€10,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2025 Irish Open

04-16-2025 13:56 UTC

Super High Rollers Assemble for First €10,000 Irish Open Event in a Decade

Frank Visser

The largest buy-in of the 2025 Irish Open, sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power Poker, kicks off at 4 p.m. local time today. The €10,000 Super High Roller has not been on the Irish Open schedule since 2014, making it the first of its kind since the event moved to the halls of the Royal Dublin Society.

Eleven years ago, Mark Buckley only had to defeat one opponent to capture the title and the entire €19,400 prize pool. However, the Irish Open has grown significantly since then, and a much larger field can be expected this time. Buckley is still very active on the European poker circuit, and the Irishman has already been spotted in Dublin this year, having cashed in the €5,000 PLO High Roller. If Buckley decides to enter the Super High Roller, he will have a unique opportunity to defend his title after over a decade.

The €10,000 Super High Roller will start as a super deep-stacked affair, with a starting stack of 100,000 and Level 1 having blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. All levels will be 40 minutes long, and 13 will be played on Day 1, wrapping up the day around 2 a.m. local time, after which the survivors bag up for the second and final day, starting at 1 p.m. the next day.

The late registration will remain open until the start of Level 11, when the clock strikes midnight, at which point the starting stack is still worth 33 big blinds, and a 40-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 7, 9 p.m. local time.

€10,000 Super High Roller Day 1 Structure

Level	Length (Min.)	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	40	100	200	200
2	40	100	300	300
3	40	200	400	400
4	40	300	600	600
Break	20
5	40	400	800	800
6	40	500	1,000	1,000
7	40	600	1,200	1,200
Dinner Break	40
8	40	800	1,600	1,600
9	40	1,000	2,000	2,000
10	40	1,000	2,500	2,500
Break	20
11	40	1,500	3,000	3,000
12	40	2,000	4,000	4,000
13	40	2,500	5,000	5,000

The live reporting team will be on the floor from start to finish, so keep your eyes glued on PokerNews to not miss any of the Super High Roller action at the Irish Open.

Tags: Mark Buckley

04-16-2025 15:36 UTC

Proudfoot First to Fall as Nguyen Ships Huge One

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Govert Metaal raised to 600 in middle position before Christopher Nguyen made it 2,000 in the cutoff. Jonathan Proudfoot then four-bet to 9,700 from the big blind, which only Nguyen called.

The pair went to a flop of 3♣6♣5♣. Proudfoot continued for 4,500, but was rasied to 10,000 by Nguyen. Proudfoot called to the 7♥ turn, which he checked.

Nguyen fired a bet of 20,000 and snap-called when Proudfoot moved all in for 75,000 or so. Proudfoot could only laugh as the pair tabled their cards.

Jonathan Proudfoot: A♠K♣ All in
Christopher Nguyen: A♣Q♣

Proudfoot was drawing dead against the nut flush of Nguyen, and he quickly left the tournament area as the 4♦ river completed the board, heading to the reentry desk.

Nguyen, meanwhile, shipped the pot of 1,000 big blinds, receiving an early double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	210,000 116,000	116,000
Govert Metaal	98,000 2,000	2,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	Busted

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Govert Metaal Jonathan Proudfoot

04-16-2025 15:48 UTC

Molenaar Doubles in Ultimate Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Jamie Dwan opened to 700 in the cutoff, being three-bet to 5,600 by Michel Molenaar in the small blind. Christopher Nguyen then four-bet to 13,000 from the big blind, after which Dwan jammed all in for 112,000.

Molenaar called off his stack of 100,000, leaving a bewildered Nguyen to toss his cards into the muck.

Michel Molenaar: A♠A♥ All in
Jamie Dwan: K♠K♣

The 10♦6♣2♠2♣2♥ flop brought no surprises, seeing Molenaar double up with his aces. Dwan was left with one-eighth of a starting stack, but still had 40 big blinds to play with thanks to the deep structure.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	212,300 112,300	112,300
Christopher Nguyen	185,000 25,000	25,000
Jamie Dwan	12,000 94,500	94,500

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Jamie Dwan Michel Molenaar

04-16-2025 16:47 UTC

Molenaar Chips Up Further With Four-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Robbie Toan opened to 1,000 from early position. Josef Schusterisch three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff, which Michel Molenaar reraised to 11,000 in the small blind.

Toan quickly got out of the way, but Schusterisch stuck around and called. Molenaar continued for 11,000 on the J♠5♦5♠ flop, leading to a quick fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	222,000 9,700	9,700
Robbie Toan	101,500 3,500	3,500
Josef Schusteritsch	67,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Josef Schusterisch Michel Molenaar Robbie Toan

04-16-2025 17:33 UTC

Simon Doubles Through Artiga-Pacheco's Misclick

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

[Removed:553] raised to 1,500 in middle position. Jorge Artiga-Pacheco, seemingly not having noted Simon's raise, announced a raise in the small blind. He was forced to make the minimum raise to 2,400, which Simon four-bet to 8,500.

