€1,150 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2025 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
4,562
Players Left
223
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Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After another action filled day here in the €1,150 Main Event, 1,393 started today's play here at the Royal Dublin Society. Of the players that took to the felt over the nine one hour long levels that took place today, only 218 remain to battle it out for a share of the record breaking prizepool of €4,447,950, all of which hoping to take home the sumptuous first place price of €600,000.
Leading the pack into Day 2 is Dutchman Michel Molenaar with 3,815,000. Molenaar's rise up the chip counts when he won an immense pot with a full house against Steven Roche. Molenaar already cashed in the biggest event this series, the €10,000 Super High Roller, for €34,000 having finished sixth.
Day 1b chip leader Michel Karim is hot on his heels having bagged 3,415,000 chips by the time play came to an end. He left Marta Guixeras short-stacked in the early stages of Level 18. The Swede will be looking to add to his $173,955 in tournament cashes.
Rounding off the podium is Tyler Spaugh who surged up the chip counts late on in today's play. He has recorded a 68th placed finish in the €1,100 Luxon Mystery Bounty for €1,460. Maybe another deep run is on the cards?
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
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| 1 | Michel Molenaar | Netherlands | 3,815,000 | 153 |
| 2 | Michel Karim | Sweden | 3,415,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Tyler Spaugh | United Kingdom | 3,185,000 | 127 |
| 4 | Silviu Tanase | Romania | 3,050,000 | 122 |
| 5 | Robert Fluereci | Romania | 2,825,000 | 113 |
| 6 | Marc Sen | Switzerland | 2,750,000 | 110 |
| 7 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 2,535,000 | 101 |
| 8 | David Pollock | Ireland | 2,440,000 | 98 |
| 9 | Georgios Skarparis | Cyprus | 2,345,000 | 94 |
| 10 | Simon Levy | United States | 2,300,000 | 92 |
Day 2 Action
The field thinned out at a fairly generous pace at the start of play today. €10,000 Super High Roller Champion Robbie Toan hit the showers early, along with Conor Beresford and Arian Kashani. Tero Laurila will not be able to defend his title as he was also eliminated shortly after the payouts were announced.
The bubble quickly loomed, and amongst the hustle and bustle of the packed tournament floors, the hand was missed by all forms of media, so only those at the table, and Christian Marek himself, will know what happened. If anyone knows, feel free to let us know. As a sweetener, he will be the first entry into the 2026 Main Event.Marc Foggin fell the place before Malek after he moved all in versus Maksim Petrov.
PokerStars Ambassadors Fintan Hand, Sebastian Huber and Caitlin Comeskey all found cashes of €2,270, but Parker Talbot remains in play with a stack of 835,000, putting him essentially slap-bang in the middle of the pack. Day 1a chip leader Martin Ilavsky, fell by the wayside early into the money, securing also a min cash of €1,960.
The 218 strong field return tomorrow at noon local time in what is sure to be a true test of stamina. Blinds start at 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the chips continue to fly here in Dublin.
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,815,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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3,415,000
1,015,000
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1,015,000 |
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3,185,000
2,910,500
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2,910,500 |
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3,050,000
2,640,000
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2,640,000 |
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2,825,000
2,357,500
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2,357,500 |
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2,750,000
2,100,000
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2,100,000 |
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2,535,000
165,000
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165,000 |
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2,440,000
560,000
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560,000 |
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2,345,000
945,000
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945,000 |
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2,300,000
1,175,000
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1,175,000 |
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2,245,000 | |
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2,200,000
75,000
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75,000 |
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2,165,000
1,290,000
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1,290,000 |
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2,075,000
875,000
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875,000 |
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2,075,000
1,747,000
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1,747,000 |
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2,050,000
610,000
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610,000 |
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1,975,000
1,690,000
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1,690,000 |
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1,970,000
1,697,000
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1,697,000 |
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1,970,000
770,000
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770,000 |
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1,960,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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1,950,000
1,674,000
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1,674,000 |
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1,930,000
1,609,000
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1,609,000 |
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1,915,000
225,000
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225,000 |
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1,750,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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1,730,000
1,270,000
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1,270,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Players are bagging and tagging as play has finished for this evening, stay tuned for the recap of today's action.
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
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Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Bernat Carreras raised to 50,000 in early position. Button Mengshi Tian three-bet to 150,000, after which Carreras jammed all in for 450,000.
Tian tanked for five minutes or so before slamming in a call with the covering stack.
Bernat Carreras: 9♠9♥ 
Mengshi Tian: A♥3♥
Tian turned a wheel draw on 4♣J♠10♣2♠, but Carreras rivered a set on the 9♣ to lock up the pot and double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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960,000
385,000
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385,000 |
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900,000
645,000
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645,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The floor have announced six more hands will be played this evening.
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Tijmen Bronkhorst pushed his 285,000 chips in on the button, quickly being called by Charles Whitehouse in the small blind.
Tijmen Bronkhorst: Q♦9♥
Charles Whitehouse: J♠J♣
"One overcard," Bronkhorst stated hopefully.
"I'll take a six," he kindly requested after the 5♥7♠4♦8♣ turn gave him a gutshot. The 5♦ river paired the board, however, sending Bronkhorst home with only a few hands left on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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975,000
610,000
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610,000 |
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Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
John Gilchrist moved all in for 295,000 on the button, and was looked up by Bernard Norris in the big blind.
John Gilchrist: Q♠Q♣
Bernard Norris: A♥4♦
Gilchrist's ladies held without much sweat on the 10♥J♣3♥8♠8♦ runout, doubling him up. Norris was left with 165,000, which he would lose shortly after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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625,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Dale Hancock opened from under the gun to 50,000. Parker Talbot defended the big blind.
Talbot check-called a bet of 40,000 on the flop of 3♠J♣K♦ before the 10♦ turn was checked around. The players checked it down again on the 7♣ river.
Hancock tabled A♠10♣ for third pair and Talbot mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,200,000
480,000
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480,000 |
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950,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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