€1,150 Main Event | 2025 Irish Open

04-21-2025 21:02 UTC

Pantelemion Pontos Eliminated in 7th Place (€77,500)

Patrick Cole

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Brandon Harris opened to 2,400,000 from the hijack. Panteleimon Pontos three-bet to 14,000,000 leaving 600,000 behind. Michel Karim moved all in for 40,000,000.

Harris folded and Pontos called.

Panteleimon Pontos: A♠3♠ All in
Michel Karim: A♦K♦

Pontos paired his three on the 3♥9♣10♥ flop. The Q♥ gave Karim Broadway outs but he hit the K♠ to make top pair top kicker to eliminate Pontos.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michel Karim	60,000,000 21,100,000	21,100,000

Brandon Harris	20,000,000 200,000	200,000
Panteleimon Pontos	Busted

Tags: Brandon Harris Michel Karim Panteleimon Pontos

04-21-2025 20:53 UTC

Kirsis Keeps Climbing, Now has Over 60 Million

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Patrick Cole

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ignotas Kirsis opened from early position to 2,400,000. Georgios Skarparis called in the cutoff.

Kirsis led for 3,000,000 on the flop of A♣2♦7♠, Skarparis called. Kirsis then check-called a bet of 4,600,000 from Skarparis on the K♦. The 2♥ river was checked down.

Kirsis had the winner with A♠9♠ which bested Skarparis's 6♠6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignotas Kirsis	62,200,000 13,100,000	13,100,000
Georgios Skarparis	36,700,000 9,500,000	9,500,000

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Ignotas Kirsis

04-21-2025 20:48 UTC

Kirsis Fires Two Streets

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Patrick Cole

Level 40 : 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ignotas Kirsis opened to 2,400,000 from the cutoff. Brandon Harris defended the big blind.

Harris check-called a bet of 2,100,000 on the flop of 7♦7♠5♥. He checked again on the 10♥ turn and Kirsis sized up to 6,800,000. Harris folded A♠3♠.

Kirsis had J♦2♠ for jack high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignotas Kirsis	49,100,000 6,400,000	6,400,000
Brandon Harris	19,800,000 5,800,000	5,800,000

Tags: Brandon Harris Ignotas Kirsis

04-21-2025 18:51 UTC

Kirsis Takes From Ruggieri Blind v Blind

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Patrick Cole

Level 39 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ignotas Kirsis called in the small blind. Umberto Ruggeri checked his option in the big blind.

The flop of J♠5♠9♥ saw Kirsis lead for 1,600,000. Ruggieri raised to 4,000,000. Kirsis called.

On the 4♠ turn, Kirsis check-called a bet of 3,200,000 and Ruggieri called. The Q♥ river was checked by both.

Ruggieri tabled 6♠7♦ which was bested by J♦10♦ of Kirsis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignotas Kirsis	45,300,000 15,300,000	15,300,000
Umberto Ruggeri	16,700,000 16,300,000	16,300,000

Tags: Ignotas Kirsis Umberto Ruggeri

04-21-2025 18:26 UTC

Robert Fluereci Eliminated in 8th Place (€59,030)

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Brandon Harris moved all in from the small blind. Robert Fluereci called in the big blind.

Robert Fluereci: 7♠7♣ All in
Brandon Harris: A♥9♣

Harris paired his nine across the 9♠Q♠2♥3♦8♥ runout and Fluereci couldn't win his third all in and the final table and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Harris	32,500,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Robert Fluereci	Busted

Tags: Brandon Harris Robert Fluereci

04-21-2025 18:20 UTC

Fluereci Doubles Again

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Robert Fluereci opened to 3,000,000 from under the gun. Umberto Ruggeri called in the cutoff.

The flop of 9♥6♣7♠ saw Fluereci move all in for 1,400,000. Ruggieri snap-called.

Robert Fluereci: K♠7♣ All in
Umberto Ruggeri: A♥8♠

The 2♠ turn changed nothing as did the Q♥. Fluereci scored his second double up of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Umberto Ruggeri	33,000,000 100,000	100,000

Robert Fluereci	8,950,000 3,300,000	3,300,000

Tags: Robert Fluereci Umberto Ruggeri

04-21-2025 18:14 UTC

Wilson Sniffs Out Skarparis's River Lead

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Simon Wilson opened to 1,600,000 from early position. Georgios Skarparis called in the big blind.

He check-called a bet of 1,100,000 on the flop of 2♠J♥Q♣ before checking again on the 3♥ turn. Wilson checked back.

Skarparis then led for 6,000,000 on the 4♦ river, which was about the size of the pot. Wilson went into the tank for around three minutes before calling.

Georgios Skarparis had A♠9♠ for a bluff and Wilson had K♣J♣ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	34,300,000 8,700,000	8,700,000

Simon Wilson	22,700,000 9,900,000	9,900,000

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Simon Wilson

04-21-2025 18:09 UTC

Kirsis Check Jams Flop in Four Bet Pot

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Simon Wilson opened to 1,600,000 from the hijack. Ignotas Kirsis three-bet to 4,200,000.

WIlson then four-bet to 7,600,000. Kirsis went into the tank before calling. He then checked the 7♦3♥5♠ flop to Wilson who bet 3,000,000.

Kirsis then moved all in for 10,200,000. WIlson folded.

Kirsis had J♠J♦ and Wilson had A♠J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ignotas Kirsis	30,000,000 10,100,000	10,100,000
Simon Wilson	12,800,000 12,600,000	12,600,000

Tags: Simon Wilson Ignotas Kirsis

04-21-2025 17:53 UTC

Joe O'Donaill Eliminated in 9th Place (€45,800)

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Georgios Skarparis opened to 1,600,000 from the cutoff. Joe O'Donaill moved all in for 9,200,000 from the button. Skarparis called.

Joe O'Donaill: 9♠9♦ All in
Georgios Skarparis: K♦K♥

The flop of Q♣10♥2♥ kept Skarparis ahead. The J♥ gave Skarparis a flush draw but O'Donaill also had an up and down straight draw. The 10♦ rolled off on the river to eliminate O'Donaill.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Skarparis	43,000,000 10,400,000	10,400,000

Joe O'Donaill	Busted

Tags: Georgios Skarparis Joe O'Donaill

04-21-2025 17:45 UTC

Flureci Doubles First Hand of the Final Table

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Patrick Cole

Level 38 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Robert Fluereci opened to 1,600,000 from under the gun. Panteleimon Pontos three-bet to 4,200,000. Action folded around to Fluereci then put in the remainder of his chips. Pontos called.

Robert Fluereci: 10♥8♥ All in
Panteleimon Pontos: A♦Q♥

The 3♦A♣Q♦10♣ gave Pontos two pair but the 10♦ gave Fluereci trips and he secured the double.