€1,150 Main Event
Day 3 Started
2025 Irish Open
€1,150 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 Irish Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
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
218
Players Left
19
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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 |
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.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal as the cards are in the air for Day 3 of the Main Event.
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
685,000
|
685,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Under the gun, Samuel Polack made a bet of 250,000 into a pot of 525,000 on a turn of 8♥2♦5♠2♣. David Ledden put in a call after some thinking time, after which the K♦ river was put on the table.
Polack decided to go all in, covering the 450,000 of Ledden. Ledden went into the tank again, again resulting in a call.
Polack tabled Q♦Q♣ for a pair of queens, beating the 10♠10♥ of Ledden and sending him to the rail early on Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,925,000
765,000
|
765,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Nir Sharon opened from the button 65,000. Jose Jaraiz called in the big blind.
On the 7♠8♠J♣ flop, Jaraiz checked to Sharon who bet 40,000. Jaraiz then check-raised to 160,000. Sharon called. The 4♥ turn was checked around before the J♥ river was dealt. After a minute in the tank, Jaraiz moved all in. Sharon then himself went into the tank but found the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
875,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Level 24
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Fergal Coyle had defended his big blind against Christoforos Chrysochoidis's open, after which he led all in for 100,000 on the 5♠9♠3♣ flop.
Chrysochoidis made a quick call, and the cards hit their backs.
Fergal Coyle: K♠5♣
Christoforos Chrysochoidis: J♠10♣
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,890,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
Busted |
