€10,000 Super High Roller | 2026 Irish Open

3 days ago

Proudfoot Falls to Tarmi

Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Roope Tarmi opened to 20,000 on the button and called when Jonathan Proudfoot moved all in from the big blind for 152,000.

Jonathan Proudfoot: K♦6♦ All in
Roope Tarmi: A♥7♣

The A♦5♦5♠ flop provided Tarmi a pair, but also gave Proudfoot a flush draw.

There was no help to be found on the J♣ turn or 2♥ river for Proudfoot, who was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	647,000 157,000	157,000

Jonathan Proudfoot	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

Tarmi Stretches Lead

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action was joined with roughly 100,000 in the pot, and a full board showing 9♦5♠7♣8♥10♣. Roope Tarmi placed a bet of 28,000 from the big blind, which put Jonathan Proudfoot into the tank.

After taking some time to consider, Proudfoot called and was immediately shown bad news.

Tarmi flipped over 7♦6♠ for a straight, and Proudfoot mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	490,000 61,000	61,000

Jonathan Proudfoot	162,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

Ruijs Three Bet Does the Job

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kenneth Broad limped in from the cutoff, and Roope Tarmi responded with a raise to 33,000 on the button. Joris Ruijs then put in a three-bet to 78,000 from the small blind.

The action folded back to Tarmi, who wasted little time in returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	429,000 56,000	56,000

Joris Ruijs	351,000 203,000	203,000
Kenneth Broad	280,000 45,000	45,000
Jonathan Proudfoot	240,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Joris Ruijs Kenneth Broad Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

Short Break in Play

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The four remaining players had agreed to take a short comfort break, with play expected to resume in around 5 minutes.

Level: 16

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

3 days ago

Tamri Gathering Momentum

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jonathan Proudfoot opened to 16,000 on the button, which Roope Tarmi called in the big blind.

Tarmi check-called a bet of 14,000 on the 4♥K♦3♥ flop, before leading out for 23,000 on the 3♦ turn. Proudfoot responded with a raise to 67,000, which Tarmi called.

The Q♦ river completed the board, and when Tarmi checked, Proudfoot wisely checked back.

Proudfoot showed down A♥9♦, which was no good versus the 7♦4♦ of Tarmi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	485,000 73,000	73,000

Jonathan Proudfoot	245,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

The State Of Poker In Texas | PokerNews Podcast #950

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In the 950th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are back to talk about the latest in the poker world starting with an exclusive interview as Texas Card House (TCH) CEO Ryan Crow talks about the tate of Texas poker, TCH's perspective on the raid at Doug Polk's The Lodge, and whether or not the planned World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit will continue as planned. Plus, Crow shares details on a new, multi-episode documentary, The Battle for Texas Poker. Here's your chance to see the trailer!

From there, the crew discusses the viral preflop pocket kings fold by Kristen Foxen, Paul Phua & Ben Tollerene winning Triton titles, and the WSOP is back on ESPN! Plus, Garrett Adelstein announced that he is releasing a poker book diving into the infamous J4 hand against Robbi Jade Lew on Hustler Casino Live (HCL), among other things.

Finally, Chino Rheem found more PokerGO Tour success, Brandon Wilson's heater continued, and big plans are in store next week for the PokerNews Podcast at the WSOP Europe.

Find out all about those stories and more in this week's episode of the PokerNews Podcast! Oh, and be sure to check out the audio version of the PokerNews Podcast that is available on all major podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud.

A new PokerNews Podcast drops every Thursday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

3 days ago

Tarmi Doubles Through Ruijs

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Roope Tarmi moved all in for 202,000 and was put at risk by Joris Ruijs.

Roope Tarmi: A♣J♠ All in
Joris Ruijs: 10♠10♦

The J♥A♦9♥ flop fired Tarmi into the lead, but the Q♥ turn gave Ruijs inroads to retake the lead.

The 5♠ completed the board, seeing Tarmi win the pot and scoop in the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	412,000 187,000	187,000

Joris Ruijs	148,000 202,000	202,000

Tags: Joris Ruijs Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

Tarmi Picks Up Some Chips

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Roope Tarmi limped in from the button, and Jonathan Proudfoot checked in the big blind.

Both players checked on the 6♣9♦10♠ flop, and the 5♠ turn was dealt.

Proudfoot checked for a second time and called when Tarmi placed a bet of 20,000.

The Q♥ completed the board, and this time, after checking again, Proudfoot folded to a bet of 51,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Proudfoot	330,000 20,000	20,000
Roope Tarmi	225,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Roope Tarmi

3 days ago

Proudfoot Levels Things Out

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Stewart Morrison

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Joris Ruijs raised to 16,000 on the button, which both Jonathan Proudfoot and Kenneth Broad called from the small and big blind, respectively.

When checked to on the 9♥4♦A♠ flop, Ruijs continued for 14,000, which only Proudfoot called.

Both players then checked the 5♦ turn, seeing the K♥ complete the board.

Proudfoot took over the betting lead, putting 55,000 into the middle. Ruijs used one time extension before folding his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Proudfoot	350,000 5,000	5,000
Joris Ruijs	350,000 65,000	65,000
Kenneth Broad	325,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Jonathan Proudfoot Joris Ruijs Kenneth Broad