€10,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2026 Irish Open

04-01-2026 19:36 UTC+1

Sootla Continues to Pressure

Stewart Morrison

Level 3 : 400/800, 800 ante

Seeing a raise to 1,500 from Joris Ruijs on the button, Ranno Sootla responded with a three-bet to 7,000 from the small blind. Once the big blind folded, Ruijs also elected to return his cards to the dealer.

The very next deal, Kenneth Broad raised to 2,800 first to act, Sootla called on the button, and the blinds got out of the way.

The dealer spread a J♦4♥6♣, and Broad continued with a check-call, when Sootla put 2,500 into the middle.

Sootla didn't slow down on the 4♣ turn, putting 7,500 into the middle. This time, his bet was enough to see Broad surrender the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Broad	160,800 3,200	3,200
Joris Ruijs	123,000 19,000	19,000
Ranno Sootla	106,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Joris Ruijs Kenneth Broad Ranno Sootla

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

04-01-2026 19:22 UTC+1

Sootla Says No to Limping

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Kenneth Broad limped in for 600 on the button, which tempted Joris Ruijs to try and see a cheap flop, too. Ranno Sootla put an end to the fun, raising to 4,000 from the big blind, which saw both his opponents fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Broad	164,000 700	700
Joris Ruijs	104,000 3,100	3,100
Ranno Sootla	97,000 2,500	2,500

Tags: Joris Ruijs Kenneth Broad Ranno Sootla

04-01-2026 19:16 UTC+1

Pudel Takes from Sootla

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Nils Pudel opened to 1,600 from under the gun, which only Ranno Sootla called in the big blind.

Sootla check-called a bet of 1,100 on the 2♦K♥9♦ flop, before leading out for 1,500 on the 2♥ turn. Pudel called.

The 8♥ river saw both players check. Sootla flipped over 9♠7♣, which was no good versus the J♦J♣ of Pudel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	104,800 4,800	4,800
Ranno Sootla	94,500 400	400

Tags: Nils Pudel Ranno Sootla

04-01-2026 19:08 UTC+1

Another Joins the Game

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Stewart Morrison

Level 2 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Pudel	100,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

04-01-2026 19:02 UTC+1

"I'm the King"

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

Kenneth Broad opened to 1,100 from the cutoff, before calling a three-bet to 6,000 from Jonathan Proudfoot in the big blind.

Proudfoot continued for 10,000 on the 4♣2♣8♥ flop, and Broad wasted no time at all in calling.

The dealer added the 9♥ to the board, and, after using a time bank and studying his opponent's remaining stack, Proudfoot moved all in, with the covering stack.

Broad snap-called, and flipped his cards over.

Kenneth Broad: 9♣8♦ All in
Jonathan Proudfoot: J♣J♥

The 6♥ was no danger to Broad, as his two pair secured a double up.

"You can't scare me, I'm the king!", proclaimed Broad.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Broad	163,300 65,100	65,100
Jonathan Proudfoot	35,200 64,800	64,800

Tags: Big Blind Jonathan Proudfoot Kenneth Broad

04-01-2026 18:52 UTC+1

Ruijs Takes Another

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

Joris Ruijs raised to 1,200 in the cutoff, which both Ranno Sootla and Kenneth Broad called, from the button and big blind, respectively.

Broad checked in flow on the 4♠K♣6♦ flop, and Ruijs continued for 1,100. True to early form, Sootla opted for aggression, raising to 4,000. Broad folded, but Ruijs called.

The action checked through on the J♣ turn, and when Ruijs put 7,000 into the middle on the A♣ river, Sootla returned his cards to the dealer, surrendering the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joris Ruijs	107,100 3,500	3,500
Kenneth Broad	98,200 1,800	1,800
Ranno Sootla	94,100 2,300	2,300

Tags: Big Blind Joris Ruijs Kenneth Broad Ranno Sootla

04-01-2026 18:48 UTC+1

Ruijs and Sootla Tangle Early

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Stewart Morrison

Level 1 : 200/500, 500 ante

When the action folded to Joris Ruijs in the small blind, he limped in before calling a raise to 2,000 from Ranno Sootla in the big blind.

The dealer spread a 7♥7♦5♠ flop, which saw Ruijs check and Sootla continue for 1,100. Ruijs responded with a check-raise to 6,500, and Sootla promptly folded.

The very next deal, Ruijs opened to 1,200 on the button, before folding to a three-bet of 5,500 from Sootla in the small blind.