€1,150 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2025 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
€1,150
Prize Pool
€4,447,950
Entries
4,562
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
688
Players Left
179
Players Left 1 / 4,562
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After a two day break, the €1,150 Main Event sponsored by PokerStars and Paddy Power resumes play with Day 1b commencing today at 12 p.m. local time. From Day 1a , 114 of the 463 entrants have a stack ready to go for Day 2, but with a guaranteed prize pool of €2,500,000, many more players will be taking to the felt in the hopes of becoming a 2025 Irish Open champion over the coming days.
Of the 114 remaining, Martin Ilavsky came out best, bagging a stack of 529,000 for his efforts today. The Slovakian national was consistently towards the top of the counts throughout Day 1/A and will be looking for a first cash in Dublin to add to his total tournament earnings of $448,913.
Ukrainian Andrii Nikitin bagged 526,000, good for second place Nikitin rocketed up the counts after winning a four-way all in, busting three players in the process, with ace-queen in a monster pot towards the latter stages of play in Day 1/A.
Rounding out the podium places is Philip Carroll, who is a PokerStars Qualifier. He has a stack of 523,500 to work with on Day 2. Carroll's cashes have come exclusively in Ireland and he will be looking to take down the biggest prize of all on home soil.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Ilavsky | Slovakia | 529,000 | 176 |
| 2 | Andrii Nikitin | Ukraine | 526,000 | 175 |
| 3 | Philip Carroll | Ireland | 523,500 | 175 |
| 4 | Michael Prendergast | United States | 520,000 | 173 |
| 5 | James McCreanor | United Kingdom | 460,500 | 154 |
| 6 | Mengshi Tian | Hong Kong | 441,500 | 147 |
| 7 | Seamus Cahill | Ireland | 438,000 | 146 |
| 8 | Stanislav Ivanov | Bulgaria | 426,500 | 142 |
| 9 | Silviu Tanase | Romania | 410,000 | 137 |
| 10 | Stanislav Anufriiev | Ukraine | 405,000 | 135 |
Players get 50,000 chips for their buy in and are allowed to re-enter once per flight, with registration closing after level 10 in each Day 1. Day 1's will feature 14 levels and the survivors of each flight will proceed to Day 2. Players who bag chips in any Day 1 may play a different Day 1 trying to bag a larger stack. Any player who bags chips in multiple Day 1’s will play their largest stack in Day 2 and forfeit any smaller stack.
Levels will run for 45-minutes each and the blinds will start at 100/100 with no ante coming into play until Level 3 where the blinds will be 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. 20-minute breaks are scheduled at the end of levels 3 and 6 with a one hour dinner break commencing at the end of Level 9 followed by a final 20-minute break at the end of Level 12.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage on what could potentially be a record breaking Main Event from the halls of the Royal Dublin Society in the capital of Ireland.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Colin MacAndrew opened to 300 from the hijack. Simeon Sharr called in the cutoff.
MacAndrew led for 300 on the monotone flop of 4♥6♥3♥. Sharr called. Both players checked the 5♥ turn, which brought in a four liner to a straight flush. MacAndrew led for 1,000 on the K♣ river and Sharr called. He had Q♣10♥ for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Antonios Onoufriou opened from the button to 300. Lorenzo Bruno called in the small blind before Paul Murphy raised to 1,300. Onoufriou folded and Bruno called.
He checked the 5♥3♠3♦ flop to Murphy who bet 1,400. Bruno then check-raised to 2,800. Murphy called. Bruno then check-called a bet of 4,500 on the Q♣ turn before leading for 15,000 on the 9♦ river. Murphy called.
Bruno had made a full house with 9♣9♥ and Murphy mucked. Murphy bust a few hands later to become the first elimination of the day.
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
Action was picked up on the flop of 3♠10♠5♥ with 4,500 in the middle.
Marcel Vonk in early position and Arian Kashani in middle position checked to Maksim Petrov. Petrov bet 1,600 from the cutoff. Vonk folded and Kashani called.
The 7♠ was checked around before Kashani led for 5,500 on the board pairing 10♣. Petrov snap-folded leaving Kashani with the pot.
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 0 ante
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 0 ante
Mykhailo Valihura opened to 600 from under the gun. Maurice Slattery was the sole caller from the big blind.
Slattery led for 1,000 on the flop of K♥Q♦2♥. Valihura called. Slattery led again on the 5♠ for 1,500. Valihura called again. Slattery led once more for 2,000 on the 5♥ river. Valihura called and Slattery mucked his hand, forfeiting the pot to Valihura.
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