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

04-16-2025 17:15 UTC

Simon Attempts Bluff

Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Michel Molenaar and [Removed:553] had gathered 16,000 chips in the pot when the dealer completed the Q♦9♠3♣5♠4♠ board. Molenaar checked from the small blind before Simon made a bet of 5,500 under the gun.

Molenaar flicked in a quick call. Simon could only show eight-high with 8♦7♦, which was no match against the Q♥J♥ of Molenaar, who took the pot with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Molenaar	235,000 13,000	13,000
[Removed:553]	83,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Michel Molenaar

04-16-2025 17:15 UTC

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Montone	100,000
Juho Suutari	100,000

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 17:46 UTC

Super High Rollers Sent on Break

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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04-16-2025 17:47 UTC

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Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

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Level: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-16-2025 18:10 UTC

Updated Counts and New Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Nguyen	210,000
[Removed:553]	195,000 22,400	22,400
Michel Molenaar	191,000 44,000	44,000
Juha Helppi	155,000 55,000	55,000

Adrian Cazacu	135,000 35,000	35,000
Govert Metaal	132,000 7,000	7,000
Robbie Toan	130,000 28,500	28,500
Juho Suutari	130,000 30,000	30,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	130,000 30,000	30,000
Mengshi Tian	118,000 15,000	15,000

Bernard Larabi	110,000 11,000	11,000
Samuel Ju	100,000 100,000	100,000
Ewen Trevidy	100,000 100,000	100,000
Severi Palmu	100,000 100,000	100,000
Christian Pedersen	100,000 100,000	100,000
Roope Tarmi	93,000 4,000	4,000
Diego Montone	87,500 14,000	14,000
Dylan Linde	87,000 13,000	13,000

Derk van Luijk	83,500 7,800	7,800

Marcel Kessler	71,000 71,000	71,000
Josef Schusteritsch	60,000 7,000	7,000
[Removed:548]	50,000 3,000	3,000
Jorge Artiga-Pacheco	25,500 14,000	14,000
Jamie Dwan	12,000 8,700	8,700

04-16-2025 18:23 UTC

Van Luijk Back to Start as Song Joins

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Bernard Larabi had opened from middle position and Derk van Luijk had defended his big blind when Larabi fired a bet of 3,600 on the 9♠K♥8♠ flop. Van Luijk check-called to the 5♦ turn, which was checked by both.

Van Luijk then put in 8,000 on the 3♣ river, which Larabi reluctantly called. Van Luijk tabled K♠9♦ for two pair, and Larabi's cards ended in the muck in defeat.

Shortly after the hand, Stephen Song joined the field, putting four tables into play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Larabi	109,000 1,000	1,000
Derk van Luijk	100,000 16,500	16,500

Stephen Song	100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Bernard Larabi Derk van Luijk Stephen Song

04-16-2025 18:30 UTC

Toan Folds Trips

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Ewen Trevidy made a bet of 5,000 into a pot of 6,000 from the big blind on a 3♣3♠2♥6♣ turn. Robbie Toan min-raised to 10,000, which Trevidy called.

Trevidy then led out for 15,000 on the 4♠ river, prompting Toan to snap-fold his A♥3♥ face-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ewen Trevidy	110,000 10,000	10,000
Robbie Toan	85,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Ewen Trevidy Robbie Toan