James McCreanor had three-bet jammed from the big blind for 805,000, being called by Simon Wilson in the hijack.
James McCreanor: A♦3♦
Simon Wilson: A♣Q♥
The pot seemed destined for a chop after the 8♥8♠K♥A♥ turn gave both players the same hand, but the 7♥ river made Wilson a flush to secure McCreanor's elimination anyway.
Action was picked up with the cards on their backs and a lot of chips in the middle. Ben Miller was all in and at risk versus the covering stacks of Gair Camilli and Stephen Woodhead. Woodhead was the covering stack.
Ben Miller: A♣K♣
Gair Camilli: K♠J♥
Stephen Woodhead: 9♦9♥
Camilli made two pair across the 8♦J♣7♦Q♠Q♦ runout to eliminate Miller and triple up.
Niall Campbell opened to 85,000 in middle position, which Jon Kyte three-bet to 250,000 in the cutoff. Marc Macdonnell sat on the button and announced his all-in for 1,150,000, folding out Campbell.
Kyte put in an instant call, however, and the cards were tabled.
Marc Macdonnell: Q♠Q♦
Jon Kyte: A♠K♦
Kyte did not pair his hole cards on the 5♠3♥7♠ flop or 5♣ turn. The Q♣ river upgraded Macdonnell to a set, making his double-up official.
Chrysochoidis hit a higher pair on the 10♦ turn, with the 7♣ river changing nothing. Coyle said his goodbyes as Chrysochoidis stacked up his former chips.
Action was picked up on the turn of 6♥9♥10♠4♣ with Mengshi Tian all in for around 300,000. Roman Criado wss in the tank on the button. The all in was worth around half the pot.
After a minute or so more, he made the call.
Mengshi Tian: Q♣Q♥
Roman Criado: 9♦7♦
Criado hit a straight on the 8♦ river to eliminate Tian.
The 4,562 have been whittled down to 218 in the Irish Open €1,150 Main Event. All who return to the Royal Dublin Society at noon local time are are already in the money and guaranteed €4,140 for their efforts, but all in the field will have their eyes firmly on the €600,000 first place prize.
Michel Molenaar currently sits on pole position with 3,815,000, good for 153 big blinds. Molenaar already cashed in the biggest event this series, the €10,000 Super High Roller, for €34,000 having finished sixth. He will be looking to add another big score to his $1,699,320 in earnings.
Michel Karim, the Day 1b leader, is in hot pursuit with 3,415,000. He will be looking to add to his numerous EPT cashes and overall total of $173,955. No matter what happens, the Swede has guaranteed to walk away with his first cash in Ireland.
Tyler Spaugh shot up the chip counts towards the end of play yesterday. He has recorded a 68th placed finish in the €1,100 Luxon Mystery Bounty and in the 2-7 Triple Draw Championship. He claimed 13th in the €350 buy in event for €770 in return.
Day 3 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
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
Steve O'Dwyer
Other notables in the field include: David Pollock, who has the most chips of any Irishman left in the field (2,440,000) Day 1c chip leader Borja Urrea (1,970,000) 2022 champion and all round crusher Steve O'Dwyer (1,050,000), Norwegian grinder Jon Kyte, and PokerStars Ambassador Parker Talbot (835,000).
Action returns at noon local with the blinds at 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. Ten one hour long levels are scheduled to be played but this is subject to change depending on the size of the field towards the scheduled end of play. Cards up coverage will also be available via YouTube and Twitch and will be broadcast on a 30-minute delay.
Keep tuned to PokerNews as the excitement ramps up even further as the Irish Open Main Event approaches boiling point.
