2025 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
65
Prize
€600,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,447,950
Entries
4,562
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
477
Players Left
114
Players Left 1 / 4,562
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Rao Stacks Castello

Level 14 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nathan Rao opened to 6,000 from the hijack. Joan Castello moved all in for 21,000. Action folded around and Rao called.

Joan Castello: AKAll in
Nathan Rao: 65

Rao spiked a six on the river of the 29Q26 runout to eliminate Castello.

Player Chips Progress
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Nathan Rao
165,000
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Joan Castello
Busted

Kurko Catches O'Sullivan Speeding

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of J69 where Benedikt Wenzel checked from the big blind. Kimmo Kurko bet 4,000 from early position. Michael O'Sullivan called from middle position. Wenzel also called.

Wenzel and Kurko checked the 7 river before O'Sullivan bet 13,000. Wenzel folded and Kurko called. He then checked the 5 river, O'Sullivan fired a bet of 29,500. Kimmo took a moment before calling.

"Nice hand" said O'Sullivan as he showed KQ for a missed straight draw and king high and Kurko showed A9 which won him the pot.

O'Sullivan was left with 3,000 and bust shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Kimmo Kurko
195,000
195,000
195,000
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Benedikt Wenzel
65,000
65,000
65,000
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Michael O'Sullivan
Busted

Tags: Benedikt WenzelKimmo KurkoMichael O'Sullivan

Prendergast Stacks Zarghami

Level 11 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Emad Zarghami moved all in on the turn of 6A87 for 43,200, there was around 40,000 in the pot. Michael Prendergast was in the tank before electing to call. Terence Jordan and Mary Gavin, who were also in the hand, decided to fold.

Emad Zarghami: 97All in
Michael Prendergast: AQ

Zarghami couldn't hit his open-ended straight flush draw or any five or nine on the K river and was eliminated from the tournament. Terence Jordan was left short and bust shortly afterwards.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Prendergast
175,000
30,000
30,000
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Emad Zarghami
Busted
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Terence Jordan
Busted

Tags: Terence JordanMichael PrendergastMary GavinEmad Zarghami

Guixeras Stacks Chan

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up with Kwan Chan check-raising all in for 57,300 from the small blind on the turn of 31052. Marta Guixeras called from the cutoff as the covering stack.

Kwan Chan: A10All in
Marta Guixeras: KK

Chan couldn't find an ace or a ten on the 6 river and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Marta Guixeras
178,500
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Kwan Chan
Busted

Tags: Marta GuixerasKwan Chan

Gorenc Cracks Carucci's Aces With Cowboys

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Martin Gorenc opened to 4,000 from early position. Sandro Carucci raised to 9,000 from middle position. Gorenc called.

He check-raised all in for 11,500 over a bet of 3,000 on the flop of K510 and Carucci called as the covering stack.

Martin Gorenc: KKAll in
Sandro Carucci: AA

Gorenc flopped top set and held across the Q turn and 6 river. Carucci was left with around 15,000 and bust a few hands later attempting to spin up his short stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Martin Gorenc
47,500
41,500
41,500
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Sandro Carucci
Busted

Tags: Sandro CarucciMartin Gorenc

Estrada Busts Reynolds

Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Soraya Estrada
Soraya Estrada

Action was picked up with Carmel Reynolds all in and at risk for around 25,000 in the small blind versus Soraya Estrada from the cutoff.

Carmel Reynolds: KJAll in
Soraya Estrada: KK

The 510Q presented Reynolds with a straight draw and the 8 gave her additional outs in the form of any spade. However it was a case of too many outs as the 3 gave Estrada the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Soraya Estrada
155,000
155,000
155,000
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Carmel Reynolds
Busted

Tags: Carmel ReynoldsSoraya Estrada

Gogolka Leaves Fransson Short, Busts a Few Hands Later

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 348 with Marius Varanavicius and Matthew Davenport checking from the blinds.

Pia Fransson bet 6,000 from middle position and Krzysztof Gogolka called on the button. The blinds folded. Fransson then check-called a bet of 4,000 on the K river.

She then checked again on the 5 river. Gogolka then bet 25,000. Fransson took a moment before folding and was left with a stack of around 12,000. A few hands later she was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Krzysztof Gogolka
145,000
145,000
145,000
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65,000
65,000
65,000
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Matthew Davenport
45,000
45,000
45,000
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Busted

Tags: Pia FranssonMatthew DavenportMarius VaranaviciusKrzysztof Gogolka

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