2025 Irish Open

€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
6♦5♦
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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Gorenc Cracks Carucci's Aces With Cowboys

Patrick Cole
Patrick Cole
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 K♦5♦10♣ and Carucci called as the covering stack.

Martin Gorenc: K♠K♥All in
Sandro Carucci: A♣A♦

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
Profile photo of Martin Gorenc us
Martin Gorenc 		47,500
41,500
 41,500
Profile photo of Sandro Carucci ch
Sandro Carucci 		Busted

Tags: Sandro CarucciMartin Gorenc

Guixeras Stacks Chan

Patrick Cole
Patrick Cole
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 3♣10♠5♥2♣. Marta Guixeras called from the cutoff as the covering stack.

Kwan Chan: A♦10♥All in
Marta Guixeras: K♦K♥

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

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marta Guixeras es
Marta Guixeras 		178,500
Profile photo of Kwan Chan ie
Kwan Chan 		Busted

Tags: Marta GuixerasKwan Chan

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Patrick Cole
Patrick Cole
Level 10 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
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Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Hughes Doubles Through Kostiander

Patrick Cole
Patrick Cole
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: A♣J♥All in
Kristian Kostiander: 6♣6♦

Hughes made a jack-high flush across the 7♥9♣4♥10♥K♥ 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
Profile photo of Kristian Kostiander fi
Kristian Kostiander 		200,000
25,000
 25,000
Profile photo of Liam Hughes ie
Liam Hughes 		58,500

Tags: Kristian KostianderLiam Hughes

Prendergast Stacks Zarghami

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

Emad Zarghami moved all in on the turn of 6♦A♥8♦7♣ 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: 9♦7♦All in
Michael Prendergast: A♦Q♦

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
Profile photo of Michael Prendergast ie
Michael Prendergast 		175,000
30,000
 30,000
Profile photo of Emad Zarghami au
Emad Zarghami 		Busted
Profile photo of Terence Jordan gb
Terence Jordan 		Busted

Tags: Terence JordanMichael PrendergastMary GavinEmad Zarghami

Kurko Catches O'Sullivan Speeding

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

Action was picked up on the flop of J♥6♦9♠ 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 K♣Q♥ for a missed straight draw and king high and Kurko showed A♦9♦ which won him the pot.

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

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Kimmo Kurko fi
Kimmo Kurko 		195,000
195,000
 195,000
Profile photo of Benedikt Wenzel de
Benedikt Wenzel 		65,000
65,000
 65,000
Profile photo of Michael O'Sullivan ie
Michael O'Sullivan 		Busted

Tags: Benedikt WenzelKimmo KurkoMichael O'Sullivan

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