Artiga-Pacheco called to the 9♦5♠3♦ flop, which he checked to Simon. Simon fired a bet of 7,500, which Artiga-Pacheco raised to 15,600. Simon clicked back to 25,500, after which Artiga-Pacheco shoved all in.

Simon immediately called off his stack of 77,200, and both players were ordered to show down.

[Removed:553]: 5♥5♣ All in
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco: K♠K♦

Artiga-Pacheco needed a king to win the pot, but the 8♠3♣ runout had none in store for him. Simon was awarded a big double-up, leaving Artiga-Pacheco with just 11,500 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:553]	172,600 89,600	89,600
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	11,500 88,500	88,500

Tags: Jorge Artiga-Pacheco

04-16-2025 17:43 UTC

Van Luijk Chips Back Up in Three-Way Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bernard Larabi opened the action with a raise to 1,200 under the gun. Derk van Luijk called on the button, as did Diego Montone in the small blind. Big blind Mengshi Tian then squeezed in a reraise to 6,200.

Larabi made a quick fold, with Van Luijk and Montone calling to the K♥6♥K♠ flop, where Montone checked to Tian.

Tian fired a bet of 3,200, Van Luijk called, and Montone folded. The 7♦ turn slowed down Tian, who checked before calling the bet of 6,000 by Van Luijk.

Van Luijk sized up to 8,000 on the J♦ river. Tian used one time extension before putting in a final check-call, but mucked his cards when Van Luijk tabled K♦9♦ for the winning three of a kind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	103,000 25,000	25,000

Diego Montone	101,500 8,500	8,500
Bernard Larabi	99,000 1,000	1,000
Derk van Luijk	91,300 21,300	21,300

Tags: Bernard Larabi Derk van Luijk Diego Montone Mengshi Tian

04-16-2025 18:37 UTC

Helppi Profits Off Larabi's Over-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot amounted to a modest 5,000 when Bernard Larabi fired 7,500 on the J♠4♥5♣8♥ turn from the hijack. Juha Helppi sat on the button and called to the 10♦ river, which was knuckled by both.

Larabi turned over Q♣10♥ for a rivered pair of tens, but Helppi had the winning hand with J♣9♣ for top pair and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	160,000 5,000	5,000

Bernard Larabi	90,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Bernard Larabi Juha Helppi

04-16-2025 19:26 UTC

Tian Check-Jams on Proudfoot as Duthie Joins Table

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Mengshi Tian in the cutoff and Jonathan Proudfoot on the button had built a big pot of 60,000 when they arrived on a turn of 3♣2♦K♠5♦. Tian checked to Proudfoot, who wagered 23,000 additional chips.

Tian spent one time bank before moving all in for 90,000, covering Proudfoot. Proudfoot went into the tank as well, spending one time extension of his own before finding a fold and leaving himself about half a starting stack.

During the hand, EPT founder John Duthie sat down at the table, receiving a fresh stack of 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mengshi Tian	173,000 55,000	55,000

John Duthie	100,000 100,000	100,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: John Duthie Jonathan Proudfoot Mengshi Tian

04-16-2025 19:37 UTC

Wilson Rivers Winner

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Juho Suutari opened to 2,500 from middle position, which Simon Wilson bumped up to 8,800 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Suutari, who made the call.

Wilson continued for 6,200 on the 2♦3♦J♣ flop, and Suutari check-raised to 17,000. Wilson called to the 5♥ turn, where Suutari slowed down and checked.

Wilson fired a bet of 22,500, seeing Suutari just call this time. Both players ended up checking the 8♠ river, with Suutari tabling A♦K♦ for ace-high.

Wilson had rivered a pair with his 8♦7♦, winning the sizable pot and capturing the chiplead at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Wilson	160,000 60,000	60,000
Roope Tarmi	120,000 27,000	27,000
Govert Metaal	120,000 12,000	12,000
Marcelo Manfredini	115,000 15,000	15,000
Juho Suutari	107,000 23,000	23,000
Dylan Linde	70,000 17,000	17,000

Diego Montone	50,000 37,500	37,500

Tags: Juho Suutari Simon Wilson

04-16-2025 19:56 UTC

Kessler Bets Glazer Out, Dwan Dusted

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Picking up the action on a flop of Q♥4♣6♠, Jordan Glazer checked from the cutoff to Marcel Kessler on the button, who fired 6,000 into the sizable pot of 32,000.

Glazer called to the K♦ turn, where he made a quick fold when Kessler sized up to 18,000.

On another table, Jamie Dwan lost his last chips and busted his second bullet of the tournament while Duff Charette took their seat.