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

04-16-2025 13:45 UTC

Rymar Makes a Set

Patrick Cole

Level 4 : Blinds 100/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up on the flop of 3♣K♥Q♥ with around 10,000 in the pot. Gabriel Rymar led out for 3,000 from early position and Marius Kikinezdhi called in middle position.

The 9♠ turn was checked around before Rymar bet 3,000 on the 5♥ river. Rymar tabled K♠K♣ for top set. Kikinezdhi then said "you're supposed to take my whole stack with that hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Rymar	85,000 85,000	85,000
Marius Kikinezdhi	18,500 29,000	29,000

Tags: Gabriel Rymar Marius Kikinezdhi

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

04-16-2025 13:35 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Guido Garnies	135,500
Alli Mallu	132,000
Daniel Bedson	126,000
Sebastian Crane	116,000
Joseph Ward	113,500
Yinchuan Liu	112,000 70,000	70,000
Moya Murphy	109,900 54,900	54,900
Robert Cowen	107,000

Thomas Middleton	102,000 52,000	52,000

Michael Mitrione	102,000

Break Time

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The field have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

04-16-2025 13:00 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergiu Covrig	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jonas Degen	50,000 50,000	50,000
Koen Roelofsen	50,000
Lari Pukkila	50,000 50,000	50,000
Christoph Sporri	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mark Muldoon	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tadgh Conway	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tudor Zapsa	50,000 50,000	50,000
Andreas Olympios	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tom Dunne	50,000 50,000	50,000
Camile Godin	50,000 50,000	50,000

Kapoor Turns Boat, Gets Paid

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn of 3♣8♥J♦J♣ with Virat Kapoor all in and at risk versus the covering stack of Tedde Ballanger.

Virat Kapoor: 3♠3♥ All in
Tedde Ballanger: Q♠Q♦

Kapoor faded the two remaining queens on the 6♣ river to secure a big pot and leave Ballanger short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Virat Kapoor	95,000 95,000	95,000
Tedde Ballanger	8,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Tedde Ballanger Virat Kapoor

04-16-2025 12:45 UTC

Reardon Wins Multiway Pot

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Merillon Sylvain opened to 700 from under the gun. Kristian Bimpa called in middle position as did Trevor Reardon on the button. Yinchuan Liu and Ryan Stiner called in the small and big blind respectively.

The 8♥A♠5♣ flop was checked around to Reardon who bet 1,500. Liu called, Stiner folded, Sylvain called and so did Bimpa. The remaining players checked again to Reardon on the J♥ turn who then fired out a bet of 3,500. Only Bimpa called.

Bimpa then check-folded to a bet of 6,900 on the 10♠ river, leaving Reardon with the pot. Sylvain had a fairly short stack and was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trevor Reardon	62,500 62,500	62,500
Kristian Bimpa	45,000 45,000	45,000
Yinchuan Liu	42,000 42,000	42,000
Ryan Stiner	38,000 38,000	38,000
Merillon Sylvain	Busted

Tags: Kristian Bimpa Ryan Stiner Trevor Reardon Yinchuan Liu

04-16-2025 12:35 UTC

Decent Pot for Petursson

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Patrick Cole

Level 3 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Rodney Gorman opened to 600 from under the gun. Craig Connick called in early position before Haraldur Petursson raised to 2,200. Gorman folded and Connick called.

Connick check-called a bet of 2,500 on the flop of J♥8♦7♦ before the 7♣ turn was checked around. Connick then led out for 5,500 on the 5♥ river. Petursson called.

Connick tabled 10♠8♥ for two pair but was bested by Petursson's Q♦Q♥ for a better two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
	60,000 60,000	60,000
Rodney Gorman	45,000 45,000	45,000
Craig Connick	35,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Rodney Gorman Haraldur Petursson Craig Connick

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

04-16-2025 12:24 UTC

Murphy Bests Kikinezdhi

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Patrick Cole

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 0 ante

Marius Kikinezdhi opened to 600 from the hijack. Moya Murphy called on the button.

The 8♦3♥J♦ flop was checked around before Kikinezdhi led for 700 on the A♣ turn. Murphy called. Kikinezdhi led again on the K♦ river and Murphy snap-called. Kikinezdhi had K♠Q♠ but was bested by Murphy's A♥4♣