€1,150 Main Event Day 1b | 2025 Irish Open

04-16-2025 16:35 UTC

Kennedy Chipping Up

Patrick Cole

Level 7 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 4♦2♦6♣ with 7,500 in the pot.

Catello Cascone checked from under the gun to John Kennedy in early position. He fired a bet of 2,000. Cascone called. On the 3♦ turn, Cascone checked again. Kennedy fired another bet, choosing the same sizing of 2,000. Cascone took a moment but folded quickly.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Kennedy	125,000 125,000	125,000
Catello Cascone	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Catello Cascone John Kennedy

04-16-2025 16:45 UTC

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

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Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-16-2025 17:05 UTC

"I Won't Bluff You"

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Eoin Mclaverty opened to 1,600 from the cutoff. Moya Murphy called on the button before saying "don't worry I won't bluff you." Laura Born defended the big blind.

Born checked the 9♠K♣5♠ flop to Mclaverty who bet 2,000. Murphy called and Born folded. The 4♣ turn was checked around before Mclaverty checked again on the 9♣ river. Murphy then fired a bet of 3,500.

"I think you're a liar" said Mclaverty who flicked in the call. Murphy tabled Q♥J♣ for a missed straight draw and Mclaverty took the pot with 6♦5♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moya Murphy	165,000
Laura Born	52,000
Eoin Mclaverty	45,000

Tags: Eoin Mclaverty Laura Born Moya Murphy

04-16-2025 17:10 UTC

Covrig Puts Wheeler in the Tank

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Raymond Wheeler opened to 1,600 from the small blind. Sergiu Covrig raised to 7,500 in the big blind. Wheeler called.

Wheeler then check-called a bet of 4,500 on the flop of 6♠K♦5♦ before check-calling a bet of 16,200 on the 3♣ turn. Wheeler checked once more on the J♠ river. Covrig then fired a bet of 25,500.

Wheeler went deep into the tank and stared down his opponent. After around four minutes had passed. the clock was called. Wheeler used the full 30 seconds before the floor declared his hand dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Covrig	145,000 95,000	95,000

Raymond Wheeler	85,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Raymond Wheeler Sergiu Covrig

04-16-2025 17:25 UTC

Ubartas Leads River

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Patrick Cole

Level 8 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Martin Donoghue opened from the cutoff to 1,600. Arnas Ubartas called in the small blind as did Benjamin Bruneteaux from the big blind.

Both blind checked to Donoghue who bet 3,000 on the flop of Q♣4♣10♠. Ubartas called and Bruneteaux folded. The 2♣ turn was checked around before Ubartas led the 10♥ river for 8,000. Donoghue called and was shown K♣10♦ for rivered trips. Donoghue mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnas Ubartas	125,000
Benjamin Bruneteaux	110,000

Martin Donoghue	75,000

Tags: Martin Donoghue Benjamin Bruneteaux Arnas Ubartas

04-16-2025 17:35 UTC

Horstman Mucks at Showdown

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Giuliano Benedelli opened to 1,600 from the hijack. Jordie Horstman defended the big blind.

Horstman check-called a bet of 3,000 on the 3♦A♠5♠ flop before check-calling again on the Q♦ turn. This time Benedelli sized up to 5,500.

Horstman then led the J♠ river for 11,500. Benedelli called. Horstman was reluctant to show and he mucked his hand, forfeiting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuliano Benedelli	95,000
Jordie Horstman	45,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Giuliano Benedelli Jordie Horstman

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

04-16-2025 17:46 UTC

Entries and Reentries

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Patrick Cole

Level 9 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Dunne	50,000
Daniel Smiljkovic	50,000

SImone Desasi	50,000
Virat Kapoor	50,000 45,000	45,000
Sean Prendiville	50,000
Jordan Glazer	50,000
Fan Zhang	50,000
Daniel Samson	50,000
Ludovic Geilich	50,000