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
Total 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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Harris Makes Broadway, Cracks Aces

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 103Q with Tyler Spaugh betting 4,000 from under the gun. Brandon Harris called in middle position.

Spaugh fired again on the J turn, this time for 11,000. Harris called again. Spaugh then check-called a bet of 12,000 on the J river.

Harris showed AK which bested the AA of Spaugh.

Tags: Brandon HarrisTyler Spaugh

Gavin Bets Big on the River

Level 12 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river of 7JQ35 with Liam Hughes checking from the big blind. Mary Gavin bet around 61,000 into an approximately 45,000 chip pot.

Hughes stayed in the tank for a minute or so before folding. Gavin tabled KJ. "A semi-bluff" she said, to which Hughes replied, "nice bet."

Player Chips Progress
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Mary Gavin
135,000
135,000
135,000
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Liam Hughes
65,000
6,500
6,500

Tags: Liam HughesMary Gavin

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

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

Hughes Doubles Through Kostiander

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

Action was picked up with Liam Hughes all in and at risk for 27,600 versus the covering stack of Kristian Kostiander.

Liam Hughes: AJAll in
Kristian Kostiander: 66

Hughes made a jack-high flush across the 79410K runout to secure the double. Kostiander appeared hesitant to part with his chips as he didn't register that Hughes had gone runner runner to crack his pocket pair. The players exchanged a laugh as Kostiander passed the chips to Hughes.

Player Chips Progress
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Kristian Kostiander
200,000
25,000
25,000
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Liam Hughes
58,500

Tags: Kristian KostianderLiam Hughes