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

04-16-2025 15:56 UTC

Tarmi Takes From Van Luijk as Artiga-Pacheco Joins

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

In a three-bet pot to the 2♣6♦7♦ flop, Derk van Luijk checked under the gun to Roope Tarmi on the button. Tarmi put a bet of 2,800 into the pot of 5,500, which Van Luijk called.

Van Luijk also check-called Tarmi's bet of 7,600 on the 2♠ turn before the 10♦ river hit the felt. Van Luijk checked for a third time, folding when Tarmi made a final bet of 19,000.

In the meantime, Jorge Artiga-Pacheco had joined the field as the 13th entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	113,500 13,500	13,500
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	100,000
Derk van Luijk	84,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Derk van Luijk Jorge Artiga-Pacheco Roope Tarmi

04-16-2025 16:04 UTC

Dwan Finds Aces Himself to Double

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

The action was picked up on a turn of 9♣3♦10♥5♦, with around 7,500 in the middle. Christopher Nguyen checked to Jamie Dwan, who shoved all in for 6,600.

Nguyen asked for a count before tossing in a calling chip and revealing his cards.

Jamie Dwan: A♦A♣ All in
Christopher Nguyen: 10♠6♠

Dwan's aces held on the 5♠ river, doubling him up and putting a smel dent in Nguyen's stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	210,000 10,000	10,000
Jamie Dwan	20,700 8,700	8,700

Tags: Christopher Nguyen Jamie Dwan

04-16-2025 16:05 UTC

Two More Contenders

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	100,000

Mengshi Tian	100,000

04-16-2025 16:22 UTC

Metaal Gets Value From Tarmi

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

A turn of A♥4♠8♠2♥ was between Roope Tarmi in the cutoff and Govert Metaal in the hijack. Tarmi checked to Metaal, who fired 3,700 into a pot of 5,500.

Tarmi called to the J♥ river, where Metaal put in a pot-sized bet of 13,000 after Tarmi had checked again.

Tarmi quickly tossed in a call for Metaal to show 6♥5♥ for the rivered flush, taking down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Govert Metaal	123,000 25,000	25,000
Roope Tarmi	89,000 24,500	24,500

Tags: Govert Metaal Roope Tarmi

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-16-2025 16:38 UTC

Van Luijk Delays Bets, Simon Hops In

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mengshi Tian raised his button to 900 before calling small blind Derk van Luijk's three-bet to 2,700. Both players checked the 2♦3♠5♣ flop, after which Van Luijk fired 3,200 on the 7♦ turn.

The 10♣ river saw Van Luijk put in a sizable 12,000, which was enough to let Tian let go of his cards.

In the meantime, [Removed:553] took a seat at the other table.

Player	Chips	Progress
[Removed:553]	100,000
Mengshi Tian	95,000 5,000	5,000

Derk van Luijk	91,600 7,600	7,600

Tags: Mengshi Tian Derk van Luijk

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 17:02 UTC

Tian Fires Thrice in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Govert Metaal made a raise to 1,000 from middle position. [Removed:548] three-bet to 3,800 in the hijack before Mengshi Tian bumped it up to 9,000 in the cutoff.

Metaal made sure it had been four-bet before folding his cards, while [Removed:549] put in calling chips to see the Q♣8♣7♥ flop.

Tian continued for 5,500, seeing [Removed:549] check-call. [Removed:549] also check-called Tian's bet of 16,000 on the 5♥ turn before he checked for a third time on the 3♥ river.

Tian used one time bank before making a bet of 37,000. [Removed:549] also took some time, but folded just before his shot clock ran out.