€1,150 Main Event
Day 4 Started
2025 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,447,950
Entries
4,562
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
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After 11 days of action from the halls of the Royal Dubln Society, the 4,562 hopeful entrants have been whittled down to a field of 19. The Paddy Power and PokerStars sponsored event has been a monumental success this year, and the massive field that the €1,150 Main Event is certainly proof of that success. The remaining players will be all looking to get there hands on the €600,000 first place prize and the coveted trophy from 1 p.m. local time.
Umberto Ruggieri leads the way with a stack of 24,675,000. The Italian could eclipse his largest ever live score of €459,240 with a win today. That score also came in a Main Event tournament, the €5,300 Main Event in Prague in 2023 where he finished third. He has also cashed in the €5,000 High Roller this series, finishing fifth for €44,700.
The home contingent have three names in the top 10 counts: Greg King with 22,000,000, good for second place, David Pollock in fifth with 17,050,000 and Joe O'Donaill in ninth with 12,850,000. King, Pollock and O'Donaill all of plenty experience at the tables and they will all be gunning to keep that trophy on home soil whilst securing a big payday for themselves come the end of play today. King currently has $215,107 in tournament earnings in his career, Pollock has won $362,405 and O'Donaill has taken $111,603 from the tables. All will be aiming to bump those numbers up by the end of play today.
Day 4 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umberto Ruggeri | Italy | 24,675,000 |
| 2 | Greg King | Ireland | 22,000,000 |
| 3 | Brandon Harris | United Kingdom | 19,600,000 |
| 4 | Michel Karim | Sweden | 19,525,000 |
| 5 | David Pollock | Ireland | 17,050,000 |
| 6 | Panteleimon Pontos | Greece | 17,000,000 |
| 7 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 16,700,000 |
| 8 | Robert Fluereci | Romania | 14,850,000 |
| 9 | Joe O'Donaill | Ireland | 12,850,000 |
| 10 | Marius Gicovanu | Romania | 11,575,000 |
Fellow Irishman Simon Wilson (10th - 10,150,000) and Yuriy Boyko (18th - 2,025,000) will also wanting to be keeping the trophy on home soil too. Terrance Reid, the last remaining American, will be looking to spoil the party by taking the trophy back to the states. He has 5,125,000 currently but as we know in poker anything can happen.
Blinds will resume at Level 34: 150,000/300,000 with a big blind ante of 300,000. The levels will remain 60 minutes long, with a break after every two levels, until three players remain, at which point they will be reduced to 40 minutes. The field have all secured a minimum of €19,500 for their efforts.
Stay tuned to PokerNews to see who will become the 2025 Main Event Champion today.
The cards are in the air for the final day of the Main Event.
Level: 34
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Terrance Reid opened to 600,000 from the button. Brandon Harris moved all in from the big blind. Reid called.
Terrance Reid: A♦Q♥
Brandon Harris: 2♣2♦
There was no sweat for Reid as the Q♠6♥8♣6♦7♥ runout secured him the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500,000
5,100,000
|
5,100,000 |
|
10,500,000
5,375,000
|
5,375,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
David Pollock opened to 700,000 from under the gun. Panteleimon Pontos called in the small blind.
Pollock led for 700,000 on the flop of K♣6♠8♦. Pontos called. Pollock then checked the 8♠ turn, prompting Pontos to bet 900,000. Pollock then put in the check-raise to 2,850.000. Pontos called.
Pollock then wagered 7,000,000 on the 10♦ river. Pontos went into the tank and asked how much Pollock had behind before moving all in. Pollock snap-called.
He had 6♦6♥ for a full house but was crushed by 8♣8♥ for quads and was left with 800,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000,000
16,000,000
|
16,000,000 |
|
800,000
16,250,000
|
16,250,000 |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Georgios Skarparis opened to 600,000 from under the gun. Riku Koivurinne moved all in for 1,825,000. Skarparis called.
Riku Koivurinne: 6♠6♥
Georgios Skarparis: A♠9♦
Koivurrinne flopped a set on 9♣6♣3♦2♣7♥ to secure the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,675,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
1,450,000
15,250,000
|
15,250,000 |
|
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Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
David Pollock moved all in for 800,000 from early position. Riku Koivurinne called in the big blind.
David Pollock: K♦4♣
Riku Koivurinne: A♠2♣
Kovurinne paired his deuce across the 3♣10♣3♦Q♦2♠ runout to eliminate Pollock.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,000,000
325,000
|
325,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Simon Wilson opened to 600,000 from the cutoff. Carlo Wolters three-bet to 900,000 from the button. Wilson called.
On the 7♠K♠2♠ flop, both players checked. On the 9♦ turn, Wilson bet 400,000. Wolters moved all in for 1,075,000. Wilson called.
Carlo Wolters: A♥6♣
Simon Wilson: 4♣4♦
Wilson faded the five outs and the 3♦ confirmed Wolters exit from the tournament
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,780,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 34
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Riku Koivurinne opened to 650,000 from under the gun. Georgios Skarparis raised to 2,175,000 from the small blind. Koivurinne moved all in for 6,900,000. Skarparis called.
Riku Koivurinne: Q♠Q♣
Georgios Skarparis: A♦Q♦
Koivurinne held across the 9♣K♥4♦8♦J♣ runout to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,250,000
9,250,000
|
9,250,000 |
|
|
6,900,000
5,450,000
|
5,450,000 |
|
|
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