

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Roope Tarmi limped in from the small blind and saw Adrian Cazacu raise to 23,000 in the big blind. Tarmi then jammed all in for 203,000, which Cazacu snap-called.

Roope Tarmi: 3♦3♣ All in
Adrian Cazacu: K♠K♦

Tarmi was in dire shape against the cowboys of Cazacu. The 6♥9♣J♠5♠9♠ board did not improve his hand, seeing him become the first exit of Day 2.