Action was picked up on the flop of A♦7♦9♥ with Brian Morgan all in and at risk for 28,000 versus the covering stack of Cory Desmond.
Brian Morgan: A♥K♥
Cory Desmond: Q♦10♦
Desmond couldn't find a diamond on the 4♠ turn and 4♣ river and Morgan secured the double
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
55,000 |
Conor Maguire was all in and at risk for around 30,000 versus the covering stack of Alli Mallu.
Conor Maguire: Q♥10♥
Alli Mallu: A♦K♥
Maguire spiked a queen on the river of the 5♦8♣2♣10♦Q♣ runout to secure the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
24,700
|
24,700 |
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
There will be four more hands played per table before play finishes this evening.
Michael Logan opened to 5,000 from under the gun. Antoine Aivand called in early position. Iason Filippidis three-bet to 21,000. Action folded around and Logan called, as did Assadi.
Logan and Aivand checked after they tanked for around thirty seconds apiece. Filippidis bet 29,000. Logan tanked for around just shy of a minute before folding. Aivand took a little less time but also chose to fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
111,900
|
111,900 |
|
175,000 | |
|
150,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
The players are bagging and tagging their stacks as play comes to a close tonight. Stay tuned for the recap.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
765,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
||
|
572,500
572,500
|
572,500 |
|
555,500
305,500
|
305,500 |
|
555,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
552,500
142,500
|
142,500 |
|
501,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
479,000
479,000
|
479,000 |
|
472,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
|
470,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
457,500
297,500
|
297,500 |
|
455,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
449,000
449,000
|
449,000 |
|
426,500
106,500
|
106,500 |
|
418,000
161,500
|
161,500 |
|
399,000
399,000
|
399,000 |
|
|
398,000
398,000
|
398,000 |
|
394,500
394,500
|
394,500 |
|
|
393,500 | |
|
392,000
369,500
|
369,500 |
|
390,000
168,800
|
168,800 |
|
389,000
389,000
|
389,000 |
|
|
387,500
387,500
|
387,500 |
|
|
386,500
386,500
|
386,500 |
|
|
385,500
385,500
|
385,500 |
|
384,000
384,000
|
384,000 |
They say records are meant to be broken, and that was certainly the case here at the 2025 Irish Poker Open. Flight 1d saw a staggering 1,841 entrants take to the tables here at the Royal Dublin Society. €1,150 Main Event record was shattered today, with the vast majority of the tournament floor was taken up with players hoping to make Day 2 to catch a slice of the whopping €4,434,300 prizepool, with tables being opened in the adjacent second hall and on the balconies upstairs.
The total eclipses last years busiest flight (1c) by a total of 382 entrants and an increase the previous editions prizepool of €1,282,125.
Michael Rolt bagged the biggest on this record breaking day, claiming a stack of a whopping 765,000. Rolt has cashed nine times so far this year and has occupied all three podium places across those nine cashes. Rolt plays predominantly in England but has cashed numerous times across Europe. He will be looking to claim his first cash in Ireland with a deep run in this Main Event.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rolt | United Kingdom | 765,000 | 255 |
| 2 | David Pollock | Ireland | 572,500 | 191 |
| 3 | Timothy Chung | Hong Kong | 555,500 | 185 |
| 4 | Gonzalo Veiga | Spain | 555,000 | 185 |
| 5 | Brais Gonzalez | Spain | 552,500 | 184 |
| 6 | Jean Dumartin | France | 501,000 | 167 |
| 7 | Benjamin Teston | United States | 479,000 | 160 |
| 8 | Michael Harrison | United Kingdom | 472,000 | 157 |
| 9 | Brendan Lynch | 470,000 | 157 | |
| 10 | Mircea Flutur | Romania | 457,500 | 153 |
David Pollock secured second place, bagging 572,500 for his effort, gaining his place at the table via a PokerStars Qualifier. The Irishman's biggest top two biggest scores came here in Dublin, a positive omen for the days ahead. He finished 2nd for €130,500 in the 2014 installment of the €2,250 Irish Poker Open Main Event and claimed another 2nd place for €107,010 in the €1,100 UKIPT Main Event. Maybe this time he could go one step further and take home the trophy? H
In third is another PokerStars Qualifier, Timothy Chung. He secured a stack of 555,000. Chung has been in good form this series having already secured two solid cashes: fifth in the €1,150 Pot Limit Omaha 8 Max for €14,900 and fourth in the € 350 2-7 Triple Draw Championship for €3,270. He cashes three times at the series last year and he will be hoping he can get one more and another deep run in this Main Event.
Notables who will be joining from this flight include Georgios Tsouloftas (392,000) Jon Kyte (390,000), Marcelo Bonanata (375,000), [Removed:548] (285,000) and PokerStars Ambassador Benjamin Bruneteaux (214,500).
Play will resume at 12 p.m. local time with the blinds at 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante. Levels will increase in duration from 45-minutes to one hour.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of this record breaking Main Event from here in Ireland's capital city.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
307,000
307,000
|
307,000 |
|
||
|
260,500
260,500
|
260,500 |
|
|
259,000
259,000
|
259,000 |
|
|
254,500
254,500
|
254,500 |
|
254,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
|
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
|
244,500
244,500
|
244,500 |
|
240,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
235,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
232,500
232,500
|
232,500 |
|
231,500
231,500
|
231,500 |
|
227,000
227,000
|
227,000 |
|
|
224,500
224,500
|
224,500 |
|
224,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
|
217,500
217,500
|
217,500 |
|
209,000
209,000
|
209,000 |
|
|
204,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
|
|
198,000
198,000
|
198,000 |
|
196,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
196,500
196,500
|
196,500 |
|
194,500
194,500
|
194,500 |
|
192,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
|
191,000
191,000
|
191,000 |
|
189,500
189,500
|
189,500 |
€1,150 Main Event
Day 1de Completed
Kevin Campbell opened to 8,000 from the hijack. Andreas Blaskov called in the cutoff. Konstantinos Kolonias called in the small blind before Joseph Clarke moved all in for 64,000. Blaskov and Campbell folded. Kolonias called after a minute in the tank.
Joseph Clarke: 8♣8♥
Konstantinos Kolonias: A♥4♥
Kolonias made top pair J♥7♦A♣5♣Q♦ to eliminate Clarke
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
435,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
273,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